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ledbowman 02/13/18 1:34:45 AM #1:	What does Black Lives Matter mean? Only Black Lives Matter Black Lives Also Matter View Results It's a pretty confusing name so I was wondering what you all think. --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:895985469] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote> What does Black Lives Matter mean? Only Black Lives Matter Black Lives Also Matter View Results It's a pretty confusing name so I was wondering what you all think.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 02/13/18 2:39:51 PM #2:	Morning bump --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:896013639] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>Morning bump</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 02/13/18 2:40:47 PM #3:	the latter. --- b-bb-box <cite>boxington posted [p:896013711] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>the latter.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 02/13/18 2:42:40 PM #4:	So those Breitbart commenters weren't lying... --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:896013844] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>So those Breitbart commenters weren't lying...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paper_Okami 02/13/18 2:43:17 PM #5:	boxington posted... the latter. --- "Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essentials of patriotism"- Emma Goldman "Wimmy Wham Wham Wozzle!" -Slurms MacKenzie <cite>Paper_Okami posted [p:896013895] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>boxington posted...</cite> <quote>the latter.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 02/13/18 2:43:48 PM #6:	Only black lives matter doesn't make sense. If people truly believed that then every day they would be casually running down white and Asian people on their way to work. --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair. https://imgtc.com/i/14JHfrt.jpg <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:896013925] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>Only black lives matter doesn't make sense. If people truly believed that then every day they would be casually running down white and Asian people on their way to work.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Near_ 02/13/18 2:44:43 PM #7:	ledbowman posted... So those Breitbart commenters weren't lying... look at who you're asking --- https://i.imgur.com/WyFIJkF.gif This is America, where a lying, cheating degenerate can prosper. <cite>_Near_ posted [p:896013979] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>So those Breitbart commenters weren't lying...</quote> look at who you're asking</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 02/13/18 2:44:53 PM #8:	ledbowman posted... Black Lives Also Matter This is what they are going for, and would have made for a much better, clearer name. --- http://i.imgur.com/wKOoZkP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/mipFVFw.png http://backloggery.com/SolarCrimson <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:896013992] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>Black Lives Also Matter</quote> This is what they are going for, and would have made for a much better, clearer name.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ledbowman 02/13/18 2:59:24 PM #10:	"Black Lives Matter" just sounds so selfish and hateful. --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:896014948] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>"Black Lives Matter" just sounds so selfish and hateful.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
r4X0r 02/13/18 3:01:09 PM #11:	Ultimately BLM is just another group of idealistic fools that have been hijacked by the left. http://www.cpusa.org/article/get-connected-to-the-resistance/ There are many new organizations springing up from the Womens March, from Indivisible, from the immigrant communities and native peoples, joining the Fight for $15 and the labor movement, Black Lives Matter, Planned Parenthood and many more. The Communist Party is committed to doing all it can to help build a united resistance in every community where we live and work. --- I faced it all and I stood tall- And did it my way. <cite>r4X0r posted [p:896015054] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>Ultimately BLM is just another group of idealistic fools that have been hijacked by the left. http://www.cpusa.org/article/get-connected-to-the-resistance/ There are many new organizations springing up from the Womens March, from Indivisible, from the immigrant communities and native peoples, joining the Fight for $15 and the labor movement, Black Lives Matter, Planned Parenthood and many more. The Communist Party is committed to doing all it can to help build a united resistance in every community where we live and work.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 02/13/18 3:01:35 PM #12:	ledbowman posted... Black Lives Also Matter this one. kind of obvious but people like to play dumb for their own ends --- Hey what's going on in this thread http://i.imgur.com/6fpKRW8.gif http://i.imgur.com/RNZi0gk.gif <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:896015083] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>Black Lives Also Matter</quote> this one. kind of obvious but people like to play dumb for their own ends</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Taharqa_ 02/13/18 3:02:30 PM #13:	ledbowman posted... "Black Lives Matter" just sounds so selfish and hateful. This is like getting miffed at Breast Cancer Awareness month. --- "If you want to move fast, practice slowly...if you want to move like lightning, practice in stillness." <cite>Taharqa_ posted [p:896015157] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>"Black Lives Matter" just sounds so selfish and hateful.