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unless of course I call it the Orient.
But I digress how did it decide its boundaries?
Bull****. The countries of Asia make up Asia for the Orient.
The concept of continent is some arbitrary political boundary.
we could change the continent of Asia to include Europe just as easily.False. The countries of Asia could all cease to exist, and the continent would still be there.
so if it pre-existed man who named it a continent and who decided its boundaries? And how is it were able to know this?They are two different things. The continental landmass was there first, and it will be there after.
I actually don't mind that you think Asia and the Orient are the same. I'm not offended. You're just wrong.
we could change the continent of Asia to include Europe just as easily.
so if it pre-existed man who named it a continent and who decided its boundaries? And how is it were able to know this?
I guess the dictionary is wrong to. I'm willing to bet everyone you disagree with is wrong. This is sjw narcissism.
Yet the NRA's members believe it. They sincerely believe that any discussion about gun regulation ultimately leads to the complete disarmament of the the civilian population -- rifles, handguns, slingshots, and all. It's confounding.
it still means what it always meant. I don't care if you like it the fact that you don't like it is exactly why I use it I have zero respect for sjws.Does that mean Europeans could be orientals too? At this point the term is just losing all relevancy as a descriptor. You see why I dislike it :lol:
I never said continents and countries are the same thing.You can go on believing that countries and continents are the same thing, that's fine with me. I've enjoyed our conversation, night night!
it still means what it always meant. I don't care if you like it the fact that you don't like it is exactly why I use it I have zero respect for sjws.Does that mean Europeans could be orientals too? At this point the term is just losing all relevancy as a descriptor. You see why I dislike it :lol:
I never said continents and countries are the same thing.You can go on believing that countries and continents are the same thing, that's fine with me. I've enjoyed our conversation, night night!
Very true.
Remember in the past a long time ago when you would hear the words "big tent".
Now days they even have come up with the word "RINO" if you don't agree with them. And why would you want to alienate any possible voters??
Very true.
Remember in the past a long time ago when you would hear the words "big tent".
Now days they even have come up with the word "RINO" if you don't agree with them. And why would you want to alienate any possible voters??
The Orient refers to eastern countries. The only reason rugs are called oriental is because they're from the Orient.
I don't respect PC nonsense.
You can call me all the names in the book for not being part of your stupid cult.
That doesn't explain why you would call a person "oriental". A lot of them aren't even from "the east". So of course they don't like being called that.
Did they? Maybe they came from down the street.
so having hurting someone's name before means cultural connection????
I'm sorry there's no such thing as an obvious joke with people freaking out about the word Oriental.
I honestly thought that was a joke the first time I heard it.
What you are saying is absurd so you can't use absurdist humor and it be obvious
Not only that, but the term is simply outdated. It must be painful for septuagenarians to have to evolve with the rest of the world, but Asian is actually a shorter and more accurate word than Oriental. The only reason to insist on applying it to people is to be intentionally, repetitively offensive. That is a sad, sad life.
The term oriental is often used to describe objects from the Orient. However, given its Eurocentric connotations and shifting, inaccurate definition through the ages, in North American English, it is considered by some to be an offensive term to refer to people of East Asian,[1][2] and South East Asian descent.[3][4]
Orient - Wikipedia
Just to muddle things more, the continent is an abstraction as well.
Indeed.
Don't worry about muddling things up this is just some sjw crap to try and justify why Oriental is a bad word but Asian isn't.
They mean the same thing as I proved but you got to play the game.
And that's how propaganda from the NRA and the far right works. The far right minions will believe anything that their told; these are the same type people who worshiped Joseph Mccarthy and still believe that there are communists under their beds.
it still means what it always meant. I don't care if you like it the fact that you don't like it is exactly why I use it I have zero respect for sjws.
I never said continents and countries are the same thing.
While I can't quite accept it is inherently derogatory, the fact remains that you consider it personnally offensive and so there is no justification to continue to apply it to you.
Some NCOs in the Army are offended by the familiar term "Sarge." I wasn't so offended and didn't consider it offensive. But once someone made it clear to me that they found it offensive, I would refrain from using it. It's just a matter of mutual respect between people.
