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Point taken, Mike. I removed

Orion — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:36:11 +0000

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Point taken, Mike. I removed my comment along with several others. It is very easy for me to lose my ball bearings on this issue, something that I am well aware of.

Shorter: never "went in to

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 04:41:16 +0000

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Shorter: never "went in to the same realm of alternative reality that DiCaprio's character did", never defended South African or US or Southern racism, or downplayed historical suffering of slavery or civil rights-era racism. Tried to discuss issues of Republican astroturfing/sock-puppetry and realistic evaluation of current situation - where better/worse/same including educational progress, budget issues, jobs prognosis, racial acceptance & social meshing (instead of just a mediocre "tolerance"), and Republican opportunism in the wake of rescinding the Voting Rights Act.

Hope that's clear enough.

PS - a little hope that kids are fixing the situation piece by piece

Orion, I'm not entirely sure

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 23:12:00 +0000

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Orion, I'm not entirely sure what you're implying, but I want to make to clear that we don't permit accusations of racism. If you feel that someone is violating the terms of service, you are welcome to bring your concerns to one of the moderators.

And though I've directed this comment to Orion, let me add that there have been a number personal attacks in this thread (and a few others) from all sides. These attacks include accusations of blogging inappropriately. If they continue, we'll start issuing more suspensions and shutting more down threads.

To reiterate what I've written many times, the reason we don't permit personal attacks is not because we're trying to protect people's feelings or stifle any ideas but because the escalation of tit-for-tat accusations can quickly poison a blog, as those of you who came from TPM should remember--as if this thread weren't evidence enough.

Finally, let me add a personal request. Over the past few weeks, I've lost a lot time moderating. In my personal life, I'm overwhelmed with obligations and behind my deadline. Sorting out personal disputes at dagblog is the last thing I need to be spending my time on. So please, stick to the issues. If you see someone else veering from the issues, ignore it and stick to the issues.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

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PeraclesPlease — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:51:00 +0000

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Orion — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 19:41:41 +0000

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Orion, you said I had a

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 19:08:28 +0000

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Orion, you said I had a "serious racism prejudice".

Why don't you tell me what you think that is, or simply retract it?

Tell me where I use racial slurs in "in just the same manner". In fact show me a single fucking racial slur.

(Tip for you: look at my comment just below where I talked about how well black students are doing, despite usual media libel to the contrary)

Clock's ticking.

Please explain where I have

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:41:19 +0000

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Please explain where I have "serious racism prejudice", thank you.

What racism did I defend?

Orion — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:28:26 +0000

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There is a mindset of

rmrd0000 — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:34:27 +0000

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There is a mindset of superiority in some quarters Attempts to dance around it cause you to trip. Take for example, the close Congressional aide to Senator Rand Paul, Jack Hunter. Hunter co- wrote ex Senator Jim DeMint's book "The Tea Party Goes To Washington". Hunter was the chairman of the Charleston, S.C. branch of a pro-secessionist group, the League of the South, prior to becoming a Paul staffer. The group is described as implicitly racism by the Anti-Defamation League. He wrote that Lincoln's assassins' "Heart was in the right place." He openly expressed his secessionist views as recently as 2009.

The prejudiced mindset is alive and well and even reaches into the floors of the Senate

(Edited: corrected book author to Jim Demint. Originally credited Rand Paul)

Texas has decided to enact

rmrd0000 — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 16:25:36 +0000

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Texas has decided to enact voter ID laws. Because the state has a history of discrimination, the law may be illegal under Section 3 of the voting Rights Act. Discrimination is how a prejudiced mind gets to enforce a bias. It is the heart of racism