Time for an experiment

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  1. Ronstar

    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I've been spending too much time taking the racist bait.

    so im gonna try a new experiment.

    im gonna start NOT taking their bait.

    they say the best ammunition against internet race baiters, is to ignore them.

    let's see what happens.
     
  2. WillReadmore

    WillReadmore Well-Known Member

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    Well, race will continue to be an issue that does need to be discussed.

    But, it would certainly make sense to respond less to some of those on this board.
     
  3. Ronstar

    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    ive been giving them too much attention.

    rather than teaching them to think differently, they appear to simply been feeding off the attention, and that's it.

    that was not my goal, and is the exact opposite of my intentions.

    fool me once, fool me twice, shame on me.

    :(
     
  4. RPA1

    RPA1 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    What 'racist bait' do you seem to not be able to avoid?
     
  5. vman12

    vman12 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Ha! He got you!

    The definition of racist is saying something they don't like, so I guess he won't be saying much.
     
  6. Jonsa

    Jonsa Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You did notice that Ronstar hasn't responded to RPA1, haven't you, or are you suggesting that RPA1 is a racist?


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    No, the definition of racist is pretty damn clear and there isn't a scintilla of doubt that there are quite a few around here these days, enjoying their little hatefilled kaffeeklatsches replete with lies and idiocy.
     
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    vman12 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Yeah it's very clever to start a thread to ignore "racists".

    That sounds racist.
     
  8. Ronstar

    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    its all over the forum
     
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    Deckel Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    So anybody who doesn't think like you and refuses your "teaching" is a racist, huh? :roll:
     
  10. Guyzilla

    Guyzilla Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You speak to them in a matter of fact, dispassionate tone. CAlls them like you sees them, without any INVESTMENT.

    LEt me give you an example. I once dated a model. When I met her, she was introduced as a model. I said, did you know smoking causes wrinkles?

    SHE WAS PISSED. She invited me to visit that night.
     
  11. Ronstar

    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    wow....just wow.


    not sure if that deserves a response, or to put you on Ignore.
     
  12. Guyzilla

    Guyzilla Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Oh, and one more thing, if they show you hate, FLICK THAT LIKE APPRECIATE BUTTON. They are doing your work. If they hate on victims, flick that like. They are doing your job. YOUR JOB is NOT to have them say, yeah, I am now cured. It is for those watching.

    You are a proseCUTEting attorney.
     
  13. Jonsa

    Jonsa Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Seems you aren't able to discern the difference between racist and bigot.

    Really its not that difficult to understand but for some reason many racists have a really hard time with it because it appears their grasp falls well short of their intellectual reach.


    And yes I am bigoted against racists amongst a number of other ideologies,. Unlike most racists, I am not afraid to admit my bigotry.
     
  14. ArmySoldier

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    It means, avoiding the racist BLM group and only talking about white racists. It's a common lefty tactic to avoid discussing their own internal racism, which is much worse than any other form.
     
  15. Ronstar

    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    no, there used to be a couple folks who espoused black supremacy and anti-white crap, but they are gone.
     
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    Ronstar said "race baiters" not racists. There is a difference. A racist is someone that exercises prejudice in favor of, or against, a specific race. A race baiter is someone that turns any benign statement into a racial statement.

    If an African-American votes for an African-American just because he is a African-American then he is a racist.

    Say someone takes a simple observation like, "Obama plays too much golf". Simple benign statement of fact. But the race baiters will say that the individual is saying that Obama is lazy, and lazy is a code word for black. So, the race baiter is offended because the speaker was really saying Obama is black.

    The non-racist says that I will vote for whom ever has the best policies, and that Obama pays too much golf is nothing more then a statement of fact.
     
  17. Ronstar

    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    that's debateable.

    i dont think its racist to vote for Obama, cause one is excited to have the first black President.

    however, if one voted for Obama because they felt a white man can't be a good President, that would be racism
     
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    No, he said " not taking the racist bait.".

    As for playing golf, I agree, I don't see anything wrong with the fact that the most powerful man on the planet "getting away and relaxing" and obviously Obama uses golf to do just that. And it sure as hell ain't racist.

    OTOH, surely you are not denying that a substantive portion of the mud that has been thrown on Obama does not come from racist proclivities.
     
  19. ArmySoldier

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    That's technically racism. Obama's 2007 speech told people not to do that. He said to vote the record not the race. We've cited this 100000 times. Voting for a president based on their race, is racist. If I voted for Romney because he was white, and I wanted a white president instead of a black on, that's a racist move.
     
  20. Ronstar

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    racism is judging someone's ability, by their race.

    voting for someone because they would be the first black president, is only racism if you think the non-black candidate could not do as good a job, cause he aint black.

    voting for someone just due to their race/ethnicity/religion, but without judging the ability of the other candidates, is racial/ethnic/religious nepotism, not bigotry.
     
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    Yes, that's exactly what you'd be doing if you voted just because they were black. You're judging your vote based on the color of their skin. That's blatantly racist.
     
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    Sorry, forgot to address your last point.

    There's a slight difference in racism and bigotry.

    Though it's racist to vote for someone based on the color of their skin, it's not bigotry. You are correct. There was no intent or superiority complex. It's just someone's preference (whereas, still racist). There are many definitions of both of those words.
     
  23. Ronstar

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    i dont see it as racism, but racial nepotism.


    which some might consider racist.

    :)
     
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    Racial nepotism?

    What your saying- voting for a president because he's black.

    Can I hire a teacher that prefers white people? Can I say, "sir, I'd love to hire you, I have nothing against black people, I just prefer a white guy in this job"?

    No, because "racial nepotism" is RACISM. That's sick that you approve of that.
     
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    You do realize those on the right are able to talk MORe sophisticated now. The civil rights crowd is WINNING. And RON PAUL helped.
     

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