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A rational society doesn't "vote against its own interests"

Posted on: April 11, 2021 at 17:21:52 CT
zounami MU
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Clearly, you will never let go of the false narrative that America is racist.

It's a land of equal opportunity, not equal outcome.
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You knows what interesting about that museum trip - HSCoach STL - 4/11 15:29:03
     Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/12 00:10:36
          And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases. - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/12 00:11:01
               As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/12 00:11:44
                    So is a contentious man to kindle strife. - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/12 00:11:56
                         But keep bringing that 'noble' wood. - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/12 00:14:01
     Seems like we should talk more about WW2 then..nm - bcoop199 KC - 4/11 23:02:29
     truth - bornoncampus MU - 4/11 22:09:42
          We should have museums showcasing the worst of all races - zounami MU - 4/11 22:18:17
               Don't we have a 9/11 Memorial? - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 22:21:12
                    "The National Lynching Memorial immerses visitors in the - zounami MU - 4/11 22:41:53
                    you must not watch the nightly news. EVERY night(nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 4/11 22:31:22
     Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz - Genco98 MU - 4/11 21:53:31
          Maybe so, but it's the longest thread I've seen in years. (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 21:54:57
     RE: You knows what interesting about that museum trip - MOCO SON MU - 4/11 21:22:54
          RE: You knows what interesting about that museum trip - HSCoach STL - 4/11 21:58:41
     Slave, know your master. - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/11 21:05:16
          And in case I wasn't clear enough, - MizzouTigerz MU - 4/11 21:47:35
     tPBH is your guy so what's your beef...nm - tigertix MU - 4/11 20:58:00
     This brought out the loons. (nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/11 20:55:58
          Warring tribes, just as the left wanted. (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 21:36:06
               and maybe Cuonzo as well... How could he expect any other - zounami MU - 4/11 21:47:14
                    Aww poor white kid had to feel uncomfortable - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 22:17:34
                         Look at how hateful you are. It's no wonder you defend - zounami MU - 4/11 22:28:20
     still plenty of black slaves today - JG MU - 4/11 19:24:38
          True, and millions on the Democrat Plantation as well. (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 21:34:55
          A great many are owned by the - alwaysright MU - 4/11 20:15:39
     Dont let hate consume your heart.....God Bless you.(nm) - TigerAlum91 MU - 4/11 19:23:52
     Well said liberal. - Converted Tiger MU - 4/11 19:07:46
          RE: Well said liberal. - THINKINGTIGER MU - 4/11 20:01:02
          RE: Well said liberal. - HSCoach STL - 4/11 19:22:47
               You have an allegiance to the race card. You use it daily.(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 4/11 20:01:15
                    You have an allegiance to the race card. You use it daily - Third_Eye STL - 4/11 23:33:42
                    RE: You have an allegiance to the race card. You use it daily.(nm) - HSCoach STL - 4/11 20:13:24
          It's so extremely divisive. Literally, they divide people... - zounami MU - 4/11 19:08:58
               RE: It's so extremely divisive. Literally, they divide people... - Third_Eye STL - 4/11 23:31:25
                    No, the left went all-in on identity politics. (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 23:54:28
               Agree with this(nm) - DevilsAdvocate KC - 4/11 21:17:46
     That's part of American history. My first ancestor arrived - alstl MU - 4/11 17:55:54
          RE: That's part of American history. My first ancestor arrived - Third_Eye STL - 4/12 01:00:09
               A culture that doesn't value education, the nuclear family, - zounami MU - 4/12 09:52:47
          Dead on(nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 4/11 19:58:59
          It's the best nation in the world for people of color... - zounami MU - 4/11 18:31:06
               Black Russians disagree(nm) - BlackSheep MU - 4/11 18:54:27
                    lol... First off, Russia is less than 0.05% black. Second... - zounami MU - 4/11 19:02:36
                         Because they said so - BlackSheep MU - 4/11 19:12:40
                              RE: Because they said so - oldtgr MU - 4/11 19:35:14
                                   Correct. They seek predominantly white nations... - zounami MU - 4/11 21:30:20
                                   Understood, showing Zou not all Blacks agreed with him - BlackSheep MU - 4/11 20:38:31
                                        "in the 20s & 30s".. lol, you're talking about a century ago - zounami MU - 4/11 21:32:05
                              The 0.05% was polled?... Link? (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 19:13:17
                                   Search for documentaries on Black Russians(nm) - BlackSheep MU - 4/11 19:17:53