</quote> This is like getting miffed at Breast Cancer Awareness month.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darklit_Minuet 02/13/18 3:02:39 PM #14:	ledbowman posted... "Black Lives Matter" just sounds so selfish and hateful. You would only think so if you thought black lives don't matter. I'm white and I have no problem with it <cite>Darklit_Minuet posted [p:896015165] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>"Black Lives Matter" just sounds so selfish and hateful.</quote> You would only think so if you thought black lives don't matter. I'm white and I have no problem with it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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scorpion41 02/13/18 3:03:18 PM #16:	DuranOfForcena posted... if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"? Because BLM supporters are selfish and spiteful. --- PSN: scorpion_4160 Currently Playing: NCAA 14, Darksiders series(PS3) <cite>scorpion41 posted [p:896015203] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>DuranOfForcena posted...</cite> <quote>if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"?</quote> Because BLM supporters are selfish and spiteful.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darklit_Minuet 02/13/18 3:04:18 PM #17:	DuranOfForcena posted... if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"? http://chainsawsuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160707_allhousesredux.png <cite>Darklit_Minuet posted [p:896015251] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>DuranOfForcena posted...</cite> <quote>if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"?</quote> http://chainsawsuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160707_allhousesredux.png</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 02/13/18 3:05:01 PM #18:	just think about it this way if someone says "this issue matters", since when did that mean other issues didn't matter? people are either racist or playing dumb. you have that option for one or the other. I can't think of a third one --- Hey what's going on in this thread http://i.imgur.com/6fpKRW8.gif http://i.imgur.com/RNZi0gk.gif <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:896015299] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>just think about it this way if someone says "this issue matters", since when did that mean other issues didn't matter? people are either racist or playing dumb. you have that option for one or the other. I can't think of a third one</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Taharqa_ 02/13/18 3:05:15 PM #19:	scorpion41 posted... DuranOfForcena posted... if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"? Because BLM supporters are selfish and spiteful. Being against extra-judicial police shootings and killing as well as police brutality is selfish and spiteful? --- "If you want to move fast, practice slowly...if you want to move like lightning, practice in stillness." <cite>Taharqa_ posted [p:896015313] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DuranOfForcena posted...</cite> <quote>if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"?</quote> Because BLM supporters are selfish and spiteful.</quote> Being against extra-judicial police shootings and killing as well as police brutality is selfish and spiteful?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scorpion41 02/13/18 3:09:08 PM #20:	Taharqa_ posted... scorpion41 posted... DuranOfForcena posted... if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"? Because BLM supporters are selfish and spiteful. Being against extra-judicial police shootings and killing as well as police brutality is selfish and spiteful? When it happens to people of other races, but you only care when it happens to yours? Yeah. --- PSN: scorpion_4160 Currently Playing: NCAA 14, Darksiders series(PS3) <cite>scorpion41 posted [p:896015554] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>Taharqa_ posted...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DuranOfForcena posted...</cite> <quote>if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"?</quote> Because BLM supporters are selfish and spiteful.</quote> Being against extra-judicial police shootings and killing as well as police brutality is selfish and spiteful?</quote> When it happens to people of other races, but you only care when it happens to yours? Yeah.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darklit_Minuet 02/13/18 3:10:52 PM #21:	scorpion41 posted... Taharqa_ posted... scorpion41 posted... DuranOfForcena posted... if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"? Because BLM supporters are selfish and spiteful. Being against extra-judicial police shootings and killing as well as police brutality is selfish and spiteful? When it happens to people of other races, but you only care when it happens to yours? Yeah. If it ends up banning all police brutality and killings, does it matter the reason they were for it? They have a good goal. That's what matters. They're not just going to ban police brutality against black people, it'll apply to everyone <cite>Darklit_Minuet posted [p:896015673] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Taharqa_ posted...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DuranOfForcena posted...