That makes a lot of sense. I appreciate the explanation and WW2 comparison.

That last bit was a light joke. When I've asked others questions in the past I've been met with hostility; some people seem to act as though a lot of this stuff is obvious. Maybe it is for some, or I'm just a bit dense

at least for at least!

You're not making sense, dude. And your analogy is wack, too.

It's their job to break the rules/cheat? Is it a sportsball player's job to try and break their rivals' legs?

Do you blame workers when they lose their jobs when factory jobs are shipped overseas?

I'd be happy to place some blame on lazy/disinterested citizens, complicit corporate media networks, the effect of legalized bribery in politics, but to go the other way and actually say you support candidates doing whatever it takes to win is gross

That makes perfect sense. Where did they identify with the military industrial complex?

Sorry if I'm coming off dumb. It seems like y'all are reading between the lines/catching some kind of dog whistle, or I just missed something super obvious

I'm 1000% with you. I probably just don't understand enough context of the Middle East conflict to see where he did what you're saying.

How are you inferring that about their views on Palestinian resistance? Are the Houthis like Hamas or something and he's saying it's wrong that anyone would support them?

I'll be honest, I upvoted that comment because I agree with the idea that people might change labels and not actually change their beliefs or how they come to conclusions. I'm removing the upvote now though because I clearly didn't understand it entirely and I've learned I'm not the biggest fan of neo-liberalism. I still want to be able to comprehend what they wrote better so that's why I'm asking.

Edit: I also find it weird to say everyone/most people that disagree with me are fake and malicious. I'd be inclined to assume they're just ignorant or whatever. There's a lot to learn to be a good leftist, imo!

Might want to consider that many people don't have Tribes (were people blindly follow the chief and untinkingly parrot the tribal slogans), and instead they have Principles, so support or not things based on how much those things align with their Principles not with any Party Line.

The superiority complex is strong with this one. Do you truly believe you, and the people that agree with you, of course, are the only ones with principles? lol. (Also why did you capitalize it?)

"Seek first to understand, then to be understood." I don't think you actually understand their position and should be asking more questions instead of assuming so much, especially when you admit you don't understand why they seem to go against their own principles (you might have to convince yourself you're not that special beforehand).

What do they say that makes you think they're more liberal than leftist?

Just trying to learn, not arguing or anything

It’s a candidate’s job to try to gain favor from the convention, just as it’s the convention’s job to remain impartial.

"No you don't understand, political candidates are supposed to be slimy and dishonest!"

Your insufferable attitude aside, that's an insane position to take and it's ridiculous you said that without providing anything to defend it like it's common knowledge or something to be desired in a presidential candidate - especially after you were so anal about things that were explicitly spelled out for you and which you still struggled to understand

That's hilarious 😅

Interesting. I deleted my comment on the Sync app.

...but you can still see it?

Also, seriously? No fun allowed, I guess

You had me in the first half 😅

3. he doesn't know much about anything himself

But prejudice has always been bad. It's just that racism, especially the racism that resulted from centuries of chattel slavery, is worse. It's a lot worse. It's something that can be studied through multiple lenses/fields, politics (colonization, authoritarianism), psychology (identity formation, PTSD), law (red-lining, jim crow, mass incarceration) economics (no business loans from banks, racist hiring practices), philosophy (justice, freedom, epistemology), sociology, anthropology, etc.

People don't really fear being called a slur on the street as much as they fear being seen as less than human by our society and shared institutions.

That is an excellent lesson to teach your kids /s

Jk, kinda. I don't have kids (so totally easy for me to say) but I know of that one poem/saying that goes, I taught my daughter not to stand out and be obedient so she wouldn't struggle against the fascists. Now, I realize I should've taught her to be herself and stand out, as that is what this world needs now more than ever..... don't remember exactly but it was something like that, I also don't remember where I heard it

This is a test.

I just listened to this, it's actually a bit before your timestamp, but based on the context of the conversation there having, it seems like they're talking about actually seeing the dead Palestinian kids. When she says "them" it seems to me like she's saying we've now actually seen decapitated kids, whereas as before we only had hearsay

I figured it's due to using a vpn or ad blocker or something

On that note, that highlight feature that auto-captures kills and whatnot (on some games) is actually really awesome! Hopefully steam ends up having something similar

Idk about less than human; moreso, we just see them/each other through a racial lens - one rooted in our respective culture(s) and understanding of history (which is itself usually heavily-written/influenced by earlier European culture/historians).

That said, most Americans tend to use racism as a synonym for prejudice (as opposed to the academic definition of racism; i.e. an "organized system of race-based" prejudice). To probe this line of thought, I've recently started asking people whether they would consider a black American (wo)man growing up in 1845 (pre-Civil war) or in ~1930 (peak KKK membership; ~5 million Americans) racist for their likely negative views of the average white American. I've yet to get an answer, which is a bit of a bummer. Personally, I think most people realize it would be silly to call a black American slave racist for being prejudiced of their fellow white American citizens who they know only as brutal slave owners/traders. (Did y'all know pirates would use African slaves to launder money since they had a stable monetary value?)

Sorry, if it's a bit of a tangent. I find this stuff super interesting. Highly recommend "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" by Beverly Tatum and the doc "Exterminate All the Brutes" on HBO to anyone interested. Then come and chat with me about your thoughts! No one I know cares about this kind of stuff. It's all rap battles and dumb culture war crap, but I digress (further)

Uhh, did I say it was bad somewhere? I don't think I even stated my opinion about it. lol. Wtf u talking bout?

It's usually white people that say it's not bad/offensive and/or that everyone should be allowed to say whatever they want or they're just words, don't get so offended, etc.

I'm just teaching my white friends and fam their own history. Personally, I think it's worse and more offensive that they don't know or care about the atrocities their ancestors committed than the modern use of the word cracker. That said, it's offensive like seeing a piece of trash on the street - it won't ruin my day or anything but I'm well aware it's stll trashy