What Did President Trump Do Now?

Lucem Ferre · 02-15-2017, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

It's something I've seen brought up before in a few think pieces related to Black Lives Matter (among others). The argument being that even though the U.S. is a melting pot, no matter which "culture" reigns it will inevitably be racist to some degree if they achieve any kind of longstanding majority.

I don't know if social evolution is truly possible with the way things are, but I think there's some merit to the analysis. Acknowledging racism as a problem all people share instead of just whoever the perceived majority is would be a start to fixing it. That won't happen under a Trump administration here of course...

It was also mentioned that you have some people screaming about white privilege, for instance, but there are many "non-racist" whites who feel as though there are places they are not welcome because they are white.

I think it is possible, and I agree with your first point.

For the second one, white privilege is referring to the advantages white people have at succeeding in life do to our cultural background. White people are more likely to grow up in better neighborhoods, go to better schools, etc. because of the history of this country. The idea of it gets really watered down and often lost by people that like to scream it out every chance they get. Try hard SJWs that do more harm than good.

Lucem Ferre · 02-15-2017, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I hope white people get taken out back to get whipped

Some of us pay for that kind of thing.

Lucem Ferre · 02-15-2017, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I just had to spend 3 pages explaining that the border is long to someone

this is not the kind of debate I'm going to write my thesis on

But you actually didn't.

DwnWthVwls · 02-15-2017, 11:08 PM

I'm not gonna go back and point out multiple examples where I made points and you either blew them off or talked down to me without addressing the point. I was just letting you know how I feel, and how you're coming off in case it wasn't obvious enough when multiple other people have pointed it out. I hope in the future you take what I had to say into consideration, because I think you do have something to offer in the conversation, you just don't do it in a way that's beneficial to anyone.

Lucem Ferre · 02-15-2017, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I even posted a map

And I made several points showing that the "really big border" is irrelevant.

Of course we have to ignore those. It's totally just as easy to immigrate to Canada despite the numbers saying other wise.

Chula Vista · 02-15-2017, 11:40 PM

Just finished watching "Arrival". Kinda makes this entire thread (including all of my input) seem really ****ing stupid and silly at the same time.

DwnWthVwls · 02-15-2017, 11:43 PM

Ofc its stupid but its a good place to have fun or vent. Now Go watch the short film DJ posted so i have some to talk to.

Chula Vista · 02-16-2017, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Ofc its stupid but its a good place to have fun or vent. Now Go watch the short film DJ posted so i have some to talk to.

Linky?

RoxyRollah · 02-16-2017, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Just finished watching "Arrival". Kinda makes this entire thread (including all of my input) seem really ****ing stupid and silly at the same time.

It had a ****ty ending Don.

Psy-Fi · 02-16-2017, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Seriously, I'm pretty confident you're not an idiot, but the way you have conducted yourself in this thread really makes it seem like you're just here to stir the pot. Multiple people have pointed this out, you're quickly becoming "that guy".

Just think of him as our JWB from the left side of the aisle.

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Just finished watching "Arrival". Kinda makes this entire thread (including all of my input) seem really ****ing stupid and silly at the same time. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”