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Blue Thoughts From a Red State's avatar

I’m a 71 year old white man who is ashamed of the way you were treated. I’m also angry, outraged and offended that this could happen to you or anyone else, regardless of color. Because I feel we’d progressed much further than this type of behavior as a society. I’m not naive enough to believe there aren’t still cowardly bigots in Iowa. It’s just my sense that our elected officials have created an environment where this sort of travesty is being tolerated, and not considered as seriously harmful as it should.

People of color, LGBTQ+ , and others who simply aren’t mainstream are now less safe it seems. The divisive rhetoric and politics of Republican politicians are culpable.

They should have known this would happen and it appears to me they really don’t care anymore.

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Black Iowa News's avatar

I agree. They are complicit.

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Char's avatar

Those men tried to belittle you and that’s the point. It’s all about power over someone else.

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Black Iowa News's avatar

They tried it, but the most important thing they revealed is their cowardice. They said it while retreating. That’s the opposite of power.

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Mary C. McCarthy's avatar

Hello, My apologies for what you experienced (I live in the Iowa City community). It is not a surprise to me about what happened. Your article will be shared. I have co-workers, friends and neighbors who voice similar experiences living in the "libtard" town. Thank you for writing about the reality of how incivility and name-calling have become normalized locally and nationally. I for one, will not take nor tolerate it!!

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Lyle Muller's avatar

“Like” seems to be an inappropriate response. Glad you wrote this to let people know how backwards we still are in 2025 but cannot like the reaction. So much for liberal Johnson County.

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Black Iowa News's avatar

Right. That's what people say. Liberal Johnson County.

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Bill Radl's avatar

My heart sinks.

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Josiah Wearin's avatar

Sickening and disgusting and not unexpected. MAGA continues to bring out the worst …..

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Black Iowa News's avatar

It was disgusting. It has been decades since that word was directed toward me/us. Will not stand for its resurgence.

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Victor Amoroso's avatar

If and it's a big if this incident happened, it was certainly a pair of Democrats.

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Victor Amoroso's avatar

The paint on the parking spaces clapped on this one...does anyone actually believe this smolett incident happened? Nah, get outta here with that shit.

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Black Iowa News's avatar

You get out first. Nobody has to prove anything to you. Move along.

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Victor Amoroso's avatar

Nah. You made the bullshit claim, and most real people don't believe you. The sycophants here are all just wussy virtue signallers.

Quite telling that you didn't deny my analysis. Perhaps you might get more traction if you didn't have to fabricate racist events.

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Black Iowa News's avatar

Oh, Victor. Get a life, troll. 🤣🤣🤣

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Black Iowa News's avatar

So true. Long swing back.

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