Baltimore

Indifference71

callen said:

This thread a perfect example of whites living their lucky ass lives and looking down at the poor and weak and getting the superiority bug.

Again you aren't special. You aren't smarter. Your definitely not more aware or enlightened. Your just lucky.

Rather than looking at things and saying hmmm what the FK and why and how to change things you sit behind your keyboards in your safe little white neighborhoods and stroke yourselves

Think of the human condition along with some history of human behavior, and whites as well, and you will not only understand "Baltimore" but maybe think what we can do as humans to prevent situations such as this.

But alas stroking ones insecurities is easier and I expect from observing human behavior that the stroking and stroking each other will continue. Just get your hanky and windex before hand.

Wow. Just wow.

JimmyV

Indifference71 said:

callen said:

This thread a perfect example of whites living their lucky ass lives and looking down at the poor and weak and getting the superiority bug.

Again you aren't special. You aren't smarter. Your definitely not more aware or enlightened. Your just lucky.

Rather than looking at things and saying hmmm what the FK and why and how to change things you sit behind your keyboards in your safe little white neighborhoods and stroke yourselves

Think of the human condition along with some history of human behavior, and whites as well, and you will not only understand "Baltimore" but maybe think what we can do as humans to prevent situations such as this.

But alas stroking ones insecurities is easier and I expect from observing human behavior that the stroking and stroking each other will continue. Just get your hanky and windex before hand.

Wow. Just wow.

We should be thankful for those who ride such high moral horses and show us lucky ass whites in our safe little white neighborhoods the error of our ways while we stroke ourselves.

callen

Indifference71 said:

callen said:

This thread a perfect example of whites living their lucky ass lives and looking down at the poor and weak and getting the superiority bug.

Again you aren't special. You aren't smarter. Your definitely not more aware or enlightened. Your just lucky.

Rather than looking at things and saying hmmm what the FK and why and how to change things you sit behind your keyboards in your safe little white neighborhoods and stroke yourselves

Think of the human condition along with some history of human behavior, and whites as well, and you will not only understand "Baltimore" but maybe think what we can do as humans to prevent situations such as this.

But alas stroking ones insecurities is easier and I expect from observing human behavior that the stroking and stroking each other will continue. Just get your hanky and windex before hand.

Wow. Just wow.

Guess didn't sink in.

dignin

The failure for some here to not recognize the hypocrisy is interesting.

JimmyV

dignin said:

The failure for some here to not recognize the hypocrisy is interesting.

I can recognize what you're calling hypocrisy, but I would argue that it exists all over the board and we have all been guilty of it. We discuss variations of "The West" vs "Muslim Extremism" all the time, and Israel over and over again, and all of it is important. But did anyone start a thread about the university attacks in Kenya? I didn't see it if they did. We have a thread about the drought in California - and we should - but what about the earthquake in Nepal? This hypocrisy you speak of is everywhere. The specific charge here is too selectively placed to not ring hollow.

Indifference71

callen said:

Indifference71 said:

callen said:

This thread a perfect example of whites living their lucky ass lives and looking down at the poor and weak and getting the superiority bug.

Again you aren't special. You aren't smarter. Your definitely not more aware or enlightened. Your just lucky.

Rather than looking at things and saying hmmm what the FK and why and how to change things you sit behind your keyboards in your safe little white neighborhoods and stroke yourselves

Think of the human condition along with some history of human behavior, and whites as well, and you will not only understand "Baltimore" but maybe think what we can do as humans to prevent situations such as this.

But alas stroking ones insecurities is easier and I expect from observing human behavior that the stroking and stroking each other will continue. Just get your hanky and windex before hand.

Wow. Just wow.

Guess didn't sink in.

There you go again talking down to everyone. But hey, you keep going on with your generalizations of people who are upset by a fucking riot. You don't know shit about me....but keep telling yourself that you do.

dignin

To make it clear, I have no problem with the subject of the thread. It's the comments within it that are so over the top with outrage that I find interesting.

Last-12-Exit

callen said:

This thread a perfect example of whites living their lucky ass lives and looking down at the poor and weak and getting the superiority bug.

Again you aren't special. You aren't smarter. Your definitely not more aware or enlightened. Your just lucky.

Rather than looking at things and saying hmmm what the FK and why and how to change things you sit behind your keyboards in your safe little white neighborhoods and stroke yourselves

Think of the human condition along with some history of human behavior, and whites as well, and you will not only understand "Baltimore" but maybe think what we can do as humans to prevent situations such as this.

But alas stroking ones insecurities is easier and I expect from observing human behavior that the stroking and stroking each other will continue. Just get your hanky and windex before hand.

