The US hasn't a past. The past it has is illustrious.US doesn't have an illustrious past — frank
Discuss the issue raised in the OP or step off, ok? — frank
I didn't realize the question would be hi-jacked in this way. — frank
She's following a classic toxic female script.
— fishfry
What is that and why is this perspective not sexist? — frank
What I think both kinds of racism have in common is this: people engage in it to make themselves feel better about who they are. True? — frank
There is overwhelming evidence in favour of kin selection, a form of selection where individuals act to the benefit of their relatives not of themselves (a very interesting topic); racism might be the consequence of a similar phenomenon but at a population level. — Daniel
What is that and why is this perspective not sexist? — frank
So if rejection of difference is genetic, it would have to be a feature of more populated areas where there's competition for gene expression instead of need for diversity because of the threat of in-breeding. — frank
I didn't realize the question would be hi-jacked in this way. — frank
The US doesn't have an illustrious past, and instead has a history of struggling to survive. — frank
Then the question ought to discussed seriously than from the viewpoint of "Megxit".Racism is the issue being discussed in the OP. — frank
Did you ever watch yourself the media frenzy when the Meghan - Harry relationship was revealed and when their wedding was announced? Ever noticed it?Are you saying the woman CBS interviewed is a liar? — frank
Yes, the MSM mood was, from the start, predominantly celebratory re the relationship. In a stupid patronising way, but, whatever, they were making money. Which seems to be the primary motivation for this piece too. The second that M and H announced the step back, there was an editor somewhere saying to himself "Can we get a race angle on this?" and another "Can we do a Meghan-the-man-eater thing here?" and another "How about the spoiled-ungrateful-brat take?" Whatever sells. There are enough factoids out there to piece together a narrative convincing enough for some media target market to swallow it. Which is not to say there's not an element of truth in any of the stories, just that they're consumer products parasitising a hapless couple who are themselves parasitising the British taxpayer, and sensibly (in my view) want a break from the whole sick shitshow. — Baden
Baden is saying the black lady's testimony is unreliable. It didn't sound unreliable, but ok. — frank
As for British v American racism, the history differs, but I don't see any clear division there. The majority of the myriad forms of expression of this ugliness span both sides of the Atlantic imo. Though if someone has a bit more meat to put on the opposing argument, I'll bite. — Baden
What I hear you saying is that a distorted version of events was presented by this CBS segment. The issue of racism wasn't there originally. It was fabricated and retrojected for the purpose of sensational news. The reason I'm pretty open to accepting that is that I witness on this forum distorted narratives about life in America, and there doesn't appear to be any way to correct it. Any attempt to give a counter view is brushed off as denial or delusion. IOW, news outlets don't help us understand one another, and our natural tendencies don't help either, which is interesting. — frank
What I hear you saying is that a distorted version of events was presented by this CBS segment. The issue of racism wasn't there originally. It was fabricated and retrojected for the purpose of sensational news. — frank
Tell me...do you think Danny Baker was telling the truth when he said he did not realize his picture of a couple with a chimp in a tweet about Meghan and Harry leaving the hospital with their child...would be offensive?
"Sorry my gag pic of the little fella in the posh outfit has whipped some up," Baker wrote. "Never occurred to me because, well, mind not diseased. — Frank Apisa
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