Aircraft safety is important. That's why we let political activists and airlines make FAA rules, shout down anyone who suggests they're not completely and absolutely safe already, denigrate anyone investing an alleged "accident" as a conspiracy theorist, and delete paper trails. Thank God we take elections just as seriously. Why think of the harm that could befall our nation if cabals of the wealthy managed to strongly influence our electoral process.
You know, I just wish this social mind cancer that has befallen US society, where everybody is on some "side" against each other, and talks like you in your comment, would die.
I'm specifically not saying you are "worse" than others. It's more that that is the standard of how we treat each other now. And that is fucked up.
(Call me off-topic, but this matters.)
There is no "left". There is no "right". There are only people. With needs. If they all get what they need, the beef gets buried.
Itâ(TM)s pretty hard to reach consensus with people who strait up do not agree with the laws or their implementation. One group wants for example Voter ID. The other group doesnâ(TM)t (presumably because there is an impression illegal votes favor their side?). We canâ(TM)t have consensus.
I have always felt that voters should be assigned a unique ID known only to the state and the voter. The full register of votes should be public. You should be able to see all the IDs and how they voted,
You may have just done that which you said was impossible.
It took me until middle age to really learn this well, but I learned something a few years ago. (I guess I knew it intellectually before, but it really sank in a few years ago). You said:
> One group wants for example Voter ID. The other group doesn't (presumably because there is an impression illegal votes favor their side?). We can't have consensus.
What I realized a few years ago, and my six year old seems to already know, is that voter ID isn't
Thanks for the link. I have no skin in this game, but man, that video is horrifying in terms of how non racist these white racists try to be. Honestly, I sometimes think everyone is racist/sexist/etc (often) with the best intention of trying not to be, but just not seeing in which way they are. And yes, that includes me.
Thank you. I have to be careful not to give the wrong impression "the other way", I guess you could say.
Although I understand they have good intentions, it gets my blood boiling when people say condescending snobbish things like "a lot of black people don't know how to get an ID", or "a lot of black people don't have an ID or birth certificate" or when it's pointed out you can get the ID for free online "they might not know how to use the internet". That patronizing, condescending attitude sets me off. I w
Although I understand they have good intentions, it gets my blood boiling when people say condescending snobbish things like "a lot of black people don't know how to get an ID", or "a lot of black people don't have an ID or birth certificate" or when it's pointed out you can get the ID for free online "they might not know how to use the internet". That patronizing, condescending attitude sets me off. I want to scream "black people are not your pets!".
Such efforts aren't for you. They're also not for my neighbor up the street who drives a Jaguar. Skinny guy, not too tall, so not a sportsball type. Probably a corporate attorney, judging by his suits. I don't know, I've never spoken to him. He lives in the subdivision with the houses that start at half a million dollars and I live in a subdivision three rungs below that. They're also not for my friend in New York City who married a neurobiologist, speaks three languages, and hit a six figure salary a decade ago, working for a major bank. They both have darker than average skin. But... and this is important, that is not their distinguishing characteristic.
You need to let go, for your daughter's sake. Blackness is not your distinguishing characteristic, despite all efforts by politicians, the media, other Black people, and Black politicians and Black media pundits to tell you it is. There's no natural law that says you have to love fried chicken, watermelon, and KoolAid. (Stereotypes I wasn't aware existed until Gabriel Iglasias's Racist Gift Basket gag gift to his Black friend, despite the fact I grew up around Black people and have worked with Black people throughout my life. (Maybe I didn't notice because I like fried chicken, watermelon, and KoolAid too.)) You need to not take it personally when people talk about trying to help poor Black people. They're not talking about you. If I took offense every time someone got in a dig at poor white trash, I'd be perpetually offended. You can't live your life that way.
Some people cling to a cultural heritage, like being Irish, but when that heritage is a detriment to you and yours, there's nothing wrong with letting it go.
Aircraft safety is important (Score:2, Interesting)
Re: Aircraft safety is important (Score:2, Offtopic)
You know, I just wish this social mind cancer that has befallen US society, where everybody is on some "side" against each other, and talks like you in your comment, would die.
I'm specifically not saying you are "worse" than others. It's more that that is the standard of how we treat each other now. And that is fucked up.
(Call me off-topic, but this matters.)
There is no "left". There is no "right".
There are only people. With needs.
If they all get what they need, the beef gets buried.
So, can I make a proposa
Re: Aircraft safety is important (Score:1)
I have always felt that voters should be assigned a unique ID known only to the state and the voter. The full register of votes should be public. You should be able to see all the IDs and how they voted,
Maybe you did the impossible (not what they want) (Score:5, Insightful)
You may have just done that which you said was impossible.
It took me until middle age to really learn this well, but I learned something a few years ago. (I guess I knew it intellectually before, but it really sank in a few years ago). You said:
> One group wants for example Voter ID. The other group doesn't (presumably because there is an impression illegal votes favor their side?). We can't have consensus.
What I realized a few years ago, and my six year old seems to already know, is that voter ID isn't
Re: Maybe you did the impossible (not what they wa (Score:2)
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Thank you. I have to be careful not to give the wrong impression "the other way", I guess you could say.
Although I understand they have good intentions, it gets my blood boiling when people say condescending snobbish things like "a lot of black people don't know how to get an ID", or "a lot of black people don't have an ID or birth certificate" or when it's pointed out you can get the ID for free online "they might not know how to use the internet". That patronizing, condescending attitude sets me off. I w
Re: Maybe you did the impossible (not what they wa (Score:2)
Although I understand they have good intentions, it gets my blood boiling when people say condescending snobbish things like "a lot of black people don't know how to get an ID", or "a lot of black people don't have an ID or birth certificate" or when it's pointed out you can get the ID for free online "they might not know how to use the internet". That patronizing, condescending attitude sets me off. I want to scream "black people are not your pets!".
Such efforts aren't for you. They're also not for my neighbor up the street who drives a Jaguar. Skinny guy, not too tall, so not a sportsball type. Probably a corporate attorney, judging by his suits. I don't know, I've never spoken to him. He lives in the subdivision with the houses that start at half a million dollars and I live in a subdivision three rungs below that. They're also not for my friend in New York City who married a neurobiologist, speaks three languages, and hit a six figure salary a decade ago, working for a major bank. They both have darker than average skin. But... and this is important, that is not their distinguishing characteristic.
You need to let go, for your daughter's sake. Blackness is not your distinguishing characteristic, despite all efforts by politicians, the media, other Black people, and Black politicians and Black media pundits to tell you it is. There's no natural law that says you have to love fried chicken, watermelon, and KoolAid. (Stereotypes I wasn't aware existed until Gabriel Iglasias's Racist Gift Basket gag gift to his Black friend, despite the fact I grew up around Black people and have worked with Black people throughout my life. (Maybe I didn't notice because I like fried chicken, watermelon, and KoolAid too.)) You need to not take it personally when people talk about trying to help poor Black people. They're not talking about you. If I took offense every time someone got in a dig at poor white trash, I'd be perpetually offended. You can't live your life that way.
Some people cling to a cultural heritage, like being Irish, but when that heritage is a detriment to you and yours, there's nothing wrong with letting it go.