</cite> <quote>if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"?</quote> Because BLM supporters are selfish and spiteful.</quote> Being against extra-judicial police shootings and killing as well as police brutality is selfish and spiteful?</quote> When it happens to people of other races, but you only care when it happens to yours? Yeah.</quote> If it ends up banning all police brutality and killings, does it matter the reason they were for it? They have a good goal. That's what matters. They're not just going to ban police brutality against black people, it'll apply to everyone</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Taharqa_ 02/13/18 3:11:14 PM #22:	scorpion41 posted... Taharqa_ posted... scorpion41 posted... DuranOfForcena posted... if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"? Because BLM supporters are selfish and spiteful. Being against extra-judicial police shootings and killing as well as police brutality is selfish and spiteful? When it happens to people of other races, but you only care when it happens to yours? Yeah. Did the Civil Rights legislation help only black people or all minorities? Will holding officers accountable for any wrongdoing as opposed to sweeping it under the rug help all citizens or only black people? --- "If you want to move fast, practice slowly...if you want to move like lightning, practice in stillness." <cite>Taharqa_ posted [p:896015700] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Taharqa_ posted...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DuranOfForcena posted...</cite> <quote>if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"?</quote> Because BLM supporters are selfish and spiteful.</quote> Being against extra-judicial police shootings and killing as well as police brutality is selfish and spiteful?</quote> When it happens to people of other races, but you only care when it happens to yours? Yeah.</quote> Did the Civil Rights legislation help only black people or all minorities? Will holding officers accountable for any wrongdoing as opposed to sweeping it under the rug help all citizens or only black people?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 02/13/18 3:20:31 PM #23:	The scary thing here is that 50-60 years ago, many users here would be making some of the same arguments against the Civil Rights movement. --- http://i.imgur.com/wKOoZkP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/mipFVFw.png http://backloggery.com/SolarCrimson <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:896016310] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>The scary thing here is that 50-60 years ago, many users here would be making some of the same arguments against the Civil Rights movement.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 02/13/18 3:23:52 PM #24:	DuranOfForcena posted... if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"? Because All Lives Matter goes off the assumption that BLM is saying only black lives matter. You wouldn't need to replace it with All Lives Matter if you understood that it was already saying that in the first place and the redundancy is just to take the focus away from the issue. --- If you're not looking for any honest discussion, agreement, meeting halfway or middle ground, don't bother arguing with me. Selfish narcissists need not apply. <cite>Kineth posted [p:896016540] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>DuranOfForcena posted...</cite> <quote>if it means "Black Lives Also Matter", then why don't BLM supporters like it when white people respond "yeah, all lives matter", which is a validation of "Black Lives Also Matter" but not a validation of "Only Black Lives Matter"?</quote> Because All Lives Matter goes off the assumption that BLM is saying only black lives matter. You wouldn't need to replace it with All Lives Matter if you understood that it was already saying that in the first place and the redundancy is just to take the focus away from the issue.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 02/13/18 3:24:46 PM #25:	Darklit_Minuet posted... They have a good goal. That's what matters. They're not just going to ban police brutality against black people, it'll apply to everyone It's fucking amazing that this needs to be explained to some people. --- If you're not looking for any honest discussion, agreement, meeting halfway or middle ground, don't bother arguing with me. Selfish narcissists need not apply. <cite>Kineth posted [p:896016593] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>Darklit_Minuet posted...</cite> <quote>They have a good goal. That's what matters. They're not just going to ban police brutality against black people, it'll apply to everyone</quote> It's fucking amazing that this needs to be explained to some people.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scorpion41 02/13/18 3:27:30 PM #26:	Civil Rights era and this era are vastly different. Back then blacks were actually targeted. This boogeyman about how cops are murdering blacks now is bull. More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people? --- PSN: scorpion_4160 Currently Playing: NCAA 14, Darksiders series(PS3) <cite>scorpion41 posted [p:896016755] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>Civil Rights era and this era are vastly different. Back then blacks were actually targeted. This boogeyman about how cops are murdering blacks now is bull. More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 02/13/18 3:29:43 PM #27:	scorpion41 posted... More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people? Ah suddenly you have no idea what per capita stats are. --- If you're not looking for any honest discussion, agreement, meeting halfway or middle ground, don't bother arguing with me. Selfish narcissists need not apply. <cite>Kineth posted [p:896016902] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote>More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people?