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Posted on 9/6/20 at 10:34 am to icheerforgeorgia
Posted on 9/6/20 at 10:34 am to icheerforgeorgia
This is quite disingenuous. Nobody argues against racism. But that word has lost all meaning at this point so the message gets distorted. But carry on
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Posted on 9/6/20 at 10:56 am to icheerforgeorgia
quote:That’s not the issue at all. It’s anger or disappointment about the support being given to the false narrative of systemic oppression that is promulgated by the BLM movement, based on Marxist, critical race theory.
You're angry because of a stance against racism?
Posted on 9/6/20 at 10:56 am to chillmonster
quote:My answer was honest.
You really think you're going to get an honest answer to this question?
Posted on 9/6/20 at 11:12 am to FooManChoo
You are full of crap.
The people who are protesting in support of BLM aren't reading any kind of dialectic about race--they are just tired of watching unarmed black people being murdered by agents of the state.
There is no greater value than human life but many in the US fail to understand that fundamental fact. In a recent poll one third of the respondents said that the 185,000 US lives lost to COVID-19 was acceptable.
The people who are protesting in support of BLM aren't reading any kind of dialectic about race--they are just tired of watching unarmed black people being murdered by agents of the state.
There is no greater value than human life but many in the US fail to understand that fundamental fact. In a recent poll one third of the respondents said that the 185,000 US lives lost to COVID-19 was acceptable.
Posted on 9/6/20 at 12:08 pm to Whiznot
quote:You’d be surprised what is being pushed right now, on kids, teachers, and working professionals. You don’t think they are being encouraged to read books like White Fragility?
The people who are protesting in support of BLM aren't reading any kind of dialectic about race
Even if they aren’t aware of the doctrines they are being brainwashed with, it is there all the same.
quote:Then they are ignorant and protesting against something that isn’t happening, at least not as they are being told.
they are just tired of watching unarmed black people being murdered by agents of the state.
The high profile cases that have sparked the protests and riots aren’t as they were first reported, namely that innocent black men are being hunted down and killed by oppressive, racist white cops.
quote:That isn’t it at all, at least not with this issue. I’d agree with you that too many people don’t value human life, especially the unborn, but that isn’t the problem here with the racial angst. A lot of people who are against the BLM movement were sympathetic with George Floyd when the event first happened; watching the video footage was tough. But as more of the facts came to light, and as the protests turned to lawless anarchy, the sympathy started waning. It wasn’t because of a lack of value of life, but because of a lack of alignment with the movement.
There is no greater value than human life but many in the US fail to understand that fundamental fact.
I’m a Christian and believe all lives matter to God because all are created in His image. I don’t, however, buy into the power struggle worldview that exists behind the scenes.
quote:Misleading. The question was asked in the context of the response to the handling of the pandemic.
In a recent poll one third of the respondents said that the 185,000 US lives lost to COVID-19 was acceptable.
Here is the question: “In evaluating the U.S. efforts against the coronavirus pandemic, do you consider the number of U.S. fatalities from coronavirus so far to be... (Acceptable/Unacceptable)”
I don’t think the responders are as callous about human life as the media has portrayed it.
This post was edited on 9/6/20 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 9/6/20 at 12:41 pm to Walkthedawg
Complete the circle then ol boy and quit this board too!
Posted on 9/7/20 at 9:33 am to FooManChoo
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I’m a Christian and believe all lives matter to God because all are created in His image.
In my experience, most people who preface a comment with “I’m a Christian” probably aren’t. Titus 1:16.
Sort of like the people who feel they need to remind you they are a very stable genius.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 11:48 am to baconwaffle
quote:That may be true “in [your] experience”, but if the implication is that I’m not really a Christian because I said that I am, you’d be wrong. I mentioned my faith as context to my beliefs about the value of the lives of others. Being a Christian means I have an objective basis for human value and dignity that doesn’t exist outside of a biblical worldview.
In my experience, most people who preface a comment with “I’m a Christian” probably aren’t. Titus 1:16.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 12:43 pm to Whiznot
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tired of watching unarmed black people being murdered by agents of the state
Well I’m tired of stupid people like you posting this drivel. The implication is police are out seeking to kill blacks. The numbers don’t support it. Last year only 12 unarmed black men were killed by police. This amid millions of interactions between police and civilians. More unarmed whites were killed than blacks. Maybe a good place to start would be the amount of violent crime committed by the black community. Blacks are 13% of our population but commit 50% of the murders. Most likely those are committed by black males so that reduces down to 6%-7% of the population who commit 50% of the murders. Oh, and how about stop resisting arrest! How many people do you know that fight with the police when they’re stopped for a traffic violation? It’s insanity.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 7:21 pm to baconwaffle
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In my experience, most people who preface a comment with “I’m a Christian” probably aren’t. Titus 1:16.
