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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
| SkinnyElephant |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 8:08 pm
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Replies: 89
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| Here's where your argument falls apart: Black Americans were way more oppressed during Jim Crow, yet committed violent crimes against us at a much lower rate. So clearly blacks need to be oppressed more, like with random vigilante lynchings like you've already advocated for. And you wonder why your... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 8:06 pm
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| What do you mean by "us?" I don't see things in terms of "us vs. them." We're all human. Starting from that premise is prudent. It makes it much easier to recognize and understand societal problems and to understand behavior. You keep on making assertions without backing them up... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 7:06 pm
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| I admit white household incomes are higher. I admit whites get incarcerated and shot by cops at a lower rate. Inequities extend well beyond that according to the evidence I cited in this thread although there's much more I could provide. What good does that do when we aren't even allowed to rally a... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2024, 6:55 pm
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| There's a lot I could say to rebut your claim of racism against whites being nonexistent. Unfortunately, a lot of my rebuttals would get removed. It's almost like you know they're going to rely on racist dog whistles. As for your comment "repeating a claim doesn't strengthen it," I could ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2024, 7:04 pm
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| How would you define privilege? There's no need for you to share more sources about income/wealth/education, etc (because, for the 2nd time, that's not how I define privilege). I was thinking about other stuff that I haven't covered yet including articles that go into this topic from a sociological... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2024, 6:57 pm
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| How would you define privilege? There's no need for you to share more sources about income/wealth/education, etc (because, for the 2nd time, that's not how I define privilege). I was thinking about other stuff that I haven't covered yet including articles that go into this topic from a sociological... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
| SkinnyElephant |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2024, 11:27 am
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| The CitiBike nurse story isn't anecdotal. Sharing one story or multiple stories says nothing about the broader context. That's where research comes in handy. There's overwhelming research which demonstrates that white privilege is, indeed, a problem. I could cite more research/articles on that topi... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2024, 11:04 am
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| Not enough bystanders do not get involved for a number of reasons. It may involve a time off from work which could cost bystanders needed salary, if not their jobs, they are intimidated by fear of retaliation, they fear it it would be a waste of time the criminal will get off on a technicality, the... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2024, 10:58 am
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| There were bystanders witnessing both of these incidents by the way. If every bystander stood up for me, the perp (in both cases) would have been too outnumbered to do anything. If bystanders WERE to stand up for you, there are other ways they could do so besides outright lynching. As I said earlie... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2024, 10:51 am
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| This sounds like yet another anecdotal story unlike Pew Research which involves polling thousands of people, but there’s obviously a lot more research out there if you’re interested. White people are privileged in all facets of society although there will be, admittedly, individual variation. Dispa... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2024, 4:15 pm
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Replies: 89
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| I’m a bit puzzled why you claimed that you wouldn’t have remained unarrested if you did the same thing when you don’t know if these perpetrators would’ve been arrested or not since no report was made, not that I’m blaming you for not making a report(!). I wasn’t claiming that you weren’t a victim. ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2024, 2:40 pm
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| I’m really sorry you experienced that. It sounds like lack of evidence may have been a problem if no arrests were made. There’s no question that individuals have bad experiences - even with law enforcement, but it doesn’t change the fact that systemic racism against nonwhites continues to be a mass... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2024, 1:47 pm
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| Could you explain what those 2 positions which you think were racially motivated entailed? It’s a bit difficult to form an opinion about the lack of arrests. It seems like you are basing your views solely on your experiences when the evidence demonstrates that there are issues with systemic racism ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2024, 1:39 pm
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| Racism against whites (which, for the record, exists) is a type of far left racism. There are other types of far left racism too. Repeating a claim doesn't strengthen it. As for your claim that a lot of what gets called far left is really centrist, it goes both ways. A lot of what gets called far r... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2024, 1:34 pm
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| Criminals don't necessarily assume they'll get caught. In the age of no cash bail, however, criminals know even if they get caught, they'll be released within mere hours of getting arrested (sometimes for offenses they would have been publicly executed for a century ago). When the justice system is... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ASD and extreme political beliefs |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2024, 1:29 pm
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| Folks often mistake growing equality for all as discrimination when they are in a privileged demographic. That appears to be what’s going on most of the time when white people claim that they are experiencing racism. It’s just extremely transparent. I’m saying that as a white person. I’ve observed ... |
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