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@Best.Korea
@Shila
Ladies, please! There’s just not enough of me to go around!
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@Best.Korea
So you admit that you put low effort in your claims. This is why you couldnt prove your claims.
Again, you confuse two different concepts— “couldn’t” and “wouldn’t”


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@Best.Korea
You accuse others of "pretend", 
Wait— you’re actually taking offense to my implication that you’re only pretending to be dim-witted?

“Stop acting like an idiot!”
“I’m not acting!!”

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@Best.Korea
I am not sure why are you refusing to prove or explain your claims.
Your low effort begets my low effort.

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@Best.Korea
Tell us.
Who is “us”?

You say you are unwilling to say that you are not racist. I assume peer pressure?
Why do you pretend to be dim witted?
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@Shila
Excellent…
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@Best.Korea
You seem to be failing to do something which you claim you can.
You confuse my unwillingness for failure— two different concepts.

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@Best.Korea
Can you tell us what "anti racist" is
Yes, I can…

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@Greyparrot
Among other deficiencies.
Nothing that the Wizard of Oz cannot fix!

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@Greyparrot
Maybe ask your buddies what it means.
The peanut gallery here comprises a poster who now thinks Hitler was “actually kinda cool” and a poster who thinks Jews have literally suffered from being unlikeable. Authentic, they ain’t…

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@Best.Korea
you didnt answer the question.
Likewise

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@Greyparrot
Do you also wonder what quotations around a word mean?
Burger.King isn’t the only one who can act like he is clueless about this concept:


It’s just that BK isn’t nearly this talented at comedy.
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@Shila
The intelligence displayed in your frequent comments seems pretty artificial. Tell me— does this compute? Please let the answer be “yes!”

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@Best.Korea
so one naturally wonders what you are.
No, only trolls might wonder about that.

I was only addressing my comment to GP in this thread, but now that you have inserted yourself, you never answered my question here:

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@Greyparrot
At BK, you can have it your way!
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@Best.Korea
“Using your trollish “logic,” you would then guess that I am not opposed to fascism.”

Prediction confirmed.

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@Best.Korea
You do you.
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@Best.Korea
My use of quotes appears to be lost on you. I’m not a member of Antifa either. Using your trollish “logic,” you would then guess that I am not opposed to fascism.
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@Greyparrot
Twas only inevitable when your solution for all social problems is "more racism in the other direction"
I actually used to be “anti racist” until I observed my peers exhibiting racism unapologetically.

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@Greyparrot
Word is she charged $15k to be interviewed, but she shouldn’t spend it all in one place. That movie has essentially ruined DiAngelo, whereas Ibram X. Kendi self imploded from what I understand. Good riddance.
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@Greyparrot
The historical idea of "skin culture" suggested that all white people shared a single, unified culture just because they have similar skin color. But this idea is easily debunked because white people come from many different ethnic backgrounds, like Irish, Italian, Jewish, and more, each with their own distinct traditions and histories. It's also rooted in colonial slaver history, where the concept of a mythical "white culture" was used to justify oppression and dominance. America today is composed of both colonists and immigrants, so there is no basis for the case that this exists today anywhere in America.
If that is the case, then yeah, “skin culture” is a dumb concept. People groups have historically been delineated by nationality, not skin color. Then there are subcultures within nationalities by region, religion, economic class, and urban/rural delineations.

Chattel slavery erased these delineations for African slaves, so they just became “black” rather than Nigerian, Kenyan, Cameroonian, etc. Somehow, this clumsy, broad brush identity solely by general appearance spread to every other group.

The "white privilege" refers to the advantages people seen as white often get in society, like easier access to jobs or fairer treatment by police. But this idea is equally debunked, mostly because it oversimplifies complex issues by focusing primarily on race without considering major factors like class, culture, or personal experience. Both of these postmodern concepts fail to recognize the diversity within racial groups and how actual privilege and culture work.
Actually, this concept of “white privilege” originated entirely from a brief essay titled “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” authored by a feminist seeking to spread her insights on gender inequality over to race. The essay lists various examples which can all be distilled down to what I would call “minority disadvantage” rather than “white privilege.” Ever since her essay, self important hacks have taken her observations and run with them well past the end zone (think Forrest Gump).

