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So we are gonna ignore the riot thats happening in Baltimore

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Miracles Boys33, Apr 27, 2015.

  1. apollo33

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    Asians left out once again, racist McHale strikes again
     
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    Nope, it's about correcting the injustice that manifests itself partly in economic disparity.
     
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    MLK did his thing the peaceful way and ended up getting killed anyway.....

    Only so long you can push before people break
     
  4. treeman

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    Sorry, you're on my ignore list. I'm reading some, but not all, of your comments. Does that answer your question?

    I'm sure he did. Does that mean that he advocated burning cities down, looting stores, and beating white people senseless in the streets? I don;t remember him advocating any of those things.

    Question for you: do you condone the random physical attacks on white people that have been taking place in Baltimore? Yes or no, no sidestepping.

    Lol, which part was a personal threat against you? Stating that "the hammer is gonna come down" against those who riot? Or my "gene pool needs cleansing" quip? You are unabashedly and openly advocating for violence against innocent people in this thread. We're supposed to just say,"OK, that's cool" and move on? Nah dude, it doesn't work like that. I'm calling you out on your racism and your advocacy of violence, and you don;t like it. Plain and simple.

    Nice try, but you're gonna have to do better than that... :rolleyes:
     
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    Asians don't commit crime in the U.S.; don't be silly
     
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    Pacific Islanders, too. :eek: Also Native Americans... the list goes on... and on... and on...
     
  7. treeman

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    Well then let's just leave the money out of it then. How about an apology? Oh wait, that's already happened several times... So if it's not about the money, then why ask for money? And if it's not about the money, then Al and Jesse surely will be willing to forgo their checks. Right?

    And again, how much am I going to have to pay? I wanna know how much I, as a white person, am gonna owe for this ahead of time.

    Can I write it off as a charitable donation on my taxes, at least? :rolleyes:
     
  8. treeman

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    And which of those injustices do you think that rioting is going to remedy?
     
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    You sure got that right. It goes both ways, too.
     
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    Your mere hesitation about money shows why there has to be money on the table, just like how in civil suits, an apology isn't forthcoming without a settlement because in America an apology without money is nothing.

    As to the number:
    http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/05/the-case-for-reparations/361631/
     
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    none, just like I think trying to bury your head in the sand will solve none of those problems too.

    But I do respect the fact that you have started acknowledging these injustices.
     
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    Were people rioting before or after Grey died???

    Fix the root of the problem at hand and everyone is satisfied.
     
  13. treeman

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    My "hesitation"? Lol...

    It's not happening dude. It's never going to happen. It's absurd to think it will, and really completely pointless to discuss. It's laughable, really. I know you're pretty close to a straight jacket already, but if you seriously think that this ever has a snowball's chance of becoming reality, you are completely delusional. Really man. Seriously. Not. Gonna. Happen.

    Ever. :p
     
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    For greater context on what is happening in Baltimore and America:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/us/07baltimore.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

     
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    I never said that there weren't disparities, or that there weren't problems with the criminal justice system. But the way to change that is not by getting in front of the cameras and acting a fool. The way to change that is through the legal process, policy-making process, and utilization of the bureaucracy to change institutional culture.

    Not this garbage. And certainly not with riots. That only makes the situation exponentially worse, and it sets your cause back far more than many on your side appear to understand.
     
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    West Germans said that too, and then Jewish terrorists bombed Haifa and got their money, all $7 billion. I have to be honest, history isn't a great refuge for you, and I don't think the future will be either.

    I think all violence is deplorable, so it's not like history is great refuge for me either, if that makes you feel better.
     
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    People shouldn't have rioted either before or after. Or in Ferguson, either.

    If your side won;t even give the legal process a chance to work its magic, then why should anyone take what you say that you want seriously?

    This rioting is NOT about Mr. Grey. It's an opportunity for people to express their racial hatred and to steal shiite. That's all. Believe me, NO ONE that you need to convince is buying otherwise.
     
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    - Henry David Thoreau
     
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    Hey, guess what? This isn't West Germany. And it isn't going to happen here.

    Overwhelming opposition to reparations for slavery and Jim Crow

    https://today.yougov.com/news/2014/06/02/reparations/

    Racial divisions become even greater when the issue of reparations is brought up. Only 6% of white Americans support cash payments to the descendants of slaves, compared to 59% of black Americans. Similarly, only 19% of whites - and 63% of blacks - support special education and job training programs for the descendants of slaves.

    Opposition to reparations for the descendants of slaves is overwhelming, with 68% of the public against it and only 15% in favor.


    Not happening, bro.
     
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    http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/05/the-case-for-reparations/361631/
     

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