“If this banner was a blank banner, we wouldn’t be here,” said Gens. “If it said ‘Support Our Troops’ we probably wouldn’t be here. If it said ‘Black Lives Matter’ we wouldn’t be here, because this gives way to all sorts of selective enforcement.”
I see that “if things were different, they would be different” remains a standard for racists and their defenders.
I love how tame those examples are. None of them are targeting groups negatively, it’s a completely different “type” of banner. Even if it said “Support white people in new england”, it wouldn’t be going to court.
I see that “if things were different, they would be different” remains a standard for racists and their defenders.
I love how tame those examples are. None of them are targeting groups negatively, it’s a completely different “type” of banner. Even if it said “Support white people in new england”, it wouldn’t be going to court.
Great distinction. Glad you pointed this out. This is a call to exclude and a dog whistle for violence.
I’m my grandmother had wheels she’d be a bike.
“If we were over there, we wouldn’t be here.”
Proceeds to reenact Grover’s near/far sketch