</quote> Ah suddenly you have no idea what per capita stats are.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ledbowman 02/13/18 3:29:49 PM #29:	Why would you name it Black Lives Matter if it's so obvious and understood that All Lives Matter? --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:896016912] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>Why would you name it Black Lives Matter if it's so obvious and understood that All Lives Matter?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 02/13/18 3:32:57 PM #30:	DuranOfForcena posted... literally nope. it is a validation of Black Lives Also Matter. it is a statement of agreeing that black lives matter That is literally not how All Lives Matter was used. I mean, I agree with how your premises would play out, but that is very much not what was happening. All Lives Matter was used as a way to invalidate the name of the movement by setting up this narrative. Then you got Blue Lives Matter following that.... Anyone who can read a book or understand context clues should have been able to figure out that the name meant Black Lives Also Matter (heh, BLAM would have been a good acronym). ledbowman posted... Why would you name it Black Lives Matter if it's so obvious and understood that All Lives Matter? If it was so obvious that All Lives Mattered, Black people wouldn't be getting targeted by the legal system more. --- If you're not looking for any honest discussion, agreement, meeting halfway or middle ground, don't bother arguing with me. Selfish narcissists need not apply. <cite>Kineth posted [p:896017113] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>DuranOfForcena posted...</cite> <quote>literally nope. it is a validation of Black Lives Also Matter. it is a statement of agreeing that black lives matter</quote> That is literally not how All Lives Matter was used. I mean, I agree with how your premises would play out, but that is very much not what was happening. All Lives Matter was used as a way to invalidate the name of the movement by setting up this narrative. Then you got Blue Lives Matter following that.... Anyone who can read a book or understand context clues should have been able to figure out that the name meant Black Lives Also Matter (heh, BLAM would have been a good acronym). <cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote>Why would you name it Black Lives Matter if it's so obvious and understood that All Lives Matter?</quote> If it was so obvious that All Lives Mattered, Black people wouldn't be getting targeted by the legal system more.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DifferentialEquation 02/13/18 3:33:05 PM #31:	It started out as phrase used by someone who incorrectly thought that black lives were valued less than others lives. Over time it because an anti-white, anti-Trump tendril of the left. --- There's no business to be taxed. <cite>DifferentialEquation posted [p:896017125] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>It started out as phrase used by someone who incorrectly thought that black lives were valued less than others lives. Over time it because an anti-white, anti-Trump tendril of the left.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scorpion41 02/13/18 3:35:28 PM #32:	Kineth posted... scorpion41 posted... More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people? Ah suddenly you have no idea what per capita stats are. So youll admit Im right and have to resort to there are more white people so... arguments. --- PSN: scorpion_4160 Currently Playing: NCAA 14, Darksiders series(PS3) <cite>scorpion41 posted [p:896017269] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kineth posted...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote>More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people?</quote> Ah suddenly you have no idea what per capita stats are.</quote> So youll admit Im right and have to resort to there are more white people so... arguments.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Taharqa_ 02/13/18 3:36:23 PM #33:	scorpion41 posted... Civil Rights era and this era are vastly different. Back then blacks were actually targeted. This boogeyman about how cops are murdering blacks now is bull. More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people? Wow, police brutality is a figment of black people's imagination. I think we're done here. --- "If you want to move fast, practice slowly...if you want to move like lightning, practice in stillness." <cite>Taharqa_ posted [p:896017321] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote>Civil Rights era and this era are vastly different. Back then blacks were actually targeted. This boogeyman about how cops are murdering blacks now is bull. More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people?</quote> Wow, police brutality is a figment of black people's imagination. I think we're done here.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Taharqa_ 02/13/18 3:36:37 PM #34:	Solar_Crimson posted... The scary thing here is that 50-60 years ago, many users here would be making some of the same arguments against the Civil Rights movement. Yup. --- "If you want to move fast, practice slowly...if you want to move like lightning, practice in stillness." <cite>Taharqa_ posted [p:896017332] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>Solar_Crimson posted...