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Psephos

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89. Your theoreticals are taking over.

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 12:48 AM

Sep 2014

"someone comes in with a heaping bag of nothing resembling evidence, pours it on our arrangement in a big mess, and demands we give their sack of garbage precedence over the carefully examined and considered stuff we've so meticulously put together"

--- does not equal ---

"someone who has a viewpoint different from your own"

Again, the fatal flaw is that, by extraordinary coincidence, right-thinking people share the same views as Scootaloo, and Scootaloo simply points out that the obvious morons who aren't part of the correct-viewpoint club can be brushed away with a wave of the hand.

It's called a circumlocution, when you "prove" something by assuming what you're proving up front.

If you think you have a monopoly on right thinking, you aren't discussing. You're lecturing.

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If you don't believe in (recognize) white privilege why the fuck are you on a Democratic Forum? [View all] Cad Bane Sep 2014 OP

I believe in human privilege bhikkhu Sep 2014 #1

That's better than my response was going to be. kentauros Sep 2014 #2

Why are you both avoiding the issue? brush Sep 2014 #43

I denied nothing. kentauros Sep 2014 #165

no you denied nothing heaven05 Sep 2014 #246

I made an extremely mild joke. kentauros Sep 2014 #280

joke noted heaven05 Sep 2014 #281

and you see heaven, that's how it's done. turn the issue back onto the person who is offended and locdlib Sep 2014 #345

By "believe in", the OP meant "recognize the reality of"...not "support". Ken Burch Sep 2014 #50

Thank you, Ken Burch. That's the way I read the OP as well. raven mad Sep 2014 #86

It exists, and a lot still has to change bhikkhu Sep 2014 #232

good one heaven05 Sep 2014 #244

What is white privilege should be extended to everyone - bhikkhu Sep 2014 #278

okay heaven05 Sep 2014 #279

so kick us all to the curb and you will never get to a utopian world, Nobel_Twaddle_III Sep 2014 #321

I kick or kicked no one heaven05 Sep 2014 #350

What white privilege means to me bhikkhu Sep 2014 #348

Now the picture is clearer heaven05 Sep 2014 #351

Quite a non sequitur. phil89 Sep 2014 #305

I also ask myself the same thing about gunners. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #3

True. n/t JimDandy Sep 2014 #26

*Ahem* 2012 Democratic National Platform NutmegYankee Sep 2014 #187

Democrats also supported the Iraq wars parts 1-3. lark Sep 2014 #256

I was going to say that gaspee Sep 2014 #260

Word lark Sep 2014 #262

Thank you! lark Sep 2014 #375

Regardless of your opinion, pro-gun Democrats have every right to be on a Democratic forum. NutmegYankee Sep 2014 #306

I never said they have no right to do that. lark Sep 2014 #374

Go back and read what I was replying to. NutmegYankee Sep 2014 #377

Fred, I don't have any NRA talking points, but I do own 2 guns. raven mad Sep 2014 #188

I am not against guns for well regulated hunting, for indigenous sustenance, national self defence. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #215

Exactly my position gaspee Sep 2014 #261

The gunners and the enabling media have made the issue tribal, one camp or the other, and Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #272

Hmm, where have we seen your anti-gun talking points before? friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #263

Thanks for the info., I will be sure be better prepared for my next post, thanks again..... Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #270

Gotta level up, Fred-it's never good to have one's posts seem rote... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #274

How do you hunt without a long gun? NutmegYankee Sep 2014 #307

I am kind of hoping for a reply sarisataka Sep 2014 #335

Because we know that Democrats never own guns, right? Nt hack89 Sep 2014 #198

Even as a very young boy, I knew that I was seen as "acceptable" with other people. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #4

Dude, we have all sorts here Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #5

Which should be a barring offence. What next, creationists here? Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #8

The gospel according to Fred. Psephos Sep 2014 #9

Totally agree MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #22

A range of viewpoints thast includes "moron" tends to not foster great discussion Scootaloo Sep 2014 #32

