Re:Why I don’t usually meet startups in person (2019)
by ifokiedoke on Friday June 05, 2020 @11:15PM
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Ah, I see what you mean. You're saying that intent does not excuse action, and if somebody is repeating things that are racist then they are engaging in racism, and a racist is someone who carries out the act of racism. Therefore they are a racist.
I can't disagree with that. Thanks for making the effort to explain.
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EDIT (5 minutes later): Man, now that you put it that way I can't stop thinking about how obvious that is.
"Just because they're repeating racist things doesn't mean they're a racist" Is a pretty weak line of thought, since that's quite literally the definition of racist. It's alarming what you internalize living somewhere for long enough. Sorry ojnabieoot, I've got it now.
Re:Why I don’t usually meet startups in person (2019)
by CyberDildonics on Saturday June 06, 2020 @12:58AM
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When you say 'OP', who are you talking about?
Re:Why I don’t usually meet startups in person (2019)
by ShrCul on Saturday June 06, 2020 @07:11AM
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> Any company that has diversity hiring numbers that they are supposed to hit is discriminating based on factors outside of performance if it influences their hiring process at all.
> OP's point was not simply that anti-black discrimination is no big deal - which would be reprehensible enough - but that the opposite is happening, to the detriment of whites.
You.
Re:Why I don’t usually meet startups in person (2019)
by CyberDildonics on Saturday June 06, 2020 @08:46AM
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You do realize I didn't say any of that and this person hallucinated a giant rant right?
To be clear: I believe OP is not just ignorant, but is being a bad person. OP's point was not simply that anti-black discrimination is no big deal - which would be reprehensible enough - but that the opposite is happening, to the detriment of whites. It doesn't matter if OP is parroting racist propaganda or creating it themselves: it is highly potent racist propaganda, designed to convert whites into overt racists by playing on their resentment.
OP isn't "less racist" if they sincerely believe the propaganda due to misinformation: racism is racism and OP is perpetuating it. "Just because he's repeating a racist lie does NOT mean he is a racist" is unfortunately a common line of thought in the US. But this only assuages the feelings of whites, and does not accurately describe racism in America.