Racism as perceived by ViperOverLord

[natty dread]

Ok shut up, we aren't talking about Finland or Denmark or Uzbekistan right now. We're talking about USA.

If you want to discuss the racism problems of Canada, you can start a thread about it.

I will not shut up. You are so smug in these forums and you enjoy bashing the USA to know end. The USA isn't perfect, neither is Canada and neither is Finland (except for the pancakes).

Oh I see, more tone trolling. I get this from people like you all the time - last was when I posted a thread about abuses of the catholic church and then I got butthurt catholics trying to divert the issue because "I'm just bashing the catholic church". No matter what the catholic church has done, if you call them out it simply can't be because you care about those issues, oh no, it must be because you hate catholics...

Same happens here - I point out atrocities in the USA, so of course the logical response is to ignore the atrocities and accuse me of "bashing USA"...

Or, maybe you'd like to explain to me how the racism in Finland, Canada or whatever country is an argument against racism being a problem in the USA?

I never ignored the "atrocities" in the USA. Nor have I ever said there isn't racism in the USA. Racism is everywhere was my point, but you seem to gain pleasure in pointing out the faults of the USA, all while your country is not any different.

Hm... why the scare quotes? You don't consider racist police officers murdering an innocent, elderly black person an atrocity?

Also, you just keep proving my point. You're attacking the perceived tone of my posts, complaining about some perceived "pleasure" you think I'm getting of this - on that note, that's really perverse, if you think of it; what kind of horrible, disgusting excuse for a human being could possibly take pleasure out of racism? It just seems incomprehensible to me. But I guess it makes sense to you?

I'd really like to give you the benefit of a doubt, but I'm kind of hard pressed trying to think of a good reason why someone would, when confronted with news of horrible hate crimes, attack the messenger instead of condemning the perpetrators of said crimes...

[keiths31]

Hm... why the scare quotes? You don't consider racist police officers murdering an innocent, elderly black person an atrocity?

Also, you just keep proving my point. You're attacking the perceived tone of my posts, complaining about some perceived "pleasure" you think I'm getting of this - on that note, that's really perverse, if you think of it; what kind of horrible, disgusting excuse for a human being could possibly take pleasure out of racism? It just seems incomprehensible to me. But I guess it makes sense to you?

I'd really like to give you the benefit of a doubt, but I'm kind of hard pressed trying to think of a good reason why someone would, when confronted with news of horrible hate crimes, attack the messenger instead of condemning the perpetrators of said crimes...

Of course I think it is a terrible thing. Racism in any form, regardless of the results or outcome is atrocious. Against Natives, blacks, Hispanics, Asians and whites.

Your comment on attacking the messenger...I guess that is true. Because I do feel you take a little too much joy in it. There are many other posters that post links and stories to prove their point, but none seem to relish in it as much as you do.

I will apologize though as after 17 pages I had forgotten what the original post was about when I brought up the point about the racism in Finland against the Roma people.