RE: 4 Officers Shot Dead By Snipers, 7 Wounded in Dallas Protest Against Police Violence
July 9, 2016 at 4:00 am
(This post was last modified: July 9, 2016 at 4:01 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(July 8, 2016 at 9:50 pm)thool Wrote: It would be nice if our country had a leader that could get through all the politics and do something about the problems. I'm not talking about "thoughts and prayers" which are reactive and ineffective, but tangible actions that make a difference. Put aside the flowery speeches, the quivering lower lip, and the calculated pauses...get the American people stirred up in such a way that they vote away the dead wood that is holding our country back. We have a lot of messed up crap here that needs to be fixed.
Well, you cannot drag a bull by the nose-ring if it doesn't want to move. Racism in America is a grass-roots problem. Many leaders, both in and out of government, have spoken eloquently on the evils of racism.
But this is a battle fought person to person, on the individual level. Laws can address behavior, but they cannot address mindset.