                                        That's not an answer. It's a deflection. (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 21:28:39
     Your boogeyman no doubt affects every breath you take - TigerFan92 STL - 4/11 17:30:24
     Totally agree.... - Mizzou1990 MU - 4/11 17:00:41
          I like how people that say "cancel culture" think that - tigerdb MU - 4/11 18:47:31
               Lol @ tigerdb(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 4/11 20:41:35
               why? (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 19:03:15
                    because - tigerdb MU - 4/11 19:05:27
                         how so? (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 19:08:00
          excellent point (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 17:53:06
          The "cullid" school - Tptiger MU - 4/11 17:36:53
          Since you are a history major, I am sure you are aware - KC rules MU - 4/11 17:17:20
               Slavery and bigotry are two different things - Nohawks KC - 4/11 18:48:49
                    Race hustling is a virtue now. Being color blind is racism - TigerMatt - 4/11 19:13:02
                         RE: Race hustling is a virtue now. Being color blind is racism - HSCoach STL - 4/11 19:29:44
                              I would challenge the statement "Blacks are presented as - Nohawks KC - 4/12 19:09:27
               sure, but now it's all white people being held accountable f - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:38:17
                    Was any of that an original thought or just indoctrination?(nm) - Tptiger MU - 4/11 19:48:52
                    Held accountable? - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:40:28
                         I'm being accused of being racist, for one, by simply existi - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:44:52
                              Feeling bad? - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:50:31
                                   I don't feel bad about anything, it's clear you do. You - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:52:48
                                        I don't feel guilty that I look like the majority - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:56:14
                                             Stereotype much - DollarSigns MU - 4/11 20:48:47
                                             Well, checks will fix that (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:56:47
                                   ^^^ wants to enslave people by making them work for - TigerMatt - 4/11 17:52:39
                         Uh.. reparations?(nm) - TigerMatt - 4/11 17:41:59
                              How are reperations affecting you? - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:43:46
                                   Ill be heavily taxed to pay for them. And my ancestors - *M* KC - 4/11 17:50:43
                                   I will be paying taxes on it. And my family was in Europe - TigerMatt - 4/11 17:44:42
                                        Then go back to where you came from - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:47:48
                                             Question now is...how will you benefit from them Gavin? - Mizzou1990 MU - 4/11 20:43:22
                                                  Getting more people on the conservative side - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 21:09:40
                                             So where is the money going to come from? Raising - TigerMatt - 4/11 17:52:01
                                                  Or defunding the police - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:54:05
                                                       Or just remove laws that don't actually involve crime - TigerMatt - 4/11 18:10:35
                                                            yep, but that doesn't signal virtue, Jeff, nor assign - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 18:19:25
                                                       nothing will improve "race" relations like the gvmt using - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:57:41
                                                       you think making one-time payments reduces poverty? - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:55:49
                                                            No I don't but I'm not closed minded to things - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:58:52
                                                                 free? Free to whom? Someone is paying for it. You - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 18:00:25
                                                                      I am aware. We pay taxes for a lot of things. - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 18:21:13
                                                                           Who is going to hand out interest free loans and service - TigerMatt - 4/11 18:28:35
                                                                                The government - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 18:30:45
                                                                           Are you acknowledging that giving things to people doesn't - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 18:24:38
                                                                                Yes and I agree with that. Giving people stuff doesn't fix - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 18:27:17
