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WhiskeyGrinder

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Sat May 9, 2026, 12:10 PM
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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 Saturday #1
He's the Tyrone Biggums of the Supreme Court. dem4decades Saturday #2
That's what I've been thinking about him Mad_Machine76 Saturday #28
Nope..he has a mirror. He just chases after approval and $$ from his friends BlueWaveNeverEnd Saturday #3
how so? WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #4
How do you perceive him, WhiskeyGrinder and his years on SCOTUS? Just curious... hlthe2b Saturday #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 Saturday #12
As I said, I think he believes he is race-ascendent, but in reality, he is exploitative hlthe2b Saturday #14
. WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #15
... hlthe2b Saturday #17
It's just a discussion WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #18
I get that... hlthe2b Saturday #19
I didn't mean to offend anyone Racygrandma Saturday #25
Clarence and I share cousins and from what I've heard.... PragmaticLiberal Saturday #5
He probably resents being black. Omnipresent Saturday #6
I think you're right. He basically hates himself. kerry-is-my-prez Saturday #27
Maybe. It's been rumored Thomas has a Pat Boone 8-track tape/record collection. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Saturday #7
Like my Jewish father had the delusion that no_hypocrisy Saturday #8
Perhaps deluded enough to think he "transcends race." Only made possible by hlthe2b Saturday #9
He thinks he is kacekwl Saturday #11
Well apparently he doesn't acknowledge that Loving v. Virginia allowed him to marry his white wife Ritabert Saturday #13
No. Solly Mack Saturday #16
Yet another entry Sympthsical Saturday #20
Congratulations on your 201st post. rzemanfl Saturday #21
... demmiblue Saturday #22
Horsey cartoon Danascot Saturday #23
George Bush named him SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #24
I'm not sure he thinks anything at all. leftyladyfrommo Saturday #26
he thinks he gets paid well to follow the orders of his rich buddies struggle4progress Saturday #29
Clarence Thomas is Clayton Bigsby Greybnk48 Saturday #30
;-{)...... Goonch Saturday #31
I wonder what happened at those little getaways. Kingofalldems Saturday #33
A white man is what he sees when he looks in the mirror. LoisB Saturday #32
He's actually treated more white that most of us bluestarone Saturday #34
Uncle Tom RainCaster Saturday #35
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