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Tyrant of Ants said:
My observation is that most “racists” are really just asshole bigots that act out because the people they’re acting out against aren’t the type of people that they normally associate with. They aren’t racists in the sense that they believe they’re superior due to the color of their skin (unlike white supremacists), they just hate everyone that’s not in their group.

Honestly, I know just as many Asian racists as I know of racists from different races. They’re all just fucking assholes, but they aren’t dangerous on the same level as the white supremacists. White supremacists and their hateful ideologies are dangerous and should never be tolerated.
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i once was introduced to a Vietnamese man who hated Blacks only he used the 'N' word. I tried to be polite with him but I decided a long time ago that I was wrong and should have made myself clear in thinking that was total bullshit.
 
Haakzilla said:
...you stop this shit when corporate greed and inequality balances out or improves :dunno:
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I agree with most of that but many of the robberies and acts of violence is Greed , Lack of respect and simply thugs. Its easier for them to just steal or take then to work and be respectful to others property.
 
Hoopguru said:
If a young person wants to work hard, build and achieve there are many opportunities to do so. Yep, might have to do some grunt work in the beginning but it's proven that those that are wanting to succeed can.
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Can you pleas provide this evidence (no anecdotes please)? I'd be interested in reading it.

https://www.thebalance.com/trickle-down-economics-theory-effect-does-it-work-3305572

50-year study of tax cuts on wealthy shows they always fail to "trickle down"

www.salon.com/2020/12/27/50-year-study-of-tax-cuts-on-wealthy-shows-they-always-fail-to-trickle-down/
 
I have been studying cultures around the world I've never been to online recently and it's interesting how people without a funded police force protect their own communities....neighborhood watches are common where the authorities are scarce in many places. What we're seeing today in our urban centers people live with all the time around the globe..lot of protection money politics everywhere it seems. Villages pay the criminals to not loot or steal ....renting security from the source of the crimes.
 
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Tyrant of Ants said:
I've dated a girl whose father didn't approve of her dating Asian men. I've also wanted to date a girl whose father would only approve of her dating Vietnamese guys (like 100% and not mixed like me). I know we're all assholes in one way or another, but some people really enjoy the fact that they're assholes (@SlyPokerDog!).
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I like the way you added the greatest asshole on Earth to the end, well, next to me, of course. But he's a strong no. 2. Yes, I'm butt hurt that you didn't place me in first place.
 
Hoopguru said:
If a young person wants to work hard, build and achieve there are many opportunities to do so. Yep, might have to do some grunt work in the beginning but it's proven that those that are wanting to succeed can.
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100%. Capitalism isn't perfect but no system in history has brought societies out of poverty like it has. You just have to be willing to put in the work.
 
Phatguysrule said:
Can you pleas provide this evidence (no anecdotes please)? I'd be interested in reading it.

https://www.thebalance.com/trickle-down-economics-theory-effect-does-it-work-3305572

50-year study of tax cuts on wealthy shows they always fail to "trickle down"

www.salon.com/2020/12/27/50-year-study-of-tax-cuts-on-wealthy-shows-they-always-fail-to-trickle-down/
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Surely you know people that have achieved through hard work over time.
There are opportunities out there, I have kids and grandkids that have pursued recent ones that offer decent pay and benefits. I know a person that spent years in Prison and got out knocked in doors got a labor job for electrician fir two years than got into apprenticeship fir 5 years and has been a journeyman electrician for the last 5 years. Worked his ass off to get there and still does. He has purchased a home has a family.
My father became a Columbia River Pilot fir 47 years with a HS education.
I have Vietnamese in laws that have come here and all are doing well, by working hard.
Greed is a problem in Corp American and politics but generosity is still provided.
 
MadeFromDust said:
100%. Capitalism isn't perfect but no system in history has brought societies out of poverty like it has. You just have to be willing to put in the work.
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I don't think anybody is opposing capitalism... All of the Nordic and Scandinavian countries are capitalism based economies.

But trickle down economics is not a requirement for capitalism. In fact, it's devastating for healthy capitalism.
 
Tyrant of Ants said:
Working hard is great, but having people work hard for you is even better. Capitalism 101.
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In my dad's depression era generation that usually meant having more kids ...probably why I'm kickin' around....nothing beats free farm labor with no paid vacation or wage...just room and board...both my parents were orphans during the depression and reunited with relatives after there was food and shelter to help them...mostly when they turned 18....Dad went to war in Europe ...mom met her mother and worked for Bell telephone during the war....Dad came back and built expansion bridges over the Missouri river and bought houses in our hometown and a pub...turned that into a 300 acre grade A dairy farm....that's social democracy sprinkled with capitalistic investments...
 
