This time, the unarmed teen guilty of nothing more than a minor drug infraction shot dead by the police was a white kid. Read story here. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘South Carolina’
August 7th, 2015 - 3:07 pm § in Uncategorized
South Carolina cops strive for racial equality in their policing practices
August 6th, 2015 - 9:58 am § in Hypocrisy
A Swimming Pool In Brazil
Police helicopter finds huge swastika in bottom of pool in Brazil Civil Police in Brazil say one of their helicopters made a startling discovery — a huge swastika in the bottom of a swimming pool. Reminds me of South Carolina! [...]
SOUTH CAROLINA: What matters in South Carolina
The Auto Lobbyist: from the Chronicle of Higher Education “If you can learn how to make love in the backseat of a Volkswagen, you can learn to read and write in a barn,” Patrick E. Watson, a longtime lobbyist for South Carolina car dealers, secured a big tax break for his clients. Deal[...]
Why Do South Carolina Jews Deny Jewish Racism?
Over at William Quick’s website named Steveshits, my brother in law claims that I have said that “the KKK was founded in “Charleston South Carolina, where principles of the KK [sic] were written in a synagogue.[sic]” Sadly Bill is wrong about the racist history of the synagogue he now[...]
August 2nd, 2015 - 8:29 am § in Misc.
South Carolina: Why it can not deal with its history?
History in this state has left a persistent scar. Joining a march to commemorate Selma, as my brother in law’s Temple in Charleston is planning to do, is nice but does not acknowledge the sad role of the Jews who were members of that Temple during slavery and Jim Crow. Why can’t t[...]
August 2nd, 2015 - 1:56 am § in Misc.
No Lives Matter, Whites get the same .. if you are cop in South Carolina!
So a nut job kills 9 good (Black) folks in a church in Charleston and the result is the good burghers , 150 years after the end of the Civil War, take down the rebel flag. Sadly few if any of the (white) burghers had the grace to attend the final flag lowering ceremony .. it […][...]
from William Quick: Marching to Selma
From Rabbi Stephanie Alexander… We hope you will be inspired to join us for anything that piques your interest or ignites your imagination, for, while these activities do, we believe, sustain the Jewish soul, the spirit soars even higher when they are performed in a community. We look forwa[...]
July 26th, 2015 - 11:23 am § in Misc.
How to Take a Shit in South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia
TAKE IT ALL DOWN The twisted cross flag was not in common use until after Lee died. BUT it was never some affectionate symbol .. in part because Lee himself rejected any symbol glorifying the confederacy as a form of treason. The twisted cross was a symbol of Jim Crow, of lynchings and white sheets.[...]
July 26th, 2015 - 10:03 am § in Misc.
MadeWith Pride .. but no unions!
Why is this better than making planes in Thailand?[...]
July 26th, 2015 - 9:15 am § in America
SOUTH CAROLINA: Honoring Americans, ALL Americans
While most Americans mourn the Charleston 9, tearing down the hateful flag was a small and much belated step. Even this has hurt the real feelings of some white Southerners who want to feel pride in their heritage. Let me suggest another way. Even though my ancestors have been here for only a[...]