Current Affairs George Floyd and Minneapolis Unrest

[Disgruntledgoat]

Batpoop

However, at least the military are normally better trained and more restrained and disciplined than local police.

 

[davek]

Trump runs on a Law and Order President message and wins a landslide a la Nixon in 1972.

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This is bad politics.

 

[Hickson9]

I don't get why you are so passive aggressive tbh - not everyone has the same beliefs as you.

Its a big big world of opinions out there Hic.

There is no passive aggressiveness here. I simply and straight forwardedly see no grey area when it comes to Black Lives Matter.

Black Lives Matter. End of.

 

[Tubey]

Trump runs on a Law and Order President message and wins a landslide a la Nixon in 1972.

User Clip: Nixon Law and Order

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This is bad politics.

Pretty bloody hard to do that when he was POTUS when the chaos started.

Tired but wasn't Nixon the challenger when he did that?

 

[ForeverBlue92]

There is no passive aggressiveness here. I simply and straight forwardedly see no grey area when it comes to Black Lives Matter.

Black Lives Matter. End of.

What grey area?

you're looking for an argument/issue that isn't there.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

One of my favourite bands is a bunch of 50 something white guys from Alabama who play with a Black Lives Matter sign on stage. I really enjoyed reading their singer talk about the South in the NYT a few years ago here.

The South’s Heritage Is So Much More Than a Flag (Published 2015)

An open letter from a musical chronicler of the Southern experience.

www.nytimes.com

They also wrote this song about Ferguson

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Pretty bloody hard to do that when he was POTUS when the chaos started.

Tired but wasn't Nixon the challenger when he did that?

Yes, Nixon was against Herbert Humphrey, incumbent VP.

 

[Jebus_lives]

In the UK? No but If I moved to the middle East, China, Africa etc. Then yes as I would be in the minority.

I just think multiculturalism only works so far and for the minority of idiots so long as there are "groups" in society they'll engage in primitive tribalism.

A muslim girl who was in my year in school used to get taken out of Religious Education studies as her parents (practising muslims I assume) didnt want her studying other religions.

I think the day I can just put British on a job application and not "white, hetrosexual" (why does this matter?) and the day in the US there is no terms such as African American just "American" can we truly try end discrimination in our societies.

It is wonderful to be able to celebrate heritage and peoples different cultures and religious beliefs - but I think sadly alot of humans are not yet evolved enough to realise we're ultimately all the same and that the only divide is that of those who are born/live in privilege and the rest of us who live in the "real world" as I call it!

Why then does British or American matter?

 

[zzr45]

Shout out to anyone on here who replies "All Lives Matter."

"All Lives" don't suffer racial discrimination like "Black Lives" do.

"All Lives Matter" was created as a direct response to "Black Lives Matter", in order to suppress the recognition of the racial inequality that exists.

If you say "All Lives Matter" within this debate about "Black Lives" and the ongoing racial discrimination they suffer, then I consider you to be ignorant or racist (or maybe both).

Black Lives Matter. Up the equality Toffees.

There’s a lot of validity in the all lives matter if it’s approached from the angle that regardless of race, you’re still more likely to be killed by the police if you’re living an economically poor neighbourhood, but as the research says putting one or two data points together to create a narrative can obscure the bigger problems that lurk in the background.

Police Are Most Likely to Use Deadly Force in Poorer, More Highly Segregated Neighborhoods

Researchers say knowing where fatal police interactions occur can help community leaders target programs aimed at reducing those deaths.

psmag.com

 

[Prevenger17]

I'm glad someone has stepped up to replace Dan.

*fires up advanced boolean search for debunkology and 1d4chan

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I'm glad someone has stepped up to replace Dan.

Has there been a regicide? RIP @GrandOldTeam

 

[SerenityNigh]

From W:

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Why then does British or American matter?

You could argue it doesn't- but from a purely practical perspective I think its fair to assume nationalities.

Its sad that the last time England as a country felt so united was during the last world cup when regardless of colour, creed, religion, orientation everyone was united behind the football team in a united cause.

From a theological perspective you could never have a united society if there are multiple groups with different beliefs, traditions and practices - to use football as an example a multicultural society is more club football than national so whilst most level headed fans (normal folk) can have a friendly pint with a fan of another club you'll always get frictions between sets of supporters (racists / those who discriminate against others etc.)

I know its daft using football as an analogy but im not the best at articulating myself lol

 

[davek]

Pretty bloody hard to do that when he was POTUS when the chaos started.

Tired but wasn't Nixon the challenger when he did that?

Nope. He won first term in 1968.

 

[peteblue]

You’re going to love learning about what the letter Q can symbolize here in US!

QAnon - Wikipedia

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There is something deeply worrying about you lot......