</cite> <quote>The scary thing here is that 50-60 years ago, many users here would be making some of the same arguments against the Civil Rights movement.</quote> Yup.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 02/13/18 3:38:19 PM #35:	http://chainsawsuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160707_allhousesredux.png --- The poster formerly known as Kakarot181: July 2, 2002 - March 14, 2012. Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:896017425] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>http://chainsawsuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160707_allhousesredux.png</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
metralo 02/13/18 3:39:29 PM #36:	K181 posted... http://chainsawsuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160707_allhousesredux.png lmao --- https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1298321979/image.jpg <cite>metralo posted [p:896017495] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>K181 posted...</cite> <quote>http://chainsawsuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160707_allhousesredux.png</quote> lmao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustang90 02/13/18 3:40:55 PM #37:	I sure hope the people voting for the first option are trolling. If not, then this place is even more fucking pathetic than I previously thought. <cite>mustang90 posted [p:896017584] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>I sure hope the people voting for the first option are trolling. If not, then this place is even more fucking pathetic than I previously thought.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scorpion41 02/13/18 3:41:48 PM #38:	Taharqa_ posted... scorpion41 posted... Civil Rights era and this era are vastly different. Back then blacks were actually targeted. This boogeyman about how cops are murdering blacks now is bull. More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people? Wow, police brutality is a figment of black people's imagination. I think we're done here. Thats what you got from that? You should go work for CNN. --- PSN: scorpion_4160 Currently Playing: NCAA 14, Darksiders series(PS3) <cite>scorpion41 posted [p:896017635] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>Taharqa_ posted...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote>Civil Rights era and this era are vastly different. Back then blacks were actually targeted. This boogeyman about how cops are murdering blacks now is bull. More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people?</quote> Wow, police brutality is a figment of black people's imagination. I think we're done here.</quote> Thats what you got from that? You should go work for CNN.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Illuminoius 02/13/18 3:42:09 PM #39:	obviously it's supposed to mean "hey dudes stop killing us, the lives of black people matter too" but of course the internet has to turn it into some supremacy thing <cite>Illuminoius posted [p:896017660] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>obviously it's supposed to mean "hey dudes stop killing us, the lives of black people matter too" but of course the internet has to turn it into some supremacy thing</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anarchy_Juiblex 02/13/18 3:42:35 PM #40:	It means, "We're so bad at our message 3 years later people will still be arguing about the title instead of finding common ground against police brutality and overreach." It also means, "Any reduction in black police shootings will come solely from the reduction in the war on drugs, thanks to state* grassroot efforts but we're not going to credit where credit is due." --- "Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice." ~ Ayaan Hirsi Ali <cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted [p:896017690] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>It means, "We're so bad at our message 3 years later people will still be arguing about the title instead of finding common ground against police brutality and overreach." It also means, "Any reduction in black police shootings will come solely from the reduction in the war on drugs, thanks to state* grassroot efforts but we're not going to credit where credit is due."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 02/13/18 3:43:48 PM #41:	scorpion41 posted... Kineth posted... scorpion41 posted... More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people? Ah suddenly you have no idea what per capita stats are. So youll admit Im right and have to resort to there are more white people so... arguments. Yes, I don't have to resort to the right answer because that's how fucking statistical analysis works. No one was ever saying that white people don't have bad run-ins with cops, but per capita numbers have always been the point in these arguments. Just because you don't want to acknowledge the truth doesn't mean the truth isn't valid. --- If you're not looking for any honest discussion, agreement, meeting halfway or middle ground, don't bother arguing with me. Selfish narcissists need not apply. <cite>Kineth posted [p:896017771] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Kineth posted...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote>More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people?</quote> Ah suddenly you have no idea what per capita stats are.