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cincybearcat said:Brian - I appreciate your willingness to speak your mind. It opens discussion. That is a good thing. I personally think it was a good discussion to have. Because it is often brought up. And people do use the past life of these victims as a reason that it's ok they died (not that you were). My initial knee jerk reaction to these events is similar. I've tried to step back and listen more. The BLM org doesn't get to pick their martyrs, their symbols, etc. Generally it's white people of power that do so through their interactions with the victims.Good points Cincy.Basically, what I was trying to say is that once the dust settles, I think it's more important to recognize those who made progress.
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I agree.brianlux said:cincybearcat said:Brian - I appreciate your willingness to speak your mind. It opens discussion. That is a good thing. I personally think it was a good discussion to have. Because it is often brought up. And people do use the past life of these victims as a reason that it's ok they died (not that you were). My initial knee jerk reaction to these events is similar. I've tried to step back and listen more. The BLM org doesn't get to pick their martyrs, their symbols, etc. Generally it's white people of power that do so through their interactions with the victims.Good points Cincy.Basically, what I was trying to say is that once the dust settles, I think it's more important to recognize those who made progress.hippiemom = goodness0 -
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*But we have to let them have a space for their views or else we aren’t an open and free society.* SarcasmHalifax2TheMax said:Anyone feel like a boycott? Or would that be too much cancel culture?Scio me nihil scire
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I’m down to cancel any idiot that says and does some dumb shitHalifax2TheMax said:Anyone feel like a boycott? Or would that be too much cancel culture?Scio me nihil scire
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Federal officers have largely withdrawn from Portland and violence is basically absent from recent nights of protest. Governor Brown tweeted “Last night, the world was watching Portland,“ Brown said in a tweet Friday. “Here’s what they saw: Federal troops left downtown. Local officials protected free speech. And Oregonians spoke out for Black Lives Matter, racial justice, and police accountability.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/01/portland-1000-peacefully-protest-amid-withdrawal-of-federal-agents
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Instigating white supremacists got this reaction? Weird. Hope he gets a lot of likes for that. What exactly does this prove? That humans are racist? Or only white people are? If I go into my local ghetto with a “back the blue sign” and got called racist names and got a gun pulled on me would I be considered courageous? Or a fucking idiot? Racism exists everywhere in the world , on all sides. Is this “shining a light” on racism? Or exploiting it to go viral?Halifax2TheMax said:0 -
All part of the plan.oftenreading said:Federal officers have largely withdrawn from Portland and violence is basically absent from recent nights of protest. Governor Brown tweeted “Last night, the world was watching Portland,“ Brown said in a tweet Friday. “Here’s what they saw: Federal troops left downtown. Local officials protected free speech. And Oregonians spoke out for Black Lives Matter, racial justice, and police accountability.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/01/portland-1000-peacefully-protest-amid-withdrawal-of-federal-agents
Instigating by holding a sign? Just how snowy of flakes are we talking about here?nicknyr15 said:
Instigating white supremacists got this reaction? Weird. Hope he gets a lot of likes for that. What exactly does this prove? That humans are racist? Or only white people are? If I go into my local ghetto with a “back the blue sign” and got called racist names and got a gun pulled on me would I be considered courageous? Or a fucking idiot? Racism exists everywhere in the world , on all sides. Is this “shining a light” on racism? Or exploiting it to go viral?Halifax2TheMax said:
”local ghetto”? Super fucking classy way to open your deflection.BLM is getting unwitting endorsements from Repubes today over Meyers Leonard standing for the anthem. The tunnel vision is stunning.Post edited by DewieCox on0 -
Deflecting by making a comparison? Answer me this. What was the point of holding a black lives matter sign in KKK county? Reactions? Likes? Viral? I’m just trying to understand what we learned from this. Did he think they would say “hey you know what, you’re right”. These videos just come off as disingenuous and a way to bring attention to themselves rather than the actual cause. It’s my opinion.DewieCox said:
All part of the plan.oftenreading said:Federal officers have largely withdrawn from Portland and violence is basically absent from recent nights of protest. Governor Brown tweeted “Last night, the world was watching Portland,“ Brown said in a tweet Friday. “Here’s what they saw: Federal troops left downtown. Local officials protected free speech. And Oregonians spoke out for Black Lives Matter, racial justice, and police accountability.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/01/portland-1000-peacefully-protest-amid-withdrawal-of-federal-agents
