Biden Enjoys Armed Protection While Fighting to Disarm Americans

[WingedHussar]

I do not disagree with anything you said. The rules need to be updated to reflect the changing circumstances as I pointed out to JonNC.

 

[WingedHussar]

It is repeated ad nauseam by every conservative talk show host in this country. I am not sure how much more vocal you can get. The use of the word racism in political and moral sense was popularized by Leon Trotsky. Ironically putting Republicans who use DR3 firmly within a communist frame.

 

[Nepperhan]

So the benefit of the doubt is someone who talks about “white privilege” may have heard it elsewhere. But, yes, the concept/accusation is racist.

There is an allegation that it is an unearned benefit to be a six foot male in our society. There is also an allegation that it is an unearned benefit to be born a white person. It’s called ‘white privilege’.

Both allegations have been proven empirically. Neither allegation is racist.

Plopping an allegation that something is ‘racist’ is too sensitive a claim in our society and on this forum to leave it festering there without some type of verification.

 

[WingedHussar]

“Unearned benefit to be born a white person.” That is hogwash, there is no unearned benefit whatsoever to be white in this country.

 

[JonNC]

It is repeated ad nauseam by every conservative talk show host in this country.

Conservative politicians need to say it every time progressives tell the falsehood about conservatives and racism.

The use of the word racism in political and moral sense was popularized by Leon Trotsky.

And progressives continue to employ the strategy today.
You’ve made my point.

Ironically putting Republicans who use DR3 firmly within a communist frame.

Nonsense.

 

[Nepperhan]

“Unearned benefit to be born a white person.” That is hogwash, there is no unearned benefit whatsoever to be white in this country.

" Minority job applicants are “whitening” their resumes by deleting references to their race with the hope of boosting their shot at jobs, and recent research shows the strategy is paying off.

In fact, companies are more than twice as likely to call minority applicants for interviews if they submit whitened resumes than candidates who reveal their race — and this discriminatory practice is just as strong for businesses that claim to value diversity as those that don’t."

Minorities Who 'Whiten' Resumes Get More Job Interviews

Companies are more than twice as likely to call minority applicants for interviews if they submit 'whitened' resumes than candidates who reveal their race—even when the employer claims to be "pro-diversity," according to recent research.

www.forbes.com

Ask Ahmaud Arbery if there is a benefit in being white.

 

[Maximus1]

That is to big a Gordian knot to unravel

 

[JonNC]

There is also an allegation that it is an unearned benefit to be born a white person. It’s called ‘white privilege’.

If we properly understand racism as applying an expectation of actions, intelligence, beliefs, behind traits based on an individual’s immutable characteristics, the term and premise of “white privilege” is a racist one.

Both allegations have been proven empirically. Neither allegation is racist.

I don’t know about the first, but the second is false and racist.

Plopping an allegation that something is ‘racist’ is too sensitive a claim in our society and on this forum to leave it festering there without some type of verification.

I just did. The definition of racism.

 

[JonNC]

Minority job applicants are “whitening” their resumes by deleting references to their race with the hope of boosting their shot at jobs, and recent research shows the strategy is paying off.

I have never seen a job application that included a reference to race.
I never answer references to race, including the census.
I Must be hurting my so-called privilege.

 

[Nepperhan]

If we properly understand racism as applying an expectation of actions, intelligence, beliefs, behind traits based on an individual’s immutable characteristics, the term and premise of “white privilege” is a racist one.

That’s not an explanation, you are just saying that you are correct. The question is how is a claim that there is something which is described as “white privilege” racist? That’s not applying an expectation based on anyone’s characteristics but an explanation of actions. Your verification fails badly.

 

[Boatswain2PA]

Not to the NRA. They blocked identifiers in explosives.

Ask the NRA about explosives. It blocked indentifiers in TNT. Is that a firearm?

I believe this is a half-truth. They blocked identifiers in gunpowder, which would have caused an extreme increase in the cost of production of ammunition.

I am referring to protesters who brandish weapons to the steps of a state capitol.

Define “brandish”. In every state that I know of it is illegal to “brandish” a weapon, which is generally described as pointing at or waving around randomly.

I’m sure that if this had happened that person would have been arrested.

Just because you see my firearm does not mean I am threatening you or “brandishing” it.

If a group of white guys drives slow past a house where black people live and casually wave a noose out the side window and laugh, are they threatening the black family?