The problem is that many people think someone with a different opinion is a moron. Psephos Sep 2014 #35

We even have those that will tell you what your opinion is. Thor_MN Sep 2014 #46

Reminds me how those who are compelled to convince you of their view... Psephos Sep 2014 #59

f you look at the universe and tell me "Jesus did it" you're a moron Scootaloo Sep 2014 #64

So, all it takes is for Scootaloo to say who's on the moron list. Psephos Sep 2014 #68

Reality isn't a point of view Scootaloo Sep 2014 #79

Your theoreticals are taking over. Psephos Sep 2014 #89

I KNOW it doesn't equal that. That's my point entirely Scootaloo Sep 2014 #95

Aww, don't get upset. All in the spirit of good discussion. Psephos Sep 2014 #99

"Reality isn't a point of view" Veilex Sep 2014 #285

No, in fact reallity is not "somewhere between all the points of view" Scootaloo Sep 2014 #293

No, in fact reallity is not... Veilex Sep 2014 #295

Well, we're both presenting opinions, and not data. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #299

"Well, we're both presenting opinions, and not data" Veilex Sep 2014 #308

There is a stable reality cheapdate Sep 2014 #327

Well said Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #70

Morons betsuni Sep 2014 #161

That was entertaining! Veilex Sep 2014 #290

Jimmy Carter and Bishop Tutu are morons? Martin Luther King Jr was a moron? sarge43 Sep 2014 #233

Did any of the three deny the science of cosmology? Scootaloo Sep 2014 #258

Probably not sarge43 Sep 2014 #297

+1! You forgot the guy that believes the temperature on Mars is the same as on the Earth. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #255

The problem with that Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #65

The colloquial term "fact" is often misused in place of "theory." Psephos Sep 2014 #83

You're missing the point Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #87

I see the same thing across the argument spectrum. Psephos Sep 2014 #94

Yes, always good to say it Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #104

As a psychologist, you understand the term selection bias. Psephos Sep 2014 #105

Of course Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #106

"You're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts." nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #135

REV AL SHARPTON on MSNBC uses that phrase alot trueblue2007 Sep 2014 #149

Arthur C Clarke The Green Manalishi Sep 2014 #283

Yes a range of viewpoints along the spectrum that is left of center. Fla Dem Sep 2014 #222

Exactly cwydro Sep 2014 #254

Maybe you should make a list of all those that you think should be banned. It would rhett o rick Sep 2014 #38

Climate Change deniers are idiots but not comparable to white privilege deniers imo. Cad Bane Sep 2014 #12

I disagree Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #62

Agree, in two generations no one will be around to worry about white privilege. Katashi_itto Sep 2014 #207

Exactly. Or the rights of women, labor, disabled, children and any other protections we have. raouldukelives Sep 2014 #228

You got to the heart of the matter. Here's more like what you said so well here: freshwest Sep 2014 #157

Very well said Freshwest JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #189

There is always a chance to learn, if one is not blinded by fear. A lot of folks need to learn this. freshwest Sep 2014 #286

^^ Most Excellent ^^ Thank you, freshwest n/t OneGrassRoot Sep 2014 #204

great post heaven05 Sep 2014 #282

Thanks for posting that here, freshwest. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #309

"It’s white rage against progress." Excellent freshwest! Mahalo! nm Cha Sep 2014 #315

Perhaps what they reject is that they PRESUME privilege. Presumption of privilege is apparent to any ancianita Sep 2014 #229

yup - homophobes, misogynists, gun humpers, etc. Skittles Sep 2014 #133

Skittles, don't forget those of us who believe in unicorns! raven mad Sep 2014 #186

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #324

"similar words for the HOF girls are not tolerated" DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #330

Them's some stupid folk Skittles Sep 2014 #338

Yeah, that is nuts. I was surprised to run across one here the other day. nt raouldukelives Sep 2014 #227

Good question frazzled Sep 2014 #6

It is quite possible. There are many genuine progressives who do not believe in WP. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #16

