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Question: Is the statement is my signature racist?

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Re: What is racism?
Reply #360 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 1:08pm
 
freediver wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 12:32pm:
Would you insist that not a single Nazi or Nazi sympathiser supported the Lebensraum argument out of a sense of self interest without actually considering themselves superior?


No.

I would however insist that not a single Nazi or Nazi sympathiser supported genocide of an entire ethnic group out of a sense of self interest without actually considering themselves superior. Big difference.

freediver wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 12:32pm:
Did Moses intend to include you when he referred to 100% of Muslim men? If so, does that not then fail your definition of racism, because you don't believe Muslims are a race and Moses was specifically not using it as a "marker" for a racial group.


No. Now please just take a deep breath and take a moment to try and understand how utterly dumb that logic is.

How in the realm of reality can you possibly credit someone as not racist simply because they make an idiotic broad-brushing of an entire group that you know for a fact to be false? Thats literally what you are saying: by describing all muslims aa inbred and intellectually retarded who kill people, it can't be racist because I know he must be including people who are not inbred/retarded and kill people. Thats your brilliant logic FD. Hope you're proud of it.

The fact that he obviously wasn't even thinking about muslims that don't fit his stereotype (eg me) - or simply consciously disregarding them - is the very reason why its racist. Broad strokes of negative attributes to construct an inferior race - remember?
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Outlawing the enemy's uniform - hijab, islamic beard - is not depriving one's own people of their freedoms.
 
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Re: What is racism?
Reply #361 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 2:31pm
 
freediver wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 12:02pm:
Here again is what Aussie actually said:

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Arabia is for Arabs is my term.  It has zero to do with a group superiority over another.  I include Jewish 'Arabs' when I use the term Arabia is for Arabs.  I specifically exclude Jews from Europe, the USA and elsewhere.  They ought bugger orf, and leave that Land to the Arabs.


Would you argue that this is not racist because it excludes superiority? If you can accept that Aussie's argument is not based on superiority, why must you insist on the impossibility of the hypothetical I proposed?


Aussie's argument is about the occupation of Palestine, as you well know. No one would have any problem with Jewish migration to Israel if the settlers weren't moving to Palestinian real estate defended by Israeli troops.

You know this, G knows this, and everybody else knows it. Of course it's not a racist statement.

Now, kindly answer the question put to you.
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Re: What is racism?
Reply #362 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 2:46pm
 
polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 12:38pm:
So just to be clear FD - a statement that clearly stipulates that there is a problem with invasion and foreign meddling - and that those invaders and meddlers should "bugger off" and leave the natives alone - is racist?


G, you do realize FD's just having a laugh, don't you?

But I'm curious. Why do you think FD would ask lots of questions and cast aspersions and make stuff up in order to distract from a simple question?

What is racism, and is FD racist?

He's doing it in the other thread - what is free speech, and does FD actually support it?

These are the questions on everybody's lips. Now watch as FD fills more and more pages to avoid answering them.

And watch as we all play dumb and answer FD's mindless questions.
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Reply #363 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 3:02pm
 
Karnal wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 2:31pm:
freediver wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 12:02pm:
Here again is what Aussie actually said:

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Arabia is for Arabs is my term.  It has zero to do with a group superiority over another.  I include Jewish 'Arabs' when I use the term Arabia is for Arabs.  I specifically exclude Jews from Europe, the USA and elsewhere.  They ought bugger orf, and leave that Land to the Arabs.


Would you argue that this is not racist because it excludes superiority? If you can accept that Aussie's argument is not based on superiority, why must you insist on the impossibility of the hypothetical I proposed?


Aussie's argument is about the occupation of Palestine, as you well know. No one would have any problem with Jewish migration to Israel if the settlers weren't moving to Palestinian real estate defended by Israeli troops.

You know this, G knows this, and everybody else knows it. Of course it's not a racist statement.

Now, kindly answer the question put to you.


That's half of it.  The other half is that the West get the ferk out of Arabia and let them sort it out as they have for centuries. The artificially created 'State of Israel' (if it chooses) can move to Tasmania, or attempt to stay where it is....without our aid, support and weaponry.
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Re: What is racism?
Reply #364 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 3:45pm
 
Karnal wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 2:46pm:
, you do realize FD's just having a laugh


I do wonder sometimes...
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Reply #365 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 4:39pm
 
Aussie wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 3:02pm:
Karnal wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 2:31pm:
freediver wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 12:02pm:
Here again is what Aussie actually said:

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Arabia is for Arabs is my term.  It has zero to do with a group superiority over another.  I include Jewish 'Arabs' when I use the term Arabia is for Arabs.  I specifically exclude Jews from Europe, the USA and elsewhere.  They ought bugger orf, and leave that Land to the Arabs.


