Michael Brown

[feanan]

Originally Posted by paulgiamatti [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Man, I'm pretty conflicted about the whole Michael Brown thing but if someone can't recognize that white America has an endemic problem with racism that's been swept under the rug for centuries, their picture of reality is so unquestionably distorted that I wouldn't even know where to begin arguing with them.

It's not that we can't recognize it...we just don't care

[paulgiamatti]

Originally Posted by feanan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's not that we can't recognize it...we just don't care

Failing to care is failing to recognize it as a problem.

Originally Posted by Glenzig [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Its not just white people. And its not just America. People of all colors are racist everywhere in the world.

I mean you're not wrong, but in the context of Ferguson and Michael Brown and Darren Wilson and the ongoing media shitstorm, focusing on white America and the orders of magnitude by which our particular brand of racism extends over most other types of racism in the developing world is not missing the target.

And if people like derpcake actually said the same things in real life as they do under the anonymity of internet message boards, the problem would be so much easier to manage. We would know who the enemies are. We would know precisely where the problem is, even if we don't know quite how to deal with it yet. If people were actually that honest about their racism, I doubt we'd have much of a problem at all.

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by paulgiamatti [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Failing to care is failing to recognize it as a problem.



I mean you're not wrong, but in the context of Ferguson and Michael Brown and Darren Wilson and the ongoing media shitstorm, focusing on white America and the orders of magnitude by which our particular brand of racism extends over most other types of racism in the developing world is not missing the target.

And if people like derpcake actually said the same things in real life as they do under the anonymity of internet message boards, the problem would be so much easier to manage. We would know who the enemies are. We would know precisely where the problem is, even if we don't know quite how to deal with it yet. If people were actually that honest about their racism, I doubt we'd have much of a problem at all.

Well if people were just honest in general it would make life easier, and make a lot of problems go away. But the general attitude of humanity currently is one of selfishness and anonymity. The media plays of that and gets people riled up about issues that they can't control. That's when the real racism bears its head. Then everyone starts finger pointing at everyone and everything that they can use as a scapegoat for their own personal agendas.
Some people want blacks and Mexicans and welfare recipients to be targeted. Some want white people and the upper middle/upper class targeted. Some just want to steal and riot and shoot. And every one of them is being manipulated into that absolute way of thinking. And they find their media outlets that promote their side of the argument. And the other side finds their media outlets that promote their arguments. And everyone just sits around calling each other idiots and racists, propagating the very same attitude and actions that they claim they want to have go away.

Its sad.

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by paulgiamatti [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Man, I'm pretty conflicted about the whole Michael Brown thing but if someone can't recognize that white America has an endemic problem with racism that's been swept under the rug for centuries, their picture of reality is so unquestionably distorted that I wouldn't even know where to begin arguing with them.

Its not just white people. And its not just America. People of all colors are racist everywhere in the world.

[derpcake]

Originally Posted by Glenzig [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Its not just white people. And its not just America. People of all colors are racist everywhere in the world.

I'm a Euro with different nationality parents.

I'd have shot Michael Brown a few times more. Just to be sure. Have to think of the childrenz.

If you think I'm a racist, I'd have shot you also.

Life is good, store robbers get shot, pras the pleese.

[Sidelle]

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[derpcake]

Originally Posted by Sidelle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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I don't care about Obama as a Euro.

Besides the fact that, when a black dude tells you "I didn't get a chance in society", you can point to 'bama.

Seems like a good deal.

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by derpcake [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm a Euro with different nationality parents.

I'd have shot Michael Brown a few times more. Just to be sure. Have to think of the childrenz.

If you think I'm a racist, I'd have shot you also.

Life is good, store robbers get shot, pras the pleese.

I didn't say anything about anyone specifically. All I'm saying is that racism isn't a problem among one group of people in one or two countries. Its world wide.

[derpcake]

Originally Posted by Glenzig [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I didn't say anything about anyone specifically. All I'm saying is that racism isn't a problem among one group of people in one or two countries. Its world wide.

Its natural.

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It's easy to sit behind your computer and say you would have done this or that, but you weren't there. If someone punched me in the face and attempted to take my firearm, you don't think they are going to get 9 rounds to the chest?

You don't shoot to injure, if you pull that trigger, it's to kill.