Re: [Marxism] Thoughts on a post-racial lynching | Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == > > racist solidarity would trump all evidence. An all-white jury stuck up for > one of their own. Additionally, the cops that the prosecution lawyers called > upon as witnesses effectively functioned as defense witnesses since they > obviously thought it was a good thing that a Black youth was terminated. > After all, anybody walking around in a hoodie is looking for trouble Could this be the trickle down theory at work? After all, us 'merican racists let Obama get away with cold blooded murder by drone every day. But since he and Bush threw the Magna Carta out the window there can't be any double jeopardy protection any more. When the dust settles and the judges once again get tarred and feathered, perhaps Zimmerman will then be brought to justice. Dan Scanlan Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
Re: [Marxism] Thoughts on a post-racial lynching | Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == It surprised me, for all the reasons suggested. Perhaps I was forgetting that it was Florida. Maybe Obama can have Zimmerman by for a beer to have a heart-to-heart. ML Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
[Marxism] Thoughts on a post-racial lynching | Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == A couple of days ago I was talking to an old friend and chess partner who lives out on the Rockaways about the George Zimmerman trial. He had trouble understanding why I was so sure that Trayvon Martin’s killer would go free. He referred to all of the problems with the defense that came up on almost a daily basis on MSNBC, CNN and other cable stations except for the racist Fox News. Zimmerman was told by the cops not to follow Martin. Zimmerman’s injuries were superficial. Zimmerman demonstrated implicitly racist animosity telling the cops that “they” always get away with it. But in the final analysis, I was sure that none of this would matter. Instead, racist solidarity would trump all evidence. An all-white jury stuck up for one of their own. Additionally, the cops that the prosecution lawyers called upon as witnesses effectively functioned as defense witnesses since they obviously thought it was a good thing that a Black youth was terminated. After all, anybody walking around in a hoodie is looking for trouble. full: http://louisproyect.org/2013/07/14/thoughts-on-a-post-racial-lynching/ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