When Reagan asked that question of Carter, I was in Fulda Germany with the 11th ACR guarding the East German Border. I would say my life and status has improved some under every president to include this one. No gigantic improvements, just some improvement, a bit at a time as life moved on.
I'm more worried about the present polarization and super high partisanship being shown than about Trump individually. Trump is a result of that. We've always had partisanship, but not at this high level. I don't think getting rid of Trump will cure any of that. But we'll see.
You "know" things that never happened. Sorry.
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Actually they WERE asylum seekers... but you go ahead and post the evidence that the vast majority were not asylum seekers.Despite them not really being asylum seekers we heard them out.
OF course they do.. how do you think we got rid of segregation? Because we asked nicely? Umm.. would you please stop segregation? OR was it because of bus boycotts.. and sit ins at lunch counters.. and other forms of civil disobediance that disrupted the economy? You need to check out some history.No they don't, that's not a protest.
I seem to recall the phrase "I have a dream" being the ethos of the civil rights movement, not "give me what I demand or I'll burn down cities, murder people and disrupt peace."
The following year, in delivering his “The Other America” speech at Stanford University, King returned to his idea about what goes unheard:
…I think America must see that riots do not develop out of thin air. Certain conditions continue to exist in our society which must be condemned as vigorously as we condemn riots. But in the final analysis, a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear? It has failed to hear that the plight of the Negro poor has worsened over the last few years. It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice, equality, and humanity. And so in a real sense our nation’s summers of riots are caused by our nation’s winters of delay. And as long as America postpones justice, we stand in the position of having these recurrences of violence and riots over and over again. Social justice and progress are the absolute guarantors of riot prevention.
Translation: You have absolutely no evidence to back up any of your claims.Google BLM demands, or continue pretending.
Right.. you like him for helping businesses.. and know you like him for causing problems with business.Trump didn't think about keeping the oligarchy in power. That's one of the reasons I like him.
No, of course not. But the other one called me "Oriental". Apparently redneck hicks of any age can't distinguish between a wall hanging and a human being. That would explain their sex lives.
I can't believe I'm having to explain this to you.
Judaism is a religious practice not a race. There for all people who practice Judaism are Jewish.
Judaism like Christianity and Islam are religious viewpoints where's the people within them generally agree about morality.
Black and white aren't religions.
They actually show the opposite. Per encounter with the police white people are more likely to be killed.
You dismiss claims of the Jewish race ?
https://ezermizion.org/bone-marrow-...A54O2XflMsI9FIwVqbzMhNH6eGZ2TbIgaAivkEALw_wcB
How racist of you
Neither is being female/gay/transgender
Still waiting for your response Btw:
That's quite a claim, as well as quite contradictory, please post your evidence for it
You PRETEND to be free from prejudice with a ridiculous "holier-than-thou" attitude
There is a world of difference between a racist (like Trump) and the rest of humanity who seeks association with people similar to him
This is why political analysts refer to the "Jewish vote", "evangelist vote", "women's vote" and yes the "black vote"
People will naturally favor people who share attributes, they feel are important, that are similar to their own
So you call a black person voting for a candidate because they're black, as racist
How do you categorize a Jewish person voting for a candidate because they're Jewish ?
Or a gay person voting for a candidate because they're gay ?
Or a woman, voting for a candidate because they're female ?
How dare you speak on behalf of people preferring candidates of their same race ?
It is nothing but bigotry and outright hypocrisy from you.
Might a black person not think that a black candidate would support black causes ? (like a Jewish candidate might support Jewish causes)
Like stand up to police brutality, literacy in ghettos, black people in the military/NASA/Congress, black people going to college ?
You saying that the black vote is "racist"
But the Jewish/Muslim/Christian/gay/women's vote is not prejudicial in ANY way?
How utterly racist of you to deride and condemn the black vote or Hispanic vote that way ?
Aren't you even a little bit ashamed of yourself ?
And being female just gives you the "potential" to tap the female vote. It's no guarantee
Same with the black/Hispanic/Jewish vote
A downtown high earning Jewish stockbroker might prefer Trump to a Jewish proponent of Democratic socialism.
LOL
I bet they wouldn't know the opposite of oriental either - things the relate to the West as opposed to the East..
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