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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5950 on: June 20, 2023, 01:22:41 pm »
Time, and capitalist/free market incentives:


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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5957 on: June 20, 2023, 07:46:01 pm »
Quote from: Kamaji on June 20, 2023, 01:18:35 pm


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Well,to be fair,there are a LOT more white people than there are black people,so it stands to reason more white people will be shot/stabbed/beat to death,etc,etc,etc.
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5958 on: June 20, 2023, 08:37:26 pm »
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5959 on: June 20, 2023, 09:57:02 pm »
Thanks, @DCPatriot  A good time was had by all.
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5960 on: June 20, 2023, 10:01:10 pm »
Quote from: Kamaji on June 20, 2023, 01:22:41 pm
Time, and capitalist/free market incentives:



Problem is, the first guy is harvesting, the second is planting.

Long time between crops...
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5961 on: June 20, 2023, 10:06:32 pm »
Quote from: sneakypete on June 20, 2023, 07:46:01 pm
@Kamaji

Well,to be fair,there are a LOT more white people than there are black people,so it stands to reason more white people will be shot/stabbed/beat to death,etc,etc,etc.
Yeah, but these were shot by POLICE, and I assume that was mainly because they were committing a crime.

Now look at how many blacks got shot compared to whites (who outnumber them several times over), and get a general feel for how many more (proportionally speaking) blacks were doing something that the police felt they needed to shoot them for. That just might be related to a disproportionate number of serious crimes being committed by one group compared to the other.
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5962 on: June 20, 2023, 10:12:37 pm »
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I hate to pour cold water on anyone's joy but I cannot bring myself to celebrate unconstitutional acts. @mountaineer @DCPatriot
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5963 on: June 20, 2023, 10:16:02 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on June 20, 2023, 10:12:37 pm
I hate to pour cold water on anyone's joy but I cannot bring myself to celebrate unconstitutional acts. @mountaineer @DCPatriot
If they wanted to be Yankees, their status as Virginians was in question, anyway.
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« Reply #5964 on: June 20, 2023, 10:24:28 pm »
From all I've heard, the creation of WV was bogus, as a legal matter, so not argument from me, @Bigun  :laugh:

All of my great-great- and great-great-great-grandfathers who served were part of the Confederate army. One of my great-great-grandfathers had his farm in Jackson County, (present day) WV, seized by the federal government because he wasn't there in person to pay his taxes (well, duh, he was off to war with Company F, 17th Virginia Cavalry at the time). It took many years to get back his property.

While I'm not one of those still fighting the Civil War, I'm somewhat inclined to understand what motivated some of the southerners.
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5965 on: June 20, 2023, 10:28:03 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 20, 2023, 10:16:02 pm
If they wanted to be Yankees, their status as Virginians was in question, anyway.

Was just complimenting her on a special day celebrating "Scenic, wild, wonderful West Virginia"   :beer:
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5966 on: June 20, 2023, 10:28:26 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on June 20, 2023, 10:24:28 pm
From all I've heard, the creation of WV was bogus, as a legal matter, so not argument from me, @Bigun  :laugh:

All of my great-great- and great-great-great-grandfathers who served were part of the Confederate army. One of my great-great-grandfathers had his farm in Jackson County, (present day) WV, seized by the federal government because he wasn't there in person to pay his taxes (well, duh, he was off to war with Company F, 17th Virginia Cavalry at the time). It took many years to get back his property.

While I'm not one of those still fighting the Civil War, I'm somewhat inclined to understand what motivated some of the southerners.

Thanks @mountaineer I'm just trying to keep the facts straight (They do still matter). West Virginia is a beautiful place and I love it! Probably more so if it were still just Western Virginia.
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5967 on: June 20, 2023, 11:31:52 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 20, 2023, 10:06:32 pm
Yeah, but these were shot by POLICE, and I assume that was mainly because they were committing a crime.

Now look at how many blacks got shot compared to whites (who outnumber them several times over), and get a general feel for how many more (proportionally speaking) blacks were doing something that the police felt they needed to shoot them for. That just might be related to a disproportionate number of serious crimes being committed by one group compared to the other.

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In total agreement with that one.
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5968 on: June 21, 2023, 12:02:51 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 20, 2023, 10:16:02 pm
If they wanted to be Yankees, their status as Virginians was in question, anyway.

The last time a State successfully seceded from another state.   Like what Parts of Oregon is trying to do.   
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
« Reply #5969 on: June 21, 2023, 01:16:44 am »
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The last time a State successfully seceded from another state.   Like what Parts of Oregon is trying to do.
It only worked because there was a war on and one government could declare that part of a State a State, and part of their union. It's cheaper than conquering real estate.
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Re: Political Graphics 2023
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