Racism is a one way street.

[gatomontes99]

Is it true? Is it impossible for a black woman to be racist? That's what she claims.

This is not a double standard. Not in the lefts collective hive mind. This is the standard. In their collective hive mind, the right is racist, fascist, authoritarian, Hitler-esque, sexist, anti-democratic, and whatever else gives them bad vibes. However, even if they fit the exact definition of those words, they aren't racist, fascist, authoritarian, Hitler-esque, sexist, anti-democratic, and whatever else gives them bad vibes.

That is their standard. They can't be bad because they are on their side. We can't be good because we are not on their side.

This is why we can't care what they say. We can't care what they think. We can't care what they do. Everything they do is flawed by their blind belief that everything they do is right and everything we do is evil.

 

[CouchPotato]

26 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said:

Is it true? Is it impossible for a black woman to be racist? That's what she claims.

But see in the leftist mindset racism now includes a clause that requires that one belong to a perceived privileged group in order to be racist. There are all kinds of arbitrary rules that leftists make up and expect everyone else to comply with. I'm pretty sure what happens in each of these cases is that some leftist somewhere is losing an argument and realizes he has to change the game itself in order to win it.

 

Edited March 23, 2025 by CouchPotato

[gatomontes99]

26 minutes ago, CouchPotato said:

But see they have redefined racism. Racism used to mean what racism means. But now in the leftist mindset racism includes a clause that requires that one belong to a perceived privileged group in order to be racist. There are all kinds of arbitrary rules that leftists make up and expect everyone else to comply with. I'm pretty sure what happens in each of these cases is that some leftist somewhere is losing an argument and realizes he has to redefine the very subject he is arguing about.

Ah, but why didn't they call Biden racist? He called black guys boy. He said he didn't want schools to turn into jungles with integration. He authored the bill that locked up black men at alarming rates. He is a white male. He is rich. He is everything that definition would define as racist. Except he's on their side and their side can do no wrong.

Edited March 23, 2025 by gatomontes99

[CouchPotato]

2 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said:

Ah, but why didn't they call Biden racist? He called black guys boy. He said he didn't want schools to turn into jungles with integration. He authored the bill that locked up black men at alarming rates. He is a white male. He is rich. He is everything that definition would define as racist. Except he's on their side and their side can do no wrong.

That's a really good point. So, now they have to come up with a new rule that somehow excludes Biden.

Edited March 23, 2025 by CouchPotato

[User]

The left has been pushing this stupid BS for a long time now. 

Basically, it is not even limited to white people. Racism goes one way only, and that is towards American black people. Asians? Indians? Actual black people from Africa... nope. Liberals will discriminate against all of them, engage in racism towards them... that doesn't count. 

 

[gatomontes99]

There is one exception to the rule. We will call it the Al Franken rule. If someone is harmful to the cause, even if they are truly dedicated, then it is OK to throw them off the commie train for the good of the cause.

[TreeBeard]

The only ones who wonder about things like this are….  racists. 

[User]

4 minutes ago, TreeBeard said:

The only ones who wonder about things like this are….  racists. 

No true Scotsman puts sugar on their porridge! 

 

[CouchPotato]

2 hours ago, gatomontes99 said:

This is why we can't care what they say. We can't care what they think. We can't care what they do.

Yeah. I mean at some point you can't let yourself get too caught up in it. Sometimes it's better to just react like Riley Gaines in the video as opposed to Piers Morgan. I mean it's important to engage in the debate, but you can't let them fluster you.

Edited March 23, 2025 by CouchPotato

[eyeball]

2 hours ago, gatomontes99 said:

Is it true? Is it impossible for a black woman to be racist? That's what she claims.

Why would you take such an obvious loon seriously?

[CouchPotato]

3 minutes ago, eyeball said:

Why would you take such an obvious loon seriously?

To be fair to the lady in this case, I don't think she actually was racist to Piers. I mean it seems he is arguing that she was racist for calling him a race hustler. Believing someone is a race hustler, whether warranted or not, does not mean you believe any particular race is superior to another. But at the same time a lot of white people would be called racist for making that accusation about someone from a minority group.

[robosmith]

2 hours ago, CouchPotato said:

But see in the leftist mindset racism now includes a clause that requires that one belong to a perceived privileged group in order to be racist. There are all kinds of arbitrary rules that leftists make up and expect everyone else to comply with. I'm pretty sure what happens in each of these cases is that some leftist somewhere is losing an argument and realizes he has to change the game itself in order to win it.

 

You're FOS. Racism is short for Racial OPPRESSION which is the evil injustice regarding race.

If you have no power, it is near impossible to oppress anyone else.

You have struck out with another concept that is completely alien to your right wing way of not thinking.

 

[CouchPotato]

3 minutes ago, robosmith said:

You're FOS. Racism is short for Racial OPPRESSION which is the evil injustice regarding race.

If you have no power, it is near impossible to oppress anyone else.

You have struck out with another concept that is completely alien to your right wing way of not thinking.

