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#98801: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:11:06 AM

Because the First Amendment says they can't prohibit it.

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BAFFU Since: Dec, 2012
#98802: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:13:56 AM

didn't we liberate the fuck out of one guy in Yemen because he exercised his first amendment to advocate terrorism.

EDIT: I understand why is legal to display the confederate flag. I am just saying people who bitch about the confederate flag being removed by private companies and the government don't realize how strange it is that they are even allowed to be displayed it in private property considering the normal reaction of any other world government, even in western democracies.

edited 18th Aug '15 7:16:00 AM by BAFFU

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#98804: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:23:37 AM

[up] Here we go again with White Privilege.

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
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#98805: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:25:43 AM

[up] I known, it's almost as if we should do something. Perhaps if we even the scales so that white people didn't have a lot of privileges that minorities don't, we'd see a lot less moaning about White Privilege?

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BAFFU Since: Dec, 2012
#98806: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:25:48 AM

its sort of like Aryan privilege.

Only that the south didn't go through the de-confederation that it should have gone through, unlike Germany that was thoroughly denazified.

Or are you going to defend the right of Germans to display their Aryan pride?

edited 18th Aug '15 7:27:58 AM by BAFFU

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#98807: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:32:28 AM

[up][up] Nope, whites would still be privileged about something else.

Also if White Privilege exsisted, then West Virginia and the restvof Appalachia wouldn't be as poor as it is.

edited 18th Aug '15 7:33:42 AM by Skycobra51

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
Aprilla Since: Aug, 2010
#98808: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:33:58 AM

It really just seems like you're being intentionally difficult at this point. You need to do actual research on critical race theory.

edited 18th Aug '15 7:35:27 AM by Aprilla

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#98809: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:37:47 AM

[up][up] Those poor white areas overwhelmingly vote against policies that would be in their economic self-interest just so that blacks don't get the same stuff.

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#98810: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:38:19 AM

Critical race theory? Really. Just cause I don't buy into white privilege or race politics in general?

edited 18th Aug '15 7:40:03 AM by Skycobra51

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Aprilla Since: Aug, 2010
#98811: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:40:07 AM

Yes, really. Because you're clearly ignorant on the subject, as are many others.

Yes, really.

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#98812: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:40:33 AM

Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the Confederacy. While I understand the need for a symbol of Southern Pride, I do wish that a better symbol existed.

What makes me shake my head a little is that some places that refuse to sell confederate flags still sell ISIS flags.

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#98814: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:44:19 AM

[up][up][up] Who made you an expert on race politics?

[up][up]Dont forget the Nazi flag as well *cough* Amazon.com

edited 18th Aug '15 7:44:42 AM by Skycobra51

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#98815: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:44:30 AM

While I don't call it 'White' privilege as a general term, there are groups within nations or regions that enjoy certain privileges. Over being the dominant majority, belonging to the dominating minority, having the favored gender, or whatever is the accepted or enforced norm.

In this case, in the United States of America, being a white person has some perks over other groups. Specially on the criminal justice, job hiring and state policies.

Go ahead, just try to be a black man and exercise your 2nd amendment rights in front of a cop in Alabama, and see how well it ends for you.

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#98816: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:45:05 AM

[up][up]Most retailers are politically agnostic; they respond to trends rather than make them. And who made you an expert? We can cite evidence to back up our claims, but will you read it?

edited 18th Aug '15 7:45:53 AM by Fighteer

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#98817: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:47:36 AM

[up] Never claimed to be, because, Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.

edited 18th Aug '15 7:49:16 AM by Skycobra51

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Aprilla Since: Aug, 2010
#98818: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:48:59 AM

Who made you an expert on race politics?

Well for starters, I'm black. And particularly well-read on the subject. You're also putting words in my mouth in addition to making it seem like studying race relations is some superhuman feat.

The problem with many white Americans (and some minorities) is that they regard discussions about power structures and social hierarchies with the same ire they get when they're late for work or when someone cuts them off in traffic. It's not seen as a major intellectual tool needed to navigate our political landscape. Rather, it's seen as a nuisance that should be shooed away like a fly buzzing around your ear.

We have plenty of public libraries and online resources you can use to educate yourself on the matter, but don't be surprised if people call you out when you haven't put in the work to understand it.

edited 18th Aug '15 7:52:50 AM by Aprilla

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#98819: Aug 18th 2015 at 7:50:35 AM

It's funny, I read this article recently about Bill Willingham hosting some kind of con panel (about representation of women) and being an asshole. Willingham also brought up that Appalachia argument. I think it's some kind of (racist?) conservative talking point.

The idea that white privilege can't exist because Appalachians (who are almost exclusively white) were dirt poor.

There's a couple of problems with this argument though (besides the logical fallacy):

  • Appalachian whites were historically looked down on by other whites
  • Appalachian whites were in some respects better off than blacks at a comparable economic level, given that they weren't subjected to legal discrimination or victimized by lynching
  • Appalachia and the other areas known for extremely poor white populations have benefited from big government programs. I note this because the standard line is generally that these people "pulled themselves up by their bootstraps".

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#98820: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:01:04 AM

Also if White Privilege exsisted, then West Virginia and the restvof Appalachia wouldn't be as poor as it is.

Really? How come?

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#98821: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:03:12 AM

[up]Because a lot of people assume that if every white person isn't well off then white privilege doesn't exist.

edited 18th Aug '15 8:05:21 AM by LSBK

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#98822: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:05:34 AM

See my post above.

It's a conservative or possibly Neo-Confederate talking point.

edited 18th Aug '15 8:06:46 AM by Hodor2

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#98823: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:08:18 AM

I'd like to here from Skycobra, I'm sure he has a well reasoned and logical explanation.

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#98824: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:10:35 AM

I'll take "I don't give a damn" about this for 500 Alex.

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
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A procrastination in of itself
#98825: Aug 18th 2015 at 8:12:38 AM

Wait, so white people in West Virginia and the rest of Appalachia are poor because you don't give a damn?

Now I'm really confused...

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