Then they arent genuine progressives. nt ncjustice80 Sep 2014 #202

When were you elected definer of the purity test ? Nobel_Twaddle_III Sep 2014 #323

When was white privilege not a thing? XemaSab Sep 2014 #314

Important works on the concept are older than you are, let alone DU. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #334

Lots of Democrats don't rpannier Sep 2014 #7

I think Cad's point is that lots of them do. n/t bvf Sep 2014 #10

But that's not what the OP and body of his argument is about rpannier Sep 2014 #24

Can't say I've spent a lot of time in some threads bvf Sep 2014 #41

There are a lot of 'third-ways' to go. Check your compass, imho. n/t fleabiscuit Sep 2014 #66

I see your point. But sometimes, the fat does need to be trimmed. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #131

The 'Dixicrats' were a separate party AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #273

Actually his point was that ALL of them do, and if you don't you can't be a Dem Doctor_J Sep 2014 #329

If you dont agree with X Egnever Sep 2014 #11

Aren't there countless people on this site running around Cad Bane Sep 2014 #17

No, not countless. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #25

Unfortunately most people won't be able to make that determination. Cad Bane Sep 2014 #34

Well, I dunno, man. Is it really required? AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #13

. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #20

o.m.g. cyberswede Sep 2014 #51

Ha! This will NEVER get old! betsuni Sep 2014 #117

As much as I love Futurama, what's the point to all this? nt AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #121

Everybody loves STFUstarter. It's the hot new craze that's sweeping the internet! LeftyMom Sep 2014 #125

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Sep 2014 #206

HA! Now I get it!!!! Number23 Sep 2014 #381

+1000 nt stage left Sep 2014 #266

There's a lot of BS in what you just wrote. Most of it extremely offensive and ignorant. Cad Bane Sep 2014 #27

"EVERY white person has benefited from white privilege." No. Just no. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #74

Offensive and ignorant is the poster's stock in trade. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #219

As is why people bother to engage him. DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #331

To discourage other like-minded assholes from joining this site. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #333

You are a good, good person. DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #337

. XemaSab Sep 2014 #342

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow betsuni Sep 2014 #340

I have seen NOTHING that sums up that person's needlessly relentless stupidity better than this Number23 Sep 2014 #382

They were beaten for questioning, advocating against authority. Big difference. WCLinolVir Sep 2014 #221

and some of them were killed.nt. stage left Sep 2014 #269

I'm not sure that you're a progressive at all. kwassa Sep 2014 #45

Wait, you're suggesting we need to worry about what Bill O'Reilly says, LOL. bettyellen Sep 2014 #49

White privilege has been "a thing" since well before this country was founded. cui bono Sep 2014 #53

To be able to walk into a store, even late at night, and not be viewed or followed as suspicious tblue37 Sep 2014 #56

Sorry Joe, I cannot possibly agree with you here. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #85

Those photos ought to convince any doubter. Hoyt Sep 2014 #203

Well Done Liberal_Dog Sep 2014 #226

^this^ stage left Sep 2014 #313

Exceptional illustrative post. cui bono Sep 2014 #372

We should TOTALLY let Bill O'Reilley set our agenda gollygee Sep 2014 #201

Progressive. Feminist. JTFrog Sep 2014 #213

May I ask what you were before you were a Democrat? stage left Sep 2014 #267

It was a bit complicated, to be truthful. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #288

OK. nt stage left Sep 2014 #312

"this wasn't even a thing until just this last year." Hissyspit Sep 2014 #319

Well, I meant a major topic on DU, that is. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #343

You spend too much time apologizing XemaSab Sep 2014 #344

Everyone! If you believe ... clap your hands! Kablooie Sep 2014 #14

I don't find it a very productive trope. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #15

Its simple... MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #18

I think it's more of an ignorance thing, we're products of our environment. fleabiscuit Sep 2014 #76

True, but MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #217

I'll have to be honest with you. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #88

