2018 Midterm Election Thread

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#3,302
BearCat204 said:
Could you define what racism is?
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Racism: noun. Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

I don't think that African-American voters are going to be voting in overwhelming numbers tomorrow for Stacey Abrams because they are prejudiced against Brian Kemp. They will do so because they see a kinship with Abams (in most cases). Again, this shouldn't be hard to understand. Do we have to play dumb about the history of this country?
 
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#3,303
BowlBrother85 said:
Racism: noun. Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

I don't think that African-American voters are going to be voting in overwhelming numbers tomorrow for Stacey Abrams because they are prejudiced against Brian Kemp. They will do so because they see a kinship with Abams (in most cases). Again, this shouldn't be hard to understand. Do we have to play dumb about the history of this country?
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Then you're either disingenuous or a bad name I could call you. You are making a vote on the basis of that person's skin color......its pretty simple and its racist.
 
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tumscalcium said:
Wow. Why are you against equality and treating everyone the same? This is why you and your ilk don’t deserve respect.
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I'm completely for treating everyone the same but I also understand the concept of kinship and how especially important it can be to a group of people who have an established history of being discriminated against.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I'm completely for treating everyone the same but I also understand the concept of kinship and how especially important it can be to a group of people who have an established history of being discriminated against.
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So racism is ok as long as your race has been discriminated against during the history of this country? Kinship is just another word for biased.
 
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BearCat204 said:
Then you're either disingenuous or a bad name I could call you. You are making a vote on the basis of that person's skin color......its pretty simple and its racist.
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Read the definition of racism again. You missed an important component. An African-American voting for an African-American candidate out of a sense of kinship is not racist because there is not (or at least, not necessarily) an expression of antagonism, ill-will or discrimination against the other (potentially white) candidate. Nor is there the expression (at least, not necessarily) that their own race is superior.
 
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BearCat204 said:
So racism is ok as long as your race has been discriminated against during the history of this country? Kinship is just another word for biased.
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This isn't about racism against white candidates. It's about kinship with black candidates. And kinship is a form of bias - but we all have our biases whether we want to admit to them or not.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Read the definition of racism again. You missed an important component. An African-American voting for an African-American candidate out of a sense of kinship is not racist because there is not (or at least, not necessarily) an expression of antagonism, ill-will or discrimination against the other (potentially white) candidate. Nor is there the expression (at least, not necessarily) that their own race is superior.
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So if I say that I am not voting for a person because I only vote for white people, that's not racist? I feel a kinship to other whiteys so I'm ok right?
 
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BearCat204 said:
Kinship and voting due to kinship for a person because they are a certain skin color is racist. Jesus lol
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No, it's not. Once again, you need to read the definition of "racism" which I posted above in post #3,302 to this thread and take note of every component which it involves.
 
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#3,311
BearCat204 said:
So if I say that I am not voting for a person because I only vote for white people, that's not racist? I feel a kinship to other whiteys so I'm ok right?
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It's not racist as long you aren't feeling an antagonistic sentiment toward another person because of their race or expressing a feeling that your race is superior.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
It's not racist as long you aren't feeling an antagonistic sentiment toward another person because of their race or expressing a feeling that your race is superior.
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So where did Kemp express any form of antagonism against AA or the supremacy of whites?
 
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BearCat204 said:
Interesting
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Now, having said that, it is definitely less understandable that a white person in the United States would feel a sense of kinship with other whites, than it is for African-Americans in this country to feel a sense of kinship with each other. Kinship involves a sense of shared experiences and sympathy. It's the kind of thing which evolves easiest among segments of a population that have a history of being systematically discriminated against.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
This isn't about racism against white candidates. It's about kinship with black candidates. And kinship is a form of bias - but we all have our biases whether we want to admit to them or not.
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Exactly how is this "kinship" not racist? Are they not voting on character and the issues rather than the color of skin?
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Now, having said that, it is definitely less understandable that a white person in the United States would feel a sense of kinship with other whites, than it is for African-Americans in this country to feel a sense of kinship with each other. Kinship involves a sense of shared experiences and sympathy. It's the kind of thing which evolves easiest among segments of a population that have a history of being systematically discriminated against.
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Absolute ******** post and you are using kinship as a mask for obvious racial bias.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Now, having said that, it is definitely less understandable that a white person in the United States would feel a sense of kinship with other whites, than it is for African-Americans in this country to feel a sense of kinship with each other. Kinship involves a sense of shared experiences and sympathy. It's the kind of thing which evolves easiest among segments of a population that have a history of being systematically discriminated against.
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Kind of like what they are doing to each other in Chicago?
 
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LouderVol said:
So where did Kemp express any form of antagonism against AA or the supremacy of whites?
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I haven't called Kemp a racist... Take note of that. However, he has tried to suppress the African-American vote because he knows that gives him a better chance to win.... but the suppression of their vote certainly could be construed as antagonistic.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Exactly how is this "kinship" not racist? Are they not voting on character and the issues rather than the color of skin?
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Using this dumb train of thought, I can rent a house to a white couple over a black couple because I feel more of a kinship with that white couple. Its not a matter of feeling superior and I dont wish any antagonism towards the black couple, I just feel more kinship with the whites. See how ****ing dumb that sounds lol
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
This isn't about racism against white candidates. It's about kinship with black candidates. And kinship is a form of bias - but we all have our biases whether we want to admit to them or not.
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Skin color shouldn't be equal to kinship.
 
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