Brumerican Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, bickster said: No, it really isn't. You need to open your eyes and ears All of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, bickster said: No, it really isn't. You need to open your eyes and ears That I agree. People who don't use twitter, remain in the background. Theres a lot out there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 FWIW I think there's a small minority of outright racism but indirect and systematic racism, and unconscious bias towards PoC is a big issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ml1dch Posted June 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: We have learned from our mistakes No offence, but your post really suggests that people haven't. Edited June 13, 2020 by ml1dch 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Empires never learn from mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Well some of these idiots are gonna get corona virus tahts for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 41 minutes ago, PaulC said: Both a dangerous Ideology though. How many people have been killed under Communist regimes! If you want to pretend that the BLM protests are a communist uprising, that's on you! Or, you could look at the actual point of the protests. I mean, I haven't heard one person actually say they want to overthrow capitalism and that's what they're protesting about. Sure, some people at the BLM marches definitely do feel like that, but the protests themselves are obviously not about that. Is this what you tell yourself to disengage from what they're saying? Toppling the statue of a slave trader doesn't equal communism, for example. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Just now, Davkaus said: Because of the claim that the only charges brought against the "counter protesters" (yeah, admittedly mostly far right fascist pricks) opposing the BLM protesters would be a bit of vandalism. It's not just everyone having a nice time with a bit of spray paint and the odd statue toppling. If those videos turn out to not have occurred this weekend I apologise for just taking it at face value, but the 60 odd police injuries last weekend further support that. I'm not saying both sides are the same, but I also don't think violence should be swept under the rug from the side you consider to be correct. Question here, did we see scenes of violence like this before the fascists showed up? I certainly haven't. The most I saw was scuffles with the police (and one amusingly crashing into a street light). London had thousands of people demonstrate and there were about a dozen arrests. The police chief had this to say about them: Quote "We understand peoples' passion to come and let their voice be heard, they protested largely without incident," "Our officers have been professional and very restrained but there was a smaller group intent on violence towards police officers." A tiny minority of protesters out of thousands getting violent with the police isn't the same as literal fascists who came specifically to incite and participate in violence. I know you're not suggesting both sides are the same but I'm not sure what else highlighting isolated incidents functionally accomplishes? (There's also the issue of labelling everyone who participateds in BLM protests as "far left", but that's another discussion I guess). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Absolutely bizarre series of videos in this thread where far right types claim that they got beaten up by Wrexham fans: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Rolta said: If you want to pretend that the BLM protests are a communist uprising, that's on you! Or, you could look at the actual point of the protests. I mean, I haven't heard one person actually say they want to overthrow capitalism and that's what they're protesting about. Sure, some people at the BLM marches definitely do feel like that, but the protests themselves are obviously not about that. Is this what you tell yourself to disengage from what they're saying? Toppling the statue of a slave trader doesn't equal communism, for example. Not saying that at all. I disagreed with the protests last week purely on health grounds. I'm sure 99% of the marchers are doing it for the right reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, PaulC said: Not saying that at all. I disagreed with the protests last week purely on health grounds. I'm sure 99% of the marchers are doing it for the right reasons. What percentage of today's marchers do you reckon were doing it for the right reasons? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Absolutely bizarre series of videos in this thread where far right types claim that they got beaten up by Wrexham fans: I’ve been watching these for hours but decided not to post as it is difficult to verify and really only encourages people. But then, on a juvenile level, some of them are quite funny. (desolation is often very good, if a bit chippy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, ml1dch said: What percentage of today's marchers do you reckon were doing it for the right reasons? You might as well ask him whats the lottery numbers for next week. Its a impossible question to answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, ml1dch said: What percentage of today's marchers do you reckon were doing it for the right reasons? 1% I dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, PaulC said: Not saying that at all. I disagreed with the protests last week purely on health grounds. I'm sure 99% of the marchers are doing it for the right reasons. Just now, PaulC said: 1% I dunno I'm in pretty close agreement with those percentages! Seems like we might not want to 'both sides' this issue then. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Demitri_C said: You might as well ask him whats the lottery numbers for next week. Its a impossible question to answer. I would much rather know the lottery numbers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 minute ago, PaulC said: 1% I dunno He dont know either just like rest of us. Its a speculation question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Just now, Demitri_C said: You might as well ask him whats the lottery numbers for next week. Its a impossible question to answer. Not really. Surveys are a real thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 Just now, Brumerican said: Not really. Surveys are a real thing. Yep lets give everyone a pen and paper and hope they answer honestly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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