▲ 413 ▼ It's a terrible timeline to be in at the moment, at least white people are experiencing the policing non-whites suffer from in this country (lemmy.ca) submitted 10 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Deceptichum 0 points 10 months ago (6 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (3 children) There needs to be a word beyond shortsighted that defines individuals who let perfect be the enemy of good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 10 months ago (2 children) The above commenter was simply trying to say that anyone who uses the term "purity test" has failed their purity test... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) I understood your joke, I'm sorry you got downvoted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago It's alright, it happens. At least you picked up on it... permalink fedilink source parent [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago* That's kind of derailing. Nobody is downplaying that (except the racists who are are perpetuating the problem, but they're okay with this too). Most people here have probably also been speaking out against all the violence against POC. If someone commented on a post about a POC being murdered by cops/ICE, and said "but what about the white people they killed," you would call that derailing. And that's exactly what you're doing here. You're downplaying the tragedy that is the implicit topic of this current post, which is the woman who was recently murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. You apparently don't care about this event, because the victim was white, and you're arguing that we should ignore it simply because she wasn't a POC. we need to stand against this behavior now more than ever. Yes, exactly, so why are you taking issue with people doing just that? permalink fedilink source parent [–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago Yes they are and I yelled about that too and you have no way of knowing who here did and didn't. Yes the system is corrupt but the people you speak with here aren't the system, we are individuals. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (3 children) There needs to be a word beyond shortsighted that defines individuals who let perfect be the enemy of good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 10 months ago (2 children) The above commenter was simply trying to say that anyone who uses the term "purity test" has failed their purity test... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) I understood your joke, I'm sorry you got downvoted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago It's alright, it happens. At least you picked up on it... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 10 months ago (2 children) The above commenter was simply trying to say that anyone who uses the term "purity test" has failed their purity test... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) I understood your joke, I'm sorry you got downvoted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago It's alright, it happens. At least you picked up on it... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) I understood your joke, I'm sorry you got downvoted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago It's alright, it happens. At least you picked up on it... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago It's alright, it happens. At least you picked up on it... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago* That's kind of derailing. Nobody is downplaying that (except the racists who are are perpetuating the problem, but they're okay with this too). Most people here have probably also been speaking out against all the violence against POC. If someone commented on a post about a POC being murdered by cops/ICE, and said "but what about the white people they killed," you would call that derailing. And that's exactly what you're doing here. You're downplaying the tragedy that is the implicit topic of this current post, which is the woman who was recently murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. You apparently don't care about this event, because the victim was white, and you're arguing that we should ignore it simply because she wasn't a POC. we need to stand against this behavior now more than ever. Yes, exactly, so why are you taking issue with people doing just that? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago Yes they are and I yelled about that too and you have no way of knowing who here did and didn't. Yes the system is corrupt but the people you speak with here aren't the system, we are individuals. permalink fedilink source parent