While the article linked below was a 2nd hand link, this is what was actually written. There are an amazing number of valuable pull quotes from this masterpiece.
Link: https://www.outkick.com/whitlock-milwaukee-bucks-black-athletes-can-no-longer-afford-to-just-do-it/
doing that social justice topic this week?
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uber wealthy athletes I have seen who has actually not only given back to the African-American community but established businesses specifically geared to do so.
But once again this is about far more than NBA basketball players since after all there are fewer and fewer blacks in the NBA each year due to the influx of European basketball players....
They are not going to solve many of the other issues in the African-American community unless they suddenly decided to take action. Fatherless households is one area that comes to mind.
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At a fundamental level, hatred of the police as a whole based on the actions of a few is no different than racism. None of our problems can be solved through hatred, violence nor lies. Lies and the people who use them to foment division and outrage deserve to be called out.
I am being totally serious. What is the plan besides peaceful protests and rioting, looting, killing and burning?
Can someone point the casual observer to any meaningful thought process that encourages an actual plan?
LeBron James is wealthy beyond belief but have yet to see him actually offer a plan?
Keep in mind I have already acknowledged on here that I recognize racism is still alive and well in this country. I do not believe it reaches the level of systemic but I do fully recognize it exists.
What is the plan to eliminate it and improve the plight of the average black man and black woman in America?
Otherwise we're just seeing a lot of rhetoric, peaceful and not so peaceful protests. And you could dial the clock back to the summer of 1968 and the race riots. 52 years later and nothing has changed?
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Not sure it has been possible to miss it.
You have to address the issue that causes the conflict with the police in the first place. Trying to address how the police interact with everyone does nothing to solve the problem of how people continue to have interactions with the police. Stop the people from becoming criminals with a lack of respect for authority like the police, and these types of situations would not happen.
The entire nation was united on police reform the day Floyd was killed. That didn't last long, because the rioters showed up. If the riots had been put down right away, we could have had a discussion abour reigning in the police. As it is, reigning them in is not what most people think is necessary right now. They want the opposite. That is on the rioters, arsonists, and other felons having fun every night to Dems can cynically say, "This is Trump's America." People see through this, which is why Trump is rising in the polls.
By the way, I agree we need reform. I have a relative who is a cop, and we had a disagreement one time at a family gathering. My position was that a cop shouldn't fire until they actually see a weapon, not just suspect that a weapon may exist. He said that is opposite of all their training. He said their training is carefully calibrated to allow the cop to return home to his family on any given night. I said, "You aren't the Army. You are the police. The rules of engagement for the military against enemies should be different than the rules of engagement for cops. We expect our police to assume some risk, not push all risk to the citizens." He disagreed. Because he was family, and because of where we were, I let it go. But, I still think cops are too fast to pull the trigger. Of course, all this has nothing to do with so-called "systemic racism," so we will never get true police reform.
What else needs to be done? This is far more than a Police Reform issue.
I know I only posed this question a couple hours ago but so far I am hearing crickets.....
The examples that cause the riots are noteworthy because they are the exception, not the rule.
Every policy our police comply with, and every training program our police receive, are anti-racist. You cannot be any more systemically anti-racist than we are now.
All we can do is pursue the actual instances of police brutality which occur in violation of police policies and training (they don't occur because the system supports them). But, the riots, and an us vs. them mentality, in which people judge the many (police) by the actions of a few (bad cops), are counterproductive to this, since it groups the good with the bad, and most cops are good, so attacks on entire police forces for the actions of one or two guys are doomed to fail.
And, as I suggested, we can heighten the standard for police to shoot, which is a non-race based change, so it benefits all of society. Of course, every time non-blacks try to get involved, they are pushed away, since all lives don't matter, just black lives. That tells me BLM really does not want change. They are strengthened by discord and violence. They want benefits for their group based on race, they do not seek society-wide beneficial change.)
that police brutality is only one small aspect of the racism issue? The social injustice issue?
Why are people only focused on white police officers and black victims?
Is this the only issue surrounding systemic racism and social injustice?
I highly doubt it but so far after 3 hours I am only hearing crickets.
I will list my issues once I see others contributing. I have listed them previously and been called a racist.
It is wrong. But, it is diminishing. This makes it less useful as a political tool.
Because of this, it is being redefined. As redefined, an act done by a person of one race can be a racist act, but the same act done by a person of another race cannot be a racist act. Those who would control the system are redefining the term so that they can discriminate against a race without it being called racism.
Also, it is being exaggerated. We keep hearing about "systemic racism." And yet, our American systems are anti-racist across the board. Every corporation of size big enough to have an HR department, every school (public or private), and every government agency is systemically anti-racist. People point to statistical aggregations of non-systemic racism, and say, "See?! Systemic racism!" But, what they are pointing to is not system racism. Rather, it is either (i) aggregations of individual instances of non-systemic racism, or (ii) mere statistical data collected to show that one group is not as successful as the other (not that that group was actually discriminated against...it correlation, not causation, because they can't show causation).
I don't think we need a national program to stamp out racism. We need to keep doing what we are doing. We are now the least racist country we have ever been.
But, we do need to stop people from using racism as a political lever. That is a favorite of the Dems, which is why they find racism everywhere, even where it does not exist. And, as part of that, we need to stop fanning the flames of racism...finding racism where it does not exist (e.g., a cop shooting a person resisting arrest).
And, we need to not implement a new, truly systemic form of racism, as Jason Whitlock points out. The redefinition point I raised above is what allows discrimination again. California is about to repeal its anti-racism law (it is on the ballot in the next election) so that it can discriminate against successful minority groups. We need to stop that initiative.
We are consistently ranked as one of the most ethical firms in the country
But there are still examples of racism present and I have been on lunchtime sessions with our African-American Resource Group and hear examples of housing discrimination against our employees that are still prevalent
Not systemic but still present. And these are professionals we are talking about: multi-degree professionals
It has not gone away. The number of confederate flags flying still in the south certainly are indicative it hasnt gone away
And the cottage industry of social justice needs some version of "racism" floating around to justify every entitlement they want.
So we have new things: Terms like "microaggression." The tactic of assigning bigotry as the sole cause to all disparate outcomes while threatening everyone who suggests otherwise with the public shaming of their name. Attacks on the basic institutions that have made our country the wealthiest and most free in the world. Redefinition of the basic meaning of a "right" so that they can receive more free goods and services.
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White police officers shooting black men? Surely you havent missed that have you?
But yes I agree, some level of Police Reform is needed....that is one of probably ten areas that need to be addressed? Do you not agree?
I have seen nothing on the other 10-15 areas
None of the available data supports the myth that police disproportionately kill unarmed black men.
It would take courage to talk about the issues that really matter - black on black crime, fatherless homes, horrific inner-city schools (the very definition of systemic racism).
Far easier to shift the blame to cops.
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...and if more Dem city governments would ever dare stand up to unions, what happened in Camden could be replicated throughout the country.
Of course there are individual departments who may have corruption. That is a local issue everywhere. And, it should be corrected, as Camden did.
Sadly if a white man brings those items up we are called racist
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