Why is that striking? Most blacks are against the death penalty. Most SC whites favor it. Why is a lack of hypocrisy striking?
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probably because we see so much hypocrisy everywhere in our politics.
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@MaxBlumenthal Not surprising.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Why? Falls into typical demographic lines for support for the death penalty.
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I think it's also in part that, for white South Carolinians, it's easier to view Dylan Roof as happening in a vacuum.
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And that by killing Roof, they can believe they've solved this problem, when they're not addressing the issue of structural racism
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Yeah, just general support for/against death penalty. And honestly spending your life in jail would be pretty msrble
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@MaxBlumenthal Dylann Roof is bad for the white brandThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@maxblumenthal Does jury have to be willing to apply death penalty? If so, that indicates they'll end up with majority white jury.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Why? in SC, AL, and MS the partisan divide is essentially equivalent to the racial divide.
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