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re: BLM leader "we will burn this thing down if we don't get what we want"

Posted on 6/25/20 at 6:42 am to
Posted by the808bass
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Posted on 6/25/20 at 6:42 am to
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"Let's observe the history of the 1960s, when black people were rioting," he went on. "We had the highest growth in wealth, in property ownership. Think about the last few weeks since we started protesting. There have been eight cops fired across the country."


This is, of course, factually incorrect. The largest growth in property ownership by blacks was between 1940 and 1960. And the trends for blacks and whites are remarkably the same.



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This post was edited on 6/25/20 at 6:45 am
Posted by Jyrdis
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Posted on 6/25/20 at 6:55 am to
Nice find.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
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Posted on 6/25/20 at 8:27 am to
quote:

The largest growth in property ownership by blacks was between 1940 and 1960. And the trends for blacks and whites are remarkably the same.


It's almost like a rising tide lifting all boats.
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