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  Do You Think White People Are Being Discriminated Against?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some call it reverse discrimination.

  whatever you want to refer to as, in your opinion, are white people being unfairly picked on?

  it seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain.

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  minimus:

  So in answer to my question, do you think white people are being discriminated against?......it seems like the answer is yes.

  “Are being discriminated against” implies a specific situation as opposed to simply asking whether it happens at all. There is a difference between actual racism that affects people and the kind of nonsense in buzzfeed and tabloid media though. But even after clearly articulating that anti-white racism does occur in general society, I got ridiculed and misrepresented anyway. 🤣 Seems that racism isn’t the only kind of discrimination on the ‘increase’.
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  Do You Think White People Are Being Discriminated Against?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some call it reverse discrimination.

  whatever you want to refer to as, in your opinion, are white people being unfairly picked on?

  it seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain.

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  Simon:

  So you're now trying to change it to whether there has been a change in the amount, not whether it happens or not?

  Nope. I have consistently stated throughout this thread that anti-white racism exists in general society.

  If these things didn't happen 20 years ago (and I don't believe they did) ...

  ‘Indigenous identified’ positions were a thing here 20 and 30 years ago. I haven’t seen an increase. But they’re usually for low pay in remote areas.
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  Do You Think White People Are Being Discriminated Against?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some call it reverse discrimination.

  whatever you want to refer to as, in your opinion, are white people being unfairly picked on?

  it seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain.

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  Simon:

  Are you saying it doesn't affect peoples lives, "where you live", or that it doesn't occur, "where you live"?
  'cause if you live in any western country, the latter is probably a lie.

  I added “where I live” because it seems there is more of this nonsense in the US (for which I can’t speak) than here. But I very clearly stated that I haven’t seen an increase where I live so your insinuation that I said it doesn’t occur is a plain old misrepresentation of my position.

  I don't think the question was "have you experienced it yourself or seen it directly”.

  As opposed to unverifiable anecdotes? I haven’t noticed an increase of those in regard to anti-white racism here either but if I had I would probably discount them as unverifiable anecdotes until I had considered the evidence. I suppose there could have been some cases in tabloid journalism that I’ve missed though I’m still not aware that would constitute an increase.
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  Do You Think White People Are Being Discriminated Against?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some call it reverse discrimination.

  whatever you want to refer to as, in your opinion, are white people being unfairly picked on?

  it seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain.

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  minimus:
  

  Just because you personally haven’t had it happen to you doesn’t mean that it’s obviously part of the way things are.

  You do enjoy being contrarian. I didn’t say that it simply hasn’t happened to me personally, nor did I say that anti-white racism doesn’t exist in general society. I indicated that I haven’t observed an increase in general society outside of the nonsense. I am referring to my local observations, not merely my own experience.
  
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  Do You Think White People Are Being Discriminated Against?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some call it reverse discrimination.

  whatever you want to refer to as, in your opinion, are white people being unfairly picked on?

  it seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain.

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  Simon:

  So giving an inferior candidate your spot at university ...
  Promoting an inferior work colleague because of a diversity quota & PR ...
  Not hiring someone on the basis of their race ...
  You don't think these have any real effect on people's day-to-day life?

  I haven’t seen an increase of this where I live (and what you listed would fall under the category of racism in general society). The thread asked for personal observations. I can’t speak for the entire planet. Nor is this the type of racism to which I specifically referred.
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  Canada: Jehovah’s Witnesses challenge constitutionality of B.C. privacy law

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  once again, watchtower doesn't want to respect our human rights.

  https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/jehovahs-witnesses-challenge-constitutionality-of-b-c-privacy-law.

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  “These are the personal notes that have to do with spiritual, pastoral care that they offer congregants. We’re talking about certain types of confidential communications and notes. That’s what we’re dealing with here.”

  It’s not clear how ‘personal notes’ about people who are not members or no longer members are for the ‘pastoral care of congregants’. The ‘personal communications’ are about the individuals who want access to their information, so we’re not dealing with some noble desire to protect private information from the general public. They shouldn’t keep records of people who don’t want their information retained, and people should have a right to know what is being said about them where it impacts their lives e.g. by shunning or slander. There’s no good reason why religious groups should get any special treatment for keeping personal information, especially when it is a nature for which other organisations would be penalised as discriminatory. (The article refers to information as a result of judicial committees so we’re not just talking about simple details like name and address, though they also have no right to track those details of non members.)
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  Do You Think White People Are Being Discriminated Against?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some call it reverse discrimination.

  whatever you want to refer to as, in your opinion, are white people being unfairly picked on?

  it seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain.

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  minimus:

  My thread was about whether you think white people are discriminated against because of their color.

  The title asked whether white people are being discriminated against, implying a current situation that differs from a separate norm rather than questioning whether anti-white sentiment exists at all. If you mean the latter, then yes of course it exists in general society.

  But the type of ‘woke’ anti-white racism often complained about in such threads refers to rhetoric that rattles around ultra-left echo chambers and so-called ‘academics’ who have lost touch with reality, which occasionally gets picked up by media outlets seeking to generate division. Little of that type of racism has any real effect on day-to-day life (where I live).
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  The choice of being alone has never been clearer.

  by pistolpete in

  1. social
  2. current

  something i've noticed is that marriage was the thing for those born before 2010. but today's culture of divorce laws slanted to favor women has forced men to think carefully before signing the marriage certificate.

  most of my friends have no intentions of getting married.

  all of them have gotten vasectomies, so there is no chance of being blamed for a pregnancy.

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  Pistolpete:

  Marriage was the thing for those born before 2010.

  There’s just fewer and fewer 10-year-olds getting married these days.
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  Do You Think White People Are Being Discriminated Against?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some call it reverse discrimination.

  whatever you want to refer to as, in your opinion, are white people being unfairly picked on?

  it seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain.

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  Simon:

  It doesn't matter if it's employment quotas, or different admission-marks for university or some other accreditation, if it's a different system based on race then it's racism.

  I don’t recall saying otherwise. Not seeing any increase of that in my country. Your mileage may vary.

  That makes anyone supporting it or not working to remove it a racist.

  That’s like saying anyone not actively working to cure cancer is pro-cancer.
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  Do You Think White People Are Being Discriminated Against?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some call it reverse discrimination.

  whatever you want to refer to as, in your opinion, are white people being unfairly picked on?

  it seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain.

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  Jeffro

  Not broadly. If you pay attention to nonsense (think 'Buzzfeed' and tedious activism groups ), you will see more racist rhetoric against white people. But away from the nonsense, day-to-day racism against white people doesn't seem to have increased. The US is a bit nuts about this kind of thing though so it may be different there.