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Post by Bick on Aug 8, 2019 7:52:18 GMT -8
I saw a recent tweet by Rosanna Arquette saying how disgusted she was being born into white privilege, and of what America is now. I was convinced she was joking until I saw it mentioned in national news that she was SERIOUS.
Given the bounds of lunacy is expanding at a seemingly exponential rate, if any law regarding gun ownership being banned for the mentally ill passed, no leftist would be able to own a gun.
I guess there's a silver lining to every cloud after all.
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Post by Credo on Aug 8, 2019 7:57:14 GMT -8
Logically speaking, all white politicians bemoaning "white privilege" and "white supremacy" should immediately resign their office and endorse a person of color to take over for them. Until that happens, you can take all that nonsense as nothing more than cynical virtue-signaling in order to acquire more political power.
Ms. Arquette should put her money where her mouth is and quit acting and donate all her accumulated film salaries since they were obviously tainted by racism. Not holding my breath.
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Post by davidsf on Aug 8, 2019 8:00:11 GMT -8
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Post by duke on Aug 8, 2019 9:45:11 GMT -8
Calling a person a racist has lost all of it's power due to the blatant overuse and lies associated with the Left. It's almost as if every Republican is now a racist. The Left has now moved on to a word that they feel is disgusting, and has the negative connotations they are looking for in White Supremist or White Nationalist. Purely another political ploy to demean Conservatives, especially The President.
A case in point, Beto was one of the first Presidential candidates who called President Trump a White Supremist, Elizabeth Warren jumped on the band wagon shortly. This word will soon be overused by both the Dems and their loyal minions in the MSM, and as disgusting as it sounds, will lose its meaning too. Can't win on the economy, jobs, etc.....Call everyone who disagrees with you a White Supremist.
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Post by davidsf on Aug 8, 2019 10:35:39 GMT -8
Personally, I now wear my tinfoil beanie everywhere I go so I won’t be receiving Trumps subliminal messages... and I now know I have to stop using the number 8, as well.
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Post by MDDad on Aug 8, 2019 10:45:23 GMT -8
I saw a recent tweet by Rosanna Arquette saying how disgusted she was being born into white privilege, and of what America is now. I was convinced she was joking until I saw it mentioned in national news that she was SERIOUS. Bick, by definition, anything said by a member of the entertainment industry can never be considered serious. For some reason, that community feels compelled to feign expertise by expounding on subjects they know nothing about, knowing that many of their fans will nod somberly and accept what they say as gospel. They're no better than any other self-important cult leader. |
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Post by RSM789 on Aug 8, 2019 11:20:47 GMT -8
I like white people and I like the Supremes, so I must be a White Supremist!!
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Post by Bick on Aug 8, 2019 11:24:10 GMT -8
I'm wondering how many moderate democrats are calling BS on this latest development.
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Post by Bick on Aug 8, 2019 11:27:26 GMT -8
I saw a recent tweet by Rosanna Arquette saying how disgusted she was being born into white privilege, and of what America is now. I was convinced she was joking until I saw it mentioned in national news that she was SERIOUS. Bick, by definition, anything said by a member of the entertainment industry can never be considered serious. For some reason, that community feels compelled to feign expertise by expounding on subjects they know nothing about, knowing that many of their fans will nod somberly and accept what they say as gospel. They're no better than any other self-important cult leader. I hear you, but man...this just extended the bounds even way more than before. I guess by now I should expect that. |
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Post by Luca on Aug 8, 2019 16:40:18 GMT -8
Rudyard Kipling was prescient:
"If you can keep your head when all about you
are losing theirs and blaming it on you........
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Post by RSM789 on Aug 8, 2019 19:27:42 GMT -8
Many commentators on MSNBC and a couple of the Democratic presidential hopefuls have either intimated or outright said that those who support Donald Trump are racists as well.
If I could get an interview with any of those folks, my opening question to them would be:
"You have stated that those who support Donald Trump are racist. It has been well documented that many Democrats who voted for President Obama in 2008 & 2012, voted for President Trump in 2016 and continue to support him. These Democrats are various races, white, black, latino, asian. Are you declaring that all of these registered Democrats are racist?"
I would fully expect a dodge to answering the question, so after they finished their filibuster, I would repeat the question, again & again until they answered it. I want Democratic hopefuls to either say that people who voted for Obama are racist or for them to rescind their accusation. Either choice is a loss for them and I would demand they go on record one way or the other.
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Post by davidsf on Aug 9, 2019 6:32:07 GMT -8
Many commentators on MSNBC and a couple of the Democratic presidential hopefuls have either intimated or outright said that those who support Donald Trump are racists as well. If I could get an interview with any of those folks, my opening question to them would be: "You have stated that those who support Donald Trump are racist. It has been well documented that many Democrats who voted for President Obama in 2008 & 2012, voted for President Trump in 2016 and continue to support him. These Democrats are various races, white, black, latino, asian. Are you declaring that all of these registered Democrats are racist?"
I would fully expect a dodge to answering the question, so after they finished their filibuster, I would repeat the question, again & again until they answered it. I want Democratic hopefuls to either say that people who voted for Obama are racist or for them to rescind their accusation. Either choice is a loss for them and I would demand they go on record one way or the other.I’ll bet you a donut you can find someone (possibly more than one) who will make or have made that statement for you to test out your opening question. HOWEVER, you are already aware they will dodge answering so maybe it is a moot point unless you have some time to waste. |
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Post by Bick on Aug 9, 2019 7:33:06 GMT -8
Cracks me up when reading black conservatives like Candace Owens, Larry Elder and David Webb laugh about being called racists by white leftists.
I think that's one of the key differences between a moderate Democrat, or liberal. They don't often, if ever, engage in the name calling. Sixth Man and Not4u13 are pretty clearly left of center, at least socially, but can have a rational conversation. Hell, I'm left of center on some social issues.
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Post by RSM789 on Aug 13, 2019 20:33:48 GMT -8
The following question kind of fits in this thread:
If I, as a white person, see some graffiti spray painted on a freeway sign or sound wall, portions of which contain Spanish words, is it racist for my verbal response to be "F***ing Beaners!!"?
I am not blaming the guy in the lane next to me, driving a beatup Toyota truck with 2 different color doors, for doing it, nor am I wishing that specific Latino any harm. I am using an ethnic slur to describe folks who choose to deface public property and cost taxpayers money, trying to insult them for their choice to be a detriment to society. Is that racist?
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Post by Bick on Aug 13, 2019 21:01:43 GMT -8
I think people of every race, religion, and now political affiliation, would use some pejorative to identify another person on another side of the fence who pissed them off for one reason or another.
Is that "racist" per se? I don't think so. I think if you actually TREAT someone differently, simply because they aren't homogenous with you, that would be prejudicial ignorance. That would be far worse in my book than any bucket some thumb sucking nitwit would try to put me in as part of their mindless diatribe. But that's just me.
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