I disagree with you. I'm not lucky. I worked hard for what I have. Call it what you want, but I can say with 100% certainty that I will not EVER feel the need to destroy my local pharmacy if someone I know is killed. Grow up.

Edit: The grow up comment is intended for the criminals that are doing the rioting, not anyone here.

JimmyV

dignin said:

JimmyV said:

dignin said:

The failure for some here to not recognize the hypocrisy is interesting.

I can recognize what you're calling hypocrisy, but I would argue that it exists all over the board and we have all been guilty of it. We discuss variations of "The West" vs "Muslim Extremism" all the time, and Israel over and over again, and all of it is important. But did anyone start a thread about the university attacks in Kenya? I didn't see it if they did. The charge of hypocrisy is too selectively placed to not ring hollow here.

I agree, and I'm sure there is hypocrisy throughout the AMT on almost every subject, I'm sure I'm guilty of it often. You are more than welcome to call me out on my hypocrisy when you see it, I welcome it. So because I see it here and call it out makes it any less true?

Why must some get so defensive when they are called out on it?

Because I would argue selectively charging someone with something is doing so unfairly and, sometimes, dishonestly. Is hypocrisy truly the issue here, or is that some just don't like the discussion?

dignin

Whoops....I edited over my initial comment with another comment....

backseatLover12

JimmyV said:

dignin said:

The failure for some here to not recognize the hypocrisy is interesting.

I can recognize what you're calling hypocrisy, but I would argue that it exists all over the board and we have all been guilty of it. We discuss variations of "The West" vs "Muslim Extremism" all the time, and Israel over and over again, and all of it is important. But did anyone start a thread about the university attacks in Kenya? I didn't see it if they did. We have a thread about the drought in California - and we should - but what about the earthquake in Nepal? This hypocrisy you speak of is everywhere. The specific charge here is too selectively placed to not ring hollow.

For the record, there was never a thread about Gray dying in police custody… only the riots that followed. Which I still don't condone, just interesting what people choose to respond to.

Last-12-Exit

backseatLover12 said:

JimmyV said:

dignin said:

The failure for some here to not recognize the hypocrisy is interesting.

I can recognize what you're calling hypocrisy, but I would argue that it exists all over the board and we have all been guilty of it. We discuss variations of "The West" vs "Muslim Extremism" all the time, and Israel over and over again, and all of it is important. But did anyone start a thread about the university attacks in Kenya? I didn't see it if they did. We have a thread about the drought in California - and we should - but what about the earthquake in Nepal? This hypocrisy you speak of is everywhere. The specific charge here is too selectively placed to not ring hollow.

For the record, there was never a thread about Gray dying in police custody… only the riots that followed. Which I still don't condone, just interesting what people choose to respond to.

Was his death not posted in the police abuse thread?

backseatLover12

Briefly, at best.

hedonist

Halifax2TheMax said:

Again, all I asked was what I thought was a legitimate question. One I guess I shouldn't have asked unless I posted about previous incidences referenced in my question. And then I'm asked if my heart has met my mind. What did you mean by that?

I was speaking to the "emotional" comment - ie, heart and mind.

It happens sometimes (thankfully so). To watch what these assholes were doing last night and remain stoic? That's just not within me.

And yes, though the numbnut sports fans piss me off too, I haven't seen them go to quite the lengths as what I saw last night.

*edit - wow, or 23 years ago here in LA.

JimmyV

backseatLover12 said:

JimmyV said:

dignin said:

The failure for some here to not recognize the hypocrisy is interesting.

I can recognize what you're calling hypocrisy, but I would argue that it exists all over the board and we have all been guilty of it. We discuss variations of "The West" vs "Muslim Extremism" all the time, and Israel over and over again, and all of it is important. But did anyone start a thread about the university attacks in Kenya? I didn't see it if they did. We have a thread about the drought in California - and we should - but what about the earthquake in Nepal? This hypocrisy you speak of is everywhere. The specific charge here is too selectively placed to not ring hollow.

For the record, there was never a thread about Gray dying in police custody… only the riots that followed. Which I still don't condone, just interesting what people choose to respond to.

I don't really have a problem with that. During the Michael Brown discussion it felt like people on both sides were quick to jump to conclusions and to draw battle lines, long before many facts were known. Not sure that was the best approach.

Dirtie_Frank

I guess people were just venting when they cut the fire hose when the fire department was trying to put out a fire? I guess people were just tired of injustice when they looted a liquor store? I guess it was just venting when someone stole a car and ran it through the fire last night and lit it on fire. There are peaceful protestors out there trying to be heard and these criminals are taking the voice from people doing the right thing.

dignin

JimmyV said:

dignin said:

JimmyV said:

dignin said:

The failure for some here to not recognize the hypocrisy is interesting.

