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Yes - this is well known. I'm wondering if anybody has had a "black conservative programmer" sighting I guess - that's all. Now why am I interested in sighting

Yes - this is well known. I'm wondering if anybody has had a "black conservative programmer" sighting I guess - that's all. Now why am I interested in sightings - IDK... I also wanted to answer any questions others might have about why I might be a black conservative programmer.

wbsss4412 4y ago
Ok I’ll bite, why are you a conservative?
- BracketMaster 4y ago
  This is sort of a braindump - so pardon me... But here goes There are a number of reasons. I like small gov't. I'm actually not entirely against gov't programs - but having grown up 20 miles outside the hood, wellfare just seems to breed more wellfare. Also, my parents worked their butts off to get where they are. One of my parents is an immigrant, the other grew up lower middle class. One went to MIT and did quite well. Growing up and hearing these stories and growing up in strict discipline really instilled the value of hard work and making lemons from lemonade. Liberal values just seem to want to coddle everybody's issues. All this talk about hate speech and don't offend somebody else sickens me. If somebody says something racist to me in public, I don't get mad. I'll actually sit down and have a conversation with them to understand why they feel that way.
  - wbsss4412 4y ago
    As someone on the left, my read is that welfare programs are designed to fail, and that’s a bipartisan consensus. Republicans don’t want to spend the money and democrats only want to help people who “need” it. So you can’t get food stamps if you have more than $2,500 in the bank, which sends the clear message: don’t even bother trying to get ahead.
    - BracketMaster 4y ago
      I should note I'm not entirely against wellfare like programs - but like you pointed out, their current implementation doesn't help much. I get that sometimes, people just need some cash to get through the day. But how can you make sure your program doesn't train people to be dependent on it? I wonder if there is a clever optimization hiding to this problem somewhere.
- BracketMaster 4y ago
  Then there are the social issues... Racism will always exists - it even exists in various African countries(more as tribalism) - I have relatives in various countries. After doing research into BLM and watching various debates, BLM's arguments register to me as sensational and consistently seem to fall apart in the face of basic statistics. With regards to LGBTQ, I had a trans friend who killed himself. He was really miserable and I'm not sure "transitions" are really a good first option - they should be a last resort. Also, he didn't kill himself because he was ostracized. People actually liked him... I used to be a little softer on abortion, but after watching a video I can't unsee, I just can't swallow that anymore.
  - wbsss4412 4y ago
    > BLM's arguments register to me as sensational and consistently seem to fall apart in the face of basic statistics. Do you have any examples of this?
    - BracketMaster 4y ago
      So here is an interview with a BLM organizer in NY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5XHGo_CTg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5XHGo_CTg4 The guy on the show is a respectable character, but he somehow manages to turn every issue into a race issue. When I say basic statistics, I'm referencing the fact that BLM supporters will talk about issues that affect everybody and magically turn it into a race issue. I'm not disputing for example that black people are affected more by COVID in the U.S.(https://sph.umich.edu/news/2020posts/covid-19-and-the-disproportionate-impact-on-black-americans.html https://sph.umich.edu/news/2020posts/covid-19-and-the-dispro...) but systemic racism?? Please... OK - so the article says that black people tend to work lower income jobs than white Americans(this is true where I live) - so they had more interactions and chances to spread the virus... Fine. How on earth is that caused by racism? Some will try to say that black people are zoned in poorer school districts and don't get as many oppurtunities. Somewhat true - I'll admit personal experience reflects this. But, where I went to HS(where sent one black student to harvard a couple years before I graduated), most black students were simple uninterested in academics. We had 20% asian, 25% black, 35%white, 20% other roughly. I've actually observed this consistently - black people just don't give a crap about trying in school or on the job - and it pains me to say this as a black person. I've observed a few exceptions to the rule. When I was in HS, black people always cared about new shoes, basketball, and hair. And if you want to pretend that BLM leaders actually care or represent black lives... - https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091487910/blm-leaders-face-questions-after-allegedly-buying-a-mansion-with-donation-money https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091487910/blm-leaders-face-q... - https://nypost.com/2021/04/10/inside-blm-co-founder-patrisse-khan-cullors-real-estate-buying-binge/ https://nypost.com/2021/04/10/inside-blm-co-founder-patrisse... - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/us/black-lives-matter-fraud-atlanta.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/us/black-lives-matter-fra... - https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-based-activist-faces-federal-fraud-charges-over-blm-funds/CQUVQKJYWBF3BLB3TVIW3OG5AY/ https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-based-activist-faces-federa... And right outside where I grew up, black officials in Atlanta regularly embezzle funds... Our roads are continually rundown and the water runs inconsistently... - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasim_Reed#Bribery_charges_and_federal_indictment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasim_Reed#Bribery_charges_and... Kaseem Reed had a huge cartel - many of which were corrupt black people. There are obviously many great black people in the city too such as the late John Lewis. But pretending that black people suffer in modern society because of "systemic racism" is mostly a lie. Yes, black people consistently come last in many metrics behind other people groups, but now it has more to do with black culture and less with racism. I think the primary issue is a lack of fatherhood in many black communities. It may sound old fashioned, but 60 years ago, there was a 20% fatherlessness rate in the black community - now its more like 60% Props to all the single moms out there, but two people seem to be better than raising children than just one.

wbsss4412 4y ago

Ok I’ll bite, why are you a conservative?

