***Official Political Discussion Thread***

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[whywesteppin]

I'm nervous about it, just like probably everybody else.

The future of policing in this country is not all staked on this moment, but it could represent an important turning point. Either way, lots of work is left to be done.

 

[jpzx]

Verdict is expected to be announced between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. central time (hour to 90 minutes from now).

 

[DLF]

Not guilty sources are telling me.

 

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[TooOlfForThisIsh]

I completely understand what you're saying & appreciate the inputs, they're practical to say the least opposed to my idealism I do think that factory & manufacture facilities could/should be placed in those areas so that we become a producer economy again. That would actually be "trickle down economics", and not even a lot to significantly change the culture & habitat. Just enough to change improve their way of living, access to better information & education, a lot of those places don't have modern internet.

First of all, I doubt manufacturing is coming back to the US in any kind of real numbers. But even if it does, it won't look like it did in the 80's when the Midwest shuttered. Modern plants are highly automated and require a great deal less labor than they did.

Also, there's a reason that the old manufacturing zones were where they were. Shipping tons of material and finished goods out of, say, small town West Virginia just isn't as easy as throwing them onto a boat in the Great Lakes or on one of the rail lines that services those corridors.

I think you'd have more luck getting an information business in with the right labor force and the right incentives. You'd want to encourage growth that had lower barriers to relocating.

But having a large knowledge-based labor pool usually involves some amount of urbanism - even if it's 1980's Boston suburbs style. It won't do to have dozens of mining towns poorly connected by by state roads.

Also, in doing all this, you probably want to avoid creating company towns since we've already been down that road and we know those problems. So again, this pointes to somewhat larger population centers.

I think if we lift them up everyone as whole will be positively be affected by that. Our government could do a lot by that if it were more positively involved and actually looked at these areas and walked through their grounds. It's easier to dismiss something if you have no connection to it.

It's always useful to go talk to people you're trying to help. Even more so if you gain a bit of empathy.

 

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[yobyellav]

**** like that was obvious and they've clearly decided to stick with the same strategy. Elected republicans don't try to make their constituents' lives better. They act counter to that just so they can say it's the democrats' fault. Anyone who hasn't learned that long ago is being willfully ignorant.

 

[yobyellav]

'I'm also a police officer': Arizona deputy uses racial slur, pleads for release after being pulled over for DUI

"Don’t put my f------ career at risk," the deputy can be heard telling an officer in footage of the arrest. He has returned to regular duty, authorities said.

www.yahoo.com

Judge Resigns After Admitting To Saying N-Word, 'All Lives Matter' At Work

Colorado District Judge Natalie Chase was censured by the state's Supreme Court for her behavior.

www.yahoo.com

 

[IATT]

not inflame tensions....

 

[storm2006]

not inflame tensions....

 

[biggie62]

not inflame tensions....

*****, no one cares for you opinion.

 

[had pants]

 

[rexanglorum]

Zyklon Ben strikes again

 

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[Based Jesus]

This isn't justice yet. Justice is systemic change to ensure there's never another George Floyd.
But it's not a bad start. Let's celebrate this win and keep the good fight going.

 

[Deleted member 42060]

Guilty

 

[wavycrocket]

A Black family, finally gets a sliver of some type of justice after being murdered on camera.....and this is how that clown Michael Tracey reacts. I’m sure Glenn greenwald and co will like it his

 

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[wavycrocket]

Checking in on what “conservatives” are saying in regards to the Chauvin guilty verdict....and of course, they are calling for Police to boycott

 

[rexanglorum]

I’d still riot

 

[junglejim]

I'm sorry dwalk31 I know you wanted this one real bad