</quote> So youll admit Im right and have to resort to there are more white people so... arguments.</quote> Yes, I don't have to resort to the right answer because that's how fucking statistical analysis works. No one was ever saying that white people don't have bad run-ins with cops, but per capita numbers have always been the point in these arguments. Just because you don't want to acknowledge the truth doesn't mean the truth isn't valid.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Taharqa_ 02/13/18 3:45:17 PM #42:	Kineth posted... scorpion41 posted... Kineth posted... scorpion41 posted... More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people? Ah suddenly you have no idea what per capita stats are. So youll admit Im right and have to resort to there are more white people so... arguments. Yes, I don't have to resort to the right answer because that's how fucking statistical analysis works. No one was ever saying that white people don't have bad run-ins with cops, but per capita numbers have always been the point in these arguments. Just because you don't want to acknowledge the truth doesn't mean the truth isn't valid. But they love per capita numbers when they want to bring up black crime statistics. --- "If you want to move fast, practice slowly...if you want to move like lightning, practice in stillness." <cite>Taharqa_ posted [p:896017868] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kineth posted...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Kineth posted...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote>More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people?</quote> Ah suddenly you have no idea what per capita stats are.</quote> So youll admit Im right and have to resort to there are more white people so... arguments.</quote> Yes, I don't have to resort to the right answer because that's how fucking statistical analysis works. No one was ever saying that white people don't have bad run-ins with cops, but per capita numbers have always been the point in these arguments. Just because you don't want to acknowledge the truth doesn't mean the truth isn't valid.</quote> But they love per capita numbers when they want to bring up black crime statistics.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkChozoGhost 02/13/18 3:45:52 PM #43:	The left column is what people say, the right column is what they actually mean Black Lives Matter = Black Lives Matter (too) Blue Lives Matter = (only) Blue Lives Matter All Lives Matter = All Lives Matter (but black lives less so) --- My sister's dog bit a hole in my Super Mario Land cartridge. It still works though - Skye Reynolds 3DS FC: 3239-5612-0115 <cite>DarkChozoGhost posted [p:896017903] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote>The left column is what people say, the right column is what they actually mean Black Lives Matter = Black Lives Matter (too) Blue Lives Matter = (only) Blue Lives Matter All Lives Matter = All Lives Matter (but black lives less so)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 02/13/18 3:48:55 PM #44:	DarkChozoGhost posted... The left column is what people say, the right column is what they actually mean Black Lives Matter = Black Lives Matter (too) Blue Lives Matter = (only) Blue Lives Matter All Lives Matter = All Lives Matter (but black lives less so) Racism is bad so let's be racist against white people. --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:896018102] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>DarkChozoGhost posted...</cite> <quote>The left column is what people say, the right column is what they actually mean Black Lives Matter = Black Lives Matter (too) Blue Lives Matter = (only) Blue Lives Matter All Lives Matter = All Lives Matter (but black lives less so)</quote> Racism is bad so let's be racist against white people.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DifferentialEquation 02/13/18 3:50:30 PM #45:	Kineth posted... scorpion41 posted... Kineth posted... scorpion41 posted... More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people? Ah suddenly you have no idea what per capita stats are. So youll admit Im right and have to resort to there are more white people so... arguments. Yes, I don't have to resort to the right answer because that's how fucking statistical analysis works. No one was ever saying that white people don't have bad run-ins with cops, but per capita numbers have always been the point in these arguments. Just because you don't want to acknowledge the truth doesn't mean the truth isn't valid. Why does the left switch back and forth between per capita and raw numbers whenever it's convenient? When talking about welfare recipients, the left uses the fact that white people make up the largest group of recipients (without looking at per capita data) as a way to disparage them. They also do the same thing with mass shootings to try to portray white people as an undesirable element of society. But then, when talking about police shootings, raw number no longer matter and it's only per capita numbers that they look at. --- There's no business to be taxed. <cite>DifferentialEquation posted [p:896018216] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kineth posted...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Kineth posted...</cite> <quote><cite>scorpion41 posted...</cite> <quote>More white people are killed by police than black people every year and the justice system is just as lenient...why is it more important to recognize the killing of black people?</quote> Ah suddenly you have no idea what per capita stats are.