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You make my point, and I agree with you. I don’t think that anyone gets excluded because they allow small and minority businesses to compete. It just puts everyone on an even playing field. If a minority or other small business wins a contract, it doesn’t mean that something was taken from a white contractor. It simply means the best bid won.

Thanks for your permission!

I have astigmatism, so I prefer prism scopes and dots. I use green CT lasers on a few pistols. At last count I have six RMRs. After reading David’s Holosun thread I have purchased three Holosun products. I can say without a doubt so far the green circle and dot reticle is a game changer for me.

I’m not arguing. I think the conversation has been very civil today.

I agree. I believe we’ve had this discussion before. Most blacks that I know are conservative by nature. If there wasn’t the perception of exclusion and hatred coming from Republicans, mainly politicians, democrats would never get black votes. The democrats are smart enough to lie and give unfulfilled promises, while the republicans don’t even try.

I think I said something similar in an earlier post. I’m going to be careful with my wording, because I don’t want you assuming I’m coming at you. I can’t stand the fact that you are insulted by everything I post. Based upon what you’ve written, I assume you are a smart man. That being said, I think our opposition in beliefs is simply a matter of you not understanding that our experiences are vastly different. Your opinions are fine, they are what you know as relates to you, but you can’t box other people’s experiences in the same box as yours. There are far too many variables you would have to relate to without having experienced a walk in my shoes. Please stop taking this stuff personally. We’ve argued on TGO for twelve years, and we’ve yet to solve racism or world peace. Engage and share your opinions. If we differ, it doesn’t make us enemies. Hell I’ve been called the socialist commie for years. Had many disagreements, but we still come back and engage one another. We are here first and foremost because we support the second amendment and love guns.

You may imply that, but even with diversity mandates many schools and companies still don’t except well qualified minorities. I think people like to talk about affirmative action like it’s a big deal. It’s not. At the end of the day that student or employee will have to produce. Sometimes at a higher level. You want to know who really hates affirmative action/diversity hires...black people. Because no matter what you bring to the table, someone is always going to think something was given to you. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’ll always put my family up against anyone if the stats are equal. I’ve said it before, take the names, addresses and ethnicities off of applications, and let the chips fall were they may. I’ll stand by that everyday. Regents Of University Of California v. Bakke The case established the court’s position on affirmative action for decades. A state university had to meet a standard of judicial review known as strict scrutiny: Race could be a narrowly tailored factor in admissions policies. Racial quotas, however, went too far.

They still haven’t sent me my free knife from when I renewed my membership years ago.

Didn’t these stories start leaking out a couple of years ago when it became public knowledge that the NRA was struggling financially?

Their corruption was detrimental to the needs of the membership. Regardless if they were the big dog, it’s not good to be stealing funds that people send to you with the expectation that you will use those funds to lobby on their behalf.

I didn’t say it was racist. I said it was discriminatory. Prior to the pyramid they couldn’t get a foot in the door. I know for a fact at one point they were willing to work at cost just to get in on the big contracts. Now, because the city was forced to give them an opportunity, they are killing it. They recently took down some buildings downtown at UT Medical and the Loves in West Memphis. So no one is being asked for anyone to be excluded. It’s the opposite, small and minority businesses are just asking for the same opportunities to work and build wealth. Contrary to what some my think, everyone is not satisfied with eight hundred dollars in welfare per month just to exist. That’s not living.

The problem was not nearly eliminated. Prior to Obama most of society had decided that regardless of your feelings towards other ethnicities, it was in poor taste to be openly racist. Again, I say most. There were several times when taking my kid back to school in Tuscaloosa where I blew my horn and waved at the KKK standing on the corner in the middle of the day. Then you can add the birth certificate conspiracy from a man who won’t release his taxes and the only leadership skills he has is hatred, throwing people under the bus and lying.

I hate MLK quotes, because few people ever quote his more radical quotes. Everyone quotes the be nice and turn the other cheek quotes. All turning the other cheek does is get you slapped on the other side of the face.

How is this discriminatory when small and minority businesses were being left out of working on large projects because the same large companies were repeatedly getting the contracts? My cousin was a small business owner prior to the Memphis Pyramid project, and because the city was forced to allow small companies to bid and work on the project, they now have a nice sized business that routinely gets larger contracts and affords them a very good lifestyle. It’s repeatedly shown that many in this country will only do the right thing only if they are forced to do so.

This was very well stated. I don’t feel like arguing today, so I’ll just add one thing and leave this alone. So many people equate privilege with wealth and prosperity, therefore if one is not financially well off they do not feel privileged. Unless you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, most people regardless of color who have achieved a certain level of comfort in this world did so because they worked their butts off. That does away with the argument that because you’re poor and hard working you’re not privileged. I like how @Capbyrd described what we are experiencing as systemic bias, systemic racism puts too many people on the defensive.

I watched it two nights ago.

I’m in no rush. It will be just another box that shows up at my house. With the wife working from home, the two of us have FedEx,UPS and USPS delivering something everyday.

Will do.

Ten pounds. Just a little over thirteen dollars.

Thanks for the heads up. I just purchased one. I watched a movie on Prime a few days ago about the six men who earned these daggers or similar prior to going on secret mission to steal German radar secrets.

I find it difficult to believe that if Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine were effective against COVID-19 on a large scale there is no way that pharmaceutical companies would not be manufacturing both twenty four hours a day, and raping people for $1200.00 per pill. I’m skeptical of most preachers, and I understand that doctors are licensed to practice medicine, but there is no way I’m listening to the demon seed and alien DNA doctor. If that’s your cup of tea, so be it.

What happens if we defund the police? I want to know if we are on the same page. Add the upcoming election on top of everything else. I got caught flat footed leading up to the 2008 election. Lesson learned.

Nice!

I’m watching Eagles: Live From The Forum 2018. Sipping Glenlivet 15.