I never said MoleyRusselsWart Sep 2014 #216

how many times are you going to say "to be honest"? CreekDog Sep 2014 #247

I'm wondering which RW talk pundit uses that phrase daily. Beck, Boortz, Rush, Hannity, Brillo? freshwest Sep 2014 #292

And that's disturbing because their entire educational, employment, financial and social life... freshwest Sep 2014 #294

Hrmm, poster with 36 posts makes a post about 'our' site, stirring shit. X_Digger Sep 2014 #19

Its better form to argue with the points, not the post count. nt. bhikkhu Sep 2014 #23

Agreed. n/t Psephos Sep 2014 #42

"Don't feed the.. " (well, you know..) n/t X_Digger Sep 2014 #212

it's not stirring shit at all CreekDog Sep 2014 #61

+1 freshwest Sep 2014 #190

Yeah, but the "really rotten underbelly" comment smacks of irredeemability. Not cool. ancianita Sep 2014 #236

Some very large conclusions about DU being drawn by a guy who signed up in July. pa28 Sep 2014 #108

DU=co-opted Tutonic Sep 2014 #21

Pfffffffffft! n/t fleabiscuit Sep 2014 #80

Sorry, I missed that plank in the Democratic Party Platform... 3rdwaydem Sep 2014 #28

Next you'll tell me men aren't privileged. Cad Bane Sep 2014 #36

Oh, really. Democrats reject presuming or endorsing white privilege. That's not the same as ancianita Sep 2014 #237

Perhaps you've missed the entire history of the USA if you don't think people of a certain ethnic cui bono Sep 2014 #60

Something to think about Rilgin Sep 2014 #301

Yes, this. Just this. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #113

Inexcusable ignorance is a good phrase here. flvegan Sep 2014 #29

Rec nt Vine Gatherer Sep 2014 #30

Because the progressive institutions we cherish were produced by it and maintain it Recursion Sep 2014 #31

"Systematic theft from nonwhites" LittleBlue Sep 2014 #54

For two good introductions, I recommend... Recursion Sep 2014 #75

"Nonwhites generated a ton of wealth" LittleBlue Sep 2014 #100

Well, again, Coates covers this very well and I can't write it better than he did Recursion Sep 2014 #107

OK, thank you. Now let me run with those numbers LittleBlue Sep 2014 #115

Yes, it's crucial to privilege that it be invisible Recursion Sep 2014 #116

Some friendly advice LittleBlue Sep 2014 #152

And not to mention the historical revisionism he posted as well. n/t AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #174

"Those are some astonishing claims about the New Deal." And they're pretty much all B.S., too. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #112

Read Katznelson's book Recursion Sep 2014 #120

Katznelson is full of shit, dude. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #122

It is strange watching "progressives" spout RWing talking points about the New Deal Rex Sep 2014 #358

Well, I dunno about one thing, Rex: He did seem sincere to me, to be honest. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #373

Have you ever woken up one morning and gone XemaSab Sep 2014 #380

Analyzing history is terrifying to some folks it seems. Cad Bane Sep 2014 #111

I'm a student of history myself. And much of that post was inaccurate. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #119

Not that at all, they loath FDR...you can guess as to why. Rex Sep 2014 #360

I hate to say this, but truthfully, there are a *number* of problems with this post. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #118

Your focus on people's "intentions" is interesting Recursion Sep 2014 #123

No romanticism here. Just the cold hard truth. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #128

This message was self-deleted by its author AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #129

Some of the posts in this thread are cringe inducing... Jasana Sep 2014 #33

We feel the same way. Cad Bane Sep 2014 #39

I'm glad you are here! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #194

Don't let the people gaspee Sep 2014 #265

The real Cad Bane was kick ass too Number23 Sep 2014 #383

+ 1000! BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #47

Because people of all political views are prone to defensiveness, unfortunately. nt LeftyMom Sep 2014 #37

When I hear someone say "White Privelage" all I hear is someone hating me because of my "skin color" DesertFaux Sep 2014 #40

