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The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - GMDino - 07-12-2018 I've seen an uptick in people on the board concerned about racism in this country (from all sides). Maybe the article will help people make informed choices if they are in the areas covered. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/republican-holocaust-deniers-697379/ Quote:RUNNING RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - Griever - 07-12-2018 being racist has been made OK in todays america RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - michaelsean - 07-12-2018 I didn't vote for any of 'em. RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - Benton - 07-12-2018 (07-12-2018, 01:11 PM)Griever Wrote: being racist has been made OK in todays america I'd disagree. There's just more attention now when people don't get the outcome they want. And they often don't. Because there's nothing (generally) illegal about a lot of what we hear about racism in this country. I don't mean when cops do it or a business refuses to serve someone based on skin color. That's one thing. But when a d-bag is being a d-bag just because he doesn't like people of color? That's not necessarily illegal. But we still get to watch the Facebook video of it and the comments of how horrible people are. People were always that horrible, it just wasn't on social media. RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - hollodero - 07-12-2018 (07-12-2018, 01:51 PM)Benton Wrote: I'd disagree. There's just more attention now when people don't get the outcome they want. I agree partly with that, but that's not the whole story. In many cases (admittedly these are experiences from my own country), there seems to be a very thin layer of "accepted" stances/behaviour that is easily peeled away the more racist voices can be heard. Hence, it is on the increase. More and more people drop the layer and figure that the feelings they used to be ashamed of are getting more acceptable. I do think sites like Breitbart not only collect racists that were always horrible, it also creates additional racists that used to restrain from being horrible. RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - Benton - 07-12-2018 (07-12-2018, 01:55 PM)hollodero Wrote: I agree partly with that, but that's not the whole story. In many cases (admittedly these are experiences from my own country), there seems to be a very thin layer of "accepted" stances/behaviour that is easily peeled away the more racist voices can be heard. Hence, it is on the increase. More and more people drop the layer and figure that the feelings they used to be ashamed of are getting more acceptable. Then go home! Just kidding. I think a lot of it here is — kind of what you touched on — accepted behavior rubbing up against beliefs. Social media, and alt media, have a lot to do with that. You can go some places in the south where it's acceptable to call people some names, but those people using the term would be shocked if you called them a racist. RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - michaelsean - 07-12-2018 (07-12-2018, 01:55 PM)hollodero Wrote: I agree partly with that, but that's not the whole story. In many cases (admittedly these are experiences from my own country), there seems to be a very thin layer of "accepted" stances/behaviour that is easily peeled away the more racist voices can be heard. Hence, it is on the increase. More and more people drop the layer and figure that the feelings they used to be ashamed of are getting more acceptable. Who are you racist against in Austria? People with green eyes? RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - BmorePat87 - 07-12-2018 Corey Stewart has been trash for years. Watch 9500 Liberty. It's 80 minutes long but it's good. He tried to enact that racial profiling law (before AZ did) the VA burbs outside of DC in 2006-2007 based on the idea that their county was facing economic and criminal hardship from immigration (in reality the opposite was happening, crime was down and the economy was up). Those trends reversed when they enacted it and he was finally defeated by the community but managed to save face. Now he's running for the Senate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNiGwsZ5dkI RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - hollodero - 07-12-2018 (07-12-2018, 02:22 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Who are you racist against in Austria? People with green eyes? Yeah, those. Also former Yugoslavians, Turks, Muslims, black people. Yes we do have some black people. Of course, when they don't have green eyes they're basically fine. But being a Turk AND looking at the world through these baboonvomit-colored abdomination of a visual organ really can get too much for many. RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - Dill - 07-12-2018 (07-12-2018, 01:55 PM)hollodero Wrote: I agree partly with that, but that's not the whole story. In many cases (admittedly these are experiences from my own country), there seems to be a very thin layer of "accepted" stances/behaviour that is easily peeled away the more racist voices can be heard. Hence, it is on the increase. More and more people drop the layer and figure that the feelings they used to be ashamed of are getting more acceptable. I think that's right. Internet forums and websites like Breitbart and the Washington Times create venues where people can not only let it all hang out, but also where young people can learn that racism can be ok and even fun. I am not sure all of it is "real" racism; some is people learning to collect a variety of grievances (not all faux) and to associate them with "libtards" and Hillary and people of color protected by something called "political correctness." It does seem to me, though, that for the first time since 1968, the trend of publicly censoring racist rhetorical is somewhat reversing--at least it seems more people do feel permission to "go there" or get as close to the edge of acceptable as they can to "make liberals heads explode." Sometimes I suspect a game is being played--come as close as you can to racist rhetoric/behavior in hopes of getting someone to denounce you, then demanding an apology, or "proof," or accusing someone of playing the race card. RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - BengalHawk62 - 07-12-2018 (07-12-2018, 02:26 PM)hollodero Wrote: Yeah, those. Also former Yugoslavians, Turks, Muslims, black people. Yes we do have some black people. What are you saying? I have green eyes. Green eyes matter! Without green eyes, the world would have never known the beauty and grace of Kathy Ireland. The ferocious Gen. Patton. Nor the love of humanity from Kate Middleton or Lindsey Lohan. ok, those last ones I made up, but seriously.....Green eyes are cool. way better than those feces colored brown eyes. RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - hollodero - 07-12-2018 (07-12-2018, 03:30 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: What are you saying? I have green eyes. Green eyes matter! Kathy Ireland had eyes? Apart from that, all eyes matter. I didn't say I take issue with green ones. Green eyes, deformed limbs, harelips... I love everyone regardless of his imperfections. Sadly, some are just not as tolerant and me. That's not my fault. You still shouldn't associate your traits with beautiful women to feel better. I don't attribute extraordinary intelligence with them either. RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - hollodero - 07-12-2018 (07-12-2018, 03:25 PM)Dill Wrote: Sometimes I suspect a game is being played--come as close as you can to racist rhetoric/behavior in hopes of getting someone to denounce you, then demanding an apology, or "proof," or accusing someone of playing the race card. Oh I suspect the same. There are traps set up. I have to say though that the same game is played on the left side too. Lure people in a debate where you can come out crying racist. One point - not the most important one, but still - is that the term got thrown out so arbitrary and loosely that the line began to blur. Is how I feel. RE: The Hateful 8: Meet the Biggest Bigots On the Ballot in 2018 - Nately120 - 07-12-2018 (07-12-2018, 01:55 PM)hollodero Wrote: I do think sites like Breitbart not only collect racists that were always horrible, it also creates additional racists that used to restrain from being horrible. Gee, you mean right-wing nuts might be heading for safe-spaces!? And for all people act like the liberals are the ones demanding political correctness, I've had no lack of people citing that it's impolite or incorrect to ask people to justify their reasons for their political or (particularly) their religious beliefs. Then a lot of right-wingers have the ace up their sleeve of "don't argue with me, I'm older than you and therefore I win this argument" and other delightful ways of saying "Stop, I'm getting upset." I will say that the right-wingers tend to have better ways of hiding or justifying their need for safe-spaces and a cease-fire on their beliefs...but it's still there. |