The only reason I can see why these shrill white "liberals" perpetuate the idea of privilege is to hold on to the myth that their skin color somehow makes them more than what they really are.
At risk of oversimplifying the complex, I believe this is the result of the rise of critical theory (race in this case) in academia occurring simultaneously with the decline in traditional religious dogma. “Nature abhors a vacuum.”
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@Greyparrot
skin culture is a myth.
How do you define “skin culture”? I ask because I’ve never heard that exact term…

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@Greyparrot
Clark is dead wrong.
Yes well, she is young and completely brainwashed by Robin DeAngelo et al most likely…


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@Greyparrot
@Double_R
I’ve been seeing pushback, both anecdotal and academic, against the stereotype of the “missing black father” in America:


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@Shila
Your posting style definitely favors quantity over quality.
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Atheists that believe no God exists due to no evidence known is a weak basis.
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@Mall
What about apatheism:

“An apatheist is someone who is not interested in accepting or rejecting any claims that gods do exist or do not exist. The existence of a god or gods is not rejected, but may be designated irrelevant.”

Do you believe that is also a religion?
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@Greyparrot
Whites are patronizingly superior due to skin color and in the unique position to elevate people who are inferior due to their skin color.
Aka the “white savior narrative.”

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@FLRW
The biggest or "real" reason why the Germans hated the Jews began in World War 1. During the war, German citizens bought war bonds. However, the Jews bought gold instead. After the war, the German economy collapsed and the only thing to trade that was worth value was gold. The Jews didn't support the war effort, and after the economy collapsed they purchased up all the businesses dirt cheap. This enraged so many Germans, that the Nazi movement gained support, so many people supported seizing the wealth of the Jews, because they felt it was swindled from them. The "war machine" put Germans back to work, and as their military research and arsenal grew, so did Nazi rhetoric and Germans felt emboldened to "punish the Jews" and things snowballed from there.
This is just a copy of hearsay off of Reddit
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Question to all MAGA people
No one expected this sort of “Spanish Inquisition”


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@Shila
Yes.
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Syria - Assad lost, Russia lost... Rebels won!
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@Best.Korea
He who has the gun gets to make the rules
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@Best.Korea
And Samsung. And Hyundai…
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@Greyparrot
Who WILL win? Didn’t this occur 8 months ago?

On a side note— nicely displayed shotgun and alto sax “Destiny” has there…
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@WyIted
Yeah, I haven’t seen Republicans scandalized by this at all. We never believed the “no pardon for Hunter” promise in the first place! Instead, we are pointing and chuckling, as “the heathen” do when a holier-than-thou minister is caught with a hooker.
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If only there were a way in which the American people could decide which party should take the lead.

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@Shila
Try this on for size:

“Trump did say several times when asked that he would not pardon his son Donald, Jr. But when he found the case against Donald, Jr. turning out to be a sham he reversed his decision and pardoned Donald, Jr.”
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@Double_R
It happened in front of the whole country at the debate.
So, no citation to support your exact claim. “Got it.”

the level of unimportance of an issue on one side vs the caricature of importance the other side prescribed to it.
You have a knack for making your personal opinion appear as a matter of objective truth. Time is better spent figuring out what IS important to voters rather than merely finding fault with what they think is important. If the DNC is unable or unwilling to improve upon your analysis, brace yourself for another GOP win in 2028.
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@Double_R
If you don’t believe Biden would have pardoned his son ANYWAY, you are only fooling yourself…

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@Double_R
One of the most basic rules of politics is that you do not say anything that will cause a needles firestorm.

That's really simple and it's nothing new. That's why for example candidates always say they're campaign is doing just fine and they're not going anywhere... And then "suspend" their campaigns the next day.

