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In response to a meme where black/Mexican/etc. pride is bad, but white pride is somehow not...
What are you saying you're proud of when you're saying your proud of being Mexican? Mexican culture? That's cool. What are you saying when you're proud of being an Irish American? Your Irish culture? That's cool. German? French? That's cool.
But what are you saying when you're proud of being white? There is no white culture. So when you say you're proud of being white, you're saying you're proud of not being black or brown.
When someone says he's proud of his Native American culture, he's not specifically saying he's glad he's not white.
Also, when you say you're proud of being white, you associate yourself with the white pride movement, which is specifically and vocally racist.
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You think this is the only time peaceful citizens have been killed? This may be the most blatant one, but it happens all the time, and I'm getting sick of it.
There have been way too many people killed by cops for no good reason. The list is long.
I've seen video after video of police attacking peaceful protesters in the last week. It's got to stop! Bad cops are way more common than you'd like to think.
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The violence perpetrated by the police sickens me. How do you attack peaceful protestors when they're protesting police violence? The message is clear. "We're going to fuck you up and there's nothing you can do about it."
They're not concerned with stopping violence. They encourage it. Think about it. It's job security. The worse the crime looks, the bigger the budget.
On the other hand, there's the perception that the protestors are the rioters. That protestors are criminals. That anybody protesting against the police is wrong, because that's unAmerican.
[Interesting that no conservatives liked this statement?]
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Here's something I haven't had time to write a response to yet:
Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw released a statement Saturday morning in response to the incident and in support of Buffalo Police:
“In times like these, we need level headed, strong leaders who believe in the rule of law. I stand strong behind these Buffalo Police officers and all members of law enforcement. Cops are under attack from agitating, extremist radicals that crave anarchy and chaos. Enough is enough. It’s time for us to take back our neighborhoods. It’s time to take back our way of life and our great nation. Law abiding taxpayers are afraid. Our children are scared. This lawlessness must end. We can no longer sit back and let rioters attack police and destroy businesses. This must end. Now. I refuse to backdown. I refuse to let the shining city on a hill that brought my immigrant parents across an ocean come under attack from within. Weak, cowardly politicians that stay quiet when radicals pursue political prosecutions of the police trying to protect us should be ashamed and need to get out of the way. To all police officers: we stand with you. We have your back.”
Stefan Mychajliw
Erie County Comptroller
In response to a meme where black/Mexican/etc. pride is bad, but white pride is somehow not...
What are you saying you're proud of when you're saying your proud of being Mexican? Mexican culture? That's cool. What are you saying when you're proud of being an Irish American? Your Irish culture? That's cool. German? French? That's cool.
But what are you saying when you're proud of being white? There is no white culture. So when you say you're proud of being white, you're saying you're proud of not being black or brown.
When someone says he's proud of his Native American culture, he's not specifically saying he's glad he's not white.
Also, when you say you're proud of being white, you associate yourself with the white pride movement, which is specifically and vocally racist.
* * * * * *
You think this is the only time peaceful citizens have been killed? This may be the most blatant one, but it happens all the time, and I'm getting sick of it.
There have been way too many people killed by cops for no good reason. The list is long.
I've seen video after video of police attacking peaceful protesters in the last week. It's got to stop! Bad cops are way more common than you'd like to think.
* * * * * *
The violence perpetrated by the police sickens me. How do you attack peaceful protestors when they're protesting police violence? The message is clear. "We're going to fuck you up and there's nothing you can do about it."
They're not concerned with stopping violence. They encourage it. Think about it. It's job security. The worse the crime looks, the bigger the budget.
On the other hand, there's the perception that the protestors are the rioters. That protestors are criminals. That anybody protesting against the police is wrong, because that's unAmerican.
[Interesting that no conservatives liked this statement?]
* * * * * * *
Here's something I haven't had time to write a response to yet:
Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw released a statement Saturday morning in response to the incident and in support of Buffalo Police:
“In times like these, we need level headed, strong leaders who believe in the rule of law. I stand strong behind these Buffalo Police officers and all members of law enforcement. Cops are under attack from agitating, extremist radicals that crave anarchy and chaos. Enough is enough. It’s time for us to take back our neighborhoods. It’s time to take back our way of life and our great nation. Law abiding taxpayers are afraid. Our children are scared. This lawlessness must end. We can no longer sit back and let rioters attack police and destroy businesses. This must end. Now. I refuse to backdown. I refuse to let the shining city on a hill that brought my immigrant parents across an ocean come under attack from within. Weak, cowardly politicians that stay quiet when radicals pursue political prosecutions of the police trying to protect us should be ashamed and need to get out of the way. To all police officers: we stand with you. We have your back.”
Stefan Mychajliw
Erie County Comptroller