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What about the African American retired cop that was killed defending a Saint Louis local pawn shop during the looting. Does his life matter or will you disregard him simply because it didn't fit the BLM narrative?I hate that the media and journalism is so fucking inept in the face of fascism that people like Deceit are allowed to exist. Just woefully miserably misinformed and no ability to challenge it by standards he would deem acceptable.
The logic is entirely fucking circular. "Oh the protestors are all violent criminals and the only reason you don't see a lot of violent crime or violent crime arrests in association with them is actually because the police aren't allowed to arrest them." Even in the videos that Fox News shows the violence is unilaterally being committed by police. The worst you'll see is fires set to effigies as a symbol of protest. The fascists like Tucker Carlson gleefully point out how much like a warzone portland is and says "it's because of the protestors though not the militaristic police." P.S. if it were an actual war the police have been factually committing war crimes in their repeated destruction and gassing of medical tents set up by the protestors.
I'm an person of color and if I told you I like Trump, (even though i can't vote because i'm not american), have I automatically forfeited my right to talk about race relations and racism? Please respond honestly. What about non-caucasian Trump supporters? Have THEY forfeited their right to talk about racism.The fact you can support Trump of all people and then claim to care about racism is absolutely mind-boggling
While Trump is obviously wrong and unreasonable to think Climate Change is a hoax altogether, I'm totally with you on that but think about it this way. You live in the first world, your electricity usage is significantly above the average individual on the planet, it's likely you have a TV, a bunch of household appliances, a gas guzzling car, smartphones, tablets, computers etc. So in that own regard you preaching about the environment itself is already rather ironic. In fact allow me to show you these links that might surprise you.I'm genuinely curious to hear: what makes you support Trump despite 1) his belief climate change is a hoax and 2) the fact his response to Covid has led the US to become far and away the world leader in deaths (currently standing at 167,000), given the importance of these two issues on a global scale?
BLM is a response to the political reality that black lives are systematically undervalued. what exactly about this story is challenging that narrative?What about the African American retired cop that was killed defending a Saint Louis local pawn shop during the looting. Does his life matter or will you disregard him simply because it didn't fit the BLM narrative?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1223386
This is from NBC btw. Please give a feedback.
what makes you think your own country's figures are accurate?Lastly is what makes you think China's figures regarding COVID19 are accurate?
I totally agree, they ARE undervalued and a second victim within the span of a few weeks is TOTALLY necessary...BLM is a response to the political reality that black lives are systematically undervalued. what exactly about this story is challenging that narrative?
I would rather mourn all the other nonwhite ppl's lives he likely ruined doing cop-er things then shed tears for the cop. I think it's sad that you want to use this person's death to further some narrative about how black lives matters=bad, I guess his death is just the final opportunity for white ppl to exploit this person who made his living by implementing a system of race relations where affluent white ppl profit from incarcerating black kids . Evidently black people are entirely interchangeable and identical according to this way of thinking, which is the way of thinking that sees black ppl as a means to an end, because otherwise it would be an obvious error to assert that any one black person and particularly one who was a cop is representative of the overall situation for black people in America.What about the African American retired cop that was killed defending a Saint Louis local pawn shop during the looting. Does his life matter or will you disregard him simply because it didn't fit the BLM narrative?
Ok two problems here, you don't know David Dorn and you don't have a shred of evidence that he ruined other 'non white ppl's lives doing cop-er things'. That is just a false assumption. Secondly is I am ethnically Asian, you literally assumed I'm 'white' for bringing up the news regarding his death to 'profit from' something i guess? Whatever that means itself is rather racist don't you think.I would rather mourn all the other nonwhite ppl's lives he likely ruined doing cop-er things then shed tears for the cop. I think it's sad that you want to use this person's death to further some narrative about how black lives matters=bad, I guess his death is just the final opportunity for white ppl to exploit this person who made his living by implementing a system of race relations that affluent white ppl profit from. Evidently black people are entirely interchangeable and identical according to this way of thinking, which is the way of thinking that sees black ppl as a means to an end, because otherwise it would be an obvious error to assert that any one black person and particularly one who was a cop is representative of the overall situation for black people in America.
To be totally fair it wouldn't be wrong to at least do SOMETHING positive. Like drive less, walk or take a bike, be more conservative on your energy consumption. Teach people to do more recycling, advocate for bigger recycling bins. I'm also totally for renewable energy like solar power, although i'm a little worried about the life of birds when using wind turbine farms.https://feu-us.org/behind-the-climate-pledges/
https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/usa/
"We expect US GHG emissions in 2020 will be 10%–11% lower than 2019. Restricted travel mobility has impacted the transport sector, which is responsible for the largest share of GHG nationwide, decreasing the consumption of motor gasoline by 24% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to 2019, year-over-year.
Natural gas consumption is also expected to decrease by 3% in 2020 from the 2019 average, mainly because of lower consumption in the industrial sector. Electricity consumption in the US will decline by more than 4% in 2020. The EIA estimates that coal-fired electricity generation will fall by 31% in 2020, natural gas increase by 3% and generation from renewable sources will increase by 10%."
