Re: (OT) They're not all crazy in Europe

On 2025-04-22, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

On 4/21/25 17:52, RonB wrote:

On 2025-04-21, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

On 4/21/25 00:40, RonB wrote:

On 2025-04-19, Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:

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<https://www.rebelnews.com/man_jailed_in_uk_for_posting_memes_of_george_floyd_in_whatsapp_facebook_group_chats>
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"A former West Mercia police officer has been jailed for 20 weeks for
   sharing 10 memes about George Floyd in a WhatsApp group chat and
   charged with "sending grossly offensive messages"."
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That's plain racist abuse, not "posting memes".

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Not like the "mostly peaceful" BLM riots, eh?
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<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ej8zp4971o>
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Incitement to riot is not just "posting memes".

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Even "mostly peaceful" riots where only a few people are killed or beaten,
and only a few dozen buildings are burned down and only a few hundred shops
are looted and vandalized? Are you TRYING to offend BLM because, you know,
black lives matter. But it's "racist" to say "white lives matter," don't you
know?
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<https://news.sky.com/story/police-officer-jailed-over-racist-whatsapp-memes-mocking-george-floyds-death-12633966>
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Promoting racism is not just "posting memes".

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And burning, looting, beating and murder are not racist if they're done
under the flag of "BLM." They're just "mostly peaceful" protests.
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<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy76dxkpjpjo>
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"Stirring up racial hatred on social media." is not just "posting
memes".

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I hope you're not speaking about the racist BLM. Those racists don't like to
be called racists. You could lose your Woke card and be summarily canceled
— maybe even jailed for racism.
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Better trod carefully when speaking out against "mostly peaceful" riots. Be
sure you know who's ox is being gored. Sometimes it's hard to tell the
difference between a "mostly peaceful" protest and a riot, don't you know.

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It sounds to me like Snipe left because he realized that he wasn't in an
echo chamber where everyone is forced to agree with his stupidity or get
banned (or doxxed). I hope he enjoys the choir of BlueSky.

 
I'm not in favor of riots. They are, by their nature, not "mostly peaceful."
But I've got a feeling that Snipe opposed them (or not) depending on who was
doing the "mostly peaceful protesting."

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I used to want to talk to people with opposing opinions and see if we
have common ground somewhere, but with my older age I've lost all
interest because they never make any kind of sense. It's the same thing
with Muslims and their near total, purposeful misunderstanding of the
Christian religion to further their own. If Snipe doesn't like that we
have a different opinion, he's free to join Larry Pietraskiewicz in that
abandoned linux group he once tried to get us to migrate to.

The days of disagreeing but still getting along are long gone. The Woke
cancel culture is for immediate dismissal of the person who disagrees with
them. If they can cancel, they cancel, if they can't cancel they retreat.
Any time you disagree with one of these Woke whiners, they call you a
"hater" for taking a contrary position and arguing with them. This is what
cults do, these are not the actions of reasonable people.

My family was always an arguing family. We would argue politics, even
religion, and ten minutes the argument was forgotten. I've never understood
cliquish cult mentality. I've never wanted to be part of a clique.

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“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien