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11-09-2020, 10:10 AM | #276 | ||
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Again though since I'm not sure if I've been clear about this on the thread ( ) - while I think it's fine for them to verbally berate him I don't believe that the physical retaliation is justified, and certainly not laudable. |
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11-09-2020, 11:16 AM | #277 | ||
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You get what you put out into the world, if you're gonna abuse someone and take a swing at them, sometimes people will swing back. |
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11-09-2020, 11:16 AM | #278 | ||
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11-09-2020, 12:17 PM | #279 | ||
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There have been several posts on the thread encouraging and applauding violent retaliation and if you haven't seen them, then you can't have read the whole thread. I don't disagree that he was responsible both for starting and for escalating the confrontation and I've said multiple times that it's not about blaming them for snapping in retaliation - I'm not judging them for it, I just think it's unfortunate that they did, for multiple reasons, and don't think it should be excused as a good response even by those who can see that it's in many ways an understandable response. Quote:
I understand that it's a contentious parallel especially given the circumstances but it's the most frequent, and most recent, set of example I can think of on this forum where most people have stated or argued that they (IMO rightly) understand that a violent action should be assessed purely on the basis of necessity and the incident itself, and not on how "morally upstanding" the person involved is. Yes he's a racist old arsehole, yes he provoked the situation, yes it was all of his own making... but no, the two men were not at any realistic physical risk and so violent response wasn't necessary. They lost their tempers, which to state again, is understandable and should be taken into account, but should never be lauded as appropriate or necessary. Last edited by Toy Soldier; 11-09-2020 at 12:18 PM. |
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11-09-2020, 12:21 PM | #280 | ||
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Got to say I’m in ts, corner in this thread.
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11-09-2020, 12:22 PM | #281 | |||
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Has anyone been trying to excuse the racist's actions? Nope! There's a difference between "he shouldn't have been punched" and "his words were justified,"
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11-09-2020, 12:24 PM | #282 | |||
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How long has this been going on?
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11-09-2020, 12:29 PM | #283 | |||
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2nd bit of your post make no sense.
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11-09-2020, 12:39 PM | #284 | |||
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the truth is that many of our elders grew up in much less diverse communities than we have today. For example, in the Great Plains area where I grew up, most people were of Scandinavian or Germanic extraction, so it was largely a “white bread” society. My feeling is that most elders aren’t racists; they simply aren’t used to interacting with people from different backgrounds. To make matters worse, dementia can cause an elder to lose their filter and become fearful, angry or agitated when confronted by a person or situation they are not completely comfortable with. This is the perfect storm for a derogatory quip and hurt feelings.
Now, elders are bound to interact with people who are Native American, Hispanic, and African American, and new immigrants from any number of countries, especially in a diversely staffed elder care setting. I was fortunate that both my parents greeted all their caregivers with open arms. However, I saw and heard many elders using racially charged language that was very disrespectful, to say the least. Again, it doesn’t necessarily mean these people were racist, although, of course, some are. Many have simply lost their short-term memory and whatever inhibitions they may have once had. So, when they see someone who is different from them, they blurt out names or stereotypes that they heard as youths, thus embarrassing everyone involved. https://www.agingcare.com/articles/t...say-155103.htm |
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11-09-2020, 12:42 PM | #285 | |||
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I can see your point and I expressed the same feeling in my first post, however your explanation that these men should've 'been the better person' is unfair. You can't quantify the actions of another when you have no concept of their life or experiences. It just come's across as patronising.
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11-09-2020, 01:37 PM | #286 | |||
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11-09-2020, 02:08 PM | #287 | |||
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So we're going with he's mentally ill. Out of curiosity, why go with that one? I'd have thought - he was drunk - would have been more appropriate. I've got my checklist here and I'm just ticking the excuses off as they come up. Still waiting for - Its was just a mistake and he regretted it straight away.
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11-09-2020, 02:13 PM | #288 | |||
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You say they wernt attacking him for being white, but would they have attacked an elderly black gentleman if he had said the same? |
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11-09-2020, 02:16 PM | #289 | |||
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that's just not a very realistic situation..is it?
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11-09-2020, 02:21 PM | #290 | ||
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Do I think the guys were in the right? Nope, but given the circumstances, I don't care enough to be enraged about it and I think a lot of people acting like some sweet old man got jumped would be singing a different tune if the races were reversed but I wouldn't. It's not right but if you provoke a situation and escalate it to violence, you're gonna get hurt. Common sense, really. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. |
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11-09-2020, 02:37 PM | #291 | |||
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11-09-2020, 02:41 PM | #292 | |||
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oh fgs
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11-09-2020, 02:49 PM | #293 | |||
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11-09-2020, 02:52 PM | #294 | ||
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I'm not "saying very little" - what I am doing is constantly retreading the same ground and repeating things I've already said in the thread. Mostly because, as above, people are continually arguing against things I haven't actually said and I (naively) thought that might be because I wasn't expressing it clearly enough. I think I'm going to have to accept that it's a willful misrepresentation. I'm not tying it to "people's response to violence committed against people who have looked to the police for help" - I've been quite clear that I'm talking about disproportionate response to actual criminal situations. I don't "care enough to be enraged about it" - I've repeatedly stated that their actions are understandable and that my dislike of the violent response has nothing to do with Poor Old Racist Joe or having sympathy for him. I haven't at any point disagreed that being racist and attacking people is likely to end up in getting hurt, nor that it isn't common sense to know that. Apparently these things are unclear, despite me having said all of them clearly and repeatedly. I can only try one more time to boil it down to as little as possible: The guy was being a racist arsehole. Finding himself on the recieving end of a violent response was likely, understandable, even unavoidable if it's something he's doing often. They didn't respond in self defense, because they weren't realistically at physical risk - they responded in anger. That is understandable, especially in the current political climate. Responding with violence is still the wrong choice, and shouldn't be applauded, as violent responses shouldn't be encouraged. It's not really a complicated stance but I keep getting responses that I feel sorry for the guy, or that I'm blaming the guys who punched him, or that I'm not sympathetic to the issues, or that - actually - no one has applauded it when the posts are still right there to be read. |
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11-09-2020, 03:11 PM | #295 | |||
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Two things, your first post to me was quite rude, so I decided to match your rudeness. Thanks for knocking that on the head. Socondly, and this where I repeat my self like you are in this thread. If you quote me make sure you're actually quoting me. You've posted a general summary but quoted my post. Dunno why you did that perhaps you can explain?
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11-09-2020, 03:17 PM | #296 | ||
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Are you secretly Dezzy? Last edited by Toy Soldier; 11-09-2020 at 03:18 PM. |
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11-09-2020, 03:17 PM | #297 | ||
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You're arguing against something I didn't do (applaud them for responding to the man in kind) while making out that I'm accusing you in particular of defending the racist when, to the best of my knowledge, I have not. If I wanted to say you were doing so, I'd simply do so. I spoke in general terms. Being a contrarian for the sake of being a contrarian will rarely work out well. |
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11-09-2020, 03:18 PM | #298 | |||
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One more thing, dont invoke MLK. You pretty much embarrassed yourself with that one.
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11-09-2020, 03:21 PM | #299 | |||
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