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<blockquote data-quote="The Bell Tolls for Thee" data-source="post: 131420311" data-attributes="member: 1812660">&quot;Is it ugly Racism again?&quot; Completely disagree with this statement.&nbsp; The whole reason for this volatile climate is because we as a society are letting perceptions of individuals dictate what is and is not racism.&nbsp; It's volatile because any disagreements on problems or solutions are being automatically attributed to racism.&nbsp; We have moved to a point where an organization in this country is getting support from a majority of corporations, entertainment outlets, and half of politicians that is literally espousing that the nuclear family, delayed gratification/self discipline, and capitalism are white racist institutions that only exist to suppress minorities.&nbsp; Never mind that this system has benefited East Asian people far more than white people as a group, but I digress.&nbsp; The issue is society has kept giving ground and it has never been enough.&nbsp; Modern inconveniences are being equated to true villains of 1950's Jim Crowe that had to be defeated which diminishes the true meaning and vileness of racism.&nbsp; So opposition to this from most of us is that the mere public proclamation of offense by a member of a protected group being all it takes to end a career is a nasty precedent to set.&nbsp; &quot;Where are all the players stepping up to back Vic?&quot;&nbsp; I don't think you are dumb, but you are oblivious if you don't see that social media mobs just waiting to destroy anyone who steps out of line.&nbsp; Anyone who pays attention to the current culture knows that holding a left leaning political view may get a few trolls harassing you, but not a motivated mob trying to actual destroy your life and livelihood.&nbsp; Just watch how they eat their own like J.K Rowling who was the queen 5 years ago for retroactively making her book characters gay and now is being treated as worse than Hitler for not towing the line on transgender issues.&nbsp; This is not a digression, but an illustration on how the social media mobs people with opinions they do not like in an attempt to destroy them and we both know any player that stood up to Vic would have been destroyed in a similar fashion.&nbsp; Again another unfair tactic and precedent where the mere accusation is all the proof necessary to ruin your life.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Bell Tolls for Thee, post: 131420311, member: 1812660"] "Is it ugly Racism again?" Completely disagree with this statement. The whole reason for this volatile climate is because we as a society are letting perceptions of individuals dictate what is and is not racism. It's volatile because any disagreements on problems or solutions are being automatically attributed to racism. We have moved to a point where an organization in this country is getting support from a majority of corporations, entertainment outlets, and half of politicians that is literally espousing that the nuclear family, delayed gratification/self discipline, and capitalism are white racist institutions that only exist to suppress minorities. Never mind that this system has benefited East Asian people far more than white people as a group, but I digress. The issue is society has kept giving ground and it has never been enough. Modern inconveniences are being equated to true villains of 1950's Jim Crowe that had to be defeated which diminishes the true meaning and vileness of racism. So opposition to this from most of us is that the mere public proclamation of offense by a member of a protected group being all it takes to end a career is a nasty precedent to set. "Where are all the players stepping up to back Vic?" I don't think you are dumb, but you are oblivious if you don't see that social media mobs just waiting to destroy anyone who steps out of line. Anyone who pays attention to the current culture knows that holding a left leaning political view may get a few trolls harassing you, but not a motivated mob trying to actual destroy your life and livelihood. Just watch how they eat their own like J.K Rowling who was the queen 5 years ago for retroactively making her book characters gay and now is being treated as worse than Hitler for not towing the line on transgender issues. This is not a digression, but an illustration on how the social media mobs people with opinions they do not like in an attempt to destroy them and we both know any player that stood up to Vic would have been destroyed in a similar fashion. Again another unfair tactic and precedent where the mere accusation is all the proof necessary to ruin your life. [/QUOTE]

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