Posted by moy23 on 3/5/2015 6:33:00 PM (view original):Posted by bad_luck on 3/5/2015 4:15:00 PM (view original):I never accused Wilson of a hate crime. I accused him of being a ****** cop and making a criminally bad decision.That sounds more like mike's argument , not yours. Mike has stated over and over that some cops are ****** cops and this one may or may not be guilty... And that the justice system should determine that, not the lynch mob or the media.
Posted by bad_luck on 3/5/2015 4:15:00 PM (view original):I never accused Wilson of a hate crime. I accused him of being a ****** cop and making a criminally bad decision.
Posted by moy23 on 3/5/2015 6:35:00 PM (view original):Posted by tecwrg on 12/3/2014 9:15:00 PM (view original):Posted by bad_luck on 12/3/2014 5:57:00 PM (view original):From Tim Wise: (read the whole thing, it's very good) The constant drumbeat of negativity is so normalized by now that it forms the backdrop of every conversation about black people held in white spaces when black folks themselves are not around. It is like the way your knee jumps when the doctor taps it with that little hammer thing during a check-up: a reflex by now instinctual, automatic, unthinking. And still we pretend that one can think these things—that vast numbers of us can—and yet be capable of treating black folks fairly in the workforce, housing market, schools or in the streets; that we can, on the one hand, view the larger black community as a chaotic maelstrom of iniquity, while still managing, on the other, to treat black loan applicants, job applicants, students or random strangers as mere individuals. That we can somehow thread the needle between our grand aspirations to equanimity as Americans and our deeply internalized biases regarding broad swaths of our nation’s people. A selection of other articles by Tim Wise: 14 Bad Things I Did as a White Kid That Would Have Turned Out Differently If I Were Black Posted on: Nov 26, 2014, Source: AlterNet If I were black I would probably be in prison now. Most White People in America Are Completely Oblivious Posted on: Nov 25, 2014, Source: AlterNet Black people have to learn everything about white people just to stay alive. White people just don't get that. The Last Gasp of Aging White Power: But Time Is Not on Your Side -- Tim Wise Posted on: Nov 5, 2010, Source: AlterNet The "Leave It To Beaver" days that Tea Party voters yearn for are about to be swept into the dustbin of history. We Have a Black President, But That Doesn't Resolve the Deep Racism Built into the American Psyche Posted on: Jun 16, 2010, Source: AlterNet President Obama hails a post-racial future for America. But being colorblind to our society is not a smart move. What If the Tea Party Were Black? Posted on: Apr 25, 2010, Source: AlterNet Imagine that hundreds of black protesters descended on DC armed with AK-47s. Would they be defended as patriotic Americans? The Valley Club's Exclusive All-White Swimming Pool -- Let's Protest and Stage a Pee-in Posted on: Jul 14, 2009, Source: CounterPunch A swim club in outer Philadelphia expelled sixty kids of color from its pool, reminding us that America is far from overcoming its racist past. Holder's Much Touted Speech on Race Lets White People Off the Hook Posted on: Mar 1, 2009, Source: CounterPunch Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder blamed personal cowardice for our racial divide, rather than institutionalized inequities. Enough of 'Barbituate' Left Cynicism, Obama Is a Victory over White Supremacy Posted on: Nov 25, 2008, Source: Red Room We don't need the "everything sucks" analysis; Obama has mobilized millions of activists and that energy is looking for an outlet. What Privileges Do McCain and Palin Receive Because They're White? Posted on: Sep 17, 2008, Source: BuzzFlash Sounds like maybe Tim Wise's "thing" is to be the white man who bashes whitey? Doesn't sound like his opinion is very objective.You on the otherhand were quoting Tim Wise and even suggested his writings are very good.
