Has the Race Card/ Political Correctness gone too far ?
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Benjs thanks for making the effort but your head must hurt from banging it against a wall so often.benjs said:
Have you ever tried to understand the difference between the present and history? One takes place today, the other is about giving respect to, and learning lessons from, what has already happened.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
Many of us here don't pretend to have emotions; we actually feel them. I can tell you that some of us recognize what, at the hands of the random universe, we were given at birth. The universe will never equalize opportunity - only humans in possession of power can do that for the humans not in possession of power. If you don't respect history, I'm assuming you similarly don't feel the weight of helping equalize power that should come with beating the odds and being born into a privileged life.
If the "right thing to do" argument doesn't work for you, then try another perspective if it helps. Think about the 'special minds' that, through a combination of their own innate abilities, an education, and sufficient opportunity, were able to change the world and/or our way of thinking: Thomas Edison, Richard Feynman, Steve Jobs, there are a few handfuls of game-changing people. When I think about these people, I can't help but think that with the majority of humans living in developing nation without access to either education or opportunity - it is likely that several Edisons, Feynmans, Jobs', have lived their lives supporting their families with hard and unrewarding labour, and spent their dying days working in agriculture. They have helped their families, but they've never been given the opportunity to help the world in as major a way as they could have. The opportunity cost of this is tremendous. With a different roll of a dice, Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell could've been born into an impoverished family in Somalia, and we likely would not be communicating the way we are right now.
Your trying to make sense to someone who clearly has no interest in what you and others have tried to say over the years.
He's "a Florida man...." who probably believes that the movie Hidden Figures is a work of liberal activist fiction. And has no interest in things like verifiable data, facts, and evidence as well as common sense.
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hate is not truth.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
I don't pity victims. Nor am I one.
I pity the ignorant and downright stupid.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
Don't need a helmet, got a hard, hard headBentleyspop said:
Benjs thanks for making the effort but your head must hurt from banging it against a wall so often.benjs said:
Have you ever tried to understand the difference between the present and history? One takes place today, the other is about giving respect to, and learning lessons from, what has already happened.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
Many of us here don't pretend to have emotions; we actually feel them. I can tell you that some of us recognize what, at the hands of the random universe, we were given at birth. The universe will never equalize opportunity - only humans in possession of power can do that for the humans not in possession of power. If you don't respect history, I'm assuming you similarly don't feel the weight of helping equalize power that should come with beating the odds and being born into a privileged life.
If the "right thing to do" argument doesn't work for you, then try another perspective if it helps. Think about the 'special minds' that, through a combination of their own innate abilities, an education, and sufficient opportunity, were able to change the world and/or our way of thinking: Thomas Edison, Richard Feynman, Steve Jobs, there are a few handfuls of game-changing people. When I think about these people, I can't help but think that with the majority of humans living in developing nation without access to either education or opportunity - it is likely that several Edisons, Feynmans, Jobs', have lived their lives supporting their families with hard and unrewarding labour, and spent their dying days working in agriculture. They have helped their families, but they've never been given the opportunity to help the world in as major a way as they could have. The opportunity cost of this is tremendous. With a different roll of a dice, Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell could've been born into an impoverished family in Somalia, and we likely would not be communicating the way we are right now.
Your trying to make sense to someone who clearly has no interest in what you and others have tried to say over the years.
He's "a Florida man...." who probably believes that the movie Hidden Figures is a work of liberal activist fiction. And has no interest in things like verifiable data, facts, and evidence as well as common sense.
Thanks again for the effort
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Every issue is a case by case basis. Somethings really are racist or insensitive or ignorant. Other things are utterly ridiculous and people need to stop crying and toughen up.Post edited by cp3iverson on0
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Nice.benjs said:
With a different roll of a dice, Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell could've been born into an impoverished family in Somalia, and we likely would not be communicating the way we are right now.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
We are all subject to the opines of others from our birthplace if you choose.
I am so fucking happy Pearl Jam is a part of my internal birthplace.
Imagine Alexander Graham Bell vouching for ISIS,
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HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAH !!!!!! a shot in the dark ? you may not understand this but voting for a president is not an attempt at re-living the past (bet you still haven't figured that out) and judging by your response you might be a little to young to remember Ditto's and Bell-Bottom'smy2hands said:
And guess what... you're vote for Trump didn't bring any of that back... you're just starting to figure that out I betGodfather. said:
fudge sickles batman !..I want the 70's back LOL !, I'm mad as hell and I won't take it anymore !! Gimi back my 70's ! HAHAHAHAHHA !!!!Halifax2TheMax said:
Every month is White History Month, GF. Do you want February back? Too much FLA sun for the snowflakes having cornflakes?Godfather. said:would it be inconvenient to some of you to request a White History Month ? ......and I'm sure the fried chicken would be no problem.
