Comments by "Peter Ford" (@peterford9369) on "MSNBC" channel.

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  4.  @itsknotmagic  I wasn't trying to be critical of her response. I was actually more critical of his question. I was in 8th grade in 1966. Well before integration and busing etc. So yes I'm speaking from a more... non-inflammatory era. At least in regards to forced integration. There was still, hate speech. Because of the wars, both Germans and Japanese were subject to hate rhetoric. But I don't remember there being actual white, black rhetoric until forced integration, busing and so forth. I was in highschool then. And yes, though it was different, to have black kids in traditionally white or segregated schools, we had regular interaction with black kids and adults. It wasn't like an, oh my God moment, to most of us. My parents had black friends. I remember when I was a little kid, we didn't have a second car and would ride the bus to go to stores and stuff. I did run around the bus and the black ladies were in the back. And I went back and sat with them. My mom told me in later years that it was the rule then but I never thought of it at the time. I think it has a lot to do with, how you were raised. If your parents were bigots or held prejudice towards another person because of color or nationality, you may have been indoctrinated into those feelings. But when you're a kid in 8th grade, those types of things usually don't manifest without adult teachings or input. Whether it be teachers or parents or maybe other kids that have that kind of teaching. Maybe I was just stupid or lucky. I never learned bigotry in school or from my parents. Sure, as I grew up, went into the army. I saw it, from both sides. Blacks with animosity towards whites and vice versa. But I try very hard, to see people for who they are and how they act. Not the color of their skin or the language they speak. There will always be people, of all creeds that are bigots. But as time goes forward there will be less and less. I hope.
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  15. Bottom line is, all of y'all in media. Main stream or social. Will be fine. Y'all make millions a year. It's the average American that's gonna pay for trumps crazy ways. Basically I'm learning, talk is cheap. Sure, Joe worked really hard for the certain things he got done. Weapons plan, chips act, lower drug prices. But those aren't general essentials for most Americans. And Kamala talked about more help for businesses. Especially small businesses. Tax credits for child care and leave pay. But once again, that's not a general essential for the average American. Example. I'm living totally on SS. After the pandemic was winding down we got our yearly col raise. Cost of living. We got 3.5 %. All while prices rose around 8%. When you're already on your budget and prices go up 8% and you get a 3.5% increase. Your finding yourself paying 140 bucks a week, for what you used to pay 100 for. When you're on a strict budget, 40 bucks a week is 160 bucks a month. And when you're only getting 55 more a month. That's not equal to the 160 your spending. And no one, for Joe's full 4 years, really came thru to help. Yet the economy was booming. Profits for big business were the highest in years. Maybe now you'll see why many,many people were disenchanted with poor Joe. He tried. But it sure seemed many of us didn't matter. The problem is, trump, though meaning well,haha. Will probably do worse for us, low income and fixed income folks. And don't forget. This is not money we don't pay into. It's financial insurance. Payed as we work each week or paycheck.
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