Bad Boys II

[hollodero]

(06-02-2020, 03:15 PM)Dill Wrote: Well do hang in there, Hollo.  Your comments are much appreciated.

I DO like hearing how this looks from "the outside."

Articulate foreigners regularly describe things about us that we ourselves can't see.

Your constitution is outdated nonsense, your political dialogue is horrific, your willingness to go with disingenuous talking points is unmatched, your democracy is a bit of a joke. What you do with Puerto Rico is flat-out undemocratic colonialism. Your fame, riches and consumption culture, coupled with a deeply rooted mixture of fearing your neighbor and violence glorification, is a recipe for danger. Your american dream, where anyone can make it, but sure not nearly everyone, creates much desperation. You're also starting to become the least reliable political partner on the world stage, and you lose so unbelievably much respect right now around the globe. Well, as far as I can tell at least.
I hope this was articulate enough. For on the racial topic, there the outsider can not quite share an unique perspective, but also a lot of ignorance. I reached that point.

(06-02-2020, 03:15 PM)Dill Wrote: So don't abandon us.  I'm always listening. 

I have to say, if Trump were to win a second term, my affiliation is in serious doubt, including continuing to watch football.

(06-02-2020, 03:15 PM)Dill Wrote: (PS I didn't really write "Stop and think" did I? not in my 6:18 post, anyway.)

Yeah you did, post 671, also it's not bad advice. I wanted to quote more than one sentence, but noticed how I just have to add a lot of ignorance to many points. So I left it at this one.

(06-02-2020, 03:15 PM)Dill Wrote: (PPS the "Culture of violence" and racism are intimately and historically connected. But not in any way that makes the former a "bigger culprit" than the latter.)

I didn't say that. My point would be that there are also parts of racism and culture of violence that are not inherently connected at all. I don't think it's safe to assume overboarding racial hatred led to that deed. I think it's safe to say that inhumanity, overwhelming hatred and affinity to violence led to that deed. Which might be in context to racial history, or not, or just partly. I see the culture of violence as beyond race.