Austin City Council just voted to cut $150 million from its police department

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

29 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

May not be a fan of Walmarts brand comparatively on disruptive technologies but you can tell they are quick to respond to competitors. As long as that's the mentality they'll be in business for a long long time. Being able to stifle the current market choices and hinder market entrants isn't as sustainable as it used to be. 

While I do not disagree with you, I DO think ole Sam Walton has rolled over in his grave a few times since his passing.  The way Walmart was run by him is fairly different than today.  But his family will never have to worry about where their next meals are coming from, nor their families families.

 

(Side note: If one happens to be traveling thru Arkansas, a stop by the Bentonville town square to see the original Walton 5-10 store that Sam started is well worth your time, as is the Walmart museum.)

[TBoneTX 45,957]

To semi-re-track this thread, there is no KMart in Austin (all having closed long before they'd have been burned down by rioters), or anywhere else now in Texas, either, whether riots have occurred in those places or not, sigh man.

[igoyougoduke 1,675]

well cops have been killing blacks for decades for no cause. lol cops worried about defunding but killing blacks seems to be ok . 

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

8 hours ago, James120383 said:

well cops have been killing blacks for decades for no cause. lol cops worried about defunding but killing blacks seems to be ok . 

 

 

 

 

When black lives actually matter to the left (which at this point is never), you'll see them actually direct their attention to the elephant in the room, target self-defeating behaviors, rather than promote them.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

9 hours ago, James120383 said:

well cops have been killing blacks for decades for no cause. lol cops worried about defunding but killing blacks seems to be ok . 

Well, if you're gonna come here and lie, might's well do it bigly, eh?

Edited August 16, 2020 by Voice of Reason

[igoyougoduke 1,675]

1 hour ago, Voice of Reason said:

Well, if you're gonna come here and lie, might's well do it bigly, eh?

denial is as strong as cocaine.

[igoyougoduke 1,675]

1 hour ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

 

 

 

 

When black lives actually matter to the left (which at this point is never), you'll see them actually direct their attention to the elephant in the room, target self-defeating behaviors, rather than promote them.

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[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

4 hours ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

 

 

 

 

When black lives actually matter to the left (which at this point is never), you'll see them actually direct their attention to the elephant in the room, target self-defeating behaviors, rather than promote them.

Homerun 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

13 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Homerun 

Stats like these used to get people time in the clink, eh NB2?

Edited August 16, 2020 by Voice of Reason

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

2 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

Stats like these used to get people time in the clink, eh NB2?

Gross miscarriage 

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

6 hours ago, James120383 said:

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Looks like we found "avoidance".

 

Hopefully at some point black lives actually matter rather than being a pointless slogan to drone about at riots where white leftists burn down black populated parts of the inner cities. There are numerous issues to address of far, far greater importance to black lives than the extremely minor "problem" of blacks being killed by police. One of those under that minor issue is the self-defeating behavior I describe, such as the things they do when interacting with police.. e.g. run, fight, grab a weapon, not follow directions, resist arrest, and so on.

Edited August 16, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds

[TBoneTX 45,957]

An inflammatory post has been removed.

[Dashinka 24,736]

14 hours ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

Looks like we found "avoidance".

 

Hopefully at some point black lives actually matter rather than being a pointless slogan to drone about at riots where white leftists burn down black populated parts of the inner cities. There are numerous issues to address of far, far greater importance to black lives than the extremely minor "problem" of blacks being killed by police. One of those under that minor issue is the self-defeating behavior I describe, such as the things they do when interacting with police.. e.g. run, fight, grab a weapon, not follow directions, resist arrest, and so on.

It is very sad that the mantra BLM is actually being used as a political tool to promote Marxism instead of being used to really impact social change.  I am noticing many more folks that have the ability of critical thought calling this group out which is a move in the right direction.