Lots of folks are all too happy to make all sorts of ridiculous conflations, yes. — Terrapin Station
Would you hire a paid professional who knowingly ran a site that regularly featured child porn (and gave no evidence of disapproval) for a babysitter? — Brainglitch
Sorry, not interested in developing the analogy. — Brainglitch
as I noted, the distinction between whether he is a racist or just worked to enable racists is a distinction without a difference — Brainglitch
To insist pedantically that the paramount issue is the technical invalidity of the conclusion that Bannon is a racist is to ignore the evidence consistent with the conclusion, and to be blind to the political context in which the distinction without a difference is a pragmatic value judgment, not a matter of being intellectually lazy. Given the evidence, it is not intellectually lazy to judge that Bannon's either being a racist or actively enabling racists renders him unfit for such high national office.Which is nonsense, but okay, so you're not just arguing that many people are intellectually lazy, you're saying that you are, too. — Terrapin Station
to ignore the evidence consistent with the conclusion, — Brainglitch
the distinction without a difference — Brainglitch
actively enabling racists renders him unfit for such high national office. — Brainglitch
I'm still on page one, and I noticed that some of the people who have replied said that they hadn't seen any quotes indicative of antisemitism, sexism, homophobia, and that sort of thing. Well, after reading that reply by Bitter Crank, I have. — Sapientia
I think the major critique of Bannon points basically what kind of articles are there to be found at Breitbart. And basically that he's not alarmed of those kind of articles. — ssu
If he said, for example, what his wife claims he said about Jews, I would say that's "racist," but the problem with it is that it's hearsay, and in the context of someone probably wanting to paint the other person in a bad light. — Terrapin Station
What about the sexist and homophobic quote which came straight from the horses mouth? — Sapientia
You mean the quote that begins with "Are there racist people involved in the alt-right? Absolutely." There's nothing racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. about that quote. — Terrapin Station
Re "They’re either a victim of race. They’re victim of their sexual preference. They’re a victim of gender. All about victimhood and the United States is the great oppressor, not the great liberator.” He's talking about the victim mentality that a lot of people have, fostered by the PC and SJW movements. Again, that's not about race, gender, etc. It's about a particular mentality in an ideological context. — Terrapin Station
That is sexist and homophobic, and you can stick your apologetics where the sun doesn't shine. — Sapientia
He chose to use a derogatory term for people of a particular gender and sexual preference, — Sapientia
The term wasn't applied to everyone of a particular gender or sexual preference. It was applied to a particular a particular personality/ideological stance--hence, the "7 sisters schools" reference, which otherwise would make no sense. Your comments are typical of SJWists' inability to understand simple expression. — Terrapin Station
To you, but you have an SJW mentality in a lot of comments you're making. That mentality is rather what suggests that someone is an idiot.Then that would strongly suggest that I am a racist. — Sapientia
To you, but you have an SJW mentality in a lot of comments you're making. That mentality is rather what suggests that someone is an idiot. — Terrapin Station
For one, simply using a term like "nigger" is not at all indicative that one is a racist. — Terrapin Station
Prove to me Bannon hates me and I'll hate him back, but suggest to me he hates Jews and I won't care. The truth is that at some level we all hate each other, but I'm content accepting what appears at and just below the surface and not in distilling out every difference we have so that we can justify hating one another. — Hanover
Sure, all the decent folks are the idiots, — Sapientia
agree. That's why I also pointed out the manner in which he used the term "dyke" which is analogous to the term "nigger" in my example. — Sapientia
What exactly is the relevant difference between managing and promoting an organization noted as a platform for racist, (as well as sexist, and xenophobic) material--and "being" a racist? — Brainglitch
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