Skedar was a victim-blaming sexist pig, and this board is better off without him. And you still haven't responded to Boi's actual post.
Sorry to keep bringing up Mr. Davis, but it is just very applicable to what you're saying here:
You literally didn't answer either of our actual questions.
I like you, Ram. Really. I am thankful for your insight and determination to keep things civil. I've just seen the hateful side of the coin turn that logic on its head too many times. Those who want no part of the civil discourse and simply want the people in favor of change to stay silent and complacent can't be reached that way. But you're a better person than I for still believing they can, for real.
I appreciate it, but I'm just a messenger for Daryl Davis and the great work he's done.
It depends on what views you're talking about. If it's a view based on a matter of opinion, like the quality of an MK game, you're not likely to get banned unless you're so over the top obnoxious or aggressive to other posters that you're becoming a problem, you'll likely get banned.
I provided you with what you wanted, a name of a shitty person who is associated with the left.
I've been providing specifics literally this entire thread. Stop trying to shift the burden of proof onto me because you don't have an answer. Epstein was a monster who associated with people from ALL walks of life, including the person currently occupying the White House and the royal family of Great Britain. I'm asking for anyone on the left or liberal side of the board who comes anywhere close to being as bigoted or argumentatively divisive as Hannity, Ingram, Carlson, Karl Rove, Steve Bannon, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, or any other such individuals who perpetuate the aforementioned racist/sexist/homophobic agenda on a daily basis. I want to know who it is on the other side who have done as much consistent and long-lasting damage to the societal conversation as they have. I've been asking since this thread started in the hopes that ANYONE could provide a solid answer, because I want to know who's in that dangerous and divisive boat on all sides and from all angles, because I am an Independent voter who doesn't believe that ANY particular ideology is bulletproof, and I want to be as informed as I can possibly be. I have received nothing in return except vaguely veiled shots, accusations of bias, and complaints like yours to do EXACTLY the thing I'm doing, which is being as specific as I can be and being foolish enough to expect the same in return.
Yet the KKK is still around, decades later, because we allow it to be. That’s the problem.
Try reading the thread. I listed some examples, such as Richard Spencer, Milo, Sargon of Akkad (and there’s plenty more but there’s actually WAY too many to list).
Debating your response with valid counterpoints =/= not liking it.
Who is "we"? What are you inferring? What would you like society to do? Require the government to watch them closely? Put them in jail or prison? Execute them?
It could start by strongly and widely perpetuating a culture where personal responsibility and accountability are held in a higher regard than protecting peoples' ability to be assholes, because America says that it's okay as long as you don't break the law.
'We' is all of us -- our society. And they should have to disband. It should not be ok to publicly establish and run an organization for the sole purpose of intimidating and marginalizing other ethnic groups as less-than-valid in 2020. It’s time to grow up.
Keep in mind the government had no problem arresting and killing the black panthers because they viewed them as a threat to white america. The number of people in the black panthers organization has never even been close to that of the KKK. It’s clear if the government wants to act on something of this nature they can. So if the government wanted to dismantle the kkk they definitely could put a better effort into that
Sorry, I am not quite sure what you ask for?!
Oh, the irony...
Did you just seriously compare Chris G. and Filipino Champ to the KKK?
In what way, shape, or form does the KKK represent mainstream America? Which entity would you like to disband the KKK? The local police? The military? The FBI? You have given no specific answers.
Could you be more disingenuous? I said it wasn't as sinister as sexual assault. Sorry, but being a harassing perv isn't the same level as a rapist. Just basic morality.
I was originally going to use that as my username, but figured it'd be too long to type.
Assault isnt as bad as murder, but its bad. You get that, right? Its basic morality.
Regarding the working class being left leaning, this isn’t always true. You say about Europe, let’s take the UK for example - where the vast majority of the working class have swung to the right in recent years. See: the general election at the tail end of last year.Sorry, I am not quite sure what you ask for?!
Shall I give you some anecdotal examples that I have encountered personally? In this case I have to say that the rights have attacked me much meaner and more underhanded than what happened to me in this thread. Yes, I get smacked by the left and the right!
In a broader historical perspective, I would say: Just have a look at the mass killings under communist regimes. Mao Zedong, Stalin and Lenin come to mind. One could argue that more people were and are killed under communist regimes than under any other form of government. So throughout the younger history the left was propably worse.
I can't name American celebrities, because I am European. However personally I do think that people in positions of power tend to hold conservative political views. If such persons commit an evil deed, then this probably weighs more heavily for various reasons. But here you have to be careful with cause and effect. I don't think they do bad things because they're conservatives. I rather believe that out of self-interest they take those political views that are most beneficial to them (we are talking about bad people after all). And thus they decide to stick with conservative views. For example, since powerful and rich people want to avoid taxation, conservative positions are propably more attractive to them.
At the same time I think that the majority of the left does not subscribe to any philosophical ideology either. Working class people often lack education, which makes it even harder to express profound political ideas. Yet they tend to follow leftist views. Quite often this also happens out of pure self-interest. Besides I believe that poorer people in desperate situations commit certain (street) crimes more often. So in absolute numbers it is more likely that the left will be involved in crimes. However many people are more inclined to forgive said crimes by average people.
This is a wild guess though, but it seems logical to me... Now it is up to decide what conclusions you want to draw. Personally I doubt that a "who is worse"-discussion will bring us forward.
I mean, for real? Have we reached this point? If this continues, I must say goodbye to this thread. The next step is for us to attack each other personally. I love my Mortal Kombat community way too much for doing that.
I don't feel it's my responsibility to point the obvious out to you.
Which is? That you dont think its vile so it isnt? Fuck you.