Systemic / Institutional / Societal Racism

[tree_]

Honestly I'm just trying to figure it out, haven't put much thought into it before. And I've come across convincing arguments, though I'm not yet convinced. I'm dropping it for tonight but I hope to research further and come to more conclusive evidence or anti evidence tomorrow or soon. Either way though, what's frustrating to me is how ppl on Facebook and everywhere I look are throwing the word racist around so casually, and all this protesting doesn't make sense to me as of now. I'm willing and ready to learn and figure this thing out.

[Norah]

"I'm willing and ready to learn" says the person ignoring what people are saying.

[epilogue]

"I'm willing and ready to learn" says the person ignoring what people are saying.

"anti-evidence"

[tree_]

Wow chud. So because I'm not blindly agreeing with your conclusion, I'm unwilling to learn? Just wow. Talk about bad faith. Give me concrete evidence of something and let me parse it.

[tree_]

I'm telling you guys I have no set opinion on this and you're still belittling me. The worst.

[Strat]

If you're still trying to learn if systemic racism exists then uh....

[Strat]

tree learned a new word today...parse

[tree_]

Just being honest strat. I haven't like sat down and studied this before.

[digster]

You seem adamant that it couldn't be systemic racism, or at least that it's not so clear-cut that we shouldn't say that it is. That makes me assume there must be some clear-cut alternative explanations for the disparities I pointed out to you.

[tree_]

Just don't know for sure yet and don't want to just jump to the popular opinion cause it's easy.

[tragabigzanda]

FUCK ICE

[swan]

Someone arguing that systemic racism isn't a thing in America is probably the dumbest thing I've ever read on this board. I've been here off & on since 2003. Just wow.

In light of this post, please change your fucking signature.

Very good point. No more idealistic PJ lyrics for me!

[wease]

Someone just please give me one blatant example of systemic racism.

getting a black man fired for snoozing on the job

Exactly

[tree_]

He wasn't fired precisely because he played the racism card. He's a terrible employee with many strikes against him from many other issues. He still has his job because he's black, ironically.

[Mickey]

Can we ban tree_ from this subforum? This shit is so tiresome.

[Norah]

"He still has his job because he's black" said the man who questions whether systemic racism even exists in America.

[wease]

Can we ban tree_ from this subforum? This shit is so tiresome.

I’ve been trying for years. More power to you.

[wease]

"He still has his job because he's black" said the man who questions whether systemic racism even exists in America.

Why are you still opening his posts?!?

[tragabigzanda]

FUCK ICE

[Mickey]

Can we ban tree_ from this subforum? This shit is so tiresome.

I’ve been trying for years. More power to you.

I agree that I should have more power.