Would you argue that this is not racist because it excludes superiority? If you can accept that Aussie's argument is not based on superiority, why must you insist on the impossibility of the hypothetical I proposed?


Aussie's argument is about the occupation of Palestine, as you well know. No one would have any problem with Jewish migration to Israel if the settlers weren't moving to Palestinian real estate defended by Israeli troops.

You know this, G knows this, and everybody else knows it. Of course it's not a racist statement.

Now, kindly answer the question put to you.


That's half of it.  The other half is that the West get the ferk out of Arabia and let them sort it out as they have for centuries. The artificially created 'State of Israel' (if it chooses) can move to Tasmania, or attempt to stay where it is....without our aid, support and weaponry.


Well yes, but the question on everybody's lips is how such a view is wacist.

Sorry, I'll change that - the question on everybody's lips is how FD could possibly perceive it to be wacist.

Now that it's been answered, we can all move on. FD, are you wacist?

A simple yes or no will suffice.
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Re: What is racism?
Reply #366 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 4:42pm
 
polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 3:45pm:
Karnal wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 2:46pm:
, you do realize FD's just having a laugh


I do wonder sometimes...


Well, FD did say so himself, G. Sometimes a question is just a question, remember?
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Re: What is racism?
Reply #367 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 5:28pm
 
polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 12:38pm:
So just to be clear FD - a statement that clearly stipulates that there is a problem with invasion and foreign meddling - and that those invaders and meddlers should "bugger off" and leave the natives alone - is racist? Or is it only racist when its referring to jews?



Well, the Ottomans conquered the Filistines - part of the Mamluk Sultanate - in 1516. There was no call of 'death to the ottomans' from the Filistines because the conqueror were also Muslims.

They started to have 'national aspirations' only when the Jews beat them to it, not while they were under Ottoman rule for 400 years.


The Arab Israeli conflict is all about Muslim Arab humiliation - the Koran says they should be in change and will triumph when the Jews are all dead. And then the Jews came and made a successful country!!!! How humiliating is THAT?!?!





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Reply #368 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 5:31pm
 
Frank wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 5:28pm:
polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 12:38pm:
So just to be clear FD - a statement that clearly stipulates that there is a problem with invasion and foreign meddling - and that those invaders and meddlers should "bugger off" and leave the natives alone - is racist? Or is it only racist when its referring to jews?



Well, the Ottomans conquered the Filistines - part of the Mamluk Sultanate - in 1516. There was no call of 'death to the ottomans' from the Filistines because the conqueror were also Muslims.

They started to have 'national aspirations' only when the Jews beat them to it, not while they were under Ottoman rule for 400 years.


The Arab Israeli conflict is all about Muslim Arab humiliation - the Koran says they should be in change and will triumph when the Jews are all dead. And then the Jews came and made a successful country!!!! How humiliating is THAT?!?!







Horseshit.  They made nothing.  It was given to them.
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Reply #369 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 5:31pm
 
polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 10th, 2017 at 6:43pm:
freediver wrote on Jan 10th, 2017 at 5:24pm:
All I saw in the quote you were responding to is Muslim. This is true regardless of Frank's other beliefs. Are you saying that you are ignoring what Frank says about Muslims, despite quoting him, and responding instead to what you think his broader views are?


What difference does it make? Frank is wrong about muslims not being overwhelmingly accepted into western society. OK? Do you agree? Or would you like to offer some actual arguments to defend his baseless contention?


21 September 2016

New polling out today found that 49 per cent of people support a ban on Muslims coming to Australia, compared to 40 per cent who oppose a ban. (The remaining 11 per cent weren't sure either way.)


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Reply #370 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 5:33pm
 
Aussie wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 5:31pm:
Frank wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 5:28pm:
polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 12:38pm:
So just to be clear FD - a statement that clearly stipulates that there is a problem with invasion and foreign meddling - and that those invaders and meddlers should "bugger off" and leave the natives alone - is racist? Or is it only racist when its referring to jews?



Well, the Ottomans conquered the Filistines - part of the Mamluk Sultanate - in 1516. There was no call of 'death to the ottomans' from the Filistines because the conqueror were also Muslims.

They started to have 'national aspirations' only when the Jews beat them to it, not while they were under Ottoman rule for 400 years.


The Arab Israeli conflict is all about Muslim Arab humiliation - the Koran says they should be in change and will triumph when the Jews are all dead. And then the Jews came and made a successful country!!!! How humiliating is THAT?!?!







Horseshit.  They made nothing.  It was given to them.



Well, look at the differences between Israle on the one hand, and Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria on the other.

Clearly the Jews made MUCH, MUCH more of that sliver of land than the Arabs have of their vast territories.


Human capital, innit.


