BLM a terrorist organization??

Go Beavers said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJPOWER said:

This about sums things up.
http://m.liveleak.com/view?i=51f_1474633969

There's much truth in this piece that some on here simply will not accept.

There's definitely a societal problem, but these riots are merely excuses to act like f**king idiots- thugs is the more appropriate term, but I didn't want to use it lest some MT members spit their chai latte all over their trimmed beard and fashionable clothing which they have managed to buy with their privileged spot in society.

I didn't click it, but what's the truth people won't accept?

And also you hit two prejudices in one paragragh: one with the thug usage, and one about a person who might see that as a prejudicial remark. Not bad.

The truth that some of you won't accept is that these guys aren't protesters. They aren't looking to right societal wrongs. They are thugs, who happen to be black. They aren't thugs because they're black. There's a difference that you are unwilling or unable to understand. They are thugs because of their actions. Perhaps you should watch. It's short. What they are doing is reinforcing racist beliefs that some have, alienating others who might once have been sympathetic, and making it harder to repair relations going forward for those actually working toward change..

Not sure if I called the WTO "protesters" thugs on the boards or not, but I did in conversations. Those fucking black hoodied anarchist idiots from Eugene that come up here to break shit and cause trouble are absolutely thugs.

jeffbr said:

Not sure if I called the WTO "protesters" thugs on the boards or not, but I did in conversations. Those fucking black hoodied anarchist idiots from Eugene that come up here to break shit and cause trouble are absolutely thugs.

I lived in Eugene at the time. That was an interesting period of a lot of activity. Rarely, if ever, do I recall the term thug being used. And there was a lot of protesting going on at a local level, too. Like you said, anarchist was common.

Yeah that is not some truth that the non-existent AMT hipsters won't accept. Quite the opposite, people who see degrees of validity in the BLM position are eager to accept that it isn't people seeking social justice that are out there acting foolish, it is simply rabble-rousing losers who adopt or align with the grievances posed.

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJPOWER said:

This about sums things up.
http://m.liveleak.com/view?i=51f_1474633969

There's much truth in this piece that some on here simply will not accept.

There's definitely a societal problem, but these riots are merely excuses to act like f**king idiots- thugs is the more appropriate term, but I didn't want to use it lest some MT members spit their chai latte all over their trimmed beard and fashionable clothing which they have managed to buy with their privileged spot in society.

Thanks for making my Chai latte shoot out my nose!

Go Beavers said:

Stickman12 said:

Go Beavers said:

Stickman12 said:

Go Beavers said:

I can totally accept that there's guys there just to raise hell. Just like the "thugs" during the WTO protests. You did call those white guys thugs back then, didn't you?

Thugs are thugs regardless of color

Now start paying attention to when it's used.

Are you implying that the word "thugs" are used more with blacks because they exhibit thug behavior more than another race??

Nice try. It's a word with negative connotations that's almost used exclusively for blacks and way way less frequently for whites who do the same thing. The new N word.

You're wasting your time. Seriously, I've been bringing this up for a few years now. It really gets the new PC police upset. It's only a few here who use it in a racist way anyways, we know who they are. If others want to throw their lot in with them, let them.

Stickman12 said:

Go Beavers said:

Stickman12 said:

Go Beavers said:

Stickman12 said:

Go Beavers said:

I can totally accept that there's guys there just to raise hell. Just like the "thugs" during the WTO protests. You did call those white guys thugs back then, didn't you?

Thugs are thugs regardless of color

Now start paying attention to when it's used.

Are you implying that the word "thugs" are used more with blacks because they exhibit thug behavior more than another race??

Nice try. It's a word with negative connotations that's almost used exclusively for blacks and way way less frequently for whites who do the same thing. The new N word.

It's your opinion and I respect that but when you have rappers glorifying the thug life and using the word thug in several songs, hard to see how it's anyone else's blame. I see it used more by blacks than any other race.

Stickman12 said:

Go Beavers said:

Stickman12 said:

Go Beavers said:

Stickman12 said:

Go Beavers said:

I can totally accept that there's guys there just to raise hell. Just like the "thugs" during the WTO protests. You did call those white guys thugs back then, didn't you?

Thugs are thugs regardless of color

Now start paying attention to when it's used.

Are you implying that the word "thugs" are used more with blacks because they exhibit thug behavior more than another race??

Nice try. It's a word with negative connotations that's almost used exclusively for blacks and way way less frequently for whites who do the same thing. The new N word.

It's your opinion and I respect that but when you have rappers glorifying the thug life and using the word thug in several songs, hard to see how it's anyone else's blame. I see it used more by blacks than any other race.

The same could be said for the old N word.

I personally prefer to call people that act in the manner of the violent BLM rioters "asshats" or "stupid fucks", but that's just a personal preference and those terms are racially universal.

PJPOWER said:

I personally prefer to call people that act in the manner of the violent BLM rioters "asshats" or "stupid fucks", but that's just a personal preference and those terms are racially universal.

Exactly! Either describe the behavior or use labels that apply to all. Assh**es!