I prefer they know, and have no doubt or way to avoid it, that their stupidity is something to be ashamed of... that everywhere they go they are mocked until they fear speaking out loud about it, even among people who supposedly think the same way... in this way it gets shoved so far away from the open that nobody new ever learns to think that way because they are too ashamed to teach their kids about it.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
My problem with your way is that new people will learn, they will teach their children, they will quietly indoctrinate their neighbor, it happened for years. Then, they covertly undermine any progress the minority they hate makes, they are subject to political dog whistles and conduct an effort to oppress minorities. All the while telling the "libtards" they are imagining the racism, that it does not exist.
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18 U.S. Code § 2071 - Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
44 U.S.C. 2202 - The United States shall reserve and retain complete ownership, possession, and control of Presidential records; and such records shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
LOCK HIM UP!
Cypress (09-21-2019)
For a long while there, we were on that path. Then along came the Glorious Orange Enabler, and suddenly it's cool to be openly racist again. A typical statement from a Trump follower is something along the lines of "I like him because he's not PC, there's too much PC." "PC," of course, is code for not being able to use the n-word and otherwise be openly racist in public.
"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain
Cypress (09-21-2019)
That's an apt observation. We sure see that here nearly every single day. My favorite RW myth is that Obama was racist and divisive and promoted racism in some magical way. As far as I can tell, he did that by merely being black and giving black ppl inspiration and someone to admire. Their shared genetic heritage became a source of pride. Shame on him. </sarcasm>
"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain
Cypress (09-21-2019)
I cannot tell you how many times during the BushCo. years righty would howl at me in protest if I mentioned their party is chock full of racists.
Its not even open for debate anymore in these Trumpian times .
There are at least two times in my message board career I have stumbled across rightys candidly but openly admitting to each other they don't particularly like racists but the GOP needs them , otherwise the party couldn't compete nationally against the Dems.
ThatOwlWoman (09-21-2019)
Open racism is not sustainable long term, it might be "okay" while Trump is president.. but that is temporary, in a few years, they will all go back to hiding it and claiming they never supported Trump.
Then the sustainable secret racism will go back to working under cover to harm minorities. The Republicans will blow dog whistles to get their support and we will go back to where we were. And they will go back to saying we imagine all the racism.
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18 U.S. Code § 2071 - Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
44 U.S.C. 2202 - The United States shall reserve and retain complete ownership, possession, and control of Presidential records; and such records shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
LOCK HIM UP!
Cypress (09-21-2019), ThatOwlWoman (09-21-2019)
The point was, they will hide it so far away that they will be afraid to mention it to their neighbors or teach their kids. It's a bit like you didn't read what I wrote and then just pretended to be opposite man.
Standing around telling people to be more open about their stupid so that Jarod knows who they are needs to end. It clearly isn't working, and Jarod still can't figure it out.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
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