Isaiah Washington suggests African-Americans boycott work Monday

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agent00f

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pcgeek11 said:
No. You fire a stupid asshole ( regardless of the color of said asshole ) that doesn't show up for work when they are scheduled.
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Sure, because taking a stand against social inequality makes someone a stupid asshole.
 
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agent00f said:
Sure, because taking a stand against social inequality makes someone a stupid asshole.
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Yes it does, if it impacts my business and places an undue workload on their fellow employees. I would not hesitate to fire them.
 
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I don't think someone being "angry, sad, and disgusted" is a black only thing. I would say that about an every type of person thing. His protest seems silly.

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Leftists are the real racists.
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There are no "real racist", or "reverse racism", it's just racism. There are racists on both sides, something some people don't like to acknowledge. Yes his comment was. You however like to bring it up all the time, even when not needed. I'd say more than anyone else.
 
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Ackmed said:
I don't think someone being "angry, sad, and disgusted" is a black only thing. I would say that about an every type of person thing. His protest seems silly.

There are no "real racist", or "reverse racism", it's just racism. There are racists on both sides, something some people don't like to acknowledge. Yes his comment was. You however like to bring it up all the time, even when not needed. I'd say more than anyone else.
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I'm pretty sure there are left wing racists in the same way there are right wing intellectuals. Let's say it's not really a problem for either.
 
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Nobody even knows what they are protesting about. It's so completely disorganized and pointless. This just furthers my assumption that de-centralized social movements do not work.

"Hey everyone, hashtag the problem and spread it viral and spread awareness!" Thanks for accomplishing nothing :thumbsup:

A boycott could work, but it needs to be targeted for maximum impact. Don't like what a big oil company did? Boycott their products. Don't like what McDonalds does? Boycott McDonalds.

Isaiah's idea of boycotting work, just doesn't make any sense. Isn't a problem that there are not enough stable jobs in the black community? Why the hell would you jeopardize that? It's like telling people with a severe mental illness to boycott taking their prescription medications or boycott their scheduled psychiatrist meeting. Don't boycott something that just damages you in the short or long run....boycott to damage the target!
 
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agent00f said:
I'm pretty sure there are left wing racists in the same way there are right wing intellectuals. Let's say it's not really a problem for either.
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Always with the insults. How sad. Racists are definitely a problem, claiming it's only for one side is ignorant and not acknowledging facts. Just like the reasoning for this protest.
 
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Ackmed said:
Always with the insults. How sad. Racists are definitely a problem, claiming it's only for one side is ignorant and not acknowledging facts. Just like the reasoning for this protest.
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Maybe this analogy works better. I have some iq's and you most likely have some iq's, too, but it's not exactly the same problem for both sides.

On further reflection, I have no idea why I thought that explanation would work.

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Srsly tho, "both sides are the same" is a terrible argument particularly on rather imbalanced issues.
 
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pcgeek11 said:
You don't know what I have.

Nice strawman though.
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No, I'm pretty sure someone who doesn't know the first thing about employee & public relations doesn't have much of any business. I suppose you could be the dumbass that every so often ends up on the news, but it's worth pondering what the statistical implication of that phrase means.
 
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agent00f said:
No, I'm pretty sure someone who doesn't know the first thing about employee & public relations doesn't have much of any business. I suppose you could be the dumbass that every so often ends up on the news, but it's worth pondering what the statistical implication of that phrase means.
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You still don't know jack shit about me or what I do or do not have...

Strawman.
 
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agent00f said:
Now I know why Donald Trump keeps putting you guys on a pedestal. Mystery solved.
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Care to share your findings? I find it odd that those who preach inclusion and open-mindness are the first to belittle someone for supporting Trump even if that is all they know about someone. Could the reason they support Trump be because they have decades of knowledge of Clinton and have determined that the unknown might be better then known? For the record I think hes a fucking asshole and would not vote for him unless my life depended on it, but that dosent mean I am going to vote for Clinton either.
 
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SNC said:
Care to share your findings? I find it odd that those who preach inclusion and open-mindness are the first to belittle someone for supporting Trump even if that is all they know about someone. Could the reason they support Trump be because they have decades of knowledge of Clinton and have determined that the unknown might be better then known? For the record I think hes a fucking asshole and would not vote for him unless my life depended on it, but that dosent mean I am going to vote for Clinton either.
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Out of the GOP field the thing that stood out about Trump was his white nationalist appeal. But don't just take my word for it, this is what his supporters think: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...s-driving-support-for-donald-trump/?tid=a_inl
 
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Brainonska511 said:
The issue at hand is how government, via the interactions between the justice system and police encounters, are systematically biased against minorities.
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I am not saying you are wrong, but we should really take race out of this. Here is a simple statement that I think we can all agree with. - Cops are there to protect and serve the community and should not be firing weapons on unarmed civilians unless they are attacked... Simple enough? I know in some of these recent highly public cases, the perps appeared to be threatening, but the vast majority they were clearly no danger. Why are cops shooting so many civilians that aren't attacking them? Sometimes we even see unarmed people getting shot in the back by cops. It simply has to stop. better training and a zero tolerance policy seem like good ideas to me. Training: On exactly how to handle and most importantly WHEN to use deadly force... Then, if a cop does shoot an unarmed civilian that was not attacking them, they are instantly fired and promptly skinned alive... Problem solved!
- j/k about the skinning part, but the rest should be a no-brainer.
 
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