I miss bellbottoms, long hair, ditto's (best pair of jeans a gal ever put on) Led Zeppelin, Don Kershner's in Concert, the 66' Chevelle Supper Sport I had in 78', my first chopper in 77' ( yeah I had lots of ditto wearing fox's with that bike LOL !! not really) and on top of it all.....I didn't give a fat frogs ass who was president !
your actual age may very....but anyway enjoy your ' day without women ' march , if the day is dedicated to absence of women why would they all show up in one place ? the immigrant's tried it and some lost their jobs because of their absence and guess what..the companies they worked for are still there. LOL !
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I don't really know what this is suggesting.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
GF... does God love black people as much as he loves white people?"My brain's a good brain!"0 -
of course be does but you should ask him yourself, seriously, ask him.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
I don't really know what this is suggesting.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
GF... does God love black people as much as he loves white people?
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Do I have to interpret his response to me by the formation of Cheerios in my cereal bowl? Or will I get a response that I don't have to contrive from my own imagination?Godfather. said:
of course be does but you should ask him yourself, seriously, ask him.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
I don't really know what this is suggesting.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
GF... does God love black people as much as he loves white people?
Seriously."My brain's a good brain!"0 -
well my friend, that was as simple and as straight forward as I could get with your question, sorry I put 'be' rather than 'He' in my answer but you know my spelling issue is common knowledge around here. LOL !Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
Do I have to interpret his response to me by the formation of Cheerios in my cereal bowl? Or will I get a response that I don't have to contrive from my own imagination?Godfather. said:
of course be does but you should ask him yourself, seriously, ask him.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
I don't really know what this is suggesting.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
GF... does God love black people as much as he loves white people?
Seriously.
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Anyone here fly from Chicago to Houston lately?
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/‘this-is-not-trump’s-america’-passengers-rejoice-when-man-accused-of-racism-is-kicked-off-flight/ar-AAneKNh?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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I saw that tooHalifax2TheMax said:Anyone here fly from Chicago to Houston lately?
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/‘this-is-not-trump’s-america’-passengers-rejoice-when-man-accused-of-racism-is-kicked-off-flight/ar-AAneKNh?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp
What a jackass
Clearly another representation of trump support.0 -
jeepers ! according to this place President Trump has no support. LOL !!Bentleyspop said:
I saw that tooHalifax2TheMax said:Anyone here fly from Chicago to Houston lately?
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/‘this-is-not-trump’s-america’-passengers-rejoice-when-man-accused-of-racism-is-kicked-off-flight/ar-AAneKNh?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp
What a jackass
Clearly another representation of trump support.
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My editing skills are obviously slipping- I never noticed that small error on your part. Dammit.Godfather. said:
well my friend, that was as simple and as straight forward as I could get with your question, sorry I put 'be' rather than 'He' in my answer but you know my spelling issue is common knowledge around here. LOL !Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
Do I have to interpret his response to me by the formation of Cheerios in my cereal bowl? Or will I get a response that I don't have to contrive from my own imagination?Godfather. said:
of course be does but you should ask him yourself, seriously, ask him.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
I don't really know what this is suggesting.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
GF... does God love black people as much as he loves white people?
Seriously.
With all due respect... given your comments to this point in time... my question to you is as follows: if you truly believe in God, then why are you so selective with your love for all of God's children? From what I understand, God loves and forgives all, but it seems as if you are a little hesitant to recognize the plight of many of your brothers and sisters.
Does God recognize countries and imaginary lines created by men? Or does he see humanity as a whole and every individual as part of the whole?"My brain's a good brain!"0 -
god only gives a fuck about whitey in first world countries. come on, 30, that's common knowledge!By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0
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this will be the only time I talk about my faith on here...Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
My editing skills are obviously slipping- I never noticed that small error on your part. Dammit.Godfather. said:
well my friend, that was as simple and as straight forward as I could get with your question, sorry I put 'be' rather than 'He' in my answer but you know my spelling issue is common knowledge around here. LOL !Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
Do I have to interpret his response to me by the formation of Cheerios in my cereal bowl? Or will I get a response that I don't have to contrive from my own imagination?Godfather. said:
of course be does but you should ask him yourself, seriously, ask him.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
I don't really know what this is suggesting.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
GF... does God love black people as much as he loves white people?
Seriously.
With all due respect... given your comments to this point in time... my question to you is as follows: if you truly believe in God, then why are you so selective with your love for all of God's children? From what I understand, God loves and forgives all, but it seems as if you are a little hesitant to recognize the plight of many of your brothers and sisters.
Does God recognize countries and imaginary lines created by men? Or does he see humanity as a whole and every individual as part of the whole?
God recognizes and loves all his creations, you and I included even if you are a non believer and I am faaaaar from perfect, as far as countries and borders go ? I couldn't tell you what he thinks about them but according to the Bible he is very aware of borders and countries.