 

 

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racism (n.)

by 1928, in common use from 1935, originally in a European context, "racial supremacy as a doctrine, the theory that human characteristics and abilities are determined by race;" see racist, and compare the various senses in race (n.2) and racialism. Applied to American social systems from late 1930s.

 

https://www.etymonline.com/word/racism

[Deluge]

1 hour ago, TreeBeard said:

The only ones who wonder about things like this are….  racists. 

That's what racists say when they're deflecting. 

[Scott75]

7 hours ago, TreeBeard said:

The only ones who wonder about things like this are….  racists. 

That statement makes no sense, and is also incredibly dangerous. Getting accused of being racist for simply trying to apply logic only stultifies reasoned debate and can actually be used to promote racism of certain types.

5 hours ago, Deluge said:

7 hours ago, TreeBeard said:

The only ones who wonder about things like this are….  racists. 

That's what racists say when they're deflecting. 

I wouldn't go that far, but stifling debate by calling anyone who dares question a person's logic on racism can certainly -lead- to racism of certain types.

[gatomontes99]

8 hours ago, CouchPotato said:

Yeah. I mean at some point you can't let yourself get too caught up in it. Sometimes it's better to just react like Riley Gaines in the video as opposed to Piers Morgan. I mean it's important to engage in the debate, but you can't let them fluster you.

 

8 hours ago, eyeball said:

Why would you take such an obvious loon seriously?

The simple answer to both of these posts is that there are a lot of people on the left that believe that black people can't be racist. @robosmithwas kind (or dumb) enough to illustrate that for us.

This argument that it takes power to be racist is absurd. Especially when the left defines racism as anything that offends a black person. I mean if it can be as simple as saying "you people" then you sure don't need power to oppress to be racist.

[gatomontes99]

8 hours ago, CouchPotato said:

 

https://www.etymonline.com/word/racism

Great, rational and accurate post. He will call you a liar though. Because you used the definition of the word based on logic. His definition of the word is based on the feels. He hates white conservatives and racism is something he hates so the word fits...in his feels. I'd say mind, but that really isnt accurate.

[Nationalist]

Libbies always fail because they are rather simple minded.

[eyeball]

2 hours ago, gatomontes99 said:

This argument that it takes power to be racist is absurd. Especially when the left defines racism as anything that offends a black person. I mean if it can be as simple as saying "you people" then you sure don't need power to oppress to be racist.

Calling her a loon makes me racist? When I refer to you people as loons that makes me a lefty, something that's even worse apparently.

[Barquentine]

13 hours ago, gatomontes99 said:

This is why we can't care what they say. We can't care what they think. We can't care what they do. Everything they do is flawed by their blind belief that everything they do is right and everything we do is evil.

Just because one or a few people might believe that, that is not part of liberal or left-wing thought. Anyone of any race can be racist.

I could quote the right wing extremist who say "Slavery was good" or "women shouldn't have the vote" and accuse you all of thinking like that. 

Really poor arguing skills be her and you.

[ironstone]

11 hours ago, eyeball said:

Why would you take such an obvious loon seriously?

I think there are an awful lot of people on the left that share her views.

[gatomontes99]

7 minutes ago, Barquentine said:

Just because one or a few people might believe that, that is not part of liberal or left-wing thought. Anyone of any race can be racist.

I could quote the right wing extremist who say "Slavery was good" or "women shouldn't have the vote" and accuse you all of thinking like that. 

Really poor arguing skills be her and you.

If only I'd have predicted this kind of behavior and given it a name. Oh wait.

12 hours ago, gatomontes99 said:

There is one exception to the rule. We will call it the Al Franken rule. If someone is harmful to the cause, even if they are truly dedicated, then it is OK to throw them off the commie train for the good of the cause.

 

[CouchPotato]

3 hours ago, gatomontes99 said:

 

The simple answer to both of these posts is that there are a lot of people on the left that believe that black people can't be racist. @robosmithwas kind (or dumb) enough to illustrate that for us.

Yeah, I agree absolutely. You can't just ignore it, but I think you can't let them rile you up either. Especially because there are a lot of people on the left that believe it. You end up in an endless game of whack-a-mole. It's important to debate lunacy, but sometimes it drags you into a vortex of nonsense. I assume that Piers and the two guests were there to talk about trans athlete stuff. Whether the guest did it intentionally or not, she was able to drag Piers off topic. That's why I agree with your original post where you say "we can't care what they say." Just yesterday I spent hours arguing with robosmith to the point of nonsense. Oddly, I kind of enjoy it, but then it gets to the point where I start thinking @Nationalist really has this whole thing figured out. Sometimes you just gotta say, "Yes, dear."

Edited March 23, 2025 by CouchPotato

[Barquentine]

13 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said:

There is one exception to the rule. We will call it the Al Franken rule. If someone is harmful to the cause, even if they are truly dedicated, then it is OK to throw them off the commie train for the good of the cause.

Try this rule. "if you can't say something intelligent, don't say anything."

[eyeball]

48 minutes ago, ironstone said:

I think there are an awful lot of people on the left that share her views.

Maybe your people's perception of what lefties share in common is loony.