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Originally Posted by KSigkid
Again, when all else fails, you decide to label as "racist" those who disagree with your point of view.
This is starting to become a running theme.
ETA: It's a shame too, because you say some things in your posts that are intelligent, well-thought, and correct. Racism is still an issue in this country, and sometimes it's things that not everyone can see. It's not always one blatant incident - it could be a pattern of behavior, or more subtle actions.
The problem is, in your posts you're very quick to characterize people based on their disagreements with you. You don't know the posters on this board. Yet, you're making a judgment about what kind of person they are because of their disagreements with you. It makes it very difficult to debate you, because you seem to be willing to drop labels on people at a certain point in the debate.
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For the record, I don't just label someone as "racist" when they disagree with my point of view. I can understand dissent. There are some people on here who disagree with me, but I don't see their comments as racist. Even those who don't think the incident was racist, but still think the cop was in the wrong are not people that i think are racist. My problem is with the comments that show a distinct refusal to consider that it just might actually bE racism. And I have issues with some because in more than one thread concerning incidents that appear to be racist, these individuals immediately discount the black person's claims. I have included a link that I find interesting. It discusses how people may be more racist than they think.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/07...udy/index.html
Oh and one more thing, you accuse me of being quick to drop labels on people you claim I don't know, but haven't you and some others done the same to me? Quite frankly, you can tell where someone's head is by what they write on a message board. All I'm saying is that some of the responses do indicate a certain level of prejudice or bias or racism.
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