Funny thing is, everyone understands this. No one turns around and calls them liars because they wouldn't publicly admit what they knew they were going to do. This is politics 101.

So even assuming the worst, what Joe Biden did by saying he wasn't going to pardon Hunter isn't remarkable at all. Admitting it would have caused a firestorm so Biden followed the same rule everyone follows.

So… I am back to reiterating this:

“Like the current headlines? Seems as though he only succeeded in kicking that can down the road. Of course, the difference is that he is a lame duck president now.”

Good job on creating a hamster wheel (or merry-go-round) of a discussion…
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@Greyparrot
As I saw it reported, he said he wouldn’t sign a ban, but he evaded answering whether he would veto such a ban. Either way, the effect is the same— no ban.
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@Double_R
He also refused to say he wouldn't sign one when asked point blank with the whole country watching
Cite?

No one is suggesting otherwise. Criticizing them for it is still perfectly valid.
You can criticize whomever you wish. I’m just saying you don’t get to decide what is important to people other than yourself.
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@Double_R
If what I suggested was in fact that truth then the only reason it was effectively a can kick is because Trump not only won…
Ah, so if I understand your word salad correctly, Biden having lied in order to beat Trump constituted “a noble lie” in your opinion. Funny thing— it seems that only MSM believed the lie.

So not exactly a refutation.
Oh, of course not. I know as well as anyone here that the totality of your claims stand unrefuted.
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@Double_R
I’m sure many voted for Harris because she at least claimed that abortion rights were central to her platform. Meanwhile, abortion has not been central to Trump’s platform, but he has stated clearly that he is against a federal abortion ban. But if one is a single issue voter on that, the choice would be pretty clear. Voters do not always vote according to the candidate’s main platform, nor should they. Voters vote according to what is most important to THEM, not according to what someone else thinks is most important.
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@Double_R
Again, imagine the headlines if he even showed ambiguity about his intentions.
Like the current headlines? Seems as though he only succeeded in kicking that can down the road. Of course, the difference is that he is a lame duck president now.

But I'm not so sure he was lying about his intentions.
This wouldn’t be the only time.

Standards only apply to democrats.
Standards which demand lies in order to be satisfied are not that admirable.
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@Shila
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@Double_R
so I don’t see what else he was even supposed to say. 
You think Biden essentially had no choice but to lie about his intent?

So no, it doesn’t cut both ways.
Trump tends not to lie about his intent. “He is who he is.” This is why many of his supporters like to claim “promises made; promises kept.”
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@ADreamOfLiberty
He didn't just pardon.
Yeah, actually I do have an issue with the blanket pardon. What’s next— a future acts pardon?

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@Double_R
That was before Trump won the election and then nominated a man who *publicly* said he would use the Justice department to go after Trump’s political enemies to lead the FBI. So much for all that “Trump’s not really going to weaponize the DOJ” BS. If I were Joe I’m certainly not about to hand my son who’s already been put through the ringer to this DOJ.
Biden didn’t say, “It depends.” He said, “No pardon for Hunter.”

Second, no one who supports Trump has any ground to stand on when it comes to lying.
The above is what I call a “cuts both ways” claim:

“No one who supports [Biden] has any ground to stand on when it comes to lying.”

The irony here is that many, including myself, believe Trump would have said, “Sure, I’ll pardon my son if it comes down to it. What father wouldn’t?”
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@Double_R
That doesn't counter anything unless you thought my position was that I agreed with them on everything.
Oh, I thought you were claiming that Harris has virtually no connection to stances you find stupid.

Yes, that was exactly my point, but it went further than that. Not only did they hold her responsible, but they pretended these issues were central to her campaign and therefore representative of what her priorities would have been as president. That's where it gets ridiculous.
As ridiculous as you may find it, this is neither unusual nor unique to Harris’ candidacy. Voters regularly feel strongly about issues that aren’t central to a candidate’s campaign and vote accordingly.
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@Greyparrot
I actually don’t have a huge problem with him pardoning his son. The issue is how adamantly he said he wouldn’t pardon his son if found guilty.
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