What Did President Trump Do Now?

**Frownland** · 02-15-2017, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

Link? Cause if it's anything like that 97% scientist consensus on global warming it's bull****. Because they have NEVER officially polled scientists. I mean, yeah, you'll have a hard time finding a climate scientist or meteorologist that doesn't believe that climate change is a man made threat, but that consensus number is bull****.

How's about some meta analysis?

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...8/2/024024/pdf

Lucem Ferre · 02-15-2017, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

No? I think every generation has become increasingly accepting and less racist.

I like how you put racism aside and then addressed another topic about racism though

no, elph. no one cares about your juggalo ass.

But I washed my ass, so you're wrong about it.

Anteater · 02-15-2017, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

The US is a melting pot though. When you talk about race are you talking about simply skin color? 95% of this country doesn't have roots on US soil that date back more than a few generations. So what race are you talking about?

It's something I've seen brought up before in a few think pieces related to Black Lives Matter (among others). The argument being that even though the U.S. is a melting pot, no matter which "culture" reigns it will inevitably be racist to some degree if they achieve any kind of longstanding majority.

I don't know if social evolution is truly possible with the way things are, but I think there's some merit to the analysis. Acknowledging racism as a problem all people share instead of just whoever the perceived majority is would be a start to fixing it. That won't happen under a Trump administration here of course...

It was also mentioned that you have some people screaming about white privilege, for instance, but there are many "non-racist" whites who feel as though there are places they are not welcome because they are white.

DwnWthVwls · 02-15-2017, 10:50 PM

No, by stir the pot I mean you come off as a condescending jerk off with a holier than thou attitude towards everyone who doesn't agree with you. No grammar, pointless ad hominem attacks, no evidence to support your claims, no attempts to actually educate anyone civilly.. the list goes on and on. You're not interested in having a discussion, you're interested in being intellectually superior and half the time you don't even support what you say with examples or evidence or any sort of explanation. I'm the first one to admit when I'm naive to a subject or say I'm wrong, you're honestly the only person who I find it difficult to have a civilized discussion with in this thread because you act like a child, which is why I deliberately ignored you before when I was having a nice debate with Frown.

I'm here to learn from others and open up my mind by considering things I may have never thought of otherwise. I also hope that in some instances I can do the same for others.

Lucem Ferre · 02-15-2017, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

How's about some meta analysis?

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...8/2/024024/pdf

And I learned something today from this boring ass paper.

Anteater · 02-15-2017, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

No by stir the pot, I mean you come off as a condescending jerk off with a holier than thou attitude towards everyone who doesn't agree with you. No grammar, pointless ad hominem attacks, no evidence to support your claims, no attempts to actually educate anyone civilly.. the list goes on and on. You're not interested in having a discussion, you're interested in being intellectually superior and half the time you don't even support what you say with examples or evidence or any sort of explanation. I'm the first one to admit when I'm naive to a subject or say I'm wrong, you're honestly the only person who I find it difficult to have a civilized discussion with in this thread because you act like a child, which is why I deliberately ignored you before when I was having a nice debate with Frown.

I'm here to learn from others and open up my mind by considering things I may have never though of otherwise. I also hope that in some instances I can do the same for others.

Pretty much this. Happened earlier in this thread to me during a back and forth I had with duga.

Elph is a good kid though. I know deep down in there he's got a soul as pure as Jon Anderson's (from Yes).

Lucem Ferre · 02-15-2017, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

It's something I've seen brought up before in a few think pieces related to Black Lives Matter (among others). The argument being that even though the U.S. is a melting pot, no matter which "culture" reigns it will inevitably be racist to some degree if they achieve any kind of longstanding majority.

I don't know if social evolution is truly possible with the way things are, but I think there's some merit to the analysis. Acknowledging racism as a problem all people share instead of just whoever the perceived majority is would be a start to fixing it. That won't happen under a Trump administration here of course...

It was also mentioned that you have some people screaming about white privilege, for instance, but there are many "non-racist" whites who feel as though there are places they are not welcome because they are white.

I think it is possible, and I agree with your first point.

For the second one, white privilege is referring to the advantages white people have at succeeding in life do to our cultural background. White people are more likely to grow up in better neighborhoods, go to better schools, etc. because of the history of this country. The idea of it gets really watered down and often lost by people that like to scream it out every chance they get. Try hard SJWs that do more harm than good.

Lucem Ferre · 02-15-2017, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I hope white people get taken out back to get whipped

Some of us pay for that kind of thing.

Lucem Ferre · 02-15-2017, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I just had to spend 3 pages explaining that the border is long to someone

this is not the kind of debate I'm going to write my thesis on

But you actually didn't.

DwnWthVwls · 02-15-2017, 11:08 PM

I'm not gonna go back and point out multiple examples where I made points and you either blew them off or talked down to me without addressing the point. I was just letting you know how I feel, and how you're coming off in case it wasn't obvious enough when multiple other people have pointed it out. I hope in the future you take what I had to say into consideration, because I think you do have something to offer in the conversation, you just don't do it in a way that's beneficial to anyone.