The Trump Presidency will be in the top 10 in our nation's history

[Hatin Since 87]

I just wish people would stop saying “systemic racism”. To quote Ben Shapiro... Either point out a racist policy so we can all work to end it, or stop using vague statements. We’re all against racism, screaming systemic racism doesn’t point out racism, it makes a vague statement with no evidence, therefor no solution.


That is all.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Golden Bear pulls the lever for Trump. Thinks you should, too

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Didn’t we just dismiss the political opinions of pro-athletes along with actors, not even 24 hours ago?

 

[Bennettjh]

I just wish people would stop saying “systemic racism”. To quote Ben Shapiro... Either point out a racist policy so we can all work to end it, or stop using vague statements. We’re all against racism, screaming systemic racism doesn’t point out racism, it makes a vague statement with no evidence, therefor no solution.


That is all.

 

[BugI02]

Didn’t we just dismiss the political opinions of pro-athletes along with actors, not even 24 hours ago?

We did, not so sure about you - or have you changed your mind on how brave and relevant Koepernick is. Spoiler - he's an athlete with a political opinion

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[foszoe]

When did local policing become a federal job? As far as controlling the riots, if Trump had sent in troops, and declared martial law, the screaming would've been deafening from the left (and many on the right as well) and you know that. Look at the reception that federal law enforcement got in Portland. These places where the rioting is the worst don't want Trump to control the riots.

When Trump said he would take care of the problem if the Mayors didn't?

 

[foszoe]

So I guess we should take this to mean that there is systemic sexism to go along with systemic racism.

We've known that since the ERA

 

[Hatin Since 87]

We did, not so sure about you - or have you changed your mind on how brave and relevant Koepernick is. Spoiler - he's an athlete with a political opinion

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EX​ athlete.

 

[2A_Tom]

I dismiss any actor, athlete or celebrity that is anti American,anti gun &c.

 

[BugI02]

EX​ athlete.

He's still an athlete, just not getting paid for it - that's why I left off the 'pro' part

 

[hoosierdoc]

Didn’t we just dismiss the political opinions of pro-athletes along with actors, not even 24 hours ago?

It's really hard to claim Palmer is a pro-athlete at this point. He's basically a warm fuzzy for so much of the country. He is not making a living as a golfer. He's just an old guy who loves this president. Sure it can be ignored, but he seems to be a solid guy who's made an informed decision and backed it up. A bit different than "TRUMP IS THE DEVIL"

 

[BugI02]

Arnie's an icon in my part of the country, a genteel sportsman who would never dream of taking a knee

Heck, he's so old Alpo probably saw him play

 

[Hatin Since 87]

He's still an athlete, just not getting paid for it - that's why I left off the 'pro' part

I disagree. I wouldn’t call him an athlete in the loosest definition of the word.




Ok, I’m being harsh on him, technically everyone is an athlete if they participate in a sport, but being an athlete doesn’t make you athletic... I’d take any college QB over Kaepernick on his best day.

 

[BugI02]

I disagree. I wouldn’t call him an athlete in the loosest definition of the word.




Ok, I’m being harsh on him, technically everyone is an athlete if they participate in a sport, but being an athlete doesn’t make you athletic... I’d take any college QB over Kaepernick on his best day.

Yes, IMO you are too harsh. To be a standout player among all high school players who get on a college roster, which he was by virtue of being a starter, makes him perhaps 1 in 1000 Then to be drafted into the NFL and again become a starter, probably 1 in 1000 again

I think being one in a million among people who play sports qualifies him to be called an athlete

 

[Alpo]

Arnie's an icon in my part of the country, a genteel sportsman who would never dream of taking a knee

Heck, he's so old Alpo probably saw him play

I've got a story about Arnie playing Pine Valley CC in his early days. But I wasn't there. He is/was a generation ahead of me.

 

[printcraft]

did someone quote him so I can see it?

Originally Posted by Alpo
Why don't you just say it: They are criminal drug addicts. Black people are criminals and addicted to drugs. That makes it OK to shoot them when they are unarmed. That makes it OK to pull them over on a Terry stop excuse.

Go ahead. You're thinking it. Just say it.

Basically jamil is one of 'dem damn 'racis.

 

[Alpo]

Sniffing fumes again, are we? I thought you were getting that vent hood fixed.

 

[PaulF]

I just wish people would stop saying “systemic racism”. To quote Ben Shapiro... Either point out a racist policy so we can all work to end it, or stop using vague statements. We’re all against racism, screaming systemic racism doesn’t point out racism, it makes a vague statement with no evidence, therefor no solution.


That is all.

There was a time when the social sciences made an attempt to be, well...scientific.

Systemic (sometimes called systematic) racism is a concept with legitimate academic roots that has been badly coopted for the far-left's post-modernist ideology. The concept - as it was originally defined and argued - has merit within an academic sociological framework. The most accessible example that I can think of is redlining, the widely-documented set of practices used to keep blacks in economically distressed ghettos.

Systematic racism can also be used to describe the unintended consequences of otherwise well-intentioned programs. Section 8 housing is a good example of this...a policy initially meant to be a leg-up to poor working mothers ends up being a giant deterrent to marriage within those communities that embraced it...primarily urban ones.

In its original framework, systematic racism isn't a controversial idea, rather its a fairly banal term used to describe measurable and documented social practices.

When I was at university in the early 1990's the stage was already being set for the humanities to fall to the ideological left. Terms which used to be descriptors of academic concepts were being diluted along ideological lines. "Researchers" were becoming celebrities...when their publications comforted the positions of the coastal elites. I started to see "textbooks" pulled from NY times bestsellers list. Opposing voices quietly ignored, agreeable ones softly amplified...

...until we get to where we are now. No objectivity, only pure ideology. Every issue treated to reductio ad absurdum. Every argument straw-manned to death. Brinksmanship and incrementalism the most useful political tools.

People like Shapiro, with their bad-faith "debate" style only make this problem worse.

 

[Ziggidy]

Just wanted to go on record now with this prediction. He is not of government, he just wants to fix a broken system.

Godspeed Mr President (elect)

Amen!

 

[Ziggidy]

When Trump said he would take care of the problem if the Mayors didn't?

In the last debate, Biden said the same thing when.....

 

[foszoe]

In the last debate, Biden said the same thing when.....

Trump IS the President though, not Biden.