Re: Bundy questioned whether blacks were better off as slaves
I viewed his narrative about black persons as disparaging. Matter of opinion I suppose. And I think that he did not intend it as such - only his unwitting stereotypical view of things got in the way.
I'm sure you did. :doh
When someone uses the term/phrase "the negro", it sure as hell sounds to me as if he's referring to all black people.
What, only black people on welfare get to be called "the negro"?, now? How is that fair?
Wtf?
Out of context.
It is more than apparent he is speaking to those in the welfare state.
Do you honestly think he was addressing those who weren't?
I would hope not as that would be out of context.
And yet here you are suggesting exactly that. :doh
As I said, his comments make me think one of two things are likely:
- He has an appalling lack of knowledge, partially of history, partially of present, which led him to compare current conditions to conditions during slavery, and not instantly dismiss it as a reasonable comparison.
- He actually thinks slavery would be better for black persons.
As I see it, this means he was either unintentionally racist, or intentionally racist, with the former being most likely.
Which is really asinine given the fact of content of context of what he said.
He was speaking concern, not hatred, intolerance or disparagement.
As I said, I think he's unknowingly racist.
As in, he doesn't realize that what he's saying is racist.
Which is really asinine given the fact of content of context of what he said. Nothing he said was racist.
He was speaking concern, not hatred, intolerance or disparagement.
It was how he used it.
It appeared disparaging to me.
How absurd. He didn't use it to disparage. In content and context there was no disparagement.
These are not the words of a racist.
We’ve progressed quite a bit from that day until now, and sure don’t want to go back; we sure don’t want the colored people to go back to that point; we sure don’t want the Mexican people to go back to that point; and we can make a difference right now by taking care of some of these bureaucracies, and do it in a peaceful way.
Content and context matter. His words were not racist.
Fine I will, do you have the intelligence to comprehend it or the intellectual integrity to admit when I prove you wrong?
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Wow. You really went over the deep end with that irrelevant info.
His words were not racist.
Nothing you provided shows they were.
You have failed to prove what I said wrong. His words were not racist.
It is you who do not have the intellect or integrity to understand and admit the truth.
He was speaking concern, not hatred, intolerance, disparagement or of the thought that his race was better.
Especially as he said the Mexican's had better values. That is not what a racist says.
All you keep doing is showing that you do not have the ability to discern and comprehend outside of your own unintelligent ridiculous bias.
And when it is pointed out to you, you fail to have the integrity to admit you are wrong.
His words were not racist.
He was speaking concern, not hatred, intolerance, disparagement or of the thought that his race was better.
And yet here you are idiotically claiming a non-existent racism.
Truly sad.
One you should try to understand his comments in context.
He was speaking in comparison to.
And he said we do not want to go back to that. Or do you really not understand that?
Those are not the word of a racist.