Well, the thing in Baltimore has shown us that /r/News is a racist shithole.
28 2015-04-28 by [deleted]
Funny that people don't see that when pointing fingers at this sub.
28 2015-04-28 by [deleted]
Funny that people don't see that when pointing fingers at this sub.
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10 PostNationalism 2015-04-28
Reddit is a racist shit hole
0 Dysnomi 2015-04-28
For years they've been accusing /r/conspiracy of being racist shitholes, and while we suffer our share of anti-Zionists and more than our share of stormfront brigaders, I feel largely we're much less racist than most of reddit.
This is the second least racist sub I subscribe to, after /r/anarchism. (Sub's where race never show a up count as colorblind)
6 snerrymunster 2015-04-28
People are way too fast to shout "This justifies my racism! This confirms my biases!"
People should instead be focusing on why people loot/riot. I'm not saying they are not at fault and they are all purely victims of an intolerant society, but happy, healthy people with access to good education, healthcare and rule of law DO NOT RIOT.
3 Kuleaid 2015-04-28
Exactly. This is a symptom of a much bigger problem.
2 snerrymunster 2015-04-28
Yep. So counterproductive to be a bigot about it. It's about time we set aside our petty differences on the lines of ethnicity, religion and ideology among average citizens.
Solidarity is the only thing that can possibly protect us from nefarious individuals in high positions in business and government. White people need to stop blaming blacks for crime, Blacks need to stop blaming whites for institutional inequality. I know a ton of black people, none of whom contribute to the common perception of them as criminals or more predisposed to committing crimes. Nearly every white person I've met does not in anyway contribute towards institutional inequality towards minorities, but certain groups will try to paint all white people as some kind of barrier to "progress"
We need to work together. We won't be taken seriously if we can't unite as citizens behind improving our common destiny.
2 Amos_Quito 2015-04-28
Agreed.
The mantra "Diversity is our strength" sounds sweet, but it is a lie. Strength lies in unity, and by highlighting our differences, rather than our similarities, those who have been pushing the "Diversity" spiel have effectively been pushing division, discord and disharmony - "us vs them". It is reinforced through the news, entertainment media, music, pop culture, and by injustices meted out by government and legal systems.
A people united in purpose are a formidable force, but when communities are divided into squabbling factions with (often artificially defined) divergent interests, the various groups can be pitted against one another, making them far easier to manipulate and control, and blinding them to the real enemy - the hidden hand of the elite.
This is Divide and Conquer in action.
2 snerrymunster 2015-04-28
Yep. The Dutch were able to control all of Indonesia with extremely small military forces by cleverly pitting different groups against one another. If people really think our governments in the 21st century are above doing this to their citizens, then they are incredibly naive.
1 Amos_Quito 2015-04-28
The mind manipulation techniques Divide and Conquer have been refined and honed into a science.
The reactions of the masses to various stimuli are very predictable.
1 snerrymunster 2015-04-28
People go their entire lives without even considering that their emotions, ideologies and actions are heavily manipulated by certain groups. Once you realize that it's happening, it makes perfect sense, and you can't imagine a world where it's not happening.
1 twsmith 2015-04-28
Why is football hooliganism worst in the UK?
2 snerrymunster 2015-04-28
I'm not from the UK, probably a cultural thing having to do with the sport? Riots happen all the time over sporting events, especially football.
1 ct_warlock 2015-04-28
Because the original game of football was two villages versus each other, and very little in the way of rules.
-3 strapt313 2015-04-28
Da fuck does health care have to do with this?
2 snerrymunster 2015-04-28
"da fuck" does contraception have to do with crime rates? Think a little deeper.
People don't receive proper healthcare --> They can't work as hard or as long --> Lose Job --> Kids have no money now --> Cycle of poverty.
-2 strapt313 2015-04-28
Um, condoms don't cost very much money. Most young people don't need health care.
Ultimately, the drug war is to blame for the poverty rate in poor neighborhoods. Get busted for weed > go to jail and spend the next three years paying off fines > can't find a decent job because of the bust > join gang > get killed or busted for selling more drugs because that's the only way to earn money > repeat.
2 snerrymunster 2015-04-28
the contraception example is in general. It couldn't be truer. Contraception/birth control/ability to abort=less unwanted children, less STDs. Unwanted children tend to commit crimes and also cost money. I do agree with your drug war statement though, as it is definitely targeted at low income neighborhoods and also turns the poverty wheel.
3 qthagun 2015-04-28
No, that's what they want you to believe.
1 Ago_Solvo 2015-04-28
No, this is bullshit. They're being flooded by the same people that flooded /r/conspiracy to discredit us. We were practice and a staging ground for a much larger operation. They switched accounts and move on to bigger issues. Perception is reality.
-1 gwsb 2015-04-28
We were the practice girlfriend.
1 88x3 2015-04-28
Ya know an overwhelming majority of redditors only read the title. I am guilty of it sometimes, but not with stuff like this. That sub is very predictable. It is full of blind rhetoric and I experiment with them.
-7 thx2015 2015-04-28
Yet the various subs just for Blacks are not?