Topic: Pledge to ignore racism and racists on Minichan
RonPaul2012 !4EB6xd.Oos started this discussion 15 years ago#8,186
It is 2011. Racism is no longer a valid theory. Discussing it merely validates it. Racists are either trolls or idiots. We lose nothing by ignoring them.
inb4 herp derp this thread discusses racism yada yada yada
I know. but we can clear up real threads if we stop pandering to racists. Even having to argue against racism holds the converstion back.
RonPaul2012 !4EB6xd.Oos (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 12 minutes later, 29 minutes after the original post[^][v]#143,107
@143,061 (Handel !khEOdtKF56)
I didn't say ban the word nigger. I said ignore people who put forth racist arguments.
I would say the same about homophobia but there is still much hysteria about homosexuality where any criticism of anything related to homosexuality is seen as homophobia.
Tekamine !AnRbswGQv. replied with this 15 years ago, 52 seconds later, 30 minutes after the original post[^][v]#143,109
@previous (RonPaul2012 !4EB6xd.Oos)
Have you noticed that people do not give a fuck what you have to say? Just sayin'.
RonPaul2012 !4EB6xd.Oos (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 1 second later, 30 minutes after the original post[^][v]#143,110
swamplights !!V3J448+/B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 13 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#143,188
I don't think it's healthy to ban certain subjects from being discussed.
Voice of !WisdomHsuU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 40 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#143,210
Racism is a crime... And crime is for niggers
RonPaul2012 !4EB6xd.Oos (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 26 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#143,214
@143,188 (swamplights !!V3J448+/B)
this is a strawman but you probably don't even realize. It is hard to escape the authoritarianism we are taught in every area of our lives.
Banning would mean a central authority would forbid it. This is evil and wrong. I merely ask that as sane, rational human beings we do not give credence to the idea that some races are better than others - a discredited scientific and social theory.
cccuuunnttt !nIGga.SL0w replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#143,218
@previous (RonPaul2012 !4EB6xd.Oos)
Dude shut up, you're making the site unbearable tonight.
swamplights !!V3J448+/B replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#143,221
@143,214 (RonPaul2012 !4EB6xd.Oos)
That's what you believe, others feel differently. Some people feel like Christianity is a discredited scientific and social theory,but they don't try to limit discussion about it.
RonPaul2012 !4EB6xd.Oos (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#143,228
@143,218 (cccuuunnttt !nIGga.SL0w)
How about we have an open conversation and healthy discussion instead of you just being mad?
Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#143,235
@previous (RonPaul2012 !4EB6xd.Oos)
That's the funniest thing you've posted all day.
Anonymous O joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#143,239
I'm not trying to "limit" or "ban" anything. I am merely telling people that IMHO the best way to deal with racists is not to talk about racism all the time in every single thread, but to ignore racists and racist posts. They will leave (they are mostly trolls anyway).
I do not like racists or racism so I view this chain of events favorably. Of course, if you enjoy racist discussion, reply to them! By all means, go ahead. I'm not trying to stop you. I was just letting people know that I think there is a better way of dealing with racism than derailing every thread by answering scatman's off topic stupidity.
swamplights !!V3J448+/B replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#143,245