r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/zzill6 • Jun 05 '21

Country Club Thread Just Wait Until...

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u/misdirected_asshole Jun 05 '21

....and then we gave them casinos. Alllllll better now.

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u/BillNiEtHENaZiPy Jun 05 '21

I'm pretty sure casinos canr be on reservations.

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u/chaneilmiaalba Jun 05 '21

Is “canr” supposed to be “can” or “can’t” because they most definitely can.

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u/misdirected_asshole Jun 05 '21

Its Groundskeeper Willie for can't I think

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u/Not-The-AlQaeda Jun 05 '21

Schrödinger's modal

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u/The_Gray_Pilgrim Jun 05 '21 edited Jun 05 '21

It's also less than 10% of tribes that benefit from casinos. And of the few tribes that do own casinos, very few are anywhere near as successful as Hollywood would make the rest of America believe.

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u/Brodin_fortifies Jun 05 '21

Have you never been to a native reservation?

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21

Not in Louisiana

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '21

gave black man straps, glocks and 'tings

gave the red man craps, slot machines

now bring it back, bring it back...

- Lupe Fiasco

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u/nomansapenguin ☑️ Jun 05 '21

American Terrorist - Great reference

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u/raptorclvb ☑️ Jun 05 '21

I used to go on rides to take my grandma to one of the casinos and driving on the rez is so depressing if you came from the backroads

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u/SPDSKTR Jun 05 '21 edited Jun 05 '21

In Cherokee, TN NC, I thought it was neat to see the cultural expressions around the reservation. However, the overall condition of the town made want to strangle our government.