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Why did you mention that you were white? What does that matter?
Again - great forum for discussion here. Great to read everyone's take...
Because the majority of whites dismiss reality as a rant from black people. I wanted to emphasize that you don't have to be black to recognize the racism that exists.
No they don't.
Uhm...dude. A black guy just “ranted” according to you. I’m glad you corrected Herschel.
A implies B does not mean B implies A. I didn't say he "ranted".
Even tough we have had to distance, the Mod Cave in still in full force and reviewing all threads and post. Please keep this in mind going forward......
I asked because of the way you said it. It felt as if proclaiming you were white gave your post more authority. Not a good look right now.
I trust in good faith that an inherently political thread will not be censored for merely disagreeing with the premise.
I trust in good faith that an inherently political thread will not have to be censored........leave it at that.
Not more authority just emphasizing more impartiality. I think it's exactly what's needed atm.
I do feel like I strongly disagree.
Anytime you say "a majority of (insert ethnic group here) does this, therefore I can predict how most members of that ethnic group will act" I feel like you are making a very racist assumption.
Not that you meant to at all, but that's just the thing we are trying to get away from, right?
I really don't want to be the PC police, so if I am reading the room wrong, I apologize.
The honest truth is we all generalize our own races when we give our OPINION. I love when other white people say “Dear white people You should.....” and go on and post something I am diametrically opposed to assuming I’m “supposed” to believe this way even when my opposite belief passes moral muster. Every race is like this. Race doesn’t have a “belief”.
There isnt a way white people are “supposed” to believe and their isn’t a way a black person is “supposed” to believe. In another thread a well know poster decided to throw a “gotcha” comeback to a statement about generalizing police by telling me I should “spend more time with people of color”....yea....my exact statement was both stated and echoed by good friends that didn’t agree with him. Like people of color wouldn’t think like I do. It’s frustrating to have such an absolute mindset and apply it to others.
I think these kind of threads are good.
We are all fans of UGA football. A team that is predominantly black and the best "legends" from the school the same.
I think to many people are putting the thought there is a right side and wrong side. That really isnt the case. Theres only one side and thats there is a overwhelming amount of police brutality in America. Black Americans face it at a much higher clip than any other race along with higher and harsher incarceration rates.
I think that people in the age 28+ are different. There have been many of these instances and people just let it go in that group. These younger kids feel/know its wrong and are sick of it. Having to "train" my daughter on interactions with someone who should protect her isnt something that is normal.
I also believe theres 3 different things going on... Theres protesting which being honest hasnt been a cause for change honestly. Theres rioting from anger which is the thing that's getting results (remember 110 cities rioted after MLKs assassination and after 8 days change came, took 50 states and 9 days to arrest the officer/s in 2020), and finally there is looting which is wrong period.
This forum could be enlightening to alot of people and would be great if one person can just see, "Hey maybe there is a need for change."
I strongly disagree that rioting over protesting is good.
I strongly agree sentencing reform needs to happen NOW to stop this unfairness.