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Reply #371 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 6:41pm
 
Frank wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 5:33pm:
Aussie wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 5:31pm:
Frank wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 5:28pm:
polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 11th, 2017 at 12:38pm:
So just to be clear FD - a statement that clearly stipulates that there is a problem with invasion and foreign meddling - and that those invaders and meddlers should "bugger off" and leave the natives alone - is racist? Or is it only racist when its referring to jews?



Well, the Ottomans conquered the Filistines - part of the Mamluk Sultanate - in 1516. There was no call of 'death to the ottomans' from the Filistines because the conqueror were also Muslims.

They started to have 'national aspirations' only when the Jews beat them to it, not while they were under Ottoman rule for 400 years.


The Arab Israeli conflict is all about Muslim Arab humiliation - the Koran says they should be in change and will triumph when the Jews are all dead. And then the Jews came and made a successful country!!!! How humiliating is THAT?!?!







Horseshit.  They made nothing.  It was given to them.



Well, look at the differences between Israle on the one hand, and Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria on the other.

Clearly the Jews made MUCH, MUCH more of that sliver of land than the Arabs have of their vast territories.


Human capital, innit.




With massive ongoing daily Western assistance, both financial and militarily.  Face reality Soren.  Stop dreaming.
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Reply #372 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 7:13pm
 
Gandalf have you abandoned your argument that it is racist to say people who are born stupid are more likely to adopt Islam, but it is not racist to say that people who are willfully stupid are more likely to adopt Islam?

Aborigines get better treatment under Australian law. Could that only be motivated by notions of aboriginal superiority?

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So just to be clear FD - a statement that clearly stipulates that there is a problem with invasion and foreign meddling - and that those invaders and meddlers should "bugger off" and leave the natives alone - is racist? Or is it only racist when its referring to jews?


The "west" did not invade. Nor did the jews even. For the most part they simply immigrated. Aussie is suggesting they be forced back, based on whether they are Arabs. Do you think that is racist?

Perhaps a more familiar example would be more likely to get a straight answer. If someone suggested all non-whites should be kicked out of England, not out of a sense of superiority, but merely 'white ownership' of the Island and discontent with past policy, would that be racist?

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Has it yet dawned on you how such a political statement critiquing colonialism (albeit crudely expressed)


It is call for forced mass migration Gandalf, not a mere "critique" of past policy. Do I need to quote him again? You are doing a wonderful job of ignoring his actual words in order to apologise for his blatant racism.

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is about 1000 times different to actual racism


I am simply trying to establish that it is racist, not multiplication of difference, whatever that is.

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I would however insist that not a single Nazi or Nazi sympathiser supported genocide of an entire ethnic group out of a sense of self interest without actually considering themselves superior. Big difference.


Would you insist the Lebensraum argument is not racist when it is made solely for the purpose of benefitting Aryans and without a justification of superiority?

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No. Now please just take a deep breath and take a moment to try and understand how utterly dumb that logic is.
How in the realm of reality can you possibly credit someone as not racist simply because they make an idiotic broad-brushing of an entire group that you know for a fact to be false?


We are not talking about whether Moses is racist Gandalf, or whether he is correct (unless of course you have just changed your argument once more to insist that racism must be incorrect). We are talking about whether this particular claim is racist.

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Thats literally what you are saying: by describing all muslims aa inbred and intellectually retarded who kill people, it can't be racist because I know he must be including people who are not inbred/retarded and kill people.


Again, he did not mention retarded.

And you are incorrect. I am saying it is not racist because inbred is not a race, not because he doesn't really mean inbred. Retarded is not a race. Muslim is not a race. Is this sounding familiar yet Gandalf? Let me know when it sinks in.

It is not racist because you agree that Muslim is not a race, and if Moses intended to include you then it is not a "marker" for a race either, which is the only basis you gave earlier for including religious groups in racism.

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The fact that he obviously wasn't even thinking about muslims that don't fit his stereotype (eg me)


Is that your answer - that Moses was not including white Muslims such as yourself? Why was that so difficult for you?

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is the very reason why its racist


So why go to such absurd lengths to create your fantasy of a purebred race of recessive retards to cling to a racism angle when you really meant to substitute his actual words for "tinted Muslims"? Would it be fair to say you are making this up as you go along, as every single argument you put forward is shown to be flawed and irrational?
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Reply #373 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 7:20pm
 
Nice smear FD.  Typical.

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Aussie is suggesting they be forced back, based on whether they are Arabs. Do you think that is racist?


You will not find one post I have made where I have said that anyone be
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Reply #374 - Jan 11th, 2017 at 7:33pm
 
My bad. I meant bugger orf. Is that the politically correct term Aussie?

When you said the white Jews should bugger orf, were you actually making a statement about the right of white Jews to set up a country wherever they damn well please?
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