You sound like a caller on Rush Limbaugh's show. Cad Bane Sep 2014 #48

Denial is not becoming brush Sep 2014 #58

Well then you need to open your eyes and ears and educate yourself because your ignorance cui bono Sep 2014 #63

willful ignorance heaven05 Sep 2014 #366

I don't hate you and I use that term here frequently CreekDog Sep 2014 #69

Well, I'd like to say, truthfully, that many people who believe in it aren't like that. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #77

I've just noticed gaspee Sep 2014 #259

WTF? HATRED?!! Where the hell is that coming from? And BTW, UNLESS there are Ecumenist Sep 2014 #205

Thank you for this post. n/t chervilant Sep 2014 #238

Thank you for the comment. I just wanted to point out to that woman that what she said made Ecumenist Sep 2014 #317

In my lifetime, I've learned chervilant Sep 2014 #322

Yes, I noticed that too. I could NOT figure out why she felt it necessary to blurt out Ecumenist Sep 2014 #326

All I hear is someone asking for equal treatment, not hate bhikkhu Sep 2014 #234

Get your ears checked then? Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #320

And you will tell us that your authoritarianism belongs in the Democratic Party? nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #44

Suggestion: in the title you might consider changing "believe IN white privilege" Ken Burch Sep 2014 #52

I said "believe in" meaning in the existence of... Cad Bane Sep 2014 #55

I know what you meant, and support the points you're making here. Ken Burch Sep 2014 #73

Thanks for the suggestion. Cad Bane Sep 2014 #81

True. Which is why it's important to avoid giving them a reason. Ken Burch Sep 2014 #84

from what I understand, most of them understand racism as an issue, but do not prioritise it because bettyellen Sep 2014 #57

I didn't know rejecting racism was an "old school" Democratic value. Cad Bane Sep 2014 #71

I know. but yeah I keep reading here that if we fix Wall St, then we'll ll be doing so much better bettyellen Sep 2014 #78

Yeah sprinkle that magic fairy dust. Cad Bane Sep 2014 #90

Which is pretty ironic gaspee Sep 2014 #271

Many Dem's of an older generation have a different view on race. zaj Sep 2014 #67

I do believe that I have had advantages from being white. WCLinolVir Sep 2014 #72

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #82

You're the "real" racist! Cad Bane Sep 2014 #92

These are rights that cannot be taken away, not privileges The Second Stone Sep 2014 #110

They are taken away every ****ing day from nonwhite people Recursion Sep 2014 #143

I realize he probably didn't mean it that way, but it can sound like it, at least in some contexts. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #162

nobody is attacking white people CreekDog Sep 2014 #93

Sounds like all white people are being attacked for a supposed list The Second Stone Sep 2014 #109

A) The "list" is hardly secret. B) Nobody's being "attacked" just asked to recognize it, and Recursion Sep 2014 #127

I cannot believe how freaking literal-minded people are. Kind of makes me doubt their intellect. nt nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #142

Take 1 step forward for intellect privelege, elias7 Sep 2014 #220

Lots of non-Democrats on this board. Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #91

Can I ask what attracted you to a site called Democratic Underground? Cad Bane Sep 2014 #97

"I think my views are in line with that of the Democratic Party." They are not. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #101

So downplaying racial inequality is a Democratic value? Not in my book. n/t nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #141

Not what I said, though. At all. nt AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #145

Because in 2001 Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #102

And fringe-left historical revisionism has apparently become acceptable..... AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #124

You mean the idea that the New Deal permanently (thus far) staved off a more radical socialist nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #147

That's not the impression I got, to be truthful. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #159

I haven't actually read the book. I was thinking more of general leftist critiques of the New Deal. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #200

Well, okay. My apologies for the misunderstanding, then. nt AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #287

Yes, DU can be amusing, like when someone said that the Clean Air Act doesn't apply to San Francisco CreekDog Sep 2014 #243