                                                                                     try getting "them" through high school first. Maybe more - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 18:30:29
                                                                                          Or to prevent your rage. - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 18:32:05
                                                                                               Tuition doesn't pay for housing, food, transportation. - TigerMatt - 4/11 18:45:45
                                                                                                    I might. Especially if they put in work to show - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 18:55:27
                                                                                                         What if they have children? Are you going to build - TigerMatt - 4/11 18:58:00
                                                                                                              Sure. - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 18:59:48
                                                                                                                   What about non-wealthy white kid since most white kids - TigerMatt - 4/11 19:02:58
                                                                                                                        In a reperations world, yes. - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 19:05:17
                                        So was mine; and as someone of Irish decent, my ancestors - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:45:40
                                             My family is from the area now Czech Republic. My - TigerMatt - 4/11 17:50:02
                                                  collectivist thinking is a cancer (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:53:20
               Let's not ignore the North benefited from slavery and - TigerMatt - 4/11 17:36:59
                    I agree - Nohawks KC - 4/11 17:51:58
          Absolutely - Nohawks KC - 4/11 17:08:54
          Completely agree with this - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:05:09
     Okay it was done. No argument, there is bad & good - Nohawks KC - 4/11 16:49:53
          These aren't questions... - Mizzou1990 MU - 4/11 17:03:28
          RE: Okay it was done. No argument, there is bad & good - HSCoach STL - 4/11 17:02:59
               Many of the problems were created in the name of God - BlackSheep MU - 4/11 18:52:12
                    Religion is a form of tribalism, whether it's Islam or - zounami MU - 4/11 19:12:46
                         IMO it's another tool to divide humans - BlackSheep MU - 4/11 20:58:02
                              Agreed. Race, in particular, is all the left talks about... - zounami MU - 4/11 21:27:47
                         I agree(nm) - BlackSheep MU - 4/11 20:41:05
                    RE: Many of the problems were created in the name of God - Nohawks KC - 4/11 19:05:53
                         RE: Many of the problems were created in the name of God - BlackSheep MU - 4/11 19:16:45
                              Of course they did -and it was wrong - Nohawks KC - 4/11 19:23:52
               which "God"... the Christian one?.. the Islamic one?.. ??? (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 17:51:50
                    THE ONE ALMIGHTY YOU HEATHEN! (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:56:13
               God? Where has God been during the creation of all of these - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:05:05
                    Free will, peoples fallen nature, libido dominandi - Nohawks KC - 4/11 17:11:42
               Amen ! nm - Nohawks KC - 4/11 17:04:26
          RE: Okay it was done. No argument, there is bad & good - HSCoach STL - 4/11 16:51:39
               Any idea which can and should be done ? - Nohawks KC - 4/11 16:53:27
                    First we have to - haeffb MU - 4/11 16:57:19
                         What is systemic racism and white privilege? Where do - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:01:20
                              Systemic racism - haeffb MU - 4/11 17:26:40
                                   RE: Systemic racism - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:34:57
                                        Where does economic opportunity come from? - haeffb MU - 4/11 17:36:49
                                             So it is "systems" that create the rich and poor and we shou - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:43:14
                                                  Straw man - haeffb MU - 4/11 17:57:07
                                                       Correct, not explicitly, but implicitly, of course you did. - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:59:04
                                                            Yes, I would and do want to fix them. - haeffb MU - 4/11 18:07:21
                                                                 LOL, nice real strawman. I noticed you didn't even - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 18:20:39
                                                                      I didn’t claim to know how to fix them. - haeffb MU - 4/11 18:26:50
                                   You left out a very important explanation - *M* KC - 4/11 17:33:59
                                        Why do they do that? (nm) - haeffb MU - 4/11 17:35:01
                                             Poverty!!! - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 18:34:56
