QOTD: Jebbers
by digby
From the “nothing to see here people, move along” files:
“Putting aside a police officer shooting a black man, most of the crimes are black on black in the communities. Most by far. The police shooting of unarmed black males, which is what the conversation is about as I understand it, is very small.”
I just love that term “black on black” crime. (Reminds of Santorum’s old trope “man on dog.”) It’s animalistic and crude and coveys some sort of specific pathology. After all, you never hear the term “white on white” crime in “the communities” when the very same dynamic is in play. Criminals do their work in their communities. Yes. What that has to do with agents of the state routinely killing unarmed black people escapes me. But it’s a very popular non-sequitur among the wingnut crowd.
It’s vaguely depressing to see Jeb running as a right winger even as he knows that there’s little chance he’s going to pull this out. You’d think he’d have a little dignity and just try to preserve what’s left of the family name — and the Republican party.
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