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In reply to the discussion: If you don't believe in (recognize) white privilege why the fuck are you on a Democratic Forum? [View all]sheshe2
(87,782 posts)309. Thanks for posting that here, freshwest.
I was disappointed that it was left unread for the most part and only a few comments. The subject was powerful and the message is indeed vital.
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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
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
so kick us all to the curb and you will never get to a utopian world,
Nobel_Twaddle_III
Sep 2014
#321
Regardless of your opinion, pro-gun Democrats have every right to be on a Democratic forum.
NutmegYankee
Sep 2014
#306
I am not against guns for well regulated hunting, for indigenous sustenance, national self defence.
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#215
The gunners and the enabling media have made the issue tribal, one camp or the other, and
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#272
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
Even as a very young boy, I knew that I was seen as "acceptable" with other people.
BlueJazz
Sep 2014
#4
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
+1! You forgot the guy that believes the temperature on Mars is the same as on the Earth.
Enthusiast
Sep 2014
#255
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
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
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
Perhaps what they reject is that they PRESUME privilege. Presumption of privilege is apparent to any
ancianita
Sep 2014
#229
Yeah, that is nuts. I was surprised to run across one here the other day. nt
raouldukelives
Sep 2014
#227
It is quite possible. There are many genuine progressives who do not believe in WP.
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#16
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
Everybody loves STFUstarter. It's the hot new craze that's sweeping the internet!
LeftyMom
Sep 2014
#125
There's a lot of BS in what you just wrote. Most of it extremely offensive and ignorant.
Cad Bane
Sep 2014
#27
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
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
I think it's more of an ignorance thing, we're products of our environment.
fleabiscuit
Sep 2014
#76
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
Yeah, but the "really rotten underbelly" comment smacks of irredeemability. Not cool.
ancianita
Sep 2014
#236
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
Because the progressive institutions we cherish were produced by it and maintain it
Recursion
Sep 2014
#31
Well, again, Coates covers this very well and I can't write it better than he did
Recursion
Sep 2014
#107
"Those are some astonishing claims about the New Deal." And they're pretty much all B.S., too.
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#112
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
I hate to say this, but truthfully, there are a *number* of problems with this post.
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#118
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
Well then you need to open your eyes and ears and educate yourself because your ignorance
cui bono
Sep 2014
#63
Well, I'd like to say, truthfully, that many people who believe in it aren't like that.
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#77
WTF? HATRED?!! Where the hell is that coming from? And BTW, UNLESS there are
Ecumenist
Sep 2014
#205
Thank you for the comment. I just wanted to point out to that woman that what she said made
Ecumenist
Sep 2014
#317
Yes, I noticed that too. I could NOT figure out why she felt it necessary to blurt out
Ecumenist
Sep 2014
#326
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
from what I understand, most of them understand racism as an issue, but do not prioritise it because
bettyellen
Sep 2014
#57
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
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
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
"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
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
I haven't actually read the book. I was thinking more of general leftist critiques of the New Deal.
nomorenomore08
Sep 2014
#200
Yes, DU can be amusing, like when someone said that the Clean Air Act doesn't apply to San Francisco
CreekDog
Sep 2014
#243
"Your hostility and arrogance is noted." The irony abounds here, sad to say. nt
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#114
Do you worry about being randomly shot by a cop or homeowner while walking down the street?
Recursion
Sep 2014
#132
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
"People are naturally suspicious of black folks because of their disproportionate crime rate."
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#196
Yeah, it's hard for you to believe that I don't fit into your favorite little box, huh? nt
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#176
Honest question for you-What about those of us who did believe, once, but now don't?
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#180
Well, for one thing, I'm glad to hear your parents also saw the light of egalitarianism. =)
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#197
According to the TOS, DU is here in order to support politicians with a "D" after their name.
djean111
Sep 2014
#193
I disagree with you re: white privilege, but I support social justice myself.
AverageJoe90
Sep 2014
#289
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
Yes, we did reject it. The reality of privilege objectively exists regardless of anyone's "feeling."
ancianita
Sep 2014
#225
I neither agree nor disagree but would put the number more at a few thousand and 49th. /nt
Dragonfli
Sep 2014
#248
A returnee possibly as other past posts show, but that is allowed on DU3 unless they try to disrupt
Dragonfli
Sep 2014
#251
I guess rec'ing this makes people feel all warm and fuzzy that, "yeah, I'm not a racist
Damansarajaya
Sep 2014
#250
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
Well I think that a person with low posting numbers should just keep quiet
Android3.14
Sep 2014
#302
I've wondered about that subject. Ditto about people who have a hard time recognizing sexism.
merrily
Sep 2014
#352