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In reply to the discussion: We slam people at F.R. for "groupthink," and in doing so, shouldn't accept it here. [View all]NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)9. I wouldn't broadbrush all members of the DU community this way.
I've been on a whole bunch of juries, though, trying to ban people for saying that Brown should have (fill in blank).
Regarding Pharell's statement:
"It looked very bully-ish; that in itself I had a problem with," he said. "Not with the kid, but with whatever happened in his life for him to arrive at a place where that behavior is OK. Why arent we talking about that?"
I would strongly agree with this part: "Not with the kid, but with whatever happened in his life for him to arrive at a place where that behavior is OK."
But I would not expand it to any kind of statement that blames the victim. Wilson was a crazed individual with a hair-trigger temper.
It's no secret that kids of all colors might challenge authority for any number of reasons, if cops can't handle that then they should go into warehouse work or become a fluffer in the porn industry.
DU is a place where pushback can come at any time, you need a thick skin.
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We slam people at F.R. for "groupthink," and in doing so, shouldn't accept it here. [View all]
Miles Archer
Dec 2014
OP
So you want the right to keep your opinions to yourself and posted a long post in
el_bryanto
Dec 2014
#1
So you are basically against any civil disobedience to influence change if the powers that be are
NRaleighLiberal
Dec 2014
#5
It seems everyone agrees with the cause of the protests, but not on all the tactics.
arcane1
Dec 2014
#6
Those times when you do agree with the majority of DU... is it still 'groupthink?'
Gidney N Cloyd
Dec 2014
#8
MIRT gets rid of people who violate rules and trolls. It does not weed out differing opinions.
HERVEPA
Dec 2014
#35
I guess there are half-wits who see the choice as either business burnings or "dash-board jesus"
LanternWaste
Dec 2014
#14
It's that old dichotomous thinking again. It is amusing to see it so proudly proclaimed though.
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#34