BracketMaster 4y ago
This is sort of a braindump - so pardon me... But here goes There are a number of reasons. I like small gov't. I'm actually not entirely against gov't programs - but having grown up 20 miles outside the hood, wellfare just seems to breed more wellfare. Also, my parents worked their butts off to get where they are. One of my parents is an immigrant, the other grew up lower middle class. One went to MIT and did quite well. Growing up and hearing these stories and growing up in strict discipline really instilled the value of hard work and making lemons from lemonade. Liberal values just seem to want to coddle everybody's issues. All this talk about hate speech and don't offend somebody else sickens me. If somebody says something racist to me in public, I don't get mad. I'll actually sit down and have a conversation with them to understand why they feel that way.
- wbsss4412 4y ago
  As someone on the left, my read is that welfare programs are designed to fail, and that’s a bipartisan consensus. Republicans don’t want to spend the money and democrats only want to help people who “need” it. So you can’t get food stamps if you have more than $2,500 in the bank, which sends the clear message: don’t even bother trying to get ahead.
  - BracketMaster 4y ago
    I should note I'm not entirely against wellfare like programs - but like you pointed out, their current implementation doesn't help much. I get that sometimes, people just need some cash to get through the day. But how can you make sure your program doesn't train people to be dependent on it? I wonder if there is a clever optimization hiding to this problem somewhere.
BracketMaster 4y ago
Then there are the social issues... Racism will always exists - it even exists in various African countries(more as tribalism) - I have relatives in various countries. After doing research into BLM and watching various debates, BLM's arguments register to me as sensational and consistently seem to fall apart in the face of basic statistics. With regards to LGBTQ, I had a trans friend who killed himself. He was really miserable and I'm not sure "transitions" are really a good first option - they should be a last resort. Also, he didn't kill himself because he was ostracized. People actually liked him... I used to be a little softer on abortion, but after watching a video I can't unsee, I just can't swallow that anymore.
- wbsss4412 4y ago
  > BLM's arguments register to me as sensational and consistently seem to fall apart in the face of basic statistics. Do you have any examples of this?
  - BracketMaster 4y ago
    So here is an interview with a BLM organizer in NY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5XHGo_CTg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5XHGo_CTg4 The guy on the show is a respectable character, but he somehow manages to turn every issue into a race issue. When I say basic statistics, I'm referencing the fact that BLM supporters will talk about issues that affect everybody and magically turn it into a race issue. I'm not disputing for example that black people are affected more by COVID in the U.S.(https://sph.umich.edu/news/2020posts/covid-19-and-the-disproportionate-impact-on-black-americans.html https://sph.umich.edu/news/2020posts/covid-19-and-the-dispro...) but systemic racism?? Please... OK - so the article says that black people tend to work lower income jobs than white Americans(this is true where I live) - so they had more interactions and chances to spread the virus... Fine. How on earth is that caused by racism? Some will try to say that black people are zoned in poorer school districts and don't get as many oppurtunities. Somewhat true - I'll admit personal experience reflects this. But, where I went to HS(where sent one black student to harvard a couple years before I graduated), most black students were simple uninterested in academics. We had 20% asian, 25% black, 35%white, 20% other roughly. I've actually observed this consistently - black people just don't give a crap about trying in school or on the job - and it pains me to say this as a black person. I've observed a few exceptions to the rule. When I was in HS, black people always cared about new shoes, basketball, and hair. And if you want to pretend that BLM leaders actually care or represent black lives... - https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091487910/blm-leaders-face-questions-after-allegedly-buying-a-mansion-with-donation-money https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091487910/blm-leaders-face-q... - https://nypost.com/2021/04/10/inside-blm-co-founder-patrisse-khan-cullors-real-estate-buying-binge/ https://nypost.com/2021/04/10/inside-blm-co-founder-patrisse... - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/us/black-lives-matter-fraud-atlanta.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/us/black-lives-matter-fra... - https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-based-activist-faces-federal-fraud-charges-over-blm-funds/CQUVQKJYWBF3BLB3TVIW3OG5AY/ https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-based-activist-faces-federa... And right outside where I grew up, black officials in Atlanta regularly embezzle funds... Our roads are continually rundown and the water runs inconsistently... - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasim_Reed#Bribery_charges_and_federal_indictment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasim_Reed#Bribery_charges_and... Kaseem Reed had a huge cartel - many of which were corrupt black people. There are obviously many great black people in the city too such as the late John Lewis. But pretending that black people suffer in modern society because of "systemic racism" is mostly a lie. Yes, black people consistently come last in many metrics behind other people groups, but now it has more to do with black culture and less with racism. I think the primary issue is a lack of fatherhood in many black communities. It may sound old fashioned, but 60 years ago, there was a 20% fatherlessness rate in the black community - now its more like 60% Props to all the single moms out there, but two people seem to be better than raising children than just one.