Phatguysrule said:
I don't think anybody is opposing capitalism... All of the Nordic and Scandinavian countries are capitalism based economies.

But trickle down economics is not a requirement for capitalism. In fact, it's devastating for healthy capitalism.
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Trickle Down has been disproved over and over for decades now. You've got to be brain dead to fall for that at this time. Well, brain dead or very young, pretty much the same thing.
 
donkiez said:
Some of you talk about hard work like it actually means something in regards to your income. If that was true then single moms would make more than CEOs.

Face it guys the system is broken and these are the cracks.
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single moms have employers to answer to? We are talking about on the job work ethics.. a single mothers’ daily duties is irrelevant unless its refering to the job she is employed by.
 
Orion Bailey said:
single moms have employers to answer to? We are talking about on the job work ethics.. a single mothers’ daily duties is irrelevant unless its refering to the job she is employed by.
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You read my post and decided my specific point was about the compensation rate of single mothers? Damn dude..........
 
donkiez said:
You read my post and decided my specific point was about the compensation rate of single mothers? Damn dude..........
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you read my post and decided i decided your specific point was anything? Lol.

just so im getting the rules of rebuttal correct here, we are talking about hard work in the work force. People doing as little as possible and expecting top dollar.

You brought in single mothers.

I commented on your single mother comment and thats out of line, or out of context to you?

let me ask. What does a single mother have anything to do with whether some generations worked harder or less for their employers?

We all know life is harder for a single mother but we weren't talking about life. We were discussing working for a wage.
 
Orion Bailey said:
you read my post and decided i decided your specific point was anything? Lol.

just so im getting the rules of rebuttal correct here, we are talking about hard work in the work force. People doing as little as possible and expecting top dollar.

You brought in single mothers.

I commented on your single mother comment and thats out of line, or out of context to you?

let me ask. What does a single mother have anything to do with whether some generations worked harder or less for their employers?

We all know life is harder for a single mother but we weren't talking about life. We were discussing working for a wage.
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Why do you make every discussion an aggressive strawman argument? Do you ever wonder why so many people have you on ignore?
 
donkiez said:
Some of you talk about hard work like it actually means something in regards to your income. If that was true then single moms would make more than CEOs.

Face it guys the system is broken and these are the cracks.
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So many questions. Under what system or measurement would you reward a single mother for the hard work of doing their job as a parent? Should their job pay them more because they chose to have kids? Would that incentivize divorce? And what's stopping the mother from investing or taking advantage of the opportunities to be had from capitalism? I guess there's something to be said about working smart as well as working hard. Nothing is stopping you from going after your dreams.

On the flip side, Elon Musk for example has been known to work 120 hour work weeks. You don't get to where he's at by being lazy, so I'm not sure that analogy is even accurate.

I guess we could embrace something like Communism since that would bring about equality - equally in poverty.
 
MadeFromDust said:
So many questions. Under what system or measurement would you reward a single mother for the hard work of doing their job as a parent? Should their job pay them more because they chose to have kids? Would that incentivize divorce? And what's stopping the mother from investing or taking advantage of the opportunities to be had from capitalism? I guess there's something to be said about working smart as well as working hard. Nothing is stopping you from going after your dreams.

On the flip side, Elon Musk for example has been known to work 120 hour work weeks. You don't get to where he's at by being lazy, so I'm not sure that analogy is even accurate.

I guess we could embrace something like Communism since that would bring about equality - equally in poverty.
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We essentially live in the world we have created. If we don't value living wages, social structure and family support then the people created by these circumstances will eventually become everyone's problem.

Capitalism is cool and all but most people don't really have a sense of how big a billion is. For reference one millions seconds is 11 days. One billion seconds is 31.5 years. According to Google, Elon Musk is worth 295 billion. A little math says Elon Musk is worth 9292.5 years worth of seconds.
 
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Lanny said:
I don't have him on ignore.
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was that really so aggressive? We were discussing the work ethic of generations. He brought in single mothers. I questioned the relevancy based on the topic of discussion is all…

but instead of clarifying his point, he got emotional and went personal…
 
Orion Bailey said:
was that really so aggressive? We were discussing the work ethic of generations. He brought in single mothers. I questioned the relevancy based on the topic of discussion is all…

but instead of clarifying his point, he got emotional and went personal…
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Honestly engaging with you sometimes is exhausting. You seem to purposely miss the point over and over. Even now your all hung up on the word aggressive and your trying to manufacturer some sort of victim complex about it but you seem to be fine with the strawman part?
 
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