Simultaneously inspiring and depressing, another year on

Aug 13, 2021 6:51 PM

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I live in Ireland, but this photo fascinates and saddens me - I often think about this guy - and the fact that, after 57 years (at the time), his sign continues to be relevant
https://twitter.com/kapsi1911/status/1299375641431859201

inspiring

civil_rights_are_not_optional

blacklivesmatter

sad

civil_rights

Let's see... 92 minus 63... carry the twelve...

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

ain't shit changed

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 4

Fifty. Eight. Years. Let that sink in.

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Even his great grandkids will never see equality in their lifetimes. I hope I'm wrong but...

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

And on the other hand we have Americans arguing why they can't own a fighter jet and Canon. What a shit show

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 3

Sign's probably worth a fair bit now.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Some say Simpson’s predicts the future, some say we have not actually solved any problems America has since the 70s

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Cops today would arrest him for having a sign held up with a wooden stick. This shit isn't working.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Inspiring and depressing at the same time

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

Sore losers in the south still fighting the Civil War

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Fun fact: Robert E Lee opposed preserving civil war icons (incl. himself) because he believed it would only serve tokeep the country divided

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Still fighting for the ideological foundation this country was built upon. Genocide and enslavement of non-whites for the benefit of

5 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 2

property owning white males wealth and status atop the hierarchy.

5 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 1

FBI treats BLM, activists as terrorists https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/fbi-targets-new-generation-black-activists

5 years ago | Likes 22 Dislikes 3

this is not new, if you can label them, you can arrest them, then break up their movement.

5 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

what civil rights laws does he want?

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

Effective ones, it’s written right there on his sign.

5 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 4

That's depressing.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

I live in the US and no, it's not relevant.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

...or is it just not relevant to you?

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Nope, not relevant.

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The government killed every viable black leader and did everything they could to contain us in ghettos and keep us down

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Now we have high crime, low academic achievement and have adopted the fear and bigotry of the people who oppressed us.

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This all definitely could have gone better.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

agreed. We're suppose to be getting smarter, and more enlightened. Instead we're going back in time and are scared of progress out of fear.

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I would argue that the majority are progressing, unfortunately those against progress have been emboldened and hold too much power

5 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Well the people who caused have created right wing media and misinformation to keep ignorance alive.

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Well thought out.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

sadly the corrupt scum have fought just as hard to keep their dirty power.

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