Posted by tecwrg on 12/3/2014 9:15:00 PM (view original):Posted by bad_luck on 12/3/2014 5:57:00 PM (view original):From Tim Wise: (read the whole thing, it's very good) The constant drumbeat of negativity is so normalized by now that it forms the backdrop of every conversation about black people held in white spaces when black folks themselves are not around. It is like the way your knee jumps when the doctor taps it with that little hammer thing during a check-up: a reflex by now instinctual, automatic, unthinking. And still we pretend that one can think these things—that vast numbers of us can—and yet be capable of treating black folks fairly in the workforce, housing market, schools or in the streets; that we can, on the one hand, view the larger black community as a chaotic maelstrom of iniquity, while still managing, on the other, to treat black loan applicants, job applicants, students or random strangers as mere individuals. That we can somehow thread the needle between our grand aspirations to equanimity as Americans and our deeply internalized biases regarding broad swaths of our nation’s people. A selection of other articles by Tim Wise: 14 Bad Things I Did as a White Kid That Would Have Turned Out Differently If I Were Black Posted on: Nov 26, 2014, Source: AlterNet If I were black I would probably be in prison now. Most White People in America Are Completely Oblivious Posted on: Nov 25, 2014, Source: AlterNet Black people have to learn everything about white people just to stay alive. White people just don't get that. The Last Gasp of Aging White Power: But Time Is Not on Your Side -- Tim Wise Posted on: Nov 5, 2010, Source: AlterNet The "Leave It To Beaver" days that Tea Party voters yearn for are about to be swept into the dustbin of history. We Have a Black President, But That Doesn't Resolve the Deep Racism Built into the American Psyche Posted on: Jun 16, 2010, Source: AlterNet President Obama hails a post-racial future for America. But being colorblind to our society is not a smart move. What If the Tea Party Were Black? Posted on: Apr 25, 2010, Source: AlterNet Imagine that hundreds of black protesters descended on DC armed with AK-47s. Would they be defended as patriotic Americans? The Valley Club's Exclusive All-White Swimming Pool -- Let's Protest and Stage a Pee-in Posted on: Jul 14, 2009, Source: CounterPunch A swim club in outer Philadelphia expelled sixty kids of color from its pool, reminding us that America is far from overcoming its racist past. Holder's Much Touted Speech on Race Lets White People Off the Hook Posted on: Mar 1, 2009, Source: CounterPunch Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder blamed personal cowardice for our racial divide, rather than institutionalized inequities. Enough of 'Barbituate' Left Cynicism, Obama Is a Victory over White Supremacy Posted on: Nov 25, 2008, Source: Red Room We don't need the "everything sucks" analysis; Obama has mobilized millions of activists and that energy is looking for an outlet. What Privileges Do McCain and Palin Receive Because They're White? Posted on: Sep 17, 2008, Source: BuzzFlash Sounds like maybe Tim Wise's "thing" is to be the white man who bashes whitey? Doesn't sound like his opinion is very objective.
Posted by bad_luck on 12/3/2014 5:57:00 PM (view original):From Tim Wise: (read the whole thing, it's very good) The constant drumbeat of negativity is so normalized by now that it forms the backdrop of every conversation about black people held in white spaces when black folks themselves are not around. It is like the way your knee jumps when the doctor taps it with that little hammer thing during a check-up: a reflex by now instinctual, automatic, unthinking. And still we pretend that one can think these things—that vast numbers of us can—and yet be capable of treating black folks fairly in the workforce, housing market, schools or in the streets; that we can, on the one hand, view the larger black community as a chaotic maelstrom of iniquity, while still managing, on the other, to treat black loan applicants, job applicants, students or random strangers as mere individuals. That we can somehow thread the needle between our grand aspirations to equanimity as Americans and our deeply internalized biases regarding broad swaths of our nation’s people.
The constant drumbeat of negativity is so normalized by now that it forms the backdrop of every conversation about black people held in white spaces when black folks themselves are not around. It is like the way your knee jumps when the doctor taps it with that little hammer thing during a check-up: a reflex by now instinctual, automatic, unthinking. And still we pretend that one can think these things—that vast numbers of us can—and yet be capable of treating black folks fairly in the workforce, housing market, schools or in the streets; that we can, on the one hand, view the larger black community as a chaotic maelstrom of iniquity, while still managing, on the other, to treat black loan applicants, job applicants, students or random strangers as mere individuals. That we can somehow thread the needle between our grand aspirations to equanimity as Americans and our deeply internalized biases regarding broad swaths of our nation’s people.
A selection of other articles by Tim Wise:
14 Bad Things I Did as a White Kid That Would Have Turned Out Differently If I Were Black
Sounds like maybe Tim Wise's "thing" is to be the white man who bashes whitey? Doesn't sound like his opinion is very objective.
No, I said some cops are ****** but that doesn't mean they're guilty of a crime.
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