Instigating by holding a sign? Just how snowy of flakes are we talking about here?nicknyr15 said:
Instigating white supremacists got this reaction? Weird. Hope he gets a lot of likes for that. What exactly does this prove? That humans are racist? Or only white people are? If I go into my local ghetto with a “back the blue sign” and got called racist names and got a gun pulled on me would I be considered courageous? Or a fucking idiot? Racism exists everywhere in the world , on all sides. Is this “shining a light” on racism? Or exploiting it to go viral?Halifax2TheMax said:
”local ghetto”? Super fucking classy way to open your deflection.0 -
In other words just don’t go it just let it be nah I give the man a ton of credit..nicknyr15 said:
Deflecting by making a comparison? Answer me this. What was the point of holding a black lives matter sign in KKK county? Reactions? Likes? Viral? I’m just trying to understand what we learned from this. Did he think they would say “hey you know what, you’re right”. These videos just come off as disingenuous and a way to bring attention to themselves rather than the actual cause. It’s my opinion.DewieCox said:
All part of the plan.oftenreading said:Federal officers have largely withdrawn from Portland and violence is basically absent from recent nights of protest. Governor Brown tweeted “Last night, the world was watching Portland,“ Brown said in a tweet Friday. “Here’s what they saw: Federal troops left downtown. Local officials protected free speech. And Oregonians spoke out for Black Lives Matter, racial justice, and police accountability.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/01/portland-1000-peacefully-protest-amid-withdrawal-of-federal-agents
Instigating by holding a sign? Just how snowy of flakes are we talking about here?nicknyr15 said:
Instigating white supremacists got this reaction? Weird. Hope he gets a lot of likes for that. What exactly does this prove? That humans are racist? Or only white people are? If I go into my local ghetto with a “back the blue sign” and got called racist names and got a gun pulled on me would I be considered courageous? Or a fucking idiot? Racism exists everywhere in the world , on all sides. Is this “shining a light” on racism? Or exploiting it to go viral?Halifax2TheMax said:
”local ghetto”? Super fucking classy way to open your deflection.
Maybe it made him feel like he’s doing his part.
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Maybe Jose. But with so much focus on likes and going viral, I just don’t buy it. Walking into an area like that, imo, you’re not trying to make a change, you’re looking for a reaction.josevolution said:
In other words just don’t go it just let it be nah I give the man a ton of credit..nicknyr15 said:
Deflecting by making a comparison? Answer me this. What was the point of holding a black lives matter sign in KKK county? Reactions? Likes? Viral? I’m just trying to understand what we learned from this. Did he think they would say “hey you know what, you’re right”. These videos just come off as disingenuous and a way to bring attention to themselves rather than the actual cause. It’s my opinion.DewieCox said:
All part of the plan.oftenreading said:Federal officers have largely withdrawn from Portland and violence is basically absent from recent nights of protest. Governor Brown tweeted “Last night, the world was watching Portland,“ Brown said in a tweet Friday. “Here’s what they saw: Federal troops left downtown. Local officials protected free speech. And Oregonians spoke out for Black Lives Matter, racial justice, and police accountability.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/01/portland-1000-peacefully-protest-amid-withdrawal-of-federal-agents
Instigating by holding a sign? Just how snowy of flakes are we talking about here?nicknyr15 said:
Instigating white supremacists got this reaction? Weird. Hope he gets a lot of likes for that. What exactly does this prove? That humans are racist? Or only white people are? If I go into my local ghetto with a “back the blue sign” and got called racist names and got a gun pulled on me would I be considered courageous? Or a fucking idiot? Racism exists everywhere in the world , on all sides. Is this “shining a light” on racism? Or exploiting it to go viral?Halifax2TheMax said:
”local ghetto”? Super fucking classy way to open your deflection.
Maybe it made him feel like he’s doing his part.0 -
It can be both. Odd that you’d be more upset with his method than the shit that was yelled.0
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And yet you’re more disgusted that he was holding a sign.0
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Ok. Sorry if I offended you with my view. It’s odd that that’s all you’re focused on. You haven’t commented on anything I actually said. I’m not disgusted that he was holding a sign. We’ll never know his true motivation, but my feeling is it’s more to bring attention to his fucking Social Media then making a change. It’s real classy that I bring up this point and you are pretty much trying to say I’m racist, what they’re yelling doesn’t bother me and I’m disgusted by him holding a BLM sign.DewieCox said:And yet you’re more disgusted that he was holding a sign.
