That's racist! update.

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(01-12-2018, 02:15 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I say that because you seemed to suggest that I was "changing words" when I specifically mention the fact that the marchers weren't just singing, they were chanting Nazi slogans (while sporting Nazi symbols too). 

I am not trying to suggest general marching for a confederate statue is inherently racist. I feel like there's a disconnect between what aspect of the march we're discussing, but I keep referring back to the Nazism on display because that was a critical component of my example, something I felt was disregarded when you voiced your opposition to my original and subsequent posts. Correct me if I am wrong, but perhaps you were just reading into my posts as me remarking on the march alone and you are voicing an unwillingness to call everyone there racist (because certainly not everyone there realized it was organized by white supremacists) while i was specifically mentioning those engaged in promoting Nazism. Or just questioning what actions can actually be "racist" using the parameters of "do they damage/harm/actively discriminate" against someone"?

Also, I'd never call you a racist, so I am glad you know that. I know you aren't racist by any means. I am admittedly big on the whole "******" thing. I know you're a good guy who just has opposing opinions, you didn't mean anything shitty by the comment, so I shouldn't try to shame you about it. My apologies.

I'm hoping we can set the snark aside that the two of us have been using. I think it's clouding our responses.

Agreed and your post is to be admired and hopefully taken to heart by many including myself. 

I was putting it into context of the Farmer's Markets. Whether I agree or not with the premise of Farmer's Markets catering to white folk and disadvantaging blacks; that type of scenario would be racism. I simply would not compare a system such as that to a march; regardless of organizers. 

Just as I would not consider a BLM march to be racism. It is racist, often illegal, and in many cases dangerous; but it is not racism. Now if a community said you BLMs cannot march here, but you Nazis can; then that would be racism.