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Rand Paul: ‘White kids don’t get the same justice’

So after saying you won't answer the question, you're now answering the question? And your answer doesn't show that he was jailed illegally; it shows that he wasn't given a speedy trial

So you've failed now 3 times to provide a penal statue that allows someone to be held for 3 years in jail without a trial. Care for a 4th failure?
 
I never said that the law allowed someone to be held for 3 years. I said the law allows someone to be held without being charged.

Which law would that be and more importantly, was it used in this case?
 
Like I said, the "privilege" is at its core not having had to overcome any externally imposed barriers on your success, the kind of barriers that those of other races, religions, and women in many cases DO have to overcome.

Or to put it another way, I can't speak for you, but I know in my personal or professional life I've never for one second had to worry about my race or my gender or my religion. It has never occurred to me that any of those might be a disadvantage in any way. That's not true for blacks, women, or for other races or religions, for whom who they are IS often/frequently/constantly a barrier to their success.

Finally, if I was worried number 1 about career success and could pick, I'd pick what I am - white male Christian. In most areas of the country, in the vast majority of jobs, that's still true and it's not close (except obviously race/gender/religion specific - I'd make a poor lingerie model...).

It doesn't mean you were GIVEN a thing, or that your road was easy, or that your success illegitimate or in any way unearned. You're misunderstanding what the term is supposed to imply.

I've been discriminated against because of my heritage, it probably cost me a marriage when I was younger. I was also discriminated against because of my religion.... Sunni Turk fathers apparently don't want their daughters dating white, American Christian men you see. And my previous position stands - the portion of society that pushes bull**** like white privilege are the 1% economic class and politicians to drive a wedge between people by race during elections. Fact is if there is any privilege it with minorities who are provided privileges over the majority in an attempt to "even the field". The attempt to make people feel guilty about their skin color is just another wedge issue. Those who TRULY have privilege are the wealthy (regardless of skin color), and the political class who primarily work for government as well as the famous in pop culture.

The problem with that is those are the EXACT same privileged people who squawk and promote "white privilege" and is severely ironic.
 
I think that what he is saying is that you don't have to be given any special privileges......because the system is geared in your favor from the beginning. The "system" is geared for the white male to succeed.

And I'm saying that's horse****.
 
I've been discriminated against because of my heritage, it probably cost me a marriage when I was younger. I was also discriminated against because of my religion.... Sunni Turk fathers apparently don't want their daughters dating white, American Christian men you see. And my previous position stands - the portion of society that pushes bull**** like white privilege are the 1% economic class and politicians to drive a wedge between people by race during elections. Fact is if there is any privilege it with minorities who are provided privileges over the majority in an attempt to "even the field". The attempt to make people feel guilty about their skin color is just another wedge issue. Those who TRULY have privilege are the wealthy (regardless of skin color), and the political class who primarily work for government as well as the famous in pop culture.

The problem with that is those are the EXACT same privileged people who squawk and promote "white privilege" and is severely ironic.

I agree about the privilege of wealth. But I think you're kidding yourself if you think that there is no advantage to being white, or conversely that blacks, women and other minorities don't have a harder time in most jobs in most areas of the country than white males.

But the recent line-up of GOP committee chairmen does help your case....

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Top positions are clearly based solely on merit. Too bad women/minorities/Jews just aren't qualified for top political positions in the GOP....
 
I agree about the privilege of wealth. But I think you're kidding yourself if you think that there is no advantage to being white, or conversely that blacks, women and other minorities don't have a harder time in most jobs in most areas of the country than white males.

But the recent line-up of GOP committee chairmen does help your case....

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Top positions are clearly based solely on merit. Too bad women/minorities/Jews just aren't qualified for top political positions in the GOP....

The wealthy and political class....
 
I never said someone was honest, I said have a serious discussion about race. Since that one is confounding you a bit how about you narrow it down to something you feel comfortable discussing and then you open a thread about it? This thread is actually not about race but about a comment made by Paul who referenced a kid being held in jail without a trial - of all the things to pull out for the headline (WT editor should be slapped around for that one) there were so many other things said by Paul that actually made sense.

I am not the one who lamented the lack of serious debate.
 
So you've failed now 3 times to provide a penal statue that allows someone to be held for 3 years in jail without a trial. Care for a 4th failure?

Why would i provide evidence for an argument I never made?
 
Why would i provide evidence for an argument I never made?

You made it - you just can't back it up. Par for the course with your posts actually.
 
It's called "The Constitution"
Ah, you mean the Constitution was used to KEEP him in Rikers for 3 years without a trial or you mean the Constitution was violated by keeping him in Rikers for 3 years without a trial?
 
Americans, 200 years old, discovered a new valor beyond the white criterion, to be strong or the force that has divided the white community or the humans once more.
 
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