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  • #991
    Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

    Originally posted by Slap Shot View Post
    At the very least the first two have existed for decades if not a century - that's not a sigh of progress that's a sign of stubborn ignorance. Try again.
    Are you saying that there has been no progress whatsoever over the past 50 years?


    I suggest that empirical evidence indicates otherwise.


    "Progress" means moving along forward, it does not mean we've completely arrived.

    Shelby Steele's point, IIUC, is that as progress toward the goal occurs, people become more impatient about when we are going to get there.
    Last edited by FreshFish; 01-14-2015, 09:18 AM.
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    • #992
      Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

      Originally posted by Handyman View Post
      "And by the way, white people have our own thing; stuff we went though that hurt us that we have to cope with--like when they took our slaves away! That was really hard for us... so it's pretty even."
      -Louis C.K.
      This is brilliant.
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      • #993
        Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

        Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
        Are you saying that there has been no progress whatsoever over the past 50 years?


        I suggest that empirical evidence indicates otherwise.


        "Progress" means moving along forward, it does not mean we've completely arrived.

        Shelby Steele's point, IIUC, is that as progress toward the goal occurs, people become more impatient about when we are going to get there.
        They have to keep their base whipped up on a frenzy, as I've been told in other threads.
        Originally posted by Priceless
        Good to see you're so reasonable.
        Originally posted by ScoobyDoo
        Very well, said.
        Originally posted by Rover
        A fair assessment Bob.

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        • #994
          Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

          Originally posted by Handyman View Post
          "And by the way, white people have our own thing; stuff we went though that hurt us that we have to cope with--like when they took our slaves away! That was really hard for us... so it's pretty even."
          -Louis C.K.
          I can honestly say, I have never heard a white person say this tripe in an argument.

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          • #995
            Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

            It's a comedy bit...

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            • #996
              Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

              Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
              I can honestly say, I have never heard a white person say this tripe in an argument.
              And therein lies the joke.

              LIghten up, Francis.
              "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

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              • #997
                Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

                I'm well aware he's a comedian. Sorry for not "getting" this particular bit.

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                • #998
                  Originally posted by Handyman View Post
                  I've heard educated white people say 'Slavery was 400 years ago!'
                  Technically, they're not wrong. There WAS slavery 400 years ago...and 300...and 200...etc...
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                  • #999
                    Originally posted by MinnesotaNorthStar View Post
                    Technically, they're not wrong. There WAS slavery 400 years ago...and 300...and 200...etc...
                    This may be a Whoosh!, but the African slave trade hasn't ended.
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                    • #1000
                      Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

                      Originally posted by joecct View Post
                      This may be a Whoosh!, but the African slave trade hasn't ended.
                      It's thriving and in the open in Mauritania (western Africa coastal nation). Other places it's more of a hush-hush thing, technically illegal. Except with that group that's been kidnapping children, mostly girls, they've stated what they're doing with those girls, and it's selling them off as "wives."
                      "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

                      "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume." Boromir

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                      • #1001
                        Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

                        Originally posted by joecct View Post
                        This may be a Whoosh!, but the African slave trade hasn't ended.
                        And it existed long before the Europeans became heavily involved. And Africa doesn't have a corner on slave trading, then or now.
                        Originally posted by Priceless
                        Good to see you're so reasonable.
                        Originally posted by ScoobyDoo
                        Very well, said.
                        Originally posted by Rover
                        A fair assessment Bob.

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                        • #1002
                          Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

                          Originally posted by Bob Gray View Post
                          And it existed long before the Europeans became heavily involved. And Africa doesn't have a corner on slave trading, then or now.
                          Hence the derivation of the word from the Slavs, my people.

                          Hey, that's right. MY people. I am going to seek reparations from the Venicians. I won't be greedy.
                          Last edited by Kepler; 01-14-2015, 11:09 AM.
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                          • #1003
                            Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

                            Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
                            It's thriving and in the open in Mauritania (western Africa coastal nation). Other places it's more of a hush-hush thing, technically illegal. Except with that group that's been kidnapping children, mostly girls, they've stated what they're doing with those girls, and it's selling them off as "wives."
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                            • #1004
                              Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

                              Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                              Hence the derivation of the word from the Slavs, my people.

                              Hey, that's right. MY people. I am going to seek reparations from the Venicians. I won't be greedy.
                              Maybe you can wrangle a free boat ride on the canals out of it?

                              Didn't know that's where the word slave came from. I actually learned something on USCHO!
                              Originally posted by Priceless
                              Good to see you're so reasonable.
                              Originally posted by ScoobyDoo
                              Very well, said.
                              Originally posted by Rover
                              A fair assessment Bob.

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                              • #1005
                                Re: Riots and Racists and Looting...OH MY!!!

                                Originally posted by Bob Gray View Post
                                Maybe you can wrangle a free boat ride on the canals out of it?
                                I was thinking more some modest real estate.
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