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Nucky 06-26-2020 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Northwoods (Post 1792698)
I've seen both black and white protesters peacefully marching to affect change in the BLM movement.
I've seen both back and white rioters loot businesses and throw bottles at police.

Your question was "Why... would you take greater outrage if you were a victim of a crime by someone in a protest group if they didn't have the same skin color as yourself?"
The only person who is making this about color... is you.

Hey Northwoods, YOU NAILED IT! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

ColdNoMore 06-26-2020 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kathy1516 (Post 1792679)
No, the difference in us is that I see movements such as this a danger to the structure of America. Our forefathers had the foresight to establish guidelines to prevent this from happening.


Say what?

What exactly are the "guidelines" that the "FF's had the foresight to prevent from happening?"

Surely, you don't mean the...FIRST AMENDMENT to the Bill Of Rights?
:1rotfl:




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Originally Posted by kathy1516 (Post 1792679)
Unfortunately, this structure is being destroyed by well funded subversive groups that are trying to destroy American history and replace it with their reconstruction of America.


1. Who is supposedly doing the "well-funding?"

2. Which "subversive groups"...are they funding?

3. Do you have even a scintilla of actual proof (fringe/lunatic conspiracy sites don't count ;))...to either 1 or 2?

4. You really believe, that statues & monuments erected of traitors to this nation, solely to intimidate blacks during the Jim Crow era (long after the end of the Civil War)...is the only thing that constitutes "history?"

http://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/98d32...seheritage.png


5. Are you familiar with those other things, besides statues/monuments to traitors and losers, called...history books? :D

I'm always interested in learning new things, so am very anxious...in seeing your specific answers. :popcorn:

ColdNoMore 06-26-2020 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Northwoods (Post 1792698)
I've seen both black and white protesters peacefully marching to affect change in the BLM movement.
I've seen both back and white rioters loot businesses and throw bottles at police.

Your question was "Why... would you take greater outrage if you were a victim of a crime by someone in a protest group if they didn't have the same skin color as yourself?"

The only person who is making this about color... is you.

Not only is that false (take a peek at recent threads, meant to denigrate black people), but you also don't have the luxury of seeing the previous posts...that have been deleted.

I'm actually encouraged that you recognize that Black Lives Matter is constituted of both white and black protestors...as not everyone seems to understand that.

I'll be interested to see if you help correct the next person who denigrates just the black folks...in the BLM movement.
:thumbup:

ColdNoMore 06-26-2020 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1792713)
Hey Northwoods, YOU NAILED IT! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:


Hi Nucky...how ya doing? :cool:


Great to see you posting out here.
:thumbup:

Northwoods 06-26-2020 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1792724)
Not only is that false (take a peek at recent threads, meant to denigrate black people), but you also don't have the luxury of seeing the previous posts...that have been deleted.

I'm actually encouraged that you recognize that Black Lives Matter is constituted of both white and black protestors...as not everyone seems to understand that.

I'll be interested to see if you help correct the next person who denigrates just the black folks...in the BLM movement.
:thumbup:

OK. Let me revise my comment. When you say "Why... would you take greater outrage if you were a victim of a crime by someone in a protest group if they didn't have the same skin color as yourself?" I feel that you are making it about race.

Again... I truly believe there are many black and white (and asian. etc) people who feel very strongly that black people are not treated fairly. They are peacefully protesting.

I don't think the solution is easy by any means. Or something that can be solved "overnight."

But we're not moving toward finding solutions if we continue to goad people who post opinions that are in opposition to yours.

ColdNoMore 06-26-2020 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Northwoods (Post 1792730)
OK. Let me revise my comment. When you say "Why... would you take greater outrage if you were a victim of a crime by someone in a protest group if they didn't have the same skin color as yourself?" I feel that you are making it about race.

Again... I truly believe there are many black and white (and asian. etc) people who feel very strongly that black people are not treated fairly. They are peacefully protesting.

I don't think the solution is easy by any means. Or something that can be solved "overnight."

:agree:



Quote:

Originally Posted by Northwoods (Post 1792730)
But we're not moving toward finding solutions if we continue to goad people who post opinions that are in opposition to yours.

