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I tweeted about diversity and got hammered by haters

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Here's an example of diversity in action. Of course, it comes from my former country of Canada, where diversity is embraced to a higher degree than here in the US.

Eat Right Ontario - https://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/

First off, as it's a government-run site you'll see options for Canada's two official languages, English and French. Given the rise in Hispanic populations, an America embracing diversity would encourage bilingualism and declare two official languages, so that any .gov site would be available in English and Spanish. But I digress.

Now the purpose of this site is to encourage healthy eating habits by providing healthy recipes and meal planning for Canadians. This in turn would help lead to better preventive care outcomes and ultimately less of a burden on the public health system.

But what do Canadians typically eat? If you assume that they are all white, native-born Canadians, that would lead you to one set of recommendations. That's not what this site did. They allowed for the fact that there are plenty of first and second generation Canadians from Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and South and East Asia. So it incorporated their diets and recipes into their meal plans.

https://www.eatrightontario.ca/EatR...r-Great-Leftovers-Recipe-Book-English-web.pdf

It starts with turkey kofta and cumin scented brown rice (Middle East), then uses those leftovers in Shepherd's Pie (English Isles).
 
Amused said:
I tweeted about diversity and got hammered by haters
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Not sure how this is news worthy. I don't tweet etc, but I do sometimes read the comments posted below a news story and I don't ever remember somebody not getting "hammered". It seems the norm.

Fern
 
Atreus21 said:
And to me, that's prejudiced. It involves looking at someone for their skin color, not their character or capacity to contribute.
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I see your point, but the post I responded to originally asked why is diversity good, and I gave a reason. It's by no means the ONLY reason. Nor is race the sole driver for character or capacity to contribute.
 
brycejones said:
Yet here you are.......
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Yup. Sometimes I get bored, and see something that might be interesting in the sidebar. I come here, and remember what a colossal shitshow this subforum is. Partisan fuckery, and smarmy douchebags that couldn't think their way out of a wet paper bag. I suppose I have some blame as well. What's that saying about insanity again?
 
lxskllr said:
Yup. Sometimes I get bored, and see something that might be interesting in the sidebar. I come here, and remember what a colossal shitshow this subforum is. Partisan fuckery, and smarmy douchebags that couldn't think their way out of a wet paper bag. I suppose I have some blame as well. What's that saying about insanity again?
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That is the whole point of this forum, the rules are setup for it. You want a more high brow discussion off-topic is the place.
 
It's a valid point; right wing hate has surged like never before in my lifetime. That's news, especially when it produces a reciprocal surge in right wing terror.

Meanwhile, Dump people continue to drape themselves with the flag and act like a persecuted 2nd class of citizens.
 
Jhhnn said:
So triggered!
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I've seen you say that a lot in my brief encounters here. A brainless automaton. You're clearly at home. Any real thought would put you in the hospital. You should build up to it. Slow and steady wins the race...
 
lxskllr said:
Go fuck yourself cµnt. You're a worthless piece of shit, trolling a piece of shit forum. Feeling pretty good about yourself? Probably don't have the self awareness to know otherwise...
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Hows your blood sugar? Maybe you need some more white bread milk toast "culture"
 
lxskllr said:
I've seen you say that a lot in my brief encounters here. A brainless automaton. You're clearly at home. Any real thought would put you in the hospital. You should build up to it. Slow and steady wins the race...
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I can't help it if the comment is completely appropriate. You've posted several times in this thread, first to make a bullshit comment about the meaning of diversity & the rest to belittle the forum.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.
 
Jhhnn said:
I can't help it if the comment is completely appropriate. You've posted several times in this thread, first to make a bullshit comment about the meaning of diversity & the rest to belittle the forum.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.
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You don't know a thing about me. You couldn't keep up intellectually or physically. Your a worthless piece of shit jerking off to your fan club. A brainless automaton spewing catchphrases that requires zero effort. I'll go where I please. For this minute, it's here. I'll be leaving soon enough, and you can return to your self important jizz fest, and go to bed tonight thinking you made a real difference in the world, and showed that "racist" what the world is about :rollseyes:
 
lxskllr said:
You don't know a thing about me. You couldn't keep up intellectually or physically. Your a worthless piece of shit jerking off to your fan club. A brainless automaton spewing catchphrases that requires zero effort. I'll go where I please. For this minute, it's here. I'll be leaving soon enough, and you can return to your self important jizz fest, and go to bed tonight thinking you made a real difference in the world, and showed that "racist" what the world is about :rollseyes:
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lol. meltdown.
 
thilanliyan said:
I see your point, but the post I responded to originally asked why is diversity good, and I gave a reason. It's by no means the ONLY reason. Nor is race the sole driver for character or capacity to contribute.
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but white people get to feel like they accomplished something just by being born white. Its a source of pride for the losers.
 