                                                  Yes. Answering the why is key to understanding (nm) - haeffb MU - 4/11 19:19:51
                                             That is very a complex issue. I only have opinions, - *M* KC - 4/11 17:37:09
                                                  Be careful - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:42:28
                                                       Sometimes facts seem bad bad bad - *M* KC - 4/11 17:48:02
                                                       lol, you beautiful, woke, virtuous soul. You think in terms - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:47:52
                                   note: racism doesn't require any actions. It's a belief. - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:31:59
                                        Name another cause. (nm) - haeffb MU - 4/11 17:33:28
                                             RE: Name another cause. (nm) - *M* KC - 4/11 17:34:27
                              RE: What is systemic racism and white privilege? Where do - HSCoach STL - 4/11 17:07:58
                                   Can you elaborate on racism systemic in those areas? Are you - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:12:08
                                        The trouble is the belief only the deadbeat - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:16:56
                                             And all white people believe that? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:32:34
                                                  No plenty of white people accept their black equals - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:37:14
                                                       But hold the collective accountable, right? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:49:13
                              My first is - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:07:50
                              Just what I was going to ask (nm) - Nohawks KC - 4/11 17:03:38
                    Don't ignore it and get angry when people talk about it - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 16:55:10
                         Is that what systemic racism means? Generational wealth? - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:03:20
                              I posted above, white privilege is being surrounded by - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:10:42
                                   Definition of White Priviledge - alwaysright MU - 4/11 20:19:30
                                        The democrats are in your head, it's the biggest conservativ - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 20:29:54
                                             It’s hard for poor people all over the world. It’s less hard - alwaysright MU - 4/12 10:54:05
                                   so it isn't "systemic racism" it's voluntary association - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:33:32
                                        Call it whatever you want if it makes you feel better - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:39:03
                                             Feel better? What makes you think I have something to feel - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:46:28
                              Here’s a simple example - haeffb MU - 4/11 17:09:57
                                   It is? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:49:45
                                        Yes. It is. You’re welcome. (nm) - haeffb MU - 4/11 17:58:16
                                             link? as a white guy, you sure are confident in your - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 18:01:19
                                                  Fair point. - haeffb MU - 4/11 18:13:04
                                                       Nice -so when called on it, you changed from every black - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 18:23:18
                                                            Ok. What percentage of black people today - haeffb MU - 4/11 19:00:51
                         Yes while there's nothing we can do about - Nohawks KC - 4/11 17:02:41
                              This can be true while also accepting white privilege - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 17:13:50
                                   Well look at who controls the message - Nohawks KC - 4/11 18:36:44
                                        Agreed, black poverty helps democrats - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 18:39:38
                                   can you stop thinking in the collective for even one post? - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 17:51:50
                                        Judge? I'm saying it occurs. - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 18:24:21
                                             No, you're putting all people of certain identities into - 90Tiger STL - 4/11 18:26:18
                                                  Do you know how statistics work? - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 18:30:04
                                   RE: This can be true while also accepting white privilege - HSCoach STL - 4/11 17:24:20
     Agreed, the good and the bad - tiger4real MU - 4/11 16:24:57
          "white man evil" is the curriculum now (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 17:47:59
          My answer to the racism argument - oldtgr MU - 4/11 17:02:04