This is all not to mention that the US's emissions of greenhouse gases and CO2 was already lowering prior to the pandemic.
yeah the best way to derail an argument about climate change is to use a medley of strawmen and ad hominems to dismiss your opponents argument. i find it perplexing that people believe you can still be a centrist on an issue like climate change -- there really is no alternative and moderate changes won't result in a satisfactory ending. billions of people using cars and electric goods does not compare to the massive emissions and pollution derived from the real offenders of climate change, the massive corporations which enable such a mode of production. comparing the actions of an individual who utilizes electricity and technology in the 21st century to these corporations is incoherent at best and at worst a copout to prevent any sort of change. a common argument against progress is supposed engagement; you posit that because we engage in activities that may result in marginal pollution we are just as culpable as offenders infinitely worse than any single person can be. there is no reasonable comparison between the actions of an individual and an entire mode of production. blaming me or you for driving a car for the reason the planet is heating up is such a defeatist attitude. guess we should do nothing after all, since this climate change is inevitable anyway. there is nothing ironic about bkc's statement because our daily routines are not the argument here.it's likely you have a TV, a bunch of household appliances, a gas guzzling car, smartphones, tablets, computers etc. So in that own regard you preaching about the environment itself is already rather ironic. In fact allow me to show you these links that might surprise you.
Ironically enough these companies are the same companies are the ones putting gas in your cars, putting power in your houses that power your TV, kitchen house appliances, putting gas in your ubers, putting gas in airplanes that you use for your holidays. You are actually just as guilty as the corporations you claim are the biggest culprits contributing to climate change because you purchase products/utilize their services to a certain degree, even the factories that assemble your smartphones are actually interconnected with these giant corporations you claim are so hurtful to the environment. Exxon mobile is a giant oil dumper and same with shell. They pollute a loot of marine life actually. Walmart's factory lines are huge but it's likely you utilize their services at least currently or in the past. There's a random chance YOU yourself have been using them without knowing. So you're not actually as innocent as you think.yeah the best way to derail an argument about climate change is to use a medley of strawmen and ad hominems to dismiss your opponents argument. i find it perplexing that people believe you can still be a centrist on an issue like climate change -- there really is no alternative and moderate changes won't result in a satisfactory ending. billions of people using cars and electric goods does not compare to the massive emissions and pollution derived from the real offenders of climate change, the massive corporations which enable such a mode of production. comparing the actions of an individual who utilizes electricity and technology in the 21st century to these corporations is incoherent at best and at worst a copout to prevent any sort of change.
You are actually just as guilty as the corporations you claim are the biggest culprits contributing to climate change because you purchase products/utilize their services to a certain degree
hmm curious, you [do something that is unavoidable in modern society] yet claim to be against pollution???
Walmart's factory lines are huge but it's likely you utilize their services at least currently or in the past. There's a random chance YOU yourself have been using them without knowing. So you're not actually as innocent as you think.
Small nitpick: wind turbines are only the fourth cause of death for birds in developed countries. The number one cause of death, by a HUGE margin, is domestic cats (numbers 2 and 3 are being hit by traffic and by buildings). So if you are worried about birds, you should be campaigning for people to keep their cats inside and not bring it up when discussing wind mills.I'm also totally for renewable energy like solar power, although i'm a little worried about the life of birds when using wind turbine farms.
plz direct me to the mainstream media outlets that are promoting actual left wing ideals like workers controlling the means of production, abolishing private insurance for single payer universal healthcare, and removing our military presence from countries we're enacting regime change in.Also just curious if you hate the media and journalism in general which majority of your media outlets are already left leaning, then where do you get your news, facts and info?
No. Democrats have again banked everything on 'not Trump' being enough, and frankly it should be. (Now that people have experienced Trump.)I haven't heard any suggestion yet that Biden has any intention of doing anything to improve living standards for Americans other than undo everything Trump did. IE make things as bad as they were when they were so bad Trump got elected. Is electing Biden actually a better plan than like, electing a democratic senate and congress and immediately impeaching Trump?
Anyone game enough to actually make the case that people should actually vote for Biden without mentioning Trump?
If you're asking if I’d rather have President Biden (and a Democratic controlled senate) or President Mike Pence (and a Democrat controlled senate), I’d take the former. It’s also unlikely that the Dems win control of the senate without winning the presidency - split ticket voting really isn’t a thing these days, and I don’t see AZ and NC going for Trump and a Dem senator. If AZ and NC go Dem, Trump would have to run the table in WI, MI, PA, FL and OH to win out. So like, the electoral realities of getting a Democrat controlled senate almost necessitate Biden winning, some close to unprecedented split ticket voting, or a very odd combination of swing state results.I haven't heard any suggestion yet that Biden has any intention of doing anything to improve living standards for Americans other than undo everything Trump did. IE make things as bad as they were when they were so bad Trump got elected. Is electing Biden actually a better plan than like, electing a democratic senate and congress and immediately impeaching Trump?
Anyone game enough to actually make the case that people should actually vote for Biden without mentioning Trump?