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Poor oppressed white people. Victims of racism. Fortunately, some white people have the courage to speak up. In a discussion about a mass murder of black people

Poor oppressed white people. Victims of racism. Fortunately, some white people have the courage to speak up. In a discussion about a mass murder of black people. Can I recommend you a video? Please give it a chance. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cXZ6BZzQeCQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cXZ6BZzQeCQ

car_analogy 4y ago
> In a discussion about a mass murder of black people. Of course, when the victims are white, it's not a mass murder of white people - it's just a mass murder of people.
- s1artibartfast 4y ago
  Yes it is asymmetric and stupid. What about it? If this is presented as evidence that reporting and public commentary has bias and inconsistencies, I think that is already known.
s1artibartfast 4y ago
I'm not sure if your sarcasm is directed at me or someone else. I do think it is unproductive to turn the conversation into a competition, or dismiss someone else's suffering. I think we can all agree it is both sad and disgusting when white or black people die in racially motivated violence.
- qsdf38100 4y ago
  Yes, sorry. Nowadays I'm more and more concerned about the sincerity of people seemingly genuinely asking "questions". You know... Supremacists aren't always open with their views, and I know for a fact that the non-open ones tend to ask toxic questions and say things that implicitly push such extreme political views. I hope you're not one of them.
  - s1artibartfast 4y ago
    I wasn't asking any questions, I was providing answers. I don't particularly believe in "toxic" questions, but don't like beating around the bush either. I find the best way to deal with either is to cut through the crap and give an honest answer, as I tried to do here. Extremists hold some contrarian views that are true, and some that are grossly untrue. Extremists only benefit when the mainstream opposition denies the views that are true. This is the primary conversion tactic. extreme example: A White supremacist says the sky is blue and finds someone Mainstream to argue that it is red. A third party listens to the argument and sees the extremists making points about the color of the sky and wonders if they are right about white supremacy too. This thread fits that mold perfectly. Some argues that hate crimes are published differently in the media depending on the race of the perpetrators. My answer is: yeah, so what?

car_analogy 4y ago

> In a discussion about a mass murder of black people. Of course, when the victims are white, it's not a mass murder of white people - it's just a mass murder of people.

s1artibartfast 4y ago
Yes it is asymmetric and stupid. What about it? If this is presented as evidence that reporting and public commentary has bias and inconsistencies, I think that is already known.

s1artibartfast 4y ago

I'm not sure if your sarcasm is directed at me or someone else. I do think it is unproductive to turn the conversation into a competition, or dismiss someone else's suffering. I think we can all agree it is both sad and disgusting when white or black people die in racially motivated violence.

qsdf38100 4y ago
Yes, sorry. Nowadays I'm more and more concerned about the sincerity of people seemingly genuinely asking "questions". You know... Supremacists aren't always open with their views, and I know for a fact that the non-open ones tend to ask toxic questions and say things that implicitly push such extreme political views. I hope you're not one of them.
- s1artibartfast 4y ago
  I wasn't asking any questions, I was providing answers. I don't particularly believe in "toxic" questions, but don't like beating around the bush either. I find the best way to deal with either is to cut through the crap and give an honest answer, as I tried to do here. Extremists hold some contrarian views that are true, and some that are grossly untrue. Extremists only benefit when the mainstream opposition denies the views that are true. This is the primary conversion tactic. extreme example: A White supremacist says the sky is blue and finds someone Mainstream to argue that it is red. A third party listens to the argument and sees the extremists making points about the color of the sky and wonders if they are right about white supremacy too. This thread fits that mold perfectly. Some argues that hate crimes are published differently in the media depending on the race of the perpetrators. My answer is: yeah, so what?