I can recognize what you're calling hypocrisy, but I would argue that it exists all over the board and we have all been guilty of it. We discuss variations of "The West" vs "Muslim Extremism" all the time, and Israel over and over again, and all of it is important. But did anyone start a thread about the university attacks in Kenya? I didn't see it if they did. The charge of hypocrisy is too selectively placed to not ring hollow here.

I agree, and I'm sure there is hypocrisy throughout the AMT on almost every subject, I'm sure I'm guilty of it often. You are more than welcome to call me out on my hypocrisy when you see it, I welcome it. So because I see it here and call it out makes it any less true?

Why must some get so defensive when they are called out on it?

Because I would argue selectively charging someone with something is doing so unfairly and, sometimes, dishonestly. Is hypocrisy truly the issue here, or is that some just don't like the discussion?

I would argue that just because someone is offended by being called out, it doesn't make it any less true.

I would also argue that the people who want a discussion are the ones who are pointing out that there may be other reasons for this community destroying itself than the typical circle jerk of "these criminal thugs need to go to jail". That adds nothing to the discussion, it's boring and tired.

No one is going to say that rioting and looting is good.

callen

Indifference71 said:

callen said:

Indifference71 said:

callen said:

This thread a perfect example of whites living their lucky ass lives and looking down at the poor and weak and getting the superiority bug.

Again you aren't special. You aren't smarter. Your definitely not more aware or enlightened. Your just lucky.

Rather than looking at things and saying hmmm what the FK and why and how to change things you sit behind your keyboards in your safe little white neighborhoods and stroke yourselves

Think of the human condition along with some history of human behavior, and whites as well, and you will not only understand "Baltimore" but maybe think what we can do as humans to prevent situations such as this.

But alas stroking ones insecurities is easier and I expect from observing human behavior that the stroking and stroking each other will continue. Just get your hanky and windex before hand.

Wow. Just wow.

Guess didn't sink in.

There you go again talking down to everyone. But hey, you keep going on with your generalizations of people who are upset by a fucking riot. You don't know shit about me....but keep telling yourself that you do.

Yes my comment directly towards you was bad.

muskydan

Indifference71 said:

callen said:

This thread a perfect example of whites living their lucky ass lives and looking down at the poor and weak and getting the superiority bug.

Again you aren't special. You aren't smarter. Your definitely not more aware or enlightened. Your just lucky.

Rather than looking at things and saying hmmm what the FK and why and how to change things you sit behind your keyboards in your safe little white neighborhoods and stroke yourselves

Think of the human condition along with some history of human behavior, and whites as well, and you will not only understand "Baltimore" but maybe think what we can do as humans to prevent situations such as this.

But alas stroking ones insecurities is easier and I expect from observing human behavior that the stroking and stroking each other will continue. Just get your hanky and windex before hand.

Wow. Just wow.

that was simply precious

JimmyV

dignin said:

JimmyV said:

dignin said:

JimmyV said:

dignin said:

The failure for some here to not recognize the hypocrisy is interesting.

I can recognize what you're calling hypocrisy, but I would argue that it exists all over the board and we have all been guilty of it. We discuss variations of "The West" vs "Muslim Extremism" all the time, and Israel over and over again, and all of it is important. But did anyone start a thread about the university attacks in Kenya? I didn't see it if they did. The charge of hypocrisy is too selectively placed to not ring hollow here.

I agree, and I'm sure there is hypocrisy throughout the AMT on almost every subject, I'm sure I'm guilty of it often. You are more than welcome to call me out on my hypocrisy when you see it, I welcome it. So because I see it here and call it out makes it any less true?

Why must some get so defensive when they are called out on it?

Because I would argue selectively charging someone with something is doing so unfairly and, sometimes, dishonestly. Is hypocrisy truly the issue here, or is that some just don't like the discussion?

I would argue that just because someone is offended by being called out, it doesn't make it any less true.

I would also argue that the people who want a discussion are the ones who are pointing out that there may be other reasons for this community destroying itself than the typical circle jerk of "these criminal thugs need to go to jail". That adds nothing to the discussion, it's boring and tired.

No one is going to say that rioting and looting is good.

No, they are going to say we should have empathy and understanding for the looters. Sorry, I have empathy for the folks who woke up this morning without a job because their shop burned. Or without a car because that burned.

Did people make off the wall comments in the thread? Sure. Did it go both ways? Yep.