JSt0rm said:
lol. meltdown.
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Hardly. I'm simply in the mood to engage fuckwits(see quoted post). The mood's passing. I have to give the cat her medicine, and I'll do something more productive. I'm not gonna be changing any minds here. Partisan idiots can only do one thing. Change has to come from within.
 
lxskllr said:
Hardly. I'm simply in the mood to engage fuckwits(see quoted post). The mood's passing. I have to give the cat her medicine, and I'll do something more productive. I'm not gonna be changing any minds here. Partisan idiots can only do one thing. Change has to come from within.
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yeah buddy. Go give your cat medicine. big baller.
 
Fern said:
Not sure how this is news worthy. I don't tweet etc, but I do sometimes read the comments posted below a news story and I don't ever remember somebody not getting "hammered". It seems the norm.

Fern
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Well, if you read the article he explains how the frequency of attacks have markedly increased since 2016.
 
Atreus21 said:
How did I mis-characterize your argument?
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By saying this:

So if I'm a white man and say Argument X, I'm wrong. If I'm a black man and say Argument X, I'm right.
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In response to this:

Your original loaded question:

If I found data suggested that blacks will become a smaller percentage of the population by 2045, and greeted that as a positive development, what could I expect the reaction to be?
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My reply defusing your loaded question:

If you were a black man in a black majority country singing the praises of diversity over racial homogeneity and racial superiority, the reaction would be good.​

If, on the other hand you were a white man in a white majority country celebrating the end of diversity and a return to homogeneity and racial superiority, the reaction would be the same any racist sees.
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Your straw man is in intentionally ignoring the context and reframing my argument into something is most certainly is not. Probably because you had a response ready for any reply to your loaded question but did not expect it to be defused by someone who would deconstruct it putting both under strict context and shutting you down.

You see, in my post, both white and black men are able to be both right or wrong based NOT on color, but the context of their statement. The key is the context, not the color.

Maybe if I add this little but of intellectual training wheels onto my post it will help you:

And conversely:

If you were a white man in a white majority country singing the praises of diversity over racial homogeneity and racial superiority, the reaction would be good.​

If, on the other hand you were a black man in a black majority country celebrating the end of diversity and a return to homogeneity and racial superiority, the reaction would be the same any racist sees.​

That I have to explain this to you is pathetic. Maybe take some time to read my post more slowly and take your time understanding context.

If that doesn't help, I can't help you.
 
Amused said:
And conversely:

If you were a white man in a white majority country singing the praises of diversity over racial homogeneity and racial superiority, the reaction would be good.​

If, on the other hand you were a black man in a black majority country celebrating the end of diversity and a return to homogeneity and racial superiority, the reaction would be the same any racist sees.​

That I have to explain this to you is pathetic. Maybe take some time to read my post more slowly and take your time understanding context.

If that doesn't help, I can't help you.
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Amused, I know you live in South Africa. What do you think of the white flight out of South Africa that has gone on since 1994? Do you think the white people leaving South Africa for primarily white countries are racist?

Though Stats SA couldn’t say why whites were leaving, emigration agencies believe political instability, crime and uncertainty are reasons cited for leaving. Emma Waldorf, senior consultant at Compass Migration, explained: “Of late, the reasons for the increase in emigration are simply political reasons, safety reasons and uncertainty about the future.”
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https://mg.co.za/article/2018-03-14-dirco-slams-refugee-status-for-white-south-africans
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/were-running-out-of-whites-20170806-2
 
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bshole said:
Amused, I know you live in South Africa. What do you think of the white flight out of South Africa that has gone on since 1994? Do you think the white people leaving South Africa for primarily white countries are racist?



https://mg.co.za/article/2018-03-14-dirco-slams-refugee-status-for-white-south-africans
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/were-running-out-of-whites-20170806-2
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I live in Redondo Beach CA. I visit Cape Town a few months a year.

Some are, some are not. It's complicated. SA passed racial hiring laws that basically screwed whites. For most SA whites, the only way to make a living is to be entrepreneurial. And now, in a last ditch effort to hang onto power, the ANC has embraced the EFF's land expropriation ideology and threatens to turn SA into a communist state.

But there is hope. The DA is a democratic rainbow party and has slowly been taking control from the ANC. We'll see.
 
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