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I am sure you were looking in the mirror when you posted that, Bobbie.

Commented: Thursday, April 25th, 2024 @ 11:52 am By: John Steed

Its ok to be compassionate but its not the role of the Govt to be
compassionate. Everyone in Govt swears an oath to protect the Constitution. The Constitution provides for equality of treatment...not equity of treatment. NOT the picking of winners and losers by said Govt.

Remember... if we all have equal rights, then you must also remember that "your rights END where my nose begins." Otherwise you as a Govt, are showing favoritism. When a Govt shows one person a favor, then that Govt (Washington,NC) is stepping on the toes of a different
citizen. (corruption)
Let's leave it to charities and individuals to be the compassionate ones, to help those in needs.

Commented: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 @ 11:35 am By: Washingtonian

Thank you for confirming the time line.

Second, Jim Crow, like racism knows no party. I understand blame is important to you because it offers some sense of false absolution but regardless of the party the result is the same. in this case ,I think we can all accept some blame. Me and you.

Considering the history, DEI is just the notion that others have a right to the opportunity you and I enjoy. Nothing more, nothing less. The important thing to do is ask yourself, 'What can I do?". How can I act in ways to ensure others, who don't look like me, have a better experience?

it costs you nothing. it makes the community a better place. Win win.

Commented: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 @ 10:28 am By: Big Bob

120 years? You must be on your second bottle of Old Crow, Bobbie! Lets look at some real history instead of your fairy tales.

The War Between the States ended in 1865 and was followed by Reconstruction, during which northern troops occupying the South often disenfranchised southern whites who had fought for the Confederate states and politically promoted southern blacks. Northern troops were withdrawn in 1877, although Reconstruction impacts lingered for some additional years in some southern states. The gap between the end of Reconstruction and the advent of Jim Crow varied by state, so lets look at North Carolina. Black North Carolinians, who mostly voted Republican were active politically throughout the late 19th century, and participated heavily in the "fusion" campaign of 1894, in which a coalition of Republicans and Populists won control of the legislature. In 1896, the "fusion"coalition won the governorship and increased control of the legislature, and with the latter, also a US Senate seat. The successful fusion candidates included a black congressman and a dozen black legislators. It was that victory which led the Democrats to start plotting against the black population in order to regain power. In the 1898 election, the Democrats ran as strident white supremists and won back control of the legislature. The 1898 Wilmington massacre was part of the Democrat white supremacy campaign.

NC's first Jim Crow laws were enacted by the new Democrat majority legislature in 1899, but the most onerous ones came in with the 1901 legislative session.

The beginning of the end of Jim Crow came with court decisions in the 1950s, and the final stake was driven through its heart by Congressional Civil Rights bills in the mid 1960s. Not only did legislative Republicans vote unanimously against the NC Jim Crow bills of 1899 and 1901, but Republicans in Congress heavily supported the civil rights bills of the 1960s.

You are the Democrat, Bobbie, so it is you who should be "proud" of Jim Crow! It is your side that imposed it on North Carolina. So go enjoy your bottle of Old Crow. And learn the true history before making stupid statements that display your ignorance of history

Commented: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 @ 8:45 pm By: Conservative Voter

Marxism / communism, rebranded as "woke", is the root cause of DEI.

Bobbie should lay off that bottle of Old Crow.

Commented: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 @ 1:38 pm By: Rino Hunter

Jim Crow, re-branded as MAGA is the root cause of DEI. I'm not obsessed with Jim Crow, but like you I benefitted from it and am grown up enough to admit it.

Commented: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 @ 12:39 pm By: Big Bob

nope

Commented: Monday, April 22nd, 2024 @ 9:23 pm By: Big Bob

RH - yes you're focused on looking ahead because you don't like what you see in the rear view mirror. DEI is a direct result of Jim Crow and MAGAs effort to rebrand the practice.

VZ thinks he invented reverse physiology in his effort to convince himself that his concerns are important but those of people of color should be ignored. Mr. Crow is alive and well in this one.

Commented: Monday, April 22nd, 2024 @ 10:02 am By: Big Bob

I am more focused on current issues than ancient history, Little Bobbie. If I were in the legislature when it was passed back around 1900, I would have joined the entire GOP delegation which voted against it. You still fail to criticize YOUR Democrats for passing Jim Crow, Bobbie. It was YOUR side of the aisle that did it.

Commented: Monday, April 22nd, 2024 @ 8:55 am By: Rino Hunter

You whine about Jim Crow, Bobbie? It was Democrats like YOU who passed it, and I never see you blast your fellow party members for that. Republicans, on the other hand OPPOSED Jim Crow when the Democrats rammed it through. So why are you attacking Republicans on this, when Republicans opposed it and it was the Democrats that passed it? Besides, it is ancient history, having been dead and buried for over half a century. Maybe you will start jumping on issues relating to the Vietnam War next?

Commented: Monday, April 22nd, 2024 @ 7:48 am By: Rino Hunter

If you want a better response, make an argument that isn’t an expression of your privilege.

Commented: Sunday, April 21st, 2024 @ 3:10 pm By: Big Bob