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pfitz59

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14. I grew up in a gritty California mill town

Reply to generalbetrayus (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:11 PM

Jun 12

Racism was rampant. Not a single Black resident. I was too young to know about 'covenents'. Most all the adults in my sphere tossed about the 'N-word' with abandon. The men treated 'their' women like shit as well. I got away as soon as I could. The town is still bright red. The mills have closed, but the legacy remains.

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EarlG from six years ago. And it's only gotten worse since then. [View all] generalbetrayus Jun 12 OP

It's so fucked up... this evil white supremacist administration is really trying to revive the freaking confederacy LymphocyteLover Jun 12 #1

Yep, the Confederacy never died. CivicGrief Jun 12 #2

For the hell of it... -misanthroptimist Jun 12 #3

Very interesting and thank you for putting this up for your fellow DUers. SWBTATTReg Jun 12 #4

And the high-ranking traitors got CivicGrief Jun 12 #10

The State Sen Steve Huffman comment sure brought back a memory. My grandfather, who I am named after ... marble falls Jun 12 #5

My roots run deep in Cleveland. llmart Jun 12 #11

We have similar histories. I did not see black as a discriminator until I was eight or nine. ... marble falls Jun 12 #15

Brought to you by real live GOP politicians and you're right, its worse now. Passages Jun 12 #6

THIS kind of malicious shit... GiqueCee Jun 12 #7

Politicians are washing their hands frequently. twodogsbarking Jun 12 #8

Politicians AND "businessmen" -- one hand washes the other. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 12 #18

The bosses. twodogsbarking Jun 12 #19

All of these Racists popsdenver Jun 12 #9

The other gigantic sin of our founding. CivicGrief Jun 12 #12

And the racist cops popsdenver Jun 12 #17

Was that the young violinist? electric_blue68 Jun 12 #20

nope some 22YO? popsdenver Saturday #25

I was thinking of this young man electric_blue68 Saturday #26

It was Elijah McClain. generalbetrayus Saturday #27

TY for (the unfortunate) confirnation. electric_blue68 Saturday #28

Elijah used to play violin I think for pets in shelters....as part of a memorial cellists and other string players..... electric_blue68 Saturday #29

Wow..... SergeStorms Jun 12 #13

I grew up in a gritty California mill town pfitz59 Jun 12 #14

"San Jose cops shot their own racial sensitivity trainer" 1WorldHope Jun 12 #16

That San Jose murder was particularly horrific. Wth?! electric_blue68 Jun 12 #21

I was lucky my parents let me have all kinds of friends.... electric_blue68 Jun 12 #22

It has definitely gotten worse bc of drumphf's "permissions" to the racists to come out from under their rocks!! electric_blue68 Jun 12 #23

I do have a theory that I've on occaion shared.... electric_blue68 Jun 12 #24