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Boss ‘joked’ about shooting Black people, and worker who complained was fired, feds say

VySky said:
Guy sounds like a nut job. Probably a liberal Democrat
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What an out-of-touch remark.

Racism is wrong. Just because there is way more of it in one party than the other doesn't make it right. Just because one party actually employs code-talk racism (fighting CRT, woke, etc) is no justification for assuming a racist is not in that very same party.
 
SNOWFLAKE said:
The person you addressed did not say conservatives he said MAGA.

See the difference?

Mind you, you also missed my sarcasm so ........
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I did not miss your sarcasm, I answered it. Read again.

also that is interesting... I have definitely been called MAGA by MANY progressives on this site.. I am not even a true conservative, more like a classic liberal, but I DO believe in equality for all and the COTUS.
 
Hypothetical said:
I did not miss your sarcasm, I answered it. Read again.

also that is interesting... I have definitely been called MAGA by MANY progressives on this site.. I am not even a true conservative, more like a classic liberal, but I DO believe in equality for all and the COTUS.
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I didnt call you either a conservative nor a MAGA but you suggested someone who made comments about MAGA was equating that to "conservatives." There is a reason we "progressives" use the MAGA term. WE do realize the difference. We also believe if it quacks like a duck it must be a duck.
 
PeacefulWarrior said:
Racism is unacceptable.
We should be calling it out EVERYWHERE we find it imo SnakeStretcher.

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How many times is that now you have dragged out this same picture?? 100th? What is suppose to convey? Intelligence? Whataboutism? I don't have a better answer? I want to point out how evil black people are? Seriously, what is YOUR purpose dragging this ONE picture out every chance you get? Lack of imagination?
 
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SNOWFLAKE said:
Seriously, what is YOUR purpose dragging this ONE picture out every chance you get?
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Here are some aspiring young medical students and philanthropists preparing for a lifetime of contributing positively to American society:

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PeacefulWarrior said:
Here are some aspiring young medical students and philanthropists preparing for a lifetime of contributing positively to American society:

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Whataboutism gives a clue to its meaning in its name. It is not merely the changing of a subject to deflect away from an earlier subject as a political strategy; it’s essentially a reversal of accusation, arguing that an opponent is guilty of an offense just as egregious or worse than what the original party was accused of doing, however unconnected the offenses may be.

The tactic behind whataboutism has been around for a long time. Rhetoricians generally consider it to be a form of tu quoque, which means "you too" in Latin and involves charging your accuser with whatever it is you've just been accused of rather than refuting the truth of the accusation made against you. Tu quoque is considered to be a logical fallacy, because whether or not the original accuser is likewise guilty of an offense has no bearing on the truth value of the original accusation.

www.merriam-webster.com

What about 'whataboutism'?

If everyone is guilty of something, is no one guilty of anything?
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Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection. Instead of addressing the point made, they counter it with “but what about X?”.
flaglerlive.com

Whataboutism: Behind the Deflecting Tactic in Arguments | FlaglerLive

Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection. Instead of addressing the point made, they counter it with “but what about X?”
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SNOWFLAKE said:
Whataboutism gives a clue to its meaning in its name. It is not merely the changing of a subject to deflect away from an earlier subject as a political strategy; it’s essentially a reversal of accusation, arguing that an opponent is guilty of an offense just as egregious or worse than what the original party was accused of doing, however unconnected the offenses may be.

The tactic behind whataboutism has been around for a long time. Rhetoricians generally consider it to be a form of tu quoque, which means "you too" in Latin and involves charging your accuser with whatever it is you've just been accused of rather than refuting the truth of the accusation made against you. Tu quoque is considered to be a logical fallacy, because whether or not the original accuser is likewise guilty of an offense has no bearing on the truth value of the original accusation.

www.merriam-webster.com

What about 'whataboutism'?

If everyone is guilty of something, is no one guilty of anything?
www.merriam-webster.com www.merriam-webster.com

Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection. Instead of addressing the point made, they counter it with “but what about X?”.
flaglerlive.com

Whataboutism: Behind the Deflecting Tactic in Arguments | FlaglerLive

Whataboutism is an argumentative tactic where a person or group responds to an accusation or difficult question by deflection. Instead of addressing the point made, they counter it with “but what about X?”
flaglerlive.com
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We don't need a definition of whataboutism. It is common on this forum, and a favorite tool of the left. Post anything remotely critical of Biden, Harris, Clinton, or really anyone on the left, and you will be lucky to get past the third post without 'whatabout Trump!!!!'
 
dcsports said:
We don't need a definition of whataboutism. It is common on this forum, and a favorite tool of the left. Post anything remotely critical of Biden, Harris, Clinton, or really anyone on the left, and you will be lucky to get past the third post without 'whatabout Trump!!!!'
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YET......................... you brought up a topic totally unrelated to the story of this thread. :rolleyes:
 
braindrain said:
Does it take a lot for you to posting a picture from twitter without even bothering to add any commentary.
Because that seems like a very large percentage of your posts.
If that is what you think is doing justice to your threads
I would hate to see what is less then that.
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SNOWFLAKE said:
How many times is that now you have dragged out this same picture?? 100th? What is suppose to convey? Intelligence? Whataboutism? I don't have a better answer? I want to point out how evil black people are? Seriously, what is YOUR purpose dragging this ONE picture out every chance you get? Lack of imagination?
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It's probably personal... he does wear disdain of black men on his sleeve.
 
Kushinator said:
It's probably personal... he does wear disdain of black men on his sleeve.
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Even if he does, you would think he could find another picture that presents the same types of tropes about black people, just to be different :cautious:
 
Kreton said:
A white guy in Oklahoma obsessed with guns and thinks making jokes about killing his black coworker is funny and people really think he might not be a Maga moron? Come on now.

And that is basically the whole discussion.
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There are a lot of people upset with the direction the country has been going. People who want this country to be better. A subset of those support Trump, who you could call "MAGA" based on his political slogan.

There are also a small number of racist stupid people.

These groups don't always overlap. Painting them all with the same brush is stupid.
 
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