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No, you're missing the point completely. You can't address something by pretending it is inconsequential or worse doesn't really exist (ie. gaslighting). This

by ta8645 5y ago

No, you're missing the point completely. You can't address something by pretending it is inconsequential or worse doesn't really exist (ie. gaslighting). This narrative that far-left extremist views are only right-wing paranoia is dishonest and short-circuits any bipartisan debate about how to proceed. The person above even defending this particular example saying it was colorful rhetoric and not serious. Would he have done that if it had been said about Jews or Blacks? Until we can have honest discussion with integrity instead of partisanship, nothing will ever get done. My belief is that we should take the extremists on our side of the debate to task. The left should do everything they can to diffuse the far-left... call out unreasonable positions of the left. And the right should do the same against the far-right. It would go a long way to making the center more inhabitable and productive.

jessaustin 5y ago
The lecturer only said that white Americans are racist. That is certainly true. (I.e., we certainly are racist.) What analogous description would you like to suggest "about Jews or Blacks"? You will successfully continue the racism that blacks face in USA as long as you can convince idiots that it's "extreme" to acknowledge racism. Unfortunately for you, that type of idiot is growing more rare over time.
- ta8645 5y ago
  No, she also said they were demons. A notion which you excused. You read her mind and "knew" that she wasn't being serious. You gave her the most charitable interpretation. Would you do the same for some crazy right winger, or would you call him a Nazi? But anyway, it's clear you're a full on proponent of CRT and fully engulfed in its deluded precepts. Yet above you were lying and trying to pretend it wasn't a mainstream or prevalent belief system. You are a dishonest person. And maybe that is because deep down you know you are spewing hateful and destructive ideas.
  - jessaustin 5y ago
    Wow, dude. Lots of projection here. I've never called anyone a "Nazi". CRT critiques the racism of the mainstream, so it's definitely not mainstream itself. That may be why some people are so afraid of it, because they desperately love the mainstream status quo in which their fear and hatred for BIPoCs is reflected in powerful institutions. I'm not a "proponent" of CRT; it's just obviously correct to anyone whose view isn't obstructed by his colon. Seeing a CRT person behind every tree is like last year when thousands of mom-and-pop convenience stores were supposedly burnt down by white antifas, of whom there are probably about 200 nationwide.

by ta8645 5y ago

jessaustin 5y ago

The lecturer only said that white Americans are racist. That is certainly true. (I.e., we certainly are racist.) What analogous description would you like to suggest "about Jews or Blacks"? You will successfully continue the racism that blacks face in USA as long as you can convince idiots that it's "extreme" to acknowledge racism. Unfortunately for you, that type of idiot is growing more rare over time.

ta8645 5y ago
No, she also said they were demons. A notion which you excused. You read her mind and "knew" that she wasn't being serious. You gave her the most charitable interpretation. Would you do the same for some crazy right winger, or would you call him a Nazi? But anyway, it's clear you're a full on proponent of CRT and fully engulfed in its deluded precepts. Yet above you were lying and trying to pretend it wasn't a mainstream or prevalent belief system. You are a dishonest person. And maybe that is because deep down you know you are spewing hateful and destructive ideas.
- jessaustin 5y ago
  Wow, dude. Lots of projection here. I've never called anyone a "Nazi". CRT critiques the racism of the mainstream, so it's definitely not mainstream itself. That may be why some people are so afraid of it, because they desperately love the mainstream status quo in which their fear and hatred for BIPoCs is reflected in powerful institutions. I'm not a "proponent" of CRT; it's just obviously correct to anyone whose view isn't obstructed by his colon. Seeing a CRT person behind every tree is like last year when thousands of mom-and-pop convenience stores were supposedly burnt down by white antifas, of whom there are probably about 200 nationwide.