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Being a racist while having a soft skull

Archie Gemmill Goal said:
Good stuff. Then work on a world where hate speech isn't tolerated and in fact is punished and the cops aren't racist so that people feel they can have recourse to non-violent ways to resolve situations.

This whole incident is a prime example of how systemic racism works against minorities and how many people don't see it.

Subject minorities to increased levels of provocation on a daily basis and tell them that the dominant culture values the provocation more than the harm done to them and that they better not react to it. When the minorities do inevitably react (as any group would to constant provocation) the narrative is then that the minorities are more violent (and the stats show it) and don't live up to the same standards as the dominant culture. Which is then used as an excuse for further racism and persecution. Which leads to increased reactions.

Observers like yourself only see the minorities 'overreacting' and not living up to your expectations. And that argument is logical in a given single instance but completely misses the greater context. But saying 'I don't care about the greater context, just don't punch people' might be a wonderful sentiment it is a completely privileged opinion which isn't going to change the situation and in fact only perpetuates the problems.

Funnily enough what MIGHT change the situation is every racist being punched to death every time they open their stupid mouths to insult a black man. They'd probably soon learn to stop it. But I think we would both agree that's probably a sub-optimal strategy too.
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You seem to have some amazing insight to the violent thug's life experiences.
 
Archie Gemmill Goal said:
Funnily enough what MIGHT change the situation is every racist being punched to death every time they open their stupid mouths to insult a black man. They'd probably soon learn to stop it. But I think we would both agree that's probably a sub-optimal strategy too.
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Watch out with that kind of talk... it will get you accused by the "dominant culture" of condoning murder.

cullennz said:
You seem to have some amazing insight to the violent thug's life experiences.
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Or, perhaps he reads for comprehension, and has read and understood history enough to know how continually oppressed people behave, and why they behave as the do.

(For context, see, read and try to understand my post #243)
 
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*looks up from coffee*

Oh, yeah. That's one. Right there.

"Thug". Stand-in for the old "brute" stereotype, which was used to terrorize black Americans beginning shortly after the abolition of slavery by torturing, killing, and mutilating the corpses of individuals, overthrowing governmants, destroying towns, and so forth.

It's...free to shut up sometimes, ya know?

*looks outside* Eh, it's kinda cloudy, maybe I'll stay inside and play Pokemon Snap today.
 
Belz... said:
You just admitted that no one said that.

Sheesh, you can't even keep track of your own posts.
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Ahh, I see where you are going with this. It's the, "nobody said it's too bad [edit to original typo] he'll go to jail.", line. Really Belz, really?
 
bluesjnr said:
Ahh, I see where you are going with this. It's the, "nobody said it's too bad [edit to original typo] he'll go to jail.", line. Really Belz, really?
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"Gee, I completely forgot what I said two posts ago!! So now I can act as if this confusion is your fault!"

Have fun with that.
 
Belz... said:
Well, you brought it up, so I'm asking you. You do understand how the word "thug" is often used, right?
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I have absolutely no idea what you are on a bout.

To me it is what is in the dictionary

"a violent or brutish criminal or bully
a brutal thug"

If you have some warped US meaning or something, feel free to share it.

I have never heard thug in relation to frugs.
 
Belz... said:
"Gee, I completely forgot what I said two posts ago!! So now I can act as if this confusion is your fault!"

Have fun with that.
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There's absolutely no confusion, I'm tracking this exchange just fine and I'm amazed to see you attempting to muddy these incredibly shallow waters.

You accused me of lying and fabricating quotes earlier, where did this come from?
 
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