</quote> So youll admit Im right and have to resort to there are more white people so... arguments.</quote> Yes, I don't have to resort to the right answer because that's how fucking statistical analysis works. No one was ever saying that white people don't have bad run-ins with cops, but per capita numbers have always been the point in these arguments. Just because you don't want to acknowledge the truth doesn't mean the truth isn't valid.</quote> Why does the left switch back and forth between per capita and raw numbers whenever it's convenient? When talking about welfare recipients, the left uses the fact that white people make up the largest group of recipients (without looking at per capita data) as a way to disparage them. They also do the same thing with mass shootings to try to portray white people as an undesirable element of society. But then, when talking about police shootings, raw number no longer matter and it's only per capita numbers that they look at.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
r4X0r 02/13/18 3:50:47 PM #46:	ledbowman posted... DarkChozoGhost posted... The left column is what people say, the right column is what they actually mean Black Lives Matter = Black Lives Matter (too) Blue Lives Matter = (only) Blue Lives Matter All Lives Matter = All Lives Matter (but black lives less so) Racism is bad so let's be racist against white people. Racism against white people isn't racism, because treating a group of people differently based on the color of the skin isn't racism... when convenient. Consistency has never been a big priority for the left. --- I faced it all and I stood tall- And did it my way. <cite>r4X0r posted [p:896018232] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DarkChozoGhost posted...</cite> <quote>The left column is what people say, the right column is what they actually mean Black Lives Matter = Black Lives Matter (too) Blue Lives Matter = (only) Blue Lives Matter All Lives Matter = All Lives Matter (but black lives less so)</quote> Racism is bad so let's be racist against white people.</quote> Racism against white people isn't racism, because treating a group of people differently based on the color of the skin isn't racism... when convenient. Consistency has never been a big priority for the left.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkChozoGhost 02/13/18 3:50:55 PM #47:	ledbowman posted... DarkChozoGhost posted... The left column is what people say, the right column is what they actually mean Black Lives Matter = Black Lives Matter (too) Blue Lives Matter = (only) Blue Lives Matter All Lives Matter = All Lives Matter (but black lives less so) Racism is bad so let's be racist against white people. What did I post that's being racist against white people? --- My sister's dog bit a hole in my Super Mario Land cartridge. It still works though - Skye Reynolds 3DS FC: 3239-5612-0115 <cite>DarkChozoGhost posted [p:896018243] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>ledbowman posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DarkChozoGhost posted...</cite> <quote>The left column is what people say, the right column is what they actually mean Black Lives Matter = Black Lives Matter (too) Blue Lives Matter = (only) Blue Lives Matter All Lives Matter = All Lives Matter (but black lives less so)</quote> Racism is bad so let's be racist against white people.</quote> What did I post that's being racist against white people?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
r4X0r 02/13/18 3:51:23 PM #48:	DifferentialEquation posted... Why does the left switch back and forth between per capita and raw numbers whenever it's convenient? Because they're dishonest and their views do not stand up to factual scrutiny. That's all there is to it. --- I faced it all and I stood tall- And did it my way. <cite>r4X0r posted [p:896018275] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>DifferentialEquation posted...</cite> <quote>Why does the left switch back and forth between per capita and raw numbers whenever it's convenient?</quote> Because they're dishonest and their views do not stand up to factual scrutiny. That's all there is to it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkChozoGhost 02/13/18 3:52:04 PM #49:	DifferentialEquation posted... They also do the same thing with mass shootings White people commit more mass shootings total AND per capita --- My sister's dog bit a hole in my Super Mario Land cartridge. It still works though - Skye Reynolds 3DS FC: 3239-5612-0115 <cite>DarkChozoGhost posted [p:896018320] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>DifferentialEquation posted...</cite> <quote> They also do the same thing with mass shootings </quote> White people commit more mass shootings total AND per capita</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Waluigi7 02/13/18 3:53:12 PM #50:	DarkChozoGhost posted... DifferentialEquation posted... They also do the same thing with mass shootings White people commit more mass shootings total AND per capita Why are you feeding him? --- Gonna go out on a limb and guess that you are a trump supporter -UnfairRepresent <cite>Waluigi7 posted [p:896018401] in What does ... [t:76313764]...</cite> <quote><cite>DarkChozoGhost posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DifferentialEquation posted...</cite> <quote> They also do the same thing with mass shootings </quote> White people commit more mass shootings total AND per capita</quote> Why are you feeding him?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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