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But that’s the whole point of Protesting is to get a reaction to injustices it has to be done, the man has guts I commend him..nicknyr15 said:
Maybe Jose. But with so much focus on likes and going viral, I just don’t buy it. Walking into an area like that, imo, you’re not trying to make a change, you’re looking for a reaction.josevolution said:
In other words just don’t go it just let it be nah I give the man a ton of credit..nicknyr15 said:
Deflecting by making a comparison? Answer me this. What was the point of holding a black lives matter sign in KKK county? Reactions? Likes? Viral? I’m just trying to understand what we learned from this. Did he think they would say “hey you know what, you’re right”. These videos just come off as disingenuous and a way to bring attention to themselves rather than the actual cause. It’s my opinion.DewieCox said:
All part of the plan.oftenreading said:Federal officers have largely withdrawn from Portland and violence is basically absent from recent nights of protest. Governor Brown tweeted “Last night, the world was watching Portland,“ Brown said in a tweet Friday. “Here’s what they saw: Federal troops left downtown. Local officials protected free speech. And Oregonians spoke out for Black Lives Matter, racial justice, and police accountability.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/01/portland-1000-peacefully-protest-amid-withdrawal-of-federal-agents
Instigating by holding a sign? Just how snowy of flakes are we talking about here?nicknyr15 said:
Instigating white supremacists got this reaction? Weird. Hope he gets a lot of likes for that. What exactly does this prove? That humans are racist? Or only white people are? If I go into my local ghetto with a “back the blue sign” and got called racist names and got a gun pulled on me would I be considered courageous? Or a fucking idiot? Racism exists everywhere in the world , on all sides. Is this “shining a light” on racism? Or exploiting it to go viral?Halifax2TheMax said:
”local ghetto”? Super fucking classy way to open your deflection.
Maybe it made him feel like he’s doing his part.jesus greets me looks just like me ....0 -
And I respect your opinion 100%.josevolution said:
But that’s the whole point of Protesting is to get a reaction to injustices it has to be done, the man has guts I commend him..nicknyr15 said:
Maybe Jose. But with so much focus on likes and going viral, I just don’t buy it. Walking into an area like that, imo, you’re not trying to make a change, you’re looking for a reaction.josevolution said:
In other words just don’t go it just let it be nah I give the man a ton of credit..nicknyr15 said:
Deflecting by making a comparison? Answer me this. What was the point of holding a black lives matter sign in KKK county? Reactions? Likes? Viral? I’m just trying to understand what we learned from this. Did he think they would say “hey you know what, you’re right”. These videos just come off as disingenuous and a way to bring attention to themselves rather than the actual cause. It’s my opinion.DewieCox said:
All part of the plan.oftenreading said:Federal officers have largely withdrawn from Portland and violence is basically absent from recent nights of protest. Governor Brown tweeted “Last night, the world was watching Portland,“ Brown said in a tweet Friday. “Here’s what they saw: Federal troops left downtown. Local officials protected free speech. And Oregonians spoke out for Black Lives Matter, racial justice, and police accountability.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/01/portland-1000-peacefully-protest-amid-withdrawal-of-federal-agents
Instigating by holding a sign? Just how snowy of flakes are we talking about here?nicknyr15 said:
Instigating white supremacists got this reaction? Weird. Hope he gets a lot of likes for that. What exactly does this prove? That humans are racist? Or only white people are? If I go into my local ghetto with a “back the blue sign” and got called racist names and got a gun pulled on me would I be considered courageous? Or a fucking idiot? Racism exists everywhere in the world , on all sides. Is this “shining a light” on racism? Or exploiting it to go viral?Halifax2TheMax said:
”local ghetto”? Super fucking classy way to open your deflection.
Maybe it made him feel like he’s doing his part.0 -
I think it shines a light on har far we still need to go as a society. It shines a light on what black people have to overcome still in 2020.nicknyr15 said:
Instigating white supremacists got this reaction? Weird. Hope he gets a lot of likes for that. What exactly does this prove? That humans are racist? Or only white people are? If I go into my local ghetto with a “back the blue sign” and got called racist names and got a gun pulled on me would I be considered courageous? Or a fucking idiot? Racism exists everywhere in the world , on all sides. Is this “shining a light” on racism? Or exploiting it to go viral?Halifax2TheMax said:0 -
It is extremely important to shine that light on racism and racists.bootlegger10 said:
I think it shines a light on har far we still need to go as a society. It shines a light on what black people have to overcome still in 2020.nicknyr15 said:
Instigating white supremacists got this reaction? Weird. Hope he gets a lot of likes for that. What exactly does this prove? That humans are racist? Or only white people are? If I go into my local ghetto with a “back the blue sign” and got called racist names and got a gun pulled on me would I be considered courageous? Or a fucking idiot? Racism exists everywhere in the world , on all sides. Is this “shining a light” on racism? Or exploiting it to go viral?Halifax2TheMax said:
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