Bingo!

And you're exactly on point about the dismissive, and therefore hollow nature of his writings.

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It amazes me how the definition and MANY have publicly gone so far off the rails. Two years ago, the board was filled with cries of how Hillary was going to explode the deficit and debt with the entitlement programs she was going to attempt to enact, yet here we are and {crickets}.

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Crickets!?

Yeah, nobody is saying anything about Trump here.

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No shit. Kirkwood is menstruating all over the politics section.

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Certainly not those anti-Hillary/Dems will spend the country to hell types on those formerly bedrock conservative issues.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

The issue with the culture that I described in the OP is on full display here. If you are black and reject victimhood, or even hold some conservative ideals, then you're just beholden to white benefactors.

Hard to disagree.

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If they speak only for themselves, that's bullshit. If they're saying, Im not a victim and no other (insert whatever group) person is either, that's not really their place.

And that's when I stopped reading.

Pretty easy if you try.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Yep. Can't have an opinion on things unless you're the right color.

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Stop crying about this so much. You certainly can hold whatever opinion you like. It amazes me how much people on both sides love to play the victim. Shut the fuck up already.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Thats what rpb just said, you dumb fuck.

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I'm not attacking the messenger. I'm attacking the message, and that's a dumb fuck message.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

No it isn't.

He said if black conservatives are speaking for themselves saying "I'm not a victim", it's bullshit to tag them as being beholden.

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I just think people should speak for themselves and their own situation.

I've been guilty of the opposite in the past though, so a little hypocritical on my part.

Don't feel bad.

leash has had trouble lately. An SNL skit was too sophisticated for him.

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He just admitted that's what he said. I accept your apology.

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Not at all.

Ill make it even clearer.

Black conservative: im not a victim = A-Ok

Black conservative: Im not a victim and no black person is = not really their place

Extend that to every group. I dont speak for all great looking white men, FF doesn't speak for all Packers fans, Reader doesnt speak for all black people, etc

Ok but its alright for the other side to say "I'm victim and so are all of you!"?

Another generalized i.e. stereotypical way to look at it. They will never cease for some. You can hold both groups accountable. How about that? The problem arises from the ignorance involved to be honest.

Let me provide an example. Last week there were two posters i.e. "lying sacks of shit" who suggested that I was promoting racism against whites and as an example they quoted something in which I stated "Bridgeport was a haven for white racism". The Bridge where the Dan Ryan Expressway was literally created so that blacks living in what was known as the black belt could be divided from whites living in Bridgeport. How is it racist to point that out?

It is frankly difficult to have honest conversations if your premise is "black people are trash". That is a stereotypical, prejudiced, and racist way to view blacks.

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First I thought it was a problem with reading comprehension, now Im starting to think it might be that you just cant read at all?


Anyone can have any opinion they want. This is America. Unlike those who say Love it or Leave it depending on a person's words.

But one individual doesnt get to speak for an entire group of people's personal experience. They can opine, but it really carries very little weight.

I won't require an apology.

I'm a better person.

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No, definitely not. And I'd even go as far as to say that's worse than the reverse.

You're misrepresenting their arguments. Do you think Larry Elder has ever said that no black has ever been a victim? Of course he hasn't. He has said that blacks in today's society are not victims solely because of their skin color. Whether you agree or not, he has a right to say that.

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Borders are not racist.

k

glad to read that you feel that way.

HEY!

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He has a right to say whatever he wants. He can say that he's 40 feet tall, doesn't mean it carries any weight or is legitimate in any way.

There are definitely some blacks that are victims because of their skin color. And....surprise! there are also whites who are victims because of their skin color. And there are women who are victims because of their gender.

That doesnt mean ALL blacks, whites, or women. That's the whole point, you cant group these things together as one.


If he's saying on average, instances of black people being victims of their skin color is way down compared to the past, that I would agree with.