I think it would interesting to compare the number of black men shot by police to the number of black men shot by other black men.
I think we can make an educated guess as to how those two data sets would look ...
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Why Does It Seem That Black People Are Always Being Shot By The Police?
by minimus inthere is either a conspiracy against blacks in this country and police are out to get them or it’s that they are getting caught breaking the law and often times refuse to obey police authority.
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Does Anybody Here Sympathize With The Looters That Cause Destruction?
by minimus ini realize some here are diehard democrats.
whether you are democrat, republican or independent, do you support any of these looters that cause mayhem and destruction for their cause?
i have heard some people sympathize with these law breakers saying they understand why they do what they do and leave it at that.. of course i wonder how they would feel if their own property was burnt or stolen or destroyed..
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I sympathise with people who saw George Floyd's death and got angry. They have every right to feel anger.
But I do not sympathise with looters and rioters.
You're right, Min, some media deliberately confuse protesting with rioting/looting.
The Guardian, shamefully, but as expected, had a subheading saying 'buildings and police cars damaged after tense protests'. What bullshit. They were rioting and looting, plain and simple. Let the police arrest them.
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What is Causing This Sudden Increase in Crime / Racial Tension???
by RubaDub inyes, there has been crime as long as we can remember.
under 8 years of obama, there was crime.
under 8 years of bush the younger, there was crime.
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What is Causing This Sudden Increase in Crime / Racial Tension??? - it's the end result of decades of leftist multiculturalism.
That's all, folks.
Thank you.
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So...what do you think about The United States of America?
by minimus ini know the usa is not perfect.
there have always been social issues and differences.
politics has been for many people divisive.
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USA, you ignored Puerto Rico when it was devastated. Your leader downplayed a pandemic and magnified the consequences. Your Congress spent trillions on making rich people feel a sense of hope for themselves and threw some crumbs to the people.
USA, you have homeless people and vacant buildings sharing the same areas. You have humongous healthcare costs and kept healthcare linked to employment, then destroyed your economy and the employment.
USA, you have no national standards for caring for the health or the education of the people.^^^ See - they never compare America to another country.
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The Nightingale (2019) - spoilers
by LoveUniHateExams inyeah, so i bought the nightingale (2019) recently, second hand.
i paid £6 for it which was probably too much.
but it was the only way i could get a copy.
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@Phizzy - yeah, I'll certainly be looking out for Jennifer Kent's future films.
Jennifer Kent and Robert Eggers are my favourite directors of the past decade.
The Nightingale (2019) is very brutal. If you get emotional from films, you'll probably feel very sad or angry if you saw this one.
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So...what do you think about The United States of America?
by minimus ini know the usa is not perfect.
there have always been social issues and differences.
politics has been for many people divisive.
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The US is one of the best countries in the world.
It's not perfect but which country is?
Yes, the US clearly has current and historic issues.But, whenever someone says how racist America is, ask yourself: in comparison to what?
They NEVER compare America to another, better country. That means that their statements lack context.
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Since We Are In 2020 What Do You Miss?
by minimus ini miss listening and dancing to live music on a weekend night.. i miss going into a crowded mall store to window shop.. i miss going out into public and not having to wear a mask.. i miss seeing people freely mingle on a busy street or sidewalk.. what a difference a year makes!.
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I miss going to the supermarket without being forced to wear a face-diaper.
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The Nightingale (2019) - spoilers
by LoveUniHateExams inyeah, so i bought the nightingale (2019) recently, second hand.
i paid £6 for it which was probably too much.
but it was the only way i could get a copy.
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Yeah, so I bought The Nightingale (2019) recently, second hand. I paid £6 for it which was probably too much. But it was the only way I could get a copy. I suspected that this was a great film and was willing to pay over the odds for it.
I saw the film, and I wasn't disappointed. Spoilers from this point on - anyone of a sensitive disposition shouldn't really watch this film. To anyone else, please watch this film now if you don't want it spoiled for you.
The film was very powerful, but very brutal to watch. Some scenes were excruciating to sit through. But, that's exactly what writer/director Jennifer Kent intended, I think.
The film is about a young Irish convict in Tasmania - Clare - who has everything taken away from her by a trio of British soldiers. She teams up with an Aboriginal tracker, Billy, to find the soldiers and get revenge. That's the story, in a nutshell.
There are multiple rape scenes and several scenes of people (including a baby) being killed. However, the scenes aren't shot gratuitously. They're important to the plot.
The scene that really got under my skin didn't even show violence, but the violence was implied. It forced my mind to go to a very dark place. I'm speaking of the moment where a white settler, having just shot his Aboriginal slave, pulls out a knife and says he wants a trophy. You don't actually see the beheading but it nearly freaked me out.
This movie is fantastic. The violence and language are off the charts and it was difficult to sit through but it was also very well made, with great acting - particularly from Aisling Franciosi, the actor who plays Clare. Her performance was Oscar-worthy.
Remember this name: Jennifer Kent. She will go down in history as one of the greatest film makers of all time.
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Was It Designed? (My head hurts)
by Cadellin ini know i shouldn't--i tell myself this over and over--but i can't help peeking at these silly articles.
and then i see this and my head really starts hurting: so the gannet, if you don't know (and why would you?
) is a seabird that feeds on fish.
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Was It Designed?
The Great White has sharp, triangular teeth and strong jaws, perfect for biting huge chunks out of seals and other large sea creatures.
The Great White, an efficient swimmer, swims up behind the seal and takes a huge bite out of the seal's hind flippers (the pair that it uses to swim with). The immobilised seal loses much blood and goes into shock.
Feeding in this manner can mean that some of the shark's teeth fall out. This is no problem because it has rows of teeth growing behind the current row in use, like a conveyor belt.
The shark waits for the seal to die from blood loss, then comes back to feed at its leisure.
How could all this happen from blind chance?
What an amazing creature the Great White is!
What do you think? Did the Great White's feeding ability evolve? Or was it designed? ;)
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What defines a "Woman of Color" in Today's World?
by RubaDub inwe hear daily "a woman or color".
one person here mentioned that nikki haley (parents are from india) is a woman of color.. what defines "woman of color?
" is there some scan gun that they put point at your head and defines the pigmentation?.
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White = European, or European descent.
Person of color = someone who is non-white. It could be an African guy, a mixed-race person, an Indian, a Chinese person, an Arab, an Abbo, etc.