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DPMartin wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:34 pm

RCSaunders wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:44 pm

DPMartin wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:11 pm the news and social media you believe in and trust, won't let you.

Nobody makes you listen to them. Why do you?

did i say i did?

Yes. Yes you did.

Perhaps you didn't intend to, but when someone writes:

"The one I'm in favor of is 'how about everyone stop thinking about anything in terms of race'?" and you respond, "the news and social media you believe in and trust, won't let you," it implies, unless, "everyone," excludes you, "the news and social media you believe in and trust, won't let you," stop thinking in terms of race, which, of course it couldn't do if you didn't listen to them.

If you meant something else, excuse my inability to read minds.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:56 pm

RCSaunders wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:43 pm

Sculptor wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 11:20 pm
I'll go with that.

Wow! Two in a row I agree with.

I'd only add, stop identifying anyone in terms of any collective--race, ethnicity, nationality, or whatever characteristics they are born with or who their relatives are and treat everyone as the individual they choose to be.

Shows how little you understand ...

Not to worry. I can live with it. Better that than having to be a member of your, "ant," society, where no one has an identity except as a member of some collective of similarly unimaginative, "do what everyone else does so I don't have to think for myself," unproductive morons all blowing kisses at each other. I have no interest is saving your society or changing anyone else (including you). When you've created your perfect little socialist utopia, please let me know. If it's what you expect, I'll change my mind.

The only human beings who are able to actually get along with and cooperate with other human beings, and be of any real value to each other, are individuals who accept all other individuals for who and whatever they choose to be, without judging them and requiring them to belong to some favored clique or group or class or whatever other collective one feels others must be part of.

RCSaunders wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:22 pm

DPMartin wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:34 pm

RCSaunders wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:44 pm
Nobody makes you listen to them. Why do you?

did i say i did?

Yes. Yes you did.

Perhaps you didn't intend to, but when someone writes:

"The one I'm in favor of is 'how about everyone stop thinking about anything in terms of race'?" and you respond, "the news and social media you believe in and trust, won't let you," it implies, unless, "everyone," excludes you, "the news and social media you believe in and trust, won't let you," stop thinking in terms of race, which, of course it couldn't do if you didn't listen to them.

If you meant something else, excuse my inability to read minds.

just because i may have heard what they have said, doesn't mean i listen or believe. you can hear and disregard without entertaining what was said. besides you're way of subject.