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Re: Cliven Bundy stands by racially charged comments, ‘That’s exactly what I said’
Some people believe Bundy went too far with his comments, some believe he didn't go far enough and defend this man.
If the man were a smart or intelligent person, he would have engaged his brain before his seemingly endless ramblings. He's a person that doesn't know when to just shut up or not say anything at all. He should have just commented on his personal experiences with dealing with the fed and left it at that.
Sure, he has every right to freedom of speech, but when he denigrates an entire group of people or persons, he will pay a hefty price for it. As it is, people painted him as a racist. He'll be sorry one day for his comments, if he already isn't. But I'd heard he doubled down on his comments, so he's really treading into dangerous territory for himself and his associates.
Excon,
Here's Cliven Bundy's statement again in his own words:
In each case, he may have believed he was speaking from a position of compassion, but he used blanket statements to make his point concerning Blacks (Negros), Mexicans and Spanish speaking people.
When speaking about Blacks, he would have been better off limiting his critique to only those Blacks who lived in government housing in Los Vegas. At least then people would know he was referring only to a small segment of Blacks who lived in a certain area/neighborhood he's seen in decline with his own eyes. Instead, he included ALL BLACKS in his rant and put down Black people and only Black people in his commentary.
Whether you want to believe it or not, his words WERE a blanket condemnation of Blacks in America and they were racists! Of course, you'll come back here and post once again that it was just a poor choice of words Bundy used and that may be true, but the words that did come out of his mouth were racists in nature. There's just no way to defend him on that.
Some people believe Bundy went too far with his comments, some believe he didn't go far enough and defend this man.
If the man were a smart or intelligent person, he would have engaged his brain before his seemingly endless ramblings. He's a person that doesn't know when to just shut up or not say anything at all. He should have just commented on his personal experiences with dealing with the fed and left it at that.
Sure, he has every right to freedom of speech, but when he denigrates an entire group of people or persons, he will pay a hefty price for it. As it is, people painted him as a racist. He'll be sorry one day for his comments, if he already isn't. But I'd heard he doubled down on his comments, so he's really treading into dangerous territory for himself and his associates.