This video made me laugh quite a bit.
John Stewart admits to a factual error that he made in a bit regarding the Ferguson case (where he's pointing out that young black men are disproportionately killed by law enforcement and that Ferguson is not an isolated indecent):
Originally posted by Bardock42
Perhaps your experience is not representative of the experiences of many black people after all.
Originally posted by Bentley
You became a metaphore of homosexual people.
Wait, what?
Originally posted by Time Immemorial
What I am saying is when blacks kill white cops, or blacks kill whites, do whites destroy cities, riot and loot for weeks and months?
Recently, no.
Historically, as in within the last century, yes. As a matter of fact, white people in the US have massacred entire black communities under false implications of murder, theft, or rape (or any combination therein) on multiple occasions since 1900. It just hasn't occurred in contemporary times (post 1970s America).
Originally posted by dadudemon
No it doesn't. 😐No where have I heard something like what he described.
I'm in Oklahoma, possibly one of the most racist states in the US.
For me, it seems unreal that people like that exist in the US in 2014.
Well to be fair normally I'm treated well, even the racists that we have are less overt nowadays then in my dads time and will likely leave you alone if you keep walking. It's just when things like this happen, or the time a black guy shot the mayor things become tense and everyone acts like a race war is coming and they have to pick a side. It's a reaction that suddenly makes all our progress seem false.
Originally posted by MF DELPH
Wait, what?Recently, no.
Historically, as in within the last century, yes. As a matter of fact, white people in the US have massacred entire black communities under false implications of murder, theft, or rape (or any combination therein) on multiple occasions since 1900. It just hasn't occurred in contemporary times (post 1970s America).
True. So whites have move past this sort of uncivilized thinking and behavior yet blacks are stuck on the past. Why is this?
Originally posted by Time Immemorial
True. So whites have move past this sort of uncivilized thinking and behavior yet blacks are stuck on the past. Why is this?
As a black who doesn't seek catharsis, I can't really speak to that for myself. I can say, however, that members of the community who do engage in that kind of behavior feel that violence is justified when they feel they've been wronged. I personally disagree and think it's a waste of energy that would be better suited for doing something constructive which will bring about long term benefits.
Originally posted by Time Immemorial
True. So whites have move past this sort of uncivilized thinking and behavior yet blacks are stuck on the past. Why is this?
Trying to recall when black people got together and murdered entire white communities, especially due to false implications
edit: NVM, remembered the Moors invading Europe in 711 AD
Originally posted by MF DELPH
As a black who doesn't seek catharsis, I can't really speak to that for myself. I can say, however, that members of the community who do engage in that kind of behavior feel that violence is justified when they feel they've been wronged. I personally disagree and think it's a waste of energy that would be better suited for doing something constructive which will bring about long term benefits.
You should get into some sort of politics, you seem like a man who knows what the hell is going on. Most dont, regardless of what skin color they have.
Originally posted by Time Immemorial
Then you don't know how a grand jury works to indict. Back to Non Americans discussing racial issues in a country they don't understand, hmmmm.
Are you under the impression that the grand jury needs to be unanimous to not indict? Or are you under the impression that the votes are public? I'm not sure under which false impression you are, but would like to know.
Originally posted by Lestov16
Do you understand the point I am making? If the perpetrators received proper and acceptable legal justice, why would white people riot?
So when the black community who does not have all the facts and lends it ear to outside agitators such as Michael Browns father starting riots, Al Sharpton and others, and goes against the grand jury decision, it's ok to riot loot and riot?
Originally posted by Time Immemorial
So when the black community who does not have all the facts and lends it ear to outside agitators such as Michael Browns father starting riots, Al Sharpton and others, and goes against the grand jury decision, it's ok to riot loot and riot?
So the "black community" is solely responsible for the looting and rioting, even though there are peaceful protesters (including Sharpton) condemning them. Lol
Originally posted by Time Immemorial
So when the black community who does not have all the facts and lends it ear to outside agitators such as Michael Browns father starting riots, Al Sharpton and others, and goes against the grand jury decision, it's ok to riot loot and riot?
I don't think there's a single pro or anti Brown person in here who supports the riots.
But you should realize that White people riot too, though not often over social injustices, they tend to riot over sports, sometimes because their team loses; sometimes because their team wins.
Here are some white "thugs", "gangbangers" and "animals" rioting over some silly Pumpkin festival, destroying their own community like a bunch of lower lifeforms