Because I can. linuxman Sep 2014 #96

Your hostility and arrogance is noted. Cad Bane Sep 2014 #98

"Your hostility and arrogance is noted." The irony abounds here, sad to say. nt AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #114

Welcome to DU, and thank you for this OP. Heidi Sep 2014 #103

Before you automatically judge people RandySF Sep 2014 #126

That's a shame Recursion Sep 2014 #134

RandySF had a damn good point, TBH. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #172

Well, you need to get over yourself Recursion Sep 2014 #178

"Well, you need to get over yourself" Speak for yourself. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #179

I'm a SNAP and Medicaid caseworker Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #235

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Do you worry about being randomly shot by a cop or homeowner while walking down the street? Recursion Sep 2014 #132

+1000 nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #136

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #137

Welcome to DU Recursion Sep 2014 #146

User has been flagged for review. alp227 Sep 2014 #155

Do you know what it is? Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #138

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Better yet, why don't YOU give some examples. Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #144

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So you were stopped for no reason? Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #153

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So was it a checkpoint? You were just cruising along? They were cruising you? Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #156

Easy: whites are pulled over and searched by police at vastly lower rates than blacks Recursion Sep 2014 #150

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Umm.....hello....Asians don't have privilege, either. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #163

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I'm sorry, but that's just plainly not true. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #167

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Re-read my post, please. nt AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #170

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Okay then. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #175

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"People are naturally suspicious of black folks because of their disproportionate crime rate." AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #196

Wait. You acknowledge institutional discrimination Recursion Sep 2014 #173

Yeah, it's hard for you to believe that I don't fit into your favorite little box, huh? nt AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #176

Ummm... the box of people who make sense? Recursion Sep 2014 #177

Except that they're not actually exactly the same thing. nt AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #181

"The box of people who make sense?" That made me laugh, good one. n/t betsuni Sep 2014 #182

Oh god, your posts in this thread are keeping me sane. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #223

Back again? Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #169

Because you're not listening? People talk about it. (nt) Recursion Sep 2014 #166

Thank You! freshwest Sep 2014 #139

I see it too often not to believe it exists. raven mad Sep 2014 #151

Honest question for you-What about those of us who did believe, once, but now don't? AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #180

I think it's fairly natural, if you've been basically raised raven mad Sep 2014 #184

Well, for one thing, I'm glad to hear your parents also saw the light of egalitarianism. =) AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #197

I think a lot of racism is fear. raven mad Sep 2014 #199

K&R! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #158

Of course there is white privilege The Traveler Sep 2014 #185

Oh boy another hate filled post! whistler162 Sep 2014 #191

DAFUQQ? HATEFILLED? How is it hatefilled? You're kidding, right? Ecumenist Sep 2014 #209

they are not kidding heaven05 Sep 2014 #365

Gee, yet another courageous WP post. Boom Sound 416 Sep 2014 #192

According to the TOS, DU is here in order to support politicians with a "D" after their name. djean111 Sep 2014 #193

The TOS is much longer and more involved than your claim. Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #195

Who the fuck are you? pipoman Sep 2014 #208

I agree Hari Seldon Sep 2014 #210

Welcome to DU, Hari Seldon! Heidi Sep 2014 #214

I disagree with you re: white privilege, but I support social justice myself. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #289

Oh, and frankly I haven't seen anyone here denying inequality pipoman Sep 2014 #211

who the fuck are you heaven05 Sep 2014 #355

lol...who am I? who are you? oh wait, a 9 year old home with a runny nose I'm guessing... pipoman Sep 2014 #357

Insults the final refuge heaven05 Sep 2014 #361

Only an idiot or a 9 year old pipoman Sep 2014 #363

I laugh at your........... heaven05 Sep 2014 #364

We live in an unfair world when it comes to human perspective randr Sep 2014 #218

that's perspective heaven05 Sep 2014 #362

Because you're the decider? elias7 Sep 2014 #224

This is perhaps one of the best posts I've seen on here, IMHO. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #291

