Racial Discrimination Protests Ignite at Colleges Across the U.S.

[Teilhard]

Originally Posted by elan

That used to happen back in the day too. People lying or embellishing facts ruined a lot of good causes (or not so good causes depending on your position). For some, it can serve as a wake up call. Things aren't always as they appear to be, it's a valuable lesson to learn.

Yes, an emotionally whipped-up community can go wildly irrational in short order … In the old old old days of racism, it was a black guy touching or even just supposedly looking at a white women, and the guy got lynched ...

[Frank Lucas]

Originally Posted by golimar

Rappers get away with it. There shouldn't be a double standard.

For some "white" people to claim that "whites" are the most intelligent, etc., some seem to come up with some stupid arguments. Like thinking that black rappers actually use the "n" word to racially denigrate and degrade other black rappers, for example.

[jetgraphics]

And they laughed at the notion of "Thought Police."

[NVplumber]

THIS "UNREST" ON CAMPUSES IS ,INDEED, A CJRRENT EVENT, HOWEVER, THJS THREAD KZ RATBER NON SPECIFIC, AND SEEMS MORE OPINioN DRIVEN AND GENERAL IN TONE. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A LOT OF PARTISAN POLITICAL COMMENTARY, AND THINGS THAT SMACK OF RACE BAITING. THINGS J HAVE WARNED TO REFRAIN FROM IN THIS FORUM.

SO, IM GOING TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. INSTEAD OF DELETING IT, IM GOING TO LOCK IT AND LEAVE IT AS AN EXAMPLE LF WHAT NOT TO POST IN CURRENT EVENTS. IT HAS THE VIRTUE OC HAVING NEVER BEEN TRIED.