Rebound Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Comic strip Dilbert has been canceled by hundreds of newspapers nationwide in the wake of a racist tirade comic Scott Adams unleashed during an online chat. After calling Black Americans a “hate group,“ he went on to say that, “I don’t want to have anything to do with them,” and, “based on the current way things are going, the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people. Just get the f*** away. Wherever you have to go, just get away. Because there’s no fixing this. This can’t be fixed… It makes no sense to help Black Americans if you’re white.” He went on to say, “You should absolutely be racist whenever it’s to your advantage” and that any change in society is a “racist change,” including changing the tax codes. Quote @reason10: “Hitler had very little to do with the Holocaust.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Huh...well...I don't agree with Adams...but this sort of reaction was inevitable. I wonder what pushed people like Adams to this point? Has he always been an outwardly racist person? Or have recent events pushed him to this point? Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebound Posted February 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, Nationalist said: Huh...well...I don't agree with Adams...but this sort of reaction was inevitable. I wonder what pushed people like Adams to this point? Has he always been an outwardly racist person? Or have recent events pushed him to this point? He’s been a crackpot for a while. 2 Quote @reason10: “Hitler had very little to do with the Holocaust.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rebound said: He’s been a crackpot for a while. Define "a while". Just when did Adams start voicing such opinions publicly? Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebound Posted February 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Nationalist said: Define "a while". Just when did Adams start voicing such opinions publicly? For instance, in 2020 he said that if Joe Biden won, Republicans would be “hunted” and the police would “stand down.” Hasn’t happened. He compared women demanding equal pay to children demanding candy. Edited February 27, 2023 by Rebound 1 Quote @reason10: “Hitler had very little to do with the Holocaust.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 5 hours ago, Rebound said: For instance, in 2020 he said that if Joe Biden won, Republicans would be “hunted” and the police would “stand down.” Hasn’t happened. He compared women demanding equal pay to children demanding candy. 2020...interesting. Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodad Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 6 hours ago, Rebound said: Comic strip Dilbert has been canceled by hundreds of newspapers nationwide in the wake of a racist tirade comic Scott Adams unleashed during an online chat. After calling Black Americans a “hate group,“ he went on to say that, “I don’t want to have anything to do with them,” and, “based on the current way things are going, the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people. Just get the f*** away. Wherever you have to go, just get away. Because there’s no fixing this. This can’t be fixed… It makes no sense to help Black Americans if you’re white.” He went on to say, “You should absolutely be racist whenever it’s to your advantage” and that any change in society is a “racist change,” including changing the tax codes. Holy crap. That's awful. What an unlikely villain to emerge at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeBeard Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 Is any newspaper under any obligation to publish comic strips from someone with vile opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluge Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 7 hours ago, Rebound said: Comic strip Dilbert has been canceled by hundreds of newspapers nationwide in the wake of a racist tirade comic Scott Adams unleashed during an online chat. After calling Black Americans a “hate group,“ he went on to say that, “I don’t want to have anything to do with them,” and, “based on the current way things are going, the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people. Just get the f*** away. Wherever you have to go, just get away. Because there’s no fixing this. This can’t be fixed… It makes no sense to help Black Americans if you’re white.” He went on to say, “You should absolutely be racist whenever it’s to your advantage” and that any change in society is a “racist change,” including changing the tax codes. Good Lord. That dude needs medication. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstone Posted February 27, 2023 Report Share Posted February 27, 2023 What may have sent him over the edge was a Rasmussen poll with some interesting numbers. Quote "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebound Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, ironstone said: What may have sent him over the edge was a Rasmussen poll with some interesting numbers. Not really. The poll asked black people what they think about an expression used by white supremacists. Besides that, reacting by calling for racial segregation is way over the top. We used to have legalized racial discrimination in this country and it was a horrible, horrible thing. Edited February 28, 2023 by Rebound Quote @reason10: “Hitler had very little to do with the Holocaust.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 11 hours ago, Rebound said: He’s been a crackpot for a while. Yeah he's a nutter. You'd have to be dumb or nuts to say something like this. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 11 hours ago, Nationalist said: Define "a while". Just when did Adams start voicing such opinions publicly? A quick google search will reveal some fascinating rabbit holes. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OftenWrong Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 He certainly shoulda known better in this day and age. Or, maybe he just didn't care anymore if it ended his career. He no longer gave a sheeat! ? Anyway, Old man snaps and goes mad. Oh my! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspektiv Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Not sure I agree with what he is saying, but I would consider BLM a hate group (in that their fight isn't about protecting black life--its about destroying social order and imposing their own ideology which actually destroys black communities when put into action). That along with their shady money management, and calling anyone questioning any of their motives racist (or questioning your skin color like myself, if black). But to lump an entire community in his tirade, isn't a bright move if you're selling something on a mass scale. I never really liked Dilbert anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebound Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Perspektiv said: Not sure I agree with what he is saying, but I would consider BLM a hate group (in that their fight isn't about protecting black life--its about destroying social order and imposing their own ideology which actually destroys black communities when put into action). That along with their shady money management, and calling anyone questioning any of their motives racist (or questioning your skin color like myself, if black). But to lump an entire community in his tirade, isn't a bright move if you're selling something on a mass scale. I never really liked Dilbert anyways. Nice try. I get it… Derail the convo into what BLM is it isn’t. Start a different BLM thread. For once, we all seem to agree on something. Let’s keep it that way. Edited February 28, 2023 by Rebound Quote @reason10: “Hitler had very little to do with the Holocaust.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebound Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 14 hours ago, ironstone said: What may have sent him over the edge was a Rasmussen poll with some interesting numbers. Here’s the poll that set Adams’ head on fire: ”It’s ok to be white” 53% Agree 26% Disagree 21% Not Sure Knowing that this is a white supremacist phrase, do you think black people would approve of it? This should make all of us very untrusting of Rasmussen Reports from now on. They clearly used this poll to mislead people. If you look at Rasmussen’s Twitter post about the poll, they sure as heck didn’t mention that it’s a phrase commonly used by white supremacists. And of course they didn’t ask black people if they were aware that white supremacists used the phrase. The purpose of a survey is not to try to “prove” that people think differently from the way they actually think. Here’s the thing: “It’s OK to be white” is a phrase invented by white supremacists: https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/its-okay-be-white ”The phrase “It’s Okay To Be White” is a slogan popularized in late 2017 as a trolling campaign by members of the controversial discussion forum 4chan. The original idea behind the campaign was to choose an ostensibly innocuous and inoffensive slogan, put that slogan on fliers bereft of any other words or imagery, then place the fliers in public locations. White supremacists had themselves used the phrase in the past—including on fliers—long before the 4chan campaign originated.” 1 Quote @reason10: “Hitler had very little to do with the Holocaust.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspektiv Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Rebound said: For once, we all seem to agree on something. I don't agree with your opinion on my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebound Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Perspektiv said: I don't agree with your opinion on my post. Still not taking the bait. This thread is not about BLM. Quote @reason10: “Hitler had very little to do with the Holocaust.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspektiv Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Rebound said: Still not taking the bait. This thread is not about BLM. You chose to pull your own thread in the wrong direction. My point was made, so you can choose to take it at face value or make it of something that it isn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebound Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 38 minutes ago, Perspektiv said: You chose to pull your own thread in the wrong direction. My point was made, so you can choose to take it at face value or make it of something that it isn't. Shut up, you troll, and go start a BLM thread if you want. This thread is not about BLM. 1 1 Quote @reason10: “Hitler had very little to do with the Holocaust.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDog Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 I’ve been told that “ALL Lives Matter” is racist. The 53% suggests Adams is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebound Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, RedDog said: I’ve been told that “ALL Lives Matter” is racist. The 53% suggests Adams is right. If you are agreeing that white people should stay away from black people, then you’re just an outright segregationist racist. Edited February 28, 2023 by Rebound Quote @reason10: “Hitler had very little to do with the Holocaust.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDog Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 Just now, Rebound said: If you think white people should stay away from all black people, then you’re just an outright racist. All lives matter is racist? You scare me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robosmith Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, RedDog said: I’ve been told that “ALL Lives Matter” is racist. The 53% suggests Adams is right. It IS racist cause NO ONE SAID "all lives DON'T matter." Nor "blue lives." Many cops are saying 'black lives DON'T matter' when they kill unarmed black men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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