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dr-freddy-112 t1_j39b5jh wrote

Reply to comment by i_have_thick_loads in Tolerance for the Free Speech of Outgroup Partisans [Both sides of the political divide expressed high overall levels of support for free speech - Republicans more so than Democrats] by i_have_thick_loads

You're being disingenuous with that Biden quote.

If Black or Muslim people were the majority, white people were being discriminated against, and those majority groups were silent, it would be the same thing. It would be "Black silence is violence" in that they would be complicit in the violence happening to white people who have less power due to their smaller population.

It's relative to the balance of power.

Honestly, it seems like you're thinking top-down. You came to a conclusion and are now trying very hard to find information that supports your claim, rather than starting with the information to form a whole picture.

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i_have_thick_loads OP t1_j39cxnx wrote

>You're being disingenuous with that Biden quote

That's a straightforward conclusion of the quote.

>discriminated against

But blacks aren't societally discriminated against. In fact, whites are societally discriminated against. So how are whites to speak out against discrimination when they're the actual victims?

>If Black or Muslim people were the majority

In many urban areas blacks are in fact the majority or plurality, and often hold institutional political power, and carry out disproportionate violence against ethnic groups such as Asians and Jews. In Chicago and New York the mayor and police chief are black.

Do you agree black silence is violence (against Asians)?

Shouldn't blacks openly condemn black-on-Asian violence before entering Asian owned stores where there's a power dynamic favoring blacks over Asians?

>It's relative to the balance of power.

So it's ok to use violence against a group until they follow the disputed beliefs you hold? If white silence is literally violence don't you agree violence is justified in self-defense?

Or do you oppose violence in self-defense?

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dr-freddy-112 t1_j39d7w0 wrote

You need help, my dude. You've wandered into some dark right wing echo chambers and it shows. Whites are not discriminated against in the US. I'm done conversing with you. Get some help.

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i_have_thick_loads OP t1_j39drj7 wrote

Should Asian shop owners in NYC be allowed to prohibit violent patrons? If blacks are silent to black-on-Asian violence then aren't they acting violently toward marginalized Asians ?

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