Don Lemon of CNN said: "The biggest terror threat in this country is white men"
Link: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...t-to-americans
It is annoying things like this that make me vote libertarian instead of Democrat.
Don Lemon of CNN said: "The biggest terror threat in this country is white men"
Link: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...t-to-americans
It is annoying things like this that make me vote libertarian instead of Democrat.
Everyone is jumping on the crazy train:))
That is a historical reference. Don was just quoting Native American King Beaver in 1794 after having met General Mad Anthony Wayne. King Beaver turned to his Delaware counsel and said, “ The biggest terror threat in this country is white men.” Ever since then, we’ve had the same foreign policy. This is ours. If you try to take it back, we’ll kill you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultralight
to channel bae, what are the stats surrounding mass murders?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultralight
Which stats specifically are you asking for?Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
My guess would be you are implying that the largest percentage of mass murders in the US were committed by males who are Caucasian. Is that what you are implying with your question?
Because we can play the stats and profiling games. But I don't think you want to do that.
I am a middle aged (ok, i’m 50, can pretend that’s still middle age?) white woman.
statistically the biggest human threats to my life are
traffic
The environment (family history of cancer)
my dh (most murdered white women are killed by an intimate partner)
Denny the white nationalist ptsd suffering vet across the street. Who is heavily armed and lax about his medication.
i am most afraid of traffic, but Denny is a close second.
A few questions:
What percentage of the US population is white and male?
If one took the international terrorism stats from all over the globe, which race and/or gender would you attribute it to? And please state this answer in the same way Don Lemon did. See how that makes you feel to state that.
Why not say: "The biggest terror threat in this country comes from right-wing extremists?"
I can just say overall I am more concerned about white males, I have a dad and a brother and a son, even an ex who I am currently not scared of. But in general if was walking down a dark alley or alone in a situation I would be most concerned of a white male. My personal history has shown me that they are the only ones who have ever given me trouble. So many years, and yeah white males.
There are stats to back it up, but I am just sharing my personal experience.
Do you generally judge people by their skin color or by the content of their character?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoe Girl
You know, that is the same phrase that white supremacists say when they claim that black men are the most violent people in the US.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoe Girl
You use their same rationale, but on a different racial demographic. How does that make you feel to have that in common with white supremacists?
This should be obvious: I am against white supremacy. It is a horrible idea.
And I think that overcoming white supremacist ideas is a multi-ethnic enterprise. We get there by judging people by their actions and "by the content of their character."
Wow, I get to know people and their character individually. I do not based hiring decisions on race or gender or other factors. I do not spread stories based on the statistics to get more people to be scared of a certain type of people. And I practice caution all the time as a woman.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultralight
Prejudice much?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoe Girl
Remember: There are women, women like you, who think this when they see your son.
Time to go back and read your previous statements.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoe Girl
Yes they do. Not only is he a white male he has long dreadlocks and his friends are not white. My brother is a very big guy, I explained to him back in high school that it would be better if he was aware of this around girls who may be nervous around him. My kids all 'dressed themselves' in various ways and we talked about how they would be perceived. We also talked about as many times as they got pulled over that it was nowhere near driving while black. I had my own style back in the day, I was accused of cheating and followed in stores.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultralight
The thing I could not change was being female, and with that I was treated a certain way without people getting to know me all the time. I just heard all the comments, just touched when I didn't want it, etc. Why is it so different to be at risk of being accused of something as compared to being at risk of being harassed?
(Can you imagine being this self-unaware...?)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoe Girl
Timothy McVeigh, the Olympic Park Bomber, the Tree of Life Synagogue shooter, and countless other examples prove the truth of this. I can't believe it's a controversial statement, when all one has to do is look at the history of terrorism in this country.
Honestly I am not sure I get this, supremicists of any kind are doing a lot more than choosing based on one trait. I am not going to do the 'but I have a white male friend' crap,Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultralight
I will leave your threads in peace now.
To paraphrase FDR, the biggest terror threat in this country is.. fear itself: fear of "the other" whomever that "other" may be.
Are you this combative and insulting to women in real life?Quote:
(Can you imagine being this self-unaware...?)
I wonder what Mr. Lemon has in mind when he says “we have to start doing something about them”?
We could start by not encouraging them in their impotent hatred--by getting rid of our confessed "(white) nationalist" president and the neo-Nazis (Bannon, Gorka, Miller, Spencer) he has given tacit approval and a platform.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDAHL
Moderator, please step in.Quote:
Originally Posted by herbgeek
He is married to a white man.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDAHL
How do you feel about someone who would say something like this?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoe Girl
"In general, if I am getting onto a plane I would be most concerned about the Muslims. There are stats showing that most hijackings and attempted hijackings in the past 20 years in the US were committed by Muslims."
I can tell you how I would feel and what I would say to such a person. This:
"The vast, vast majority of Muslims are fine. Numerically, you have almost nothing to worry about. And we have solid security procedures that screen everyone too."
Wow UL, starts a argument and then cries for mom! Maybe look inward on why you have been acting this way lately. You used to be like this but then got nicer. Now your relationship failed and you are mean again.
I wanted the moderator to step in because herbgeek asked if I was "combative" to women. I oppose violence against women. When I hear combat, I think of violence. That is the only reason I suggested the moderator step-in and caution this person.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
Two things boggle my mind here:Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
1. It is as though you don't think that there are any other type of nationalists except white nationalists. There are. I think nationalism is a bad philosophy. I think white nationalism is a particularly bad form of nationalism.
2. Is Trump responsible for the dumb chit that other grown adults say? I don't think he is. Bannon and that total nutjob Spencer have their own crazy minds. They think up stuff and say it on their own accord. Is Nancy Pelosi responsible for the stuff you say?
We are debating and arguing on an internet forum. That is kinda what happens here. We argue. We debate. At the end of the day it is pretty darned insignificant in my mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
I would encourage you and others not to take this all too seriously either.
Really? There are plenty of threads on this Forum where perceptions are shared without needling and arguing. I observe you doing the "everybody, look at ME! No? then I'll pick a fight and you'll have to pay attention to me" thing again. Many of us were appreciating the more thoughtful Ultralight. Where did he go? Please send him back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultralight
Celibate rage? The odious Incels, whose champions include (white male terrorist) Elliot Rodgers, are full of it. Interestingly, they often use the expression "normies" to put down the rest of us.
I find interesting the linkage of sexual insults with these various groups. I'm not sure what that says about the various factions.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
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Originally Posted by Ultralight
Sorry dude. Remember Smokey's sage advice, "Only you can prevent forest fires".Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultralight
Huh? The whole raison d'etre of the Involuntarily Celibate crowd is sex--complaining about the lack of it, insulting those who enjoy it, justifying how they deserve it, expressing rape fantasies and worse...Insults are the least of their weapons. All you really need to know is that Rodgers and Alek Minassian are among their heroes.Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43883052
What form do you see such a purge taking?Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Well, that’s one punished.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultralight
Massive election turnout. We play by the rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDAHL
How many people have been harmed by white men walking down alleys in the last 20 years in the US? Hint, I suspect it's a wildly higher number than the four airplanes that have been hijacked by muslims in the US during the same time period.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultralight
What office is Mr. Bannon running for?Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0