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[RD] George Floyd and protesting while black
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Crezth
i knew you were a real man of the left
A little personal advice for you, you should probably not hang around people who use the word "****."
edit: Oh it's censored, well you know the word. Standing up for Black rights is not being shackled to some anti-white ideology.
One has to suppose that this american football player chose kneeling as protest exactly with the thought that you can't really be accused of disrespect when your action is a symbol of subservience - and at the same time it would be known he meant to protest.
That said, it's not really the best of images to have black people kneel when white people can just stand up.
That said, it's not really the best of images to have black people kneel when white people can just stand up.
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JohannaK
Heroically Clueless
I was very surprised how it all went down and that he was let go. The US wasn't there yet, I suppose.
Read the General's quote: ‘disrespectful for the American Flag, the anthem and to the US itself.’
This is the usual confusion of various fascistoid populist idiots who think that complex situations only have simple solutions and want to mix up signifier and signified because in their worldview the state is the same as government, the same as administration, the same as the officials, the same as the political party they belong to, and ultimately the people. It's a common fixture to all totalitarian assmiliatory uniformists, whether they be genocidal China or genocidal US.
Socrates99
Bottoms up!
Understandable. I coach football and a lot of people find it disrespectful including the other coaches on my team. That's how they want that form of peaceful protest painted.
Taking a knee on the field for an injured player has been a thing at least since I played in the 90s. My earliest memory of it was when Mike Utley broke his neck in 1991 and players and coaches were kneeling on the field as he was taken off on a stretcher.
I think attacking it as a disrespect thing is just a way of deflecting away from the actual thing being protested. Its frustrating to hear people rage about the disrespect to a symbol while the protest is over real human lives.
It was created as a very respectful and distinct form of protest, which is why it's so interesting that some groups are capable of misrepresenting what it meant and means
Socrates99
Bottoms up!
More likely just some horsehockey spin machine finding a way to politicize it for the culture wars.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
I myself am not a big sports person so I'm not in the know in the going ons with the sports world (Heck, I even hardly check up on the e-sports scene). Even when I first heard of it happening, I was initially puzzled as to why and went on my marry way doing my own thing.
Not that I'd expect Fox or CNN to do this, but i'd be nice if news outlets would have a small blirp about it on the background as to why player x took a knee and connect it with the armed forces on honoring their fallen soldier/sailor/airmen/marine in arms.
What happened is that the gesture was immediately mis-represented by about 40% of the population. And this will always happen, if it's any type of political issue. Kaepernick got quite a few interviews. Many articles were written about the respectfulness of his gesture, and then the 'right-wing' media machine was able to spin the message such that Trump thought his base wanted Kaepernick called an "SOB".
Nearly every political issue happens this way, where there's a sincere effort on one side (even if it's wrong, it's sincere) and then the 'other' side mischaracterizes the intentions.
So... is chess racist or not? 
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...n-chess-board-member-describes-debate-racism/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...n-chess-board-member-describes-debate-racism/
So... is chess racist or not?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...n-chess-board-member-describes-debate-racism/
Don't the black mostly play for a tie, when against an equally skilled player?
Anyway, as is obvious, the black and white here don't signify body color.
Of course not. White's advantage is very small, can be negated by a little inaccuracy in play.
In highest skilled play, white does have a much higher win rate. In tournaments of let's say 12-20 games, players try to win as white and draw at black .
In beginner level play, I felt black had advantage. Players tend to make a lot of blunders , the more moves you play the more blunders you have a chance of making.
In medium skill play white does have a slight edge .
In beginner level play, I felt black had advantage. Players tend to make a lot of blunders , the more moves you play the more blunders you have a chance of making.
In medium skill play white does have a slight edge .
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Chess is chess!!So... is chess racist or not?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...n-chess-board-member-describes-debate-racism/
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