It sounds as if you are saying that black men don't actually commit murder at a higher rate, but I'm sure that's not what you meant. Because I think you know they do. But of course there is a reason. Black people have been shoved to the bottom for 600 years.

And really, it all comes down to money. People are judged on how much they have. For an American man, not much else really matters, does it? Dennis and others can champion the greatness of capitalism as much as they want, but they need to own the negatives too.

Do you really think some kid on the West side of Chicago dreams about growing up to become a crack dealer? He just wants money like everyone else. Nobody "chooses" to live a lifestyle where he has to kill people or might get killed himself because he is just born evil. It's not like, "Hey, let's see, I can be CEO of Google or I can sling crack rock and kill people, I think I'll go with the crack!" No, he wants that nice big screen and new car just like you and he's taking the opportunities available to him to get those things.

Thats unfortunate but its kind of one sided. Is there maybe a reason for the hostility towards police?

If you hate Laurence, then don't listen - don't comment. When he co-hosts the B&B show, take that day off ... listen to an old podcast of a Bernstein solo show and jerk off all day.

That can't be that clear though. MANY, probably most, kids in Englewood for example do not sling crack and kill people.

Look, I'm not sure what the exact numbers are, but that isn't the point. The point is that there are places inhabited by poor blacks (and places inhabited by poor whites) where drug trade is a local economic engine. In some places the meth business has replaced the steel factory that shut down. These aren't the "choices" they are made out to be. And you can pay all the lip service you want to "hard work" but when a guy walks into Steve Foley Rolls Royce or Gibsons with a fat stack of cash or a black Amex card nobody gives a fuck where that money came from.

I think you bring up an interesting point but the thing is that dealing drugs earns more than pretty much any normal job with much less work. It's not like they are saying "I'd like to work at Macy's but they aren't currently hiring so I'll take a similarly paying job with John's marijuana cigarette network".

I think you bring up an interesting point but the thing is that dealing drugs earns more than pretty much any normal job with much less work. It's not like they are saying "I'd like to work at Macy's but they aren't currently hiring so I'll take a similarly paying job with John's marijuana cigarette network".

Reality is most drug dealers don't make a lot of money and most people wouldn't hire them.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I'm not sure it is much less work. And it's certainly more dangerous.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

Don't you also have to ascend pretty significantly in the distribution chain to make a lot of money dealing? Most of he dealers/distributors in Rogers Park involved with the Howard/Morse/Ashland open-air markets didn't seem to be too prosperous. And the guys selling heroin here in the deindustrialized and rural small towns of New England are, for the mos part, living dead-end lives in squalor.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

How did you do so well then?

Well, JORR started the discussion by acting like dealing drugs was a financial decision to do Dan Bernstein proud and "MAKE MORE MONEY".

Well, JORR started the discussion by acting like dealing drugs was a financial decision to do Dan Bernstein proud and "MAKE MORE MONEY".

I'm a bit confused here, are you advocating judging an entire group of people based on the actions of a very small percentage?

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

It's relative though. You're not trying to have more than Warren Buffet or denisdman. You're trying to have more than the guy next door.

the big mistake all these dopes are making is the answer to the question "how long will you do this?" . Their response, "when it gets better?" motherfer you are just going to have to keep on doing it the rest of your career. wtf does it getting better look like? its probably always going to be bad in the eyes of someone! now when one day if you ever do stand for the anthem, a bunch of people are going to freak out on you "YOU THINK ITS BETTER!! ITS WORSE BBLAH BLABHLBABLHABLHB"

so stupid. now your dumbass has to kneel there like an idiot on principle because you created the most retarded vague parameters on the planet.

rpb is wrong. Phil McCracken is useful.

RPB is right. You suck.

You really are something. Just a guy tossing out all sorts of assertions, the proverbial throwing shit at the wall hoping some of it will stick. I've honestly had enough of it................

Why are you getting upset? You boast about all you have here all the time and you don't think people are going to give you shots about it? I'm certain I'm not the first.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

If you are unable to see the difference between taking shots and openly ascribing unflattering thoughts and words that a poster never said, well then maybe you should step back from the keyboard.

So instead do nothing? That doesn't sound like a way to bring attention to the fact you think that the police in America are bullshit. In Kapernick's case though the rest of his career might not be that long considering he couldn't beat out Yo Gabba Gabbert on the depth chart.

So instead do nothing? That doesn't sound like a way to bring attention to the fact you think that the police in America are bullshit. In Kapernick's case though the rest of his career might not be that long considering he couldn't beat out Yo Gabba Gabbert on the depth chart.

thats quite the leap.

rpb is wrong. Phil McCracken is useful.

RPB is right. You suck.

Kneeling down is doing nothing. The only people who really care about it are the easily riled up military buffoons and gullible whiners who continue to believe empty symoblic gestures like Kaepernick's mean anything. These two group will bicker with each other over literally anything, I would hardly call sparking another argument between the two a new movement.

Absolute scumbag to pull that stunt during 9/11 anniversary weekend.

This is how players should be handling it...

rpb is wrong. Phil McCracken is useful.

RPB is right. You suck.

the big mistake all these dopes are making is the answer to the question "how long will you do this?" . Their response, "when it gets better?" motherfer you are just going to have to keep on doing it the rest of your career. wtf does it getting better look like? its probably always going to be bad in the eyes of someone! now when one day if you ever do stand for the anthem, a bunch of people are going to freak out on you "YOU THINK ITS BETTER!! ITS WORSE BBLAH BLABHLBABLHABLHB"

so stupid. now your dumbass has to kneel there like an idiot on principle because you created the most retarded vague parameters on the planet.