Matt Little

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

@Jonatha14152528 America definitely has some false pride based on ignorance. I think the concept of the American Dream is similar

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

Of course, the politicians don’t want to disrupt the status quo. I find it all to be pretty hypocritical

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

I think there is an unfair expectation that the fate of social justice lies in the hands of the people. This is why we elect politicians.

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

This reminded me of the reading we had where black people did their best to become white. I don’t fault her for this, it would be hard to truly get that her life isn’t “normal” growing up where she did

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

I think a lot of people have the faith that justice will always be served in situations like Michael Brown and Breonna Taylor, but it’s true that if nothing about the justice system itself changes, justice won’t be served

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@nd5963a Sure, I meant more about intent to distribute which is more applicable to this case. But I agree with you, drug addiction is a mental health issue and not a criminal issue. We should decriminalize all drug use.

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

Four years is still excessive imo. First time non-violent drug offenses should not get 4 years in prison.

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

@annabel_smoot I completely support incarcerated votes, as well as felon voting. If you are a citizen of this country, you have a right to vote. The fact that this overwhelmingly impacts the black community is also telling

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

And this was in 1995. The language and ideas this decision employed is just blatantly allowing racism, and it was only 25 years ago.

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

This is ridiculous. The power of the prosecutors flies in the face of “innocent until proven” guilty. If anything, the defense should have the deference.

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

@annabel_smoot I find the phrase interesting because on some level, “law and order” holds the implication that the law is moral and justified. So, really the phrase is partly a reaction against change that would seek to improve the law. As with Arendt, legality does not equal morality.

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

Bacon’s Rebellion was always interesting to me because the Founding Fathers lowkey idolized Bacon for his revolt against the British. They didn’t really recognize the fact that Bacon’s Rebellion had its roots in class struggle though

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

My high school history teacher was a smart man, but also a huge conservative. He loved Reagan, and impressed that bias on to the class. But the more I learn about Reagan, the more I think I’m starting to actually understand how harmful his administration was.

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This is highly paraphrasing and condensing his point, but based on that sentiment i think that West would agree with what the author wrote: racism is alive and well, and the ascension of prominent black Americans like Clarence Thomas and President Obama didn’t prove that wrong.

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I had to read Cornel West in another class and he made some interesting points, like just because someone black is in a position of power, doesn’t mean white supremacy is over. If that person don’t do things to uplift the black community, it merely serves to placate the people.

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

@sydxd4 Also, baby boomers are en masse entering retirement age, and that’s a large group of people compared to previous generations

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

This whole article, and this paragraph, really speak to the inevitability of automation of truck drivers. It’s impossible to keep up with the inefficiencies of the system.

[Matt Little @mlamerican]

In the movie, it’s interesting how the immigrants impacted Dayton. Immigrants are often rejected because they might “take jobs” and such, but in Dayton there is no one else to do the jobs.

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It’s interesting that African American unemployment serves as the “canary in the coal mine”. I wonder if that’s because of racial reasons, Or socioeconomic reasons, or both? That stood out to me.

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@sydxd4 Just goes to show the flaws of stand-your-ground laws. They make it so that you don’t ever have to try and deescalate situations, you can immediately jump to use of deadly force.