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From what I can see so far, a Trump Administration would be a lose/lose situation for not only Black America but for Latinos, women, and the poor of all races. If the country does poorly under his Presidency, the conditions obviously get worse. However if the country manages to actually improve under his Presidency, you'll never be able to accuse a bigotted White man of racism or sexism again. No one will want to hear it. They'll all point to Trump and say, "Well, they called HIM racist and sexist but look how great he was for our country...so just shut up!" Instead of being condemned for their intolerance, every bigot who seeks a position of leadership will be "given a chance". Racism, sexism, and fascism fill flourish under that scenario.

A letter from a retired police detective recently appeared on the editorial page of the Chicago Sun-Times. He wrote that he spoke from experience when saying that nothing will change usless black people stop obsessing about highly-publicized "isolated" incidents involving poorly-trained cops and realize, instead, that their real nemesis is more likely to be someone they know; someone who lives down the street from them, someone who they went to school with, someone who infringed on their territory or messed with their girlfriend or did something that disrespected them or even someone who is related to them. This detective contended that the epidemic of black-on-black-crime is occurring because settling personal differences with a gun is now a way of life in the black community, and this includes encounters with police where many of those with warrants arm themselves in order to resist arrest in case of being stopped. The letter didn't indicate what race the detective was and, of course, it could be said that he is minimizing the danger of "driving while black". But everything else he said is something to think about. Guns are the main problem. They do kill people, because in the inner cities they are in the hands of people who place no value on human life. And there seems to be no effective way to reverse this tragic situation.

Well, you're wrong for a number of reasons.Having a black president and head of HS has nothing to do with violent Negro thugs in the street and the dysfunctional toxic culture that spawned them. But I do agree with you for suggesting they be declared domestic terrorists and be treated as such. But ACLU, NAACP and rank and file Negroes would hysterically rebel and claim racism. Simple fact. The former NFL running back, McNight, was shot and killed by a white man -not a black man. Had the man who killed McNight been black -YOU AND ANYONE ELSE READING THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT!! Just like you know nothing about the 700 (and counting!) black people murdered in Chicago. Negroes killing other Negroes is business as usual and...well...boring. No one cares -not even Negroes. But white person killing a Negro is a man bites dog story! That's just the way it is. "Black Lives Matter" (the ultimate farce and contradiction) ONLY WHEN THE VICTIM IS BLACK AND THE PERPETRATOR IS WHITE! END...OF...SUBJECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, the Echo is a trip and I don't believe for a split second that it is not listening to you when you don't think it is. Who knows maybe our cells phone are transmitting our conversations when we are making a call as well. We already know corporations monitor our physical locations. Why wouldn't they listen in and call it a bug or a hack if they get busted. If they are Amazon, they can just say. "Go fuck yourself; we've Amazon Dammit!" When I found out Facebook monitors what you type--even if you decide to change your mind and never hit the send key, I changed my behavior on the platform.

LOL yeah there is a lot to work with...maybe something with "Staff" From what I've been hearing in passing. If does not look like there is enough of a potential change to make a difference the outcome of the election. But there is something seriously wrong with our system; when more than two million people can vote for a candidate and that candidate can still lose...