Lifelong experience: When someone hands you a business card with a Jesus fish on it, you pretty much know you are going to get ripped off if you choose to deal with that person.
Lots of people have been using Christianity as a prop for 2000+ years. Jerry Falwell Jr....Trump posing in front a church with the Bible in hand (even though he's a serial adulterer who doesn't attend church
), most televangelists, the list goes on....
Posted on 9/7/20 at 7:41 pm to lambertdawg
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Last year only 12 unarmed black men were killed by police.
Not sure where you got that statistic but the actual number of persons of ALL races / all circumstances killed by police in the US in 2019 was 1,099. "Only" 277 were black.
You have a higher chance of being killed by police if you are an unarmed black person compared to an unarmed person of another race, but it looks to me like there's a problem with police killing unarmed people in general. Yeah...okay...we get it...it's a hard job...but the age of video has shown that plenty of cops are thugs themselves.
Over a 7-year-period, from 2013-2019, total number of persons killed by police was 7,641. 1,960 of those persons were black. EDIT: UNARMED = 1,072 (all races) over that period. UNARMED BLACK = 337.
Bigger societal problem is that less than 1% of cops involved in these incidents ever get prosecuted. Why? Police unions, bullshite protections built into a corrupt criminal justice system, and so on, most victims being poor and underrepresented.
This post was edited on 9/7/20 at 11:00 pm
Posted on 9/7/20 at 7:52 pm to lambertdawg
By undervaluing human life you made my point.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 8:03 pm to Whiznot
quote:While I don’t know his heart or mind, I didn’t read his post with the thought that he was undervaluing life.
By undervaluing human life you made my point.
I don’t understand why not buying into the narrative of the left means you hate people. I don’t support the BLM organization or the critical race theory-based movement they spearheaded, but that doesn’t mean I hate blacks or think they are inferior or not worthy of life or dignity. Quite the opposite.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 8:13 pm to FooManChoo
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I don’t understand why not buying into the narrative of the left means you hate people.
This is well said and a good point that I agree 100% with. I just wish people could agree with that and also agree that our players taking a picture in black jerseys on north campus doesn’t mean they are marxists.
Both sides are being extremely uncharitable to each other. Yes there are racist arse holes but most critics of BLM have fair reasons.
Yes BLM the organization has some absurd positions, but players taking a picture together doesn’t make them Marxists.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 8:20 pm to ValDawgsta
The left now hates the left almost as much as they hate the right.
Posted on 9/7/20 at 8:39 pm to Walkthedawg
So long comrade 
Posted on 9/7/20 at 9:10 pm to Lucius Clay
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last year only 12 unarmed black men were killed by police.
Not sure where you got that statistic but the actual number of unarmed persons of ALL races killed by police in the US in 2019 was 1,099. "Only" 277 were black.
unarmed blacks killed by police breakdown
The number of "unarmed" blacks shot and killed by police in 2019 wasn't 12 it was actually 10. Information is from WAPO and broken down by Tucker.
This post was edited on 9/7/20 at 9:22 pm
Posted on 9/7/20 at 9:37 pm to frogtown
Why do Asian-Americans not seem to have these issues?
Posted on 9/7/20 at 10:46 pm to frogtown
Fail. You cited Tucker Carlson's b.s. comments on video rather than linking to the Washington Post database. Suggest you do a bit more research rather than relying on the guy who's chief writer recently had to resign after being outed for blatantly racist posts that he thought were anonymous. 
If you actually look at the WaPo database rather than rely on Tucker Carlson's distortions, you'll note that they do mention that an unarmed black man is about four times more likely to be killed by police than an unarmed white man. Just an interesting factoid.
Here's another good source for you:
Mapping Police Violence
You cited Tucker Carlson's b.s. comments on video rather than linking to the Washington Post database. Suggest you do a bit more research rather than relying on the guy who's chief writer recently had to resign after being outed for blatantly racist posts that he thought were anonymous. If you actually look at the WaPo database rather than rely on Tucker Carlson's distortions, you'll note that they do mention that an unarmed black man is about four times more likely to be killed by police than an unarmed white man. Just an interesting factoid.
Here's another good source for you:
Mapping Police Violence
Posted on 9/7/20 at 10:48 pm to Peter Buck
Perhaps they stay indoors and do everything possible to avoid contact with police? 
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