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    17 days ago

    So the US is a shitshow of systemic racism but you want everyone to stop talking about race? Sounds like a way to never fix the problem.

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      17 days ago

      Yeah I want everyone to stop thinking that making jokes about white people’s potato salad being lacking in flavour and thinking it is 1. Funny and 2. Making any fucking difference other than highlighting differences. Black people can swim and have small dicks, white people can dance. The pop culture racism is boring and part of the problem.

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        17 days ago

        Why are you talking about white people jokes when I’m talking about systemic oppression.

        We were talking about systemic racism. A thing that ruins lives, not bad jokes.

        You get how you can’t solve racism without discussing race right?

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          16 days ago

          Well for one, america has never shut up about racism and to go with that…things have not got better. It is literally legal to have slaves as long as you incarcerate them first.

          Its like these people protesting at the moment, everyone is posting a catching sign. Why the fuck is everyone not just stopping work, just not participating? Because you cant monetise or grow your image that way. Americans want to be seen to care about race, to protest to blah blah blah. But when push comes to shove, ye vote for greed or complacency.

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            10 days ago

            Things have not gotten better, seriously? Weird, I don’t see KKK members hanging people from trees anymore…

            Why isn’t everyone just stopping work? You must have a great life, because a lot of people live pay check to pay check and are just trying to survive. Protesting by not working could make them miss rent and be on the street. Do you seriously not understand that concept?

            The country was basically split on the vote and there was only 2 real options. What would you have suggested people did when it came time to vote? Throw their hands up and quit?

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              9 days ago

              Things have not gotten better, seriously? Weird, I don’t see KKK members hanging people from trees anymore…

              Yeah…they just shoot up schools or use no knock warrants on the wrong house. Kill lads for carrying skittles or being out for a run. Sorry, the metbod has changed, that much is true.

              Why isn’t everyone just stopping work? You must have a great life, because a lot of people live pay check to pay check and are just trying to survive. Protesting by not working could make them miss rent and be on the street. Do you seriously not understand that concept?

              Yeah I have a good life, precisely because we as a work force are engaged and act as one. We also have a non shithole country where you cant just be kicked out of your home, even if its for missing rent.

              The country was basically split on the vote and there was only 2 real options. What would you have suggested people did when it came time to vote? Throw their hands up and quit

              Be engaged and demand progressive politicians, not goplite. A third of america didnt even vote. Sppit down the middle with nazis, bleh and meh.

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                6 days ago

                Jesus, so many bad faith arguments. The KKK hanging black people in trees is not even remotely related to school shootings. Jesus, you are reaching just to fit some crazy native you have in your head.

                Demand progressive politicians? Ok, cool, and now come back to reality and what do we do when we demand those politicians and no one runs or they go unheard? Just cry and complain about how doomed we are? You want this make believe option that wasn’t even a choice, and for everyone to really behind it. Wake up.

                You’re so full of hate and don’t know how to process your emotions and this is what happens. You speculate wildly and make grand statements with no idea how they would even happen.

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                  6 days ago

                  My comments werent to say the two were directly related, just that there are still instances of public murder in the US. I’m not at all full of hate, I just think the US is ridiculous with their passionate platitudes ( “This isnt Us”) and then they elect nazis (it absolutely is ye) and still manage to feel superior.

                  The american exceptionalism has walked the population off a cliff because everyone was all too happy to be told how great they are instead of keeping up with global progress. See the below for a no exhaustive list:

                  infant mortality

                  Maternity leave

                  Employment rights

                  Incarcerated civilians

                  Incarcerated non civilians

                  National debt

                  Average lifespan

                  Number of billionaires

                  Number of homeless

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                    I just think the US is ridiculous with their passionate platitudes ( “This isnt Us”) and then they elect nazis (it absolutely is ye) and still manage to feel superior.

                    Well one problem would be thinking everyone in the US is the same. Not everyone voted for him, not everyone wants this.

                    Yes the US has a ton of problems, yes idiots are voting against their own self interest, but that’s not what the country is comprised entirely of. A lot of people did the best they could given their situation, a lot of people didn’t. But we can’t paint them all with the same brush stroke.