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AceOfSpades
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01 Mar 2012, 7:35 pm

AstroGeek wrote:
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[*]Interestingly enough, while "white pride" is taboo, pride in specific European heritages (German, Irish, Polish, etc) are not. [/list]


I'm glad you put it like that. Now, if White identity is taboo in the US, then clearly the US is not dominated by a racist, White elite to anything like the extent that a large number of leftists claim and frequently complain about.

The reason European ethnic identities are less taboo in the US is "divide and conquer". Encouraging White Americans to identify as "German Americans" or "Irish Americans" helps lead them away from uniting as Whites and opposing the ongoing browning of their country.

1) Saying that "white pride" is taboo does not mean that the US isn't dominated by a white elite (I don't know if anyone saying it is out and out racist). There can easily be a white elite even if they don't celebrate their race.
2) There is nothing whatsoever wrong with the "browning" of America.


You're wasting your time

I know, but when I see something stupid then replying to it is my way of venting. It's why I've been known to do things like argue with ruveyn over the value of government public services.
Oh God that's an even bigger waste of time. At least codarac actually addresses your points rather than selectively quoting you and giving some condescending lecture on how it's your fault he missed your point while ignoring the rest of your points that refute his.



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01 Mar 2012, 7:37 pm

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At least codarac actually addresses your points rather than selectively quoting you and giving some condescending lecture on how it's your fault he missed your point.


What? I have yet to experience that. ruveyn has some integrity and I think is very intelligent. The last time (and time before that) I got into anything with codarac he threw some passive aggressive insults around then ran off. codarac likes to stop by the PPR, take a dump then leave without flushing


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01 Mar 2012, 9:33 pm

Vigilans wrote:
AceOfSpades wrote:
At least codarac actually addresses your points rather than selectively quoting you and giving some condescending lecture on how it's your fault he missed your point.


What? I have yet to experience that. ruveyn has some integrity and I think is very intelligent. The last time (and time before that) I got into anything with codarac he threw some passive aggressive insults around then ran off. codarac likes to stop by the PPR, take a dump then leave without flushing

The problem with ruveyn though is that, although very intelligent, he usually just speaks in sound bytes. It's impossible to have a proper debate with someone when they don't present logical or factual arguments, but only catchy slogans.



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01 Mar 2012, 11:35 pm

AstroGeek wrote:
codarac wrote:
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[*]Interestingly enough, while "white pride" is taboo, pride in specific European heritages (German, Irish, Polish, etc) are not. [/list]


I'm glad you put it like that. Now, if White identity is taboo in the US, then clearly the US is not dominated by a racist, White elite to anything like the extent that a large number of leftists claim and frequently complain about.

The reason European ethnic identities are less taboo in the US is "divide and conquer". Encouraging White Americans to identify as "German Americans" or "Irish Americans" helps lead them away from uniting as Whites and opposing the ongoing browning of their country.

1) Saying that "white pride" is taboo does not mean that the US isn't dominated by a white elite (I don't know if anyone saying it is out and out racist). There can easily be a white elite even if they don't celebrate their race.
2) There is nothing whatsoever wrong with the "browning" of America.


Exactly; it doesn't matter what color we end up. Being an American is a matter of culture, not race.

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