Racism...Forever?

Sounds like the kinda place browns, Hindus, Jews & mooslims would feel quite homey in. At the top of Michigan's mitten.

(Wiki)

In 1947 the by-laws were revised to add "Any person twenty-one years of age and good moral character, by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Trustees, may be accepted as a member of this Association provided that he or she is of the Caucasian race and of Christian persuasion." The two provisions Caucasian requirements were removed in 1959.

From the 1960s through to the 1980s there was a quota on how many Catholics were allowed to be members. Membership of Catholics was not to exceed 10% of the total membership. Once the quota was met additional Catholics applicants were rejected. This quota requirement was abandoned in the 1980's.

On August 6, 2011, the Bay View Association members voted on a proposal that would remove the Christian affiliation requirement. The proposal was defeated by a vote of 52% (381 members) opposed to 48% (346 members) in favor of the proposal. The proposal needed a two thirds majority to pass.

On August 3, 2013, another vote was taken to change the membership qualification requirements to include non-Christians. The proposal was again defeated by a vote of 51.85% (364 members) for the change to 48.14% (338 members) opposed to the change. A two-thirds majority is required to pass the amendment.

 

I've been through that town, maybe 20 years sgo. I tagged along with my wife to a conference in Traverse City, Michigan. Had a great time, even saw Gordie Howe, who'd retired there and opened a restaurant. The other highlights included renting a bicycle and riding it 25 miles west to Lake Michigan and back, and a drive north through Bayview to the U.P. It's actually a strikingly attractive town, externally at least. There's quite a bit of money in that part of the state.

The lowlight, though, were posters I'd see on poles walking around the town recruiting for militias, Klan-type organizations, etc. There was an ugly undercurrent there. And this was AFTER McVeigh.

 

Upper Michigan - come all ye Christian soldiers, stay for RAHOWA.

 

It is pretty. Sleeping Bear Dunes is really nice. I'm reminded of the rep Coeur d'Alene has, or had -- bigots have done a great job of settling/concentrating in some of the prettiest places in the U.S.

 

Richard Spencer
God created that beauty for the enjoyment of his most epic creation-the Aryan.
/Richard Spencer

 

FTFY. Subtle diff, but significant IMO

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/sessi...an-heritage-1159755331796?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma

Always has been.

 

Apparently, Sessions was off script: Snopes cites the prepared text...

https://www.snopes.com/2018/02/12/sessions-sheriffs-anglo-american-heritage/

I want to close by reiterating my deep appreciation and profound thanks to all the women and men of law enforcement — federal, state, local, and tribal. I want to thank every sheriff in America.

Since our founding, the independently elected Sheriff has been seen as the people’s protector, who keeps law enforcement close to and amenable to the people. The Sheriff is a critical part of our legal heritage.​

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Not really objecting to that, though of course in Dixie "the people" were the ones who looked like Sessions, not descendents of slaves.

What he actually said...

I want to close by reiterating my deep appreciation and profound thanks to the men and women of law enforcement […] and I want to thank every sheriff in America. Since our founding, the independently elected Sheriff has been the people’s protector, who keeps law enforcement close to and accountable to people through the elected process.

The office of Sheriff is a critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement, we must never erode this historic office, I know this, you know this, we want to be partners, we don’t want to be bosses, we want to strengthen you and make you be more effective in your work.​

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His office is claiming that of course it is a reference to the Common Law, which of course we inherited and adapted straight from England, but given that it's Sessions it's hard not to hear, "critical part of the Anglo-American {cough} white power {cough} heritage of law enforcement..."

 

Never knew how insane WI pols are. I assumed they were MN nice too.

Twitter has permanently banned the account of a GOP congressional candidate after he posted a racist picture targeting soon-to-be royal bride Meghan Markle.

On Friday, Wisconsin Republican Paul Nehlen tweeted an image of Markle with Prince Harry that superimposed a picture of “Cheddar Man” onto Markle’s face, according to Newsweek. Cheddar Man is the oldest complete skeleton found in Britain and new DNA analysis suggests he had dark skin and dark, curly hair.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a81c9c3e4b08dfc930694cc?utm_hp_ref=meghan-markle

 

The good thing about the Trvmp era is that the racists come out in the open, so we now know who we're dealing with. For them there's no going back. The internet doesnot forget. They seem to be so stupid to think there willnot be a reverse of the tide. Someone should collect all the racist burps of people so the hunt can begin when the tide is ready.

 

Wisconsin is Minnesota's twisted sister. You don't want to date Wisconsin.

 

Reported.

 

Now I don't even wanna drive through it. And NJ gets a bad rap!

 

Denied!

HAIL GRIMES!!!

 

Sheriff don't like it.

 

Some Sharifs do

 

I shot the Sheriff but I didn't shoot no Deputy!
But....but it was in self defense

 

Sherrif Fatman started out his business as a granny farmer

 

Some Blackhawks fans taunt Devante Smith Pelly with "basketball, basketball, basektball" chants while in the penalty box. Devante was a former NJ Devil and a nice guy so this has to sting for him.

In the clip, Smith-Pelly appears to alert the penalty box attendants about what’s happening beside him. Then he walks to the glass with his stick pointed towards a fan on the other end. DSP and the fans have a heated conversation before ushers removed him and three othersfrom United Center.

After the game, The Washington Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan reported that the fans were chanting “basketball, basketball, basketball” to DSP.

The “basketball” taunt has an obvious racist connotation. This was a white hockey fan in Chicago telling one of the few black hockey players in the league that he’s in the wrong sport. The implication is that hockey is a sport for white people, and maybe Smith-Pelly should be playing basketball, a sport for black people, instead. That’s wrong and hateful.

Later, Barry Trotz told media that “there’s absolutely no place in this game of hockey or our country for racism. I think it’s disgusting.”

https://www.russianmachineneverbrea...-racially-charged-taunts-devante-smith-pelly/

 

"Poetic license" = hamfisted attempt to highlight "immigrant" achievement at the expense of being an idiot.

 

Blackhawk fans ... sigh. I suppose I could say that about all NHL teams, but this is only one that we have.