Ponderable

xav10 said:
I think you mean the freedom to be stupid fatasses faced with those dietary choices around every corner and on every television and like big fat pigs who can’t think for themselves “folks” eat and drink the garbage and become the fattest people in the world. Good answer, Lion. Duh, “freedom,” duh...
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My lifetime gym membership lottery is sounding better all the time.
 
xav10 said:
I will never believe that the discriminated against minorities should face ongoing accusations of “racism” (or, similarly, women can’t be called “sexist”) as part of our country’s political rhetoric.
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So, minorities can't be racist and women can't be sexist?
 
xav10 said:
Funny line, but I don’t the rich felt too plundered during the Obama era...they did great. It was Bush that cost them 1/3 of their dough, then they got it back and another 50% or so on top during O. He was no socialist, his policies were very pro-wall street and his tax policy was basically status quo.
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There was plenty to be critical of Obama about, why the nutters choose to continue repeating their own made up insanity is a mystery . . . and now they can't discuss what Trump is actually doing but instead focus on their own (and his) made up fantasy of what he wants us all to believe is happening.
 
Bruddah IZ said:
My lifetime gym membership lottery is sounding better all the time.
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Enough with the polarizing political chatter on cable TV.

That's the message from a nationwide health club chain that has pulled 24-hour cable news networks from TVs at its 128 locations because the "consistently negative or politically charged content" doesn't mesh with the company's "healthy way of life philosophy."

Life Time Fitness, which has 128 locations, said in a statement posted to its Twitter account, "The decision to remove the national cable network news stations resulted from significant member feedback received over time and our commitment to provide family oriented environments free of consistently negative or politically charged content."

The statement continues, "It always is our goal to meet the majority of members' expressed requests and we believe this change is consistent with the desires of overall membership as well as our healthy way of life philosophy."

The Chanhassen, Minnesota-based chain has removed CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC and CNBC from its televisions.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gym-...etworks-politically-charged/story?id=52176267
 
Sheriff Joe said:
So, minorities can't be racist and women can't be sexist?
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Not really, no. Maybe on an individual basis they can but on a societal basis, they can’t. You need to be the dominant majority to use racism and sexism to subjugate the others. I understand why older white men are crying racism, though, it’s really the competition, especially when a half-black became president and started discussing issues from a black perspective...I think that is racial, not racist.
 
xav10 said:
Not really, no. Maybe on an individual basis they can but on a societal basis, they can’t. You need to be the dominant majority to use racism and sexism to subjugate the others. I understand why older white men are crying racism, though, it’s really the competition, especially when a half-black became president and started discussing issues from a black perspective...I think that is racial, not racist.
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Hmmm, I thought he was half-white? He was white when he wanted to be and black when he had to be.
 
Sheriff Joe said:
Hmmm, I thought he was half-white? He was white when he wanted to be and black when he had to be.
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You mean he spoke mainstream and without dialect usually and played up black linguistic style in front of a black audience? I agree; Clinton did the same thing, but substitute "soulful southern white gospel church attendee" for black.
 
xav10 said:
Not really, no. Maybe on an individual basis they can but on a societal basis, they can’t. You need to be the dominant majority to use racism and sexism to subjugate the others. I understand why older white men are crying racism, though, it’s really the competition, especially when a half-black became president and started discussing issues from a black perspective...I think that is racial, not racist.
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Ridiculous and patronizing argument.
Following this line of reasoning, Arabs who subjugated black people in Africa are not actually racist because they were never the dominant majority.
Many examples throughout history where a minority subjugated a majority.
I would even think it fair to say, that history is dominated by small, motivated groups running roughshod over the majority, regardless of race.
 
Ricky Fandango said:
Ridiculous and patronizing argument.
Following this line of reasoning, Arabs who subjugated black people in Africa are not actually racist because they were never the dominant majority.
Many examples throughout history where a minority subjugated a majority.
I would even think it fair to say, that history is dominated by small, motivated groups running roughshod over the majority, regardless of race.
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Good comeback. I guess you're suggesting that the fear of a black takeover is motivating the rampant claim of "racism" from whites against blacks. We agree on that. I think the fear is unfounded; you probably don't.
 
Ricky Fandango said:
Ridiculous and patronizing argument.
Following this line of reasoning, Arabs who subjugated black people in Africa are not actually racist because they were never the dominant majority.
Many examples throughout history where a minority subjugated a majority.
I would even think it fair to say, that history is dominated by small, motivated groups running roughshod over the majority, regardless of race.
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No, it's not.
 
xav10 said:
Good comeback. I guess you're suggesting that the fear of a black takeover is motivating the rampant claim of "racism" from whites against blacks. We agree on that. I think the fear is unfounded; you probably don't.
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I would have to say white vs black racism is on the decline, wouldn't you say?
 
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