               RE: My answer to the racism argument - HSCoach STL - 4/11 17:13:24
               Christian faith is diminishing, sadly. - tiger4real MU - 4/11 17:11:09
                    RE: Christian faith is diminishing, sadly. - HSCoach STL - 4/11 17:13:45
          RE: Agreed, the good and the bad - HSCoach STL - 4/11 16:33:30
               Don’t disagree, so let’s stop the hate ? - tiger4real MU - 4/11 16:35:45
                    RE: Don’t disagree, so let’s stop the hate ? - HSCoach STL - 4/11 16:53:42
     Then teach the good instead of focusing mostly on the bad... - zounami MU - 4/11 16:22:30
          RE: Then teach the good instead of focusing mostly on the bad... - HSCoach STL - 4/11 16:37:39
          Let’s teach them both the good and the bad. The truth. (nm) - haeffb MU - 4/11 16:25:21
               Yes. Has CM taught them about the countless Americans who - zounami MU - 4/11 16:35:21
                    RE: Yes. Has CM taught them about the countless Americans who - HSCoach STL - 4/11 16:38:33
                         LOL (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 17:28:24
                    I would assume so. - haeffb MU - 4/11 16:38:10
                         I don't assume, I go by what's reported... - zounami MU - 4/11 17:27:31
                              No, you’re assuming that it didn’t happen - haeffb MU - 4/11 17:31:14
                                   Correct. I don't assume, I go by what's reported. (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 17:46:53
                                        And you assume what doesn’t get reported didn’t happen (nm) - haeffb MU - 4/11 18:18:37
                                             No, I don't assume something that hasn't been reported... - zounami MU - 4/11 18:33:25
                                                  Yes, I did make that assumption. You’re assuming - haeffb MU - 4/11 18:48:01
                                                       but his activism & history lessons *were* reported... - zounami MU - 4/11 19:06:43
                                                            What does the last paragraph here say - Gavin Citrus MU - 4/11 19:21:45
                                                                 exactly what I've been saying... - zounami MU - 4/11 21:20:50
     yep the way for everyone to get along - fatrat MU - 4/11 16:17:42
          RE: yep the way for everyone to get along - HSCoach STL - 4/11 16:42:30
     Gym Crow? LOL (nm) - Ohtiger MU - 4/11 16:10:45
     Twelve generations - haeffb MU - 4/11 15:40:03
          You're old as fuk.(nm) - TigerMatt - 4/11 17:28:06
               which is why he suffers from "white guilt" disorder (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 17:45:58
          Over 150 years ago... Now, they're able to become anything - zounami MU - 4/11 16:28:03
               RE: Over 150 years ago... Now, they're able to become anything - HSCoach STL - 4/11 16:46:49
                    "They elected the candidate they thought could beat McCain." - zounami MU - 4/11 17:09:25
                         RE: "They elected the candidate they thought could beat McCain." - HSCoach STL - 4/11 17:17:46
                              A rational society doesn't "vote against its own interests" - zounami MU - 4/11 17:21:52
                                   RE: A rational society doesn't "vote against its own interests" - HSCoach STL - 4/11 17:28:33
                                        Wrong, he said the hysteria about it was a hoax he didn't - bcoop199 KC - 4/11 23:06:41
                                        Those are exceptions, not the norm. America would not be - zounami MU - 4/11 17:43:43
               Look up Sylvester Magee - KC rules MU - 4/11 16:40:58
                    "150 years isn't that long ago"... long enough to go from - zounami MU - 4/11 17:03:26
                         The last Whites Only sign came down in my home town - BlackSheep MU - 4/11 21:20:59
                              You're talking about issues from 3+ decades ago... - zounami MU - 4/11 21:26:00
                         Not sure how that is relevant - KC rules MU - 4/11 17:24:40
                              All the more reason to visit the museum - BlackSheep MU - 4/11 20:51:46
                              decades of progress have eliminated opportunistic barriers (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 17:45:28
                                   That's what you think - BlackSheep MU - 4/11 21:22:32
          I have no doubt I lived when ex-slaves still were alive. - GA Tiger MU - 4/11 15:56:46
               GAT was alive before slavery.(nm) - TigerMatt - 4/11 17:28:56
               exactly (nm) - zounami MU - 4/11 16:59:11
                    RE: exactly (nm) - slippers-on MU - 4/11 17:09:05
                         I disagree, but let's assume it was... - zounami MU - 4/11 17:14:14
               RE: I have no doubt I lived when ex-slaves still were alive. - HSCoach STL - 4/11 16:50:06
               Well said GAT - tiger4real MU - 4/11 16:33:36
               RE: I have no doubt I lived when ex-slaves still were alive. - slippers-on MU - 4/11 16:01:14
                    His death is not acceptable but if you consider - GA Tiger MU - 4/11 18:31:23
                         yes, drug OD's are tragic, but don't expect the same people - zounami MU - 4/11 18:41:27
     I saw plenty , I am 72.Totally agree(nm) - oldtgr MU - 4/11 15:30:40
          what you suffer from is referred to as "white guilt" and it - zounami MU - 4/11 17:18:18




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