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Bad Brain said:
So one of you arguing more for free speech and another saying it wasn't racist.

Here's a reasonable definition of racism: "the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races."
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free speech can be racist, hateful, etc. that's the point of free speech, especially for speech we dislike.

that's why free speech > "fill-in-your-subjective-opinion-label-of-choice" speech.

of course, exercising free speech may have consequences, positive or negative. That's why freedom has mandatory responsibility. I have the right to keep and bear arms, I have the responsibility to exercise that right responsibly. We are all responsible for what we say and do.
 
rsm said:
Try to follow along. "all" is the key word, as I said previously. I consider myself a realist. If 13% of the population is responsible for 50%, 80% or 90% of the crime, that's not racist.
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Fair enough. So you would object to being called a racist, correct?
 
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Bad Brain said:
I didn't fully understand his reasoning. But to the extent I think I did, IE that "Sub-Saharan" isn't a racial category, then I agree with him.
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sub-Saharan, like Asian, South American, Middle Eastern, European, etc., denote a place of origin.

if most of your violent crimes are committed by "refugees" from a particular place of origin, nothing racist about stating that.
 
rsm said:
sub-Saharan, like Asian, South American, Middle Eastern, European, etc., denote a place of origin.
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Well, like I said, most times I've heard the term "Sub-Saharan" in that sort of context, it is a proxy for "Black Africans".
 
Bad Brain said:
Fair enough. So you would object to being called a racist, correct?
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depends on who calls me one; you, Canadastan Couchboy, or other woke, emotional, delusional leftists here or in the real world, doesn't bother me at all. As I said, Couchboy calling me racist is a badge of honor because he was triggered and had nothing else left.

Rational people know and understand exactly what I said and why.
 
rsm said:
perhaps, but north Africans have more Arabic , Turkish and even European ancestry vs sub-Saharans, so it's a valid distinction.
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So you agree with me that it is a racial term, at least when used in that sort of context.
 
Bad Brain said:
I'm asking for your definition. You seem pretty defensive about what constitutes racism.
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not at all, it's a pretty standard definition. pick your favorite.

keep trying to find something more here, good luck!


edit: you'll also have to define and understand some of the words used in the definition of "racist", etc., etc.,



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Robostyle said:
Fucking semantics again
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Robostyle said:
He has been very clear and forthcoming about it
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I think he agrees with the definition I offered, while Geo thought it was ambiguous. I was confused because RSM reacted defensively to my comment "So you don't disagree with the definition, and don't consider yourself racist?"
MadAsAHatter said:
It's been entreating watching no brain try to lead RSM into a trap and failing at every step.
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Not trying to trap anyone. I'm interested in the topic and it's implications here on the forum.
 
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