Wrong isn't the word. Tone deaf is better. It's the oldest ploy of those who like the status quo, saying 'but we're doing better that 'insert country here', try living there' as if that's the standard....and then claiming American Exceptionalism in the next breath.
History was my best subject. And I try to listen to voices on the right and left. I keep an open mind, and watch what people do. The current movement is not going to work, and does not represent a majority of the black or white community. There are serious issues that must be addressed, but defunding the police, tearing down statues, and cancel culture, outside of making a few young people feel like their down with the cause, won't solve any of them.
Let's take these one at a time: you realize that refunding the police is intended to remove some of the thing for which they are poorly equipped from their list of responsibilities, right? Like dealing with the obviously mentally ill, where a show of force tends to escalate. On statues, explain to me why we're memorializing traitors, in the case of Confederates, and people who did awful, inexcusable things (Andrew Jackson, Junipera Serra, Christopher Columbus). Now, cancel culture: there comes a point where a person's opinions are toxic enough that, while they have the right to express them, society has the responsibility to ensure that they are refuted and the person shamed. Otherwise you get more Tucker Carlson's and Rush Limbaugh's who will say anything no matter how damaging it is just to make money from a gullible audience.
Precisely, it isn’t a dialogue when you have an economic gun to your head. I thought coercion was a bad thing, but apparently, it’s not anymore. I don’t know, it gets confusing.
On the substance, I think there are some weaknesses to his argument to be sure, as I don’t like the suggestion of “if you don’t like it here, hit the door“ which is a not unreasonable interpretation of his comments. If he just said “we have made a lot of progress,“ that would’ve been a more persuasive point and wouldn’t have drawn such scorn, but it’s the level of scorn that drives me crazy. I can just disagree with the guy on parts of what he said, while agreeing with other parts, and that’s how life really ought to work; it shouldn’t be every statement being analyzed to see whether you are a “good“ or “bad” human being. We all make bad arguments at times, and this place is a perfect example of that fact.
Why not refute them, and if you do it well, the shame will follow, but people seem to be shaming more than refuting these days.
No, he was responding to all the empty proclamations of people moving out of the country if Hillary didn't get elected. I never heard of one such promise being kept.
Do you actually think defunding the police is about removing the police from dealing with the mentally ill???
Can you, or anyone else, name another country in the developed world, where African American descent is not the racial majority, that has twice elected an African American to its highest office? Or just once-elected? Or once elected a minority of any race to highest office?
We really should try something radical on the literacy issue like...public school education free to all Americans (and non-Americans illegally on our shores).
Good intentions. If you don’t mind, can please define “equality” for me and billions of others? I would love it if I could get a definition of this $0.10 - $priceless word though. If we can start there I think that would be the best place for all... or at least me.
Herschel said the same thing. Said he would help pay their way to leave the country if they were so unhappy. Don’t see any issues with that short clip.
BTW when were these comments made?
You should never expect special treatment because you are a certain skin color in this day and age. I have been passed over in my career in favor of poc and women that I had better scores and performance than. I didn't make a big deal about it, but the truth is that it isn't right. We as humans should always do what is right. If a black QB is better than a white QB, he should get the job. Get what you earn, nothing more or less imo. As far as the number of African americans in this position or that position, it might be due to the fact that white people constitute 60% of the population?
He’s doing wonderful man. Took him to OT yesterday actually. He’s almost cleared to drive!
Waste of time to explain that, some honestly just don’t care to even try to understand something that may not affect them. It’s like some ppl don’t even care to understand why people are upset or feel the way they do. Their more concern with yelling get out then taking time to even consider the world from the view of ppl who may actually be experiencing things they may haven’t had too. Nobody making up bs reasons to march or protest.
Exhibit A.
I’m interested to know what you propose to do to address these subjects; it’s not because I don’t believe that there are disparities in each, there are, but proposed solutions often reveal whether we are engaged in a genuine debate over how to remedy them versus moralizing about then without doing the heavy lifting of actually changing them. We have decades of experience in what doesn’t work even as society has made significant progress with respect to institutional racism. And do you think access to skilled teachers and a quality curriculum is at the top or even near the top of the list of educational disadvantages most impoverished children face? If access to healthcare is an overriding concern, how do you propose to make the math work to ensure that minority citizens receive good health care? If it’s Medicare for All, how would you implement and pay for it, and who would be eligible?
Please don’t make me link the Op Ed in The NY Times titles “Yes, we literally mean defund the police.” You are spreading ignorance because you have no idea what you are talking about. Also, I notice you did not address Washington and Jefferson who are under attack now. Read more!!!!!!
The fact that you put on that uniform gives your opinion weight that others in this (non-) debate lack. The fact that you’re not satisfied with better in this area, that to the extent any racial injustice still exists, its existence is unacceptable in America, is spot-on. We’ve led the world in racial reconciliation, thanks to great men of both races, but the work there is far from done.
As we can see in many of the liberal cities where the police have already been hamstrung the murder rate is already skyrocketing. We actually need more money, for better training. And if not for ridiculous liberal policies, like giving homeless drug addicts, and mentally ill people, free tents free needles, and not arresting for stealing under 750.00, places like San Fran Cisco and Seattle wouldn't have 50,000 homeless people pissing and crapping in the street. The justice system in those places are a joke, and a revolving door. The police are having to deal with this all day, everyday, with little to no help from the politicos that run these places. As far as statues go, I could care less if they want to remove someones statue, but there are legal ways to do it, and every American should have a voice in it. Tying ropes on 200 year old statues and pulling them down is the act of petulant fools, and like so many other symbolic acts by the left, does nothing to address the problems of the black community. I have no problem removing the racist statues of the democrat party. But since we are going after folks for what they did in the past, shouldn;t the democrat party be disbanded and forced to pay reperations. And since my ancestors died fighting for the Union, should I be paid for them being killed. And as for cancel culture, punishing someone for their opinions by an angry mob demanding they be fired and shamed, is not the responsibility of society, or any one else in a free society, Punishing people for their speech is called totalitarinism. People should have the right to express themselves without fear of reprisal. Thats why people like Rachel Maddow and Don Lemon can spew their hatred, for people who disagree with them, without losing their jobs. The real reason cancel culture exists is to shut down debate and opposing ideas, that threaten their narratives, and the chokehold they have on acadamia and most of the media .And as a recovering liberal, I thank God everyday that people like Rush and Tucker are out there, other wise I would still be a closed minded individual without the ability to understand true freedom, and realize how great this country really is.
I wonder why Democrats are so against school choice?
