Ignorant is as ignorant does..

[MattTheSkywalker]

Ya see, the back of the t-shirt depicted two black people being drug behind the back of a truck, driven by two hooded klansmen........

That there, is what we call a hate crime. According to the FBI, you can not think it, display it, or do it. As far as thought crime, I'm sure that's not to far away.

I am not sure this even makes sense.

Can't think it? In Amerika? Thought is monitored now? Where have I been? FBI? Since when did the FBI ever make a law?

Sounds like the USSR, where you could be denounced for Un-Communist actitivies. Yes, thought crime...and switch FBI to KGB.

Scary. At least it is to me. To the rest of our head in the sand population, of course it was wrong, a black person was upset.

We're doomed.

But instead of arguing semantics, I'd rather chalk this up to: we're all on the same page, the kid was in the wrong, got his ass whooped, which will either do one of two things; deter him from doing this again, or further drive the misplaced negative stereotypes he already had deeper into his psyche.

So at best there is a 50% chance of a positive outcome? Nice. good thing we have a mountain of discrimination laws, affirmative action, the NAACP and whatever idiot groups are out there today.


I'm not trying to break your balls here, but people are always going to hate each other. You can't change that. Short, tall white, black, ugly...whatever...hatred will always be there.

And when racism is emphasized as the wrongest of wrongs, it just perpetuates racism, because we're told how "equal" everyone is, and the world disproves this on a daily basis. Attempts to level the playing field inherently turn the givers against the takers when the takers fuck up.

it's all such bullshit. Anger and hatred always follow from that. This is 101 level psychology, and we keep getting it wrong.

 

[ohashi]

In Amerika?

I think you mean Amerikkka.

 

[redguru]

The majority of Fleming Island would be considered upper-Middle class, all planned communities and such. But as you head closer to Middleburg along SR220, you have that Project really close to "Whitey's Fish Camp". Bound to be some race-baiting from both sides of the fence there.

If the school had a dress code that prohibits the t-shirt, the school should expel him. The black student had no right to commit violence and should be charged with assault.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

The majority of Fleming Island would be considered upper-Middle class, all planned communities and such. But as you head closer to Middleburg along SR220, you have that Project really close to "Whitey's Fish Camp". Bound to be some race-baiting from both sides of the fence there.

If the school had a dress code that prohibits the t-shirt, the school should expel him. The black student had no right to commit violence and should be charged with assault.

Bor,

You're seriously misrepresenting the economics of F-I. Nothing in there sells for over $500K except for maybe a few houses along the water. Maybe.

half my staff lives there.

But I agree with the outcomes.

 

[redguru]

Bor,

You're seriously misrepresenting the economics of F-I. Nothing in there sells for over $500K except for maybe a few houses along the water. Maybe.

half my staff lives there.

But I agree with the outcomes.

Isn't Fleming Island HS down by the Pace Island Communities? Along 220, I think they all go to OPHS or Middleburg.

 

[pitbullstl]

I am not sure this even makes sense.

Can't think it? In Amerika? Thought is monitored now? Where have I been? FBI? Since when did the FBI ever make a law?

Sounds like the USSR, where you could be denounced for Un-Communist actitivies. Yes, thought crime...and switch FBI to KGB.

Scary. At least it is to me. To the rest of our head in the sand population, of course it was wrong, a black person was upset.

We're doomed.




So at best there is a 50% chance of a positive outcome? Nice. good thing we have a mountain of discrimination laws, affirmative action, the NAACP and whatever idiot groups are out there today.


I'm not trying to break your balls here, but people are always going to hate each other. You can't change that. Short, tall white, black, ugly...whatever...hatred will always be there.

And when racism is emphasized as the wrongest of wrongs, it just perpetuates racism, because we're told how "equal" everyone is, and the world disproves this on a daily basis. Attempts to level the playing field inherently turn the givers against the takers when the takers fuck up.

it's all such bullshit. Anger and hatred always follow from that. This is 101 level psychology, and we keep getting it wrong.

Thought crime.....Toungue n' cheek.......got that.....good.

My 50% model.......also tongue n' cheek.

No one is trying to change a thing Matt, living below the Mason Dixon Line, you should know this. Action, reaction, done and done. Can't stop the hate..?? Punish the haters, vicious cycle of round and round political rhetoric.

As for breaking my balls, never.

 

[-SD-]

LOL, good old Jacksonville.

In other news, should be protected under 1st Amendment, no?

Of course. But who cares about that pesky constitution anymore. Some speech is more equal than others.

 

[redguru]

Bor,

You're seriously misrepresenting the economics of F-I. Nothing in there sells for over $500K except for maybe a few houses along the water. Maybe.

half my staff lives there.

But I agree with the outcomes.

True that is no Marsh Landing or Ponte Vedra, but its no Soutel or Lem Turner either.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

True that is no Marsh Landing or Ponte Vedra, but its no Soutel or Lem Turner either.

sweet Lem Turner. Nice reference. I pass that place on the way to the airport.

I like PVB, but I work downtown, so just too damn far. And the average age in marsh landing = 100.

When i first moved here, I looked at houses in marsh landing. The realtor asked "where else are you looking"? So I told her that I also wanted to check out queens harbor.

The Marsh landing realtor made a face and said "Queens harbor?! Why would you even consider that? You'd be living near football players and god knows who they bring over".

It was her way of saying "I don't care how much money they think they have, you'll never see a black face in Marsh landing." She was right; very few Jags players could afford it. And these old white mofo's 'round here don't want to see an African American outside of a prison or a stadium.

I ended up in san marco, because I hate communities with associations and all that, so I am just in a regular neighborhood.

 

[Dial_tone]

offensive to whom? It clearly doesn't offend everyone.

If rules had to approved by everyone we wouldn't have any at all, because there's somebody out there who just wants the right to kill somebody. What's your point?
As the great George Dubya Bush said some time ago, "There ought to be limits to freedom."