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and about that "thinking for yourself" stuff..........Godfather. said:
this will be the only time I talk about my faith on here...Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
My editing skills are obviously slipping- I never noticed that small error on your part. Dammit.Godfather. said:
well my friend, that was as simple and as straight forward as I could get with your question, sorry I put 'be' rather than 'He' in my answer but you know my spelling issue is common knowledge around here. LOL !Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
Do I have to interpret his response to me by the formation of Cheerios in my cereal bowl? Or will I get a response that I don't have to contrive from my own imagination?Godfather. said:
of course be does but you should ask him yourself, seriously, ask him.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
I don't really know what this is suggesting.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
GF... does God love black people as much as he loves white people?
Seriously.
With all due respect... given your comments to this point in time... my question to you is as follows: if you truly believe in God, then why are you so selective with your love for all of God's children? From what I understand, God loves and forgives all, but it seems as if you are a little hesitant to recognize the plight of many of your brothers and sisters.
Does God recognize countries and imaginary lines created by men? Or does he see humanity as a whole and every individual as part of the whole?
God recognizes and loves all his creations, you and I included even if you are a non believer and I am faaaaar from perfect, as far as countries and borders go ? I couldn't tell you what he thinks about them but according to the Bible he is very aware of borders and countries.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
elaborate please.HughFreakingDillon said:
and about that "thinking for yourself" stuff..........Godfather. said:
this will be the only time I talk about my faith on here...Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
My editing skills are obviously slipping- I never noticed that small error on your part. Dammit.Godfather. said:
well my friend, that was as simple and as straight forward as I could get with your question, sorry I put 'be' rather than 'He' in my answer but you know my spelling issue is common knowledge around here. LOL !Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
Do I have to interpret his response to me by the formation of Cheerios in my cereal bowl? Or will I get a response that I don't have to contrive from my own imagination?Godfather. said:
of course be does but you should ask him yourself, seriously, ask him.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
I don't really know what this is suggesting.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
GF... does God love black people as much as he loves white people?
Seriously.
With all due respect... given your comments to this point in time... my question to you is as follows: if you truly believe in God, then why are you so selective with your love for all of God's children? From what I understand, God loves and forgives all, but it seems as if you are a little hesitant to recognize the plight of many of your brothers and sisters.
Does God recognize countries and imaginary lines created by men? Or does he see humanity as a whole and every individual as part of the whole?
God recognizes and loves all his creations, you and I included even if you are a non believer and I am faaaaar from perfect, as far as countries and borders go ? I couldn't tell you what he thinks about them but according to the Bible he is very aware of borders and countries.
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you blather on and on about liberals and their apparent lack of ability to think critically........and then proceed to talk about the bible........oh, the irony.Godfather. said:
elaborate please.HughFreakingDillon said:
and about that "thinking for yourself" stuff..........Godfather. said:
this will be the only time I talk about my faith on here...Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
My editing skills are obviously slipping- I never noticed that small error on your part. Dammit.Godfather. said:
well my friend, that was as simple and as straight forward as I could get with your question, sorry I put 'be' rather than 'He' in my answer but you know my spelling issue is common knowledge around here. LOL !Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
Do I have to interpret his response to me by the formation of Cheerios in my cereal bowl? Or will I get a response that I don't have to contrive from my own imagination?Godfather. said:
of course be does but you should ask him yourself, seriously, ask him.Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
I don't really know what this is suggesting.Godfather. said:
you folks can't stand the truth when it interrupts your " poor abused black man" way of thinking, I think you all need some seriousHughFreakingDillon said:"maybe whitey had ambition to take field blues out of the fields". good god.
help....lessons in life that teach you to stop being pitiful self absorbed self described victims and learn to move forward with your thinking and emotions that you pretend to have and believe are so sensitive, you're not doing anybody any favors with your public display of pity.
GF... does God love black people as much as he loves white people?
Seriously.
With all due respect... given your comments to this point in time... my question to you is as follows: if you truly believe in God, then why are you so selective with your love for all of God's children? From what I understand, God loves and forgives all, but it seems as if you are a little hesitant to recognize the plight of many of your brothers and sisters.
Does God recognize countries and imaginary lines created by men? Or does he see humanity as a whole and every individual as part of the whole?
God recognizes and loves all his creations, you and I included even if you are a non believer and I am faaaaar from perfect, as far as countries and borders go ? I couldn't tell you what he thinks about them but according to the Bible he is very aware of borders and countries.
I am an atheist BECAUSE I learned to think for myself. FACT. believe what you will, but don't talk to others about not thinking for themselves when you blindly follow the teachings of the church.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
The Walking Dead tshirt controversy is one case of PC gone too far. So society can't say "Eeny Meeny Miny Moe Catch a Tiger by the Toe" apparently.
Glad the stars of the show are slamming the people who were offended0
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