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WhiskeyGrinder

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Sat May 9, 2026, 12:10 PM
May 9
Do I agree with you that the question posed, "does he think he is white?" is "gross?' Yes. Do I think he is a special case of "despicable" because of his seeming contempt for those whose race--by way of policy and law-- genuinely has held them back? Yes. Absolutely.
It's very common for people to hold oppressive rhetoric in reserve for those they think "deserve" it, when all that does is tell marginalized people that they will only ever be seen as (slurs) by the wider population, unless they meet certain arbitrary standards.

Clarence Thomas is a terrible person because he's using his power to hurt people. He is not a terrible person "because he's a Black man who thinks he's white." Like, what does that even MEAN.

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No... he doesn't have to FalloutShelter May 9 #1
He's the Tyrone Biggums of the Supreme Court. dem4decades May 9 #2
That's what I've been thinking about him Mad_Machine76 May 9 #28
Nope..he has a mirror. He just chases after approval and $$ from his friends BlueWaveNeverEnd May 9 #3
how so? WhiskeyGrinder May 9 #4
How do you perceive him, WhiskeyGrinder and his years on SCOTUS? Just curious... hlthe2b May 9 #10
He's a terrible justice for sure. AND "do you suppose that Black man thinks he's white?" is a pretty gross thing to see WhiskeyGrinder May 9 #12
As I said, I think he believes he is race-ascendent, but in reality, he is exploitative hlthe2b May 9 #14
. WhiskeyGrinder May 9 #15
... hlthe2b May 9 #17
It's just a discussion WhiskeyGrinder May 9 #18
I get that... hlthe2b May 9 #19
I didn't mean to offend anyone Racygrandma May 9 #25
Clarence and I share cousins and from what I've heard.... PragmaticLiberal May 9 #5
He probably resents being black. Omnipresent May 9 #6
I think you're right. He basically hates himself. kerry-is-my-prez May 9 #27
Maybe. It's been rumored Thomas has a Pat Boone 8-track tape/record collection. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist May 9 #7
Like my Jewish father had the delusion that no_hypocrisy May 9 #8
Perhaps deluded enough to think he "transcends race." Only made possible by hlthe2b May 9 #9
He thinks he is kacekwl May 9 #11
Well apparently he doesn't acknowledge that Loving v. Virginia allowed him to marry his white wife Ritabert May 9 #13
No. Solly Mack May 9 #16
Yet another entry Sympthsical May 9 #20
Congratulations on your 201st post. rzemanfl May 9 #21
... demmiblue May 9 #22
Horsey cartoon Danascot May 9 #23
George Bush named him SocialDemocrat61 May 9 #24
I'm not sure he thinks anything at all. leftyladyfrommo May 9 #26
he thinks he gets paid well to follow the orders of his rich buddies struggle4progress May 9 #29
Clarence Thomas is Clayton Bigsby Greybnk48 May 9 #30
;-{)...... Goonch May 9 #31
I wonder what happened at those little getaways. Kingofalldems May 9 #33
A white man is what he sees when he looks in the mirror. LoisB May 9 #32
He's actually treated more white that most of us bluestarone May 9 #34
Uncle Tom RainCaster May 9 #35
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