If a group of your hypothetically racist white guys drive a car by a black family’s house with a noose hidden in the car…are they threatening them?

The problem with inner city gun violence can be traced to lax gun control measures in some states where gun shows and straw buyers allow for multiple purchases of guns which end up on ghetto streets.

Gun show sales follow the same background checks that everyone else follows. If I am a Federal Firearms License holder (ie: I sell for a living) then I am required to do a background check. These are the people you see at gun shows.

If I want to sell you my personal weapon, I don’t need to do a background check. There are virtually nobody like this at gun shows (because of the cost of registration at the show).

And straw buying is illegal. Well, unless your name is Eric Holder.

 

[JonNC]

That’s not an explanation, you are just saying that you are correct.

“White privilege” attaches a characteristic to an immutable characteristic. That is racist.

The question is how is a claim that there is something which is described as “white privilege” racist?

And I just answered it again.

That’s not applying an expectation based on anyone’s characteristics but an explanation of actions.

This is word games. When a connection is applied to someone, particularly in the negative, based on immutable characteristics, it is racist.

Ask Ahmaud Arbery if there is a benefit in being white.

Arbery had his rights violated, not his privilege. His attackers have been arrested and will stand trial. If they are convicted, they’ve had no privilege.

 

[ThinkingSapien]

" Minority job applicants are “whitening” their resumes by deleting references to their race with the hope of boosting their shot at jobs, and recent research shows the strategy is paying off.

One of my sisters has a middle name that originates from another language and is predominantly associated with non-white people. She saw a dramatic increase in callbacks after removing it from her resume.

I’m glad I have the advantage (privilege?) of having a generic common sounding name.

 

[Nepperhan]

I have never seen a job application that included a reference to race.

I have seen a lot of dealing with the race of job applicants. You want or expect someone to put that in writing?

 

[Nepperhan]

“White privilege” attaches a characteristic to an immutable characteristic. That is racist.

No. You’re just wrong. “White privilege” is a statement that there is racism in the US which benefits white folks.

Deny that at your peril. Oh, I forgot – the EEOC (where 60% of the complaints are as to racial discrimination in employment) just was closed due to a lack of business.

 

[Cathoholic]

Maximus1 (admitting he thinks the Constitution is the problem) . . .

. . . I recognise we place Constitutional limitations on " keeping track" of the massive number of guns, but this is part of the problem . . .

. . . It is an I’ll conceived system.

 

[LeafByNiggle]

Define “brandish”. In every state that I know of it is illegal to “brandish” a weapon, which is generally described as pointing at or waving around randomly.

I’m sure that if this had happened that person would have been arrested.

Just because you see my firearm does not mean I am threatening you or “brandishing” it.

I guarantee you that if BLM had carried weapons like that in a protest at a statehouse, they would have been arrested. We know intimitation when we see it.

 

[WingedHussar]

With a Democrat governor? Unlikely, she probably would have hailed them as civil rights heroes.

 

[JonNC]

No. You’re just wrong. “White privilege” is a statement that there is racism in the US which benefits white folks.

It has not benefited me. In fact, historic racism has had a negative effect on all of us. The problem white the phrase is it is a blanket statement based on race.
There is no doubt that some whites benefited historically from racism and may still do. It is equally true that blacks and others have suffered from racism. But whites have not gained a privilege from this. Instead, blacks have been denied rights.

Deny that at your peril. Oh, I forgot – the EEOC (where 60% of the complaints are as to racial discrimination in employment) just was closed due to a lack of business.

A switch in subject. Now you are talking about blacks being denied something. I do not gain a privilege from blacks being denied their rights.

Unless you can show that all whites, each one individually, has gained a privilege (even that is a vague term), designating it as something attached to someone’s immutable characteristic is racist.

 

[JonNC]

I have seen a lot of dealing with the race of job applicants. You want or expect someone to put that in writing?

It is not legal.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from asking about ethnicity, race and national origin. While these questions are quite common in most non-Western countries, they are still very improper. Employers who require applicants to submit a picture will most likely face a racial discrimination lawsuit in the future. Some employers unfortunately use pictures or ethnicity questions to profile minority applicants. In addition to this, it is illegal to inquire about a candidate religion. Employers must make reasonable accommodations for employees’ religious practices, but the employee is responsible to make the request.

Which of the Following is Inappropriate to Ask on an Employment Application? - Human Resources Degrees

We take a look at questions that are illegal and those that could cause a potential legal issue during the hiring process.

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