Your comment would carry more weight and have more credibility, if you could point to even a single instance/post where you said the same thing...to those who constantly attack me. :shrug:

Isn't that the epitome...of fairness?
:ho:

manaboutown 06-26-2020 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kathy1516 (Post 1792019)
Oh Black Lives Matter were there too?
Mmmm seems like I remember the Weather Underground being one of those special social justice seekers that you so eagerly defend.

Burn, Loot, Murder. BLM is a domestic terrorist group.

kathy1516 06-27-2020 12:47 PM

Just so you know, I answered all your questions. However, my post did not appear. Possibly you deleted it?

kathy1516 06-27-2020 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1792721)

Say what?

What exactly are the "guidelines" that the "FF's had the foresight to prevent from happening?"

Surely, you don't mean the...FIRST AMENDMENT to the Bill Of Rights?
:1rotfl:






1. Who is supposedly doing the "well-funding?"

2. Which "subversive groups"...are they funding?

3. Do you have even a scintilla of actual proof (fringe/lunatic conspiracy sites don't count ;))...to either 1 or 2?

4. You really believe, that statues & monuments erected of traitors to this nation, solely to intimidate blacks during the Jim Crow era (long after the end of the Civil War)...is the only thing that constitutes "history?"

http://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/98d32...seheritage.png


5. Are you familiar with those other things, besides statues/monuments to traitors and losers, called...history books? :D

I'm always interested in learning new things, so am very anxious...in seeing your specific answers. :popcorn:

Just so you know, I answered all your questions. However, my post did not appear. Possibly you deleted it?

OrangeBlossomBaby 06-27-2020 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kathy1516 (Post 1793180)
Just so you know, I answered all your questions. However, my post did not appear. Possibly you deleted it?

ColdNoMore can't delete posts. He's not a moderator. You can remove the text from your own posts, and the moderators can delete posts. That's it.

ColdNoMore 06-27-2020 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kathy1516 (Post 1793180)
Just so you know, I answered all your questions. However, my post did not appear. Possibly you deleted it?

:1rotfl:

You mean you didn't know, that members can delete other members posts...anytime they choose? :D

I thought everyone knew that?
:oops:

kathy1516 06-27-2020 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1793187)
ColdNoMore can't delete posts. He's not a moderator. You can remove the text from your own posts, and the moderators can delete posts. That's it.

You see the small red triangle in right upper corner? One can notify moderators to delete the post. My post is my opinion on what is happening in this country and why. If it offended someone, I’m sorry. It wasn’t meant to inflame anyone.

Moderator 06-27-2020 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kathy1516 (Post 1793180)
Just so you know, I answered all your questions. However, my post did not appear. Possibly you deleted it?

Your answer is in Your Notifications at the top under your user name.

Moderator

Bay Kid 06-28-2020 07:07 AM

Lots protest because they are paid. Others protest because they have nothing else to do, the government pays too well. Others just don't like anything. Do these people ever work?

Luisa 06-28-2020 09:22 PM

I can’t tell you how many people I’ve heard say they don’t watch the news anymore. You would think the media would get the message we are disgusted with their one sided, hateful, and racist reporting.

OrangeBlossomBaby 06-28-2020 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Luisa (Post 1794134)
I can’t tell you how many people I’ve heard say they don’t watch the news anymore. You would think the media would get the message we are disgusted with their one sided, hateful, and racist reporting.

I watch news - not op-eds, not news SHOWS - but actual newscasts, live reporting, investigative journalism reports.

I watch it because I want to know what's going on in the world. I don't want to hear it from some guy who posted on the internet what he heard about from his sister who got an e-mail from a blog she subscribes to that describes an event that was published by Weekly World News 3 years ago.

I watch it, and then I check references. If a newscast says "This legislator just passed that bill" I will know that there's a bill of interest to me, and I can search online for the actual government website that has the bill itself published, and I can read that bill and see exactly what's in it.

I can't do that, if I don't know that there's a bill of interest in the first place.

I can't look outside my window and decide that it's going to thunderstorm in 5 hours, based on what I see. I need to check the weather - which is news.

I can't know that I should probably check my schedule tomorrow and see if I'm even supposed to be at work at all, if I don't know that the governor has ordered all supermarkets to close. And I won't know that this is TRUE - unless I first see it on an actual news report, which will prompt me to check the governor's website for the official announcement. Or if I'm lucky I'll be able to catch that announcement live - on the news.

I check the news to be informed about current events. You don't have to, but then you'll be uninformed, and won't really have anything to contribute to any conversation about current events.


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