Wow, the tip o' the hat guy! elias7 Sep 2014 #346

Your post was spot on. delete_bush Sep 2014 #347

Excellent intellectual BS!!!! heaven05 Sep 2014 #354

You're not hearing where the disagreement lays elias7 Sep 2014 #369

what's to discuss? heaven05 Sep 2014 #370

Clearly nothing, as far as you're concerned. elias7 Sep 2014 #379

no heaven05 Sep 2014 #385

Yes, we did reject it. The reality of privilege objectively exists regardless of anyone's "feeling." ancianita Sep 2014 #225

and a lot didn't heaven05 Sep 2014 #371

Excellent post! Welcome to DU! nt MrScorpio Sep 2014 #230

I believe in oligarchy privilege or 1% privilege coyote Sep 2014 #231

I'm white subject Sep 2014 #239

the deniers on this thread heaven05 Sep 2014 #356

Just what we need is a progressive Southern Strategy sulphurdunn Sep 2014 #240

no waste of time heaven05 Sep 2014 #368

You will never sulphurdunn Sep 2014 #376

I'd bet a lot of it comes from experiencing it to some degree Curtis Sep 2014 #241

laudable attempt heaven05 Sep 2014 #242

Best 49th post in DU history! KamaAina Sep 2014 #245

I neither agree nor disagree but would put the number more at a few thousand and 49th. /nt Dragonfli Sep 2014 #248

Are you implying that the OP may be a sock puppet? KamaAina Sep 2014 #249

A returnee possibly as other past posts show, but that is allowed on DU3 unless they try to disrupt Dragonfli Sep 2014 #251

Do you know that humans can detect a trillion scents? delete_bush Sep 2014 #318

I guess rec'ing this makes people feel all warm and fuzzy that, "yeah, I'm not a racist Damansarajaya Sep 2014 #250

I think everyone needs to take a break and watch Amos and Andrew! BobbyBoring Sep 2014 #252

Seriously? cwydro Sep 2014 #257

I'm white but I believe in white privilege. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #253

Amen - except I don't understand why anyone would think that "Democrats" bread_and_roses Sep 2014 #264

If a white man drives or walks down the street and doesn't get hassled by the fuzz, while your Enthusiast Sep 2014 #268

The Democratic Party exists for more than a single issue. Xithras Sep 2014 #275

Didn't know that was a requirement ann--- Sep 2014 #276

Wow... TommyCelt Sep 2014 #277

Dealing with race and sexual preference fairly subject Sep 2014 #284

So true, yet male privilege still trumps white privilege Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #296

indeed subject Sep 2014 #300

Help me understand, please. 99Forever Sep 2014 #298

what term? subject Sep 2014 #303

The term that is the subject of the OP. 99Forever Sep 2014 #304

so that's a yes? subject Sep 2014 #310

That would be no. 99Forever Sep 2014 #316

Well I think that a person with low posting numbers should just keep quiet Android3.14 Sep 2014 #302

you've got a lot of nerve heaven05 Sep 2014 #378

The previous post was sarcasm Android3.14 Sep 2014 #384

Kick and Hell yes Recommend! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #311

i like this and thank you Quayblue Sep 2014 #325

326 ileus Sep 2014 #328

There are several reasons for the problem you have noticed, whereisjustice Sep 2014 #332

great intellectual dissection heaven05 Sep 2014 #367

K&r La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #336

GOP IS the party of White Privilege jimlup Sep 2014 #339

I agree. HuckleB Sep 2014 #341

I used to believe the line about Dems voting for Reagan was a lie. Notafraidtoo Sep 2014 #349

I've wondered about that subject. Ditto about people who have a hard time recognizing sexism. merrily Sep 2014 #352

I started to read the comments marym625 Sep 2014 #353

For those who think the stinking liberal lefty hippies who don't like some of Obama's policies or djean111 Sep 2014 #359

The terminology is getting complicated DFW Sep 2014 #386

If corporate, racist propaganda is easy to ignore, why is there a Republican Party? n/t Orsino Sep 2014 #387