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Gfted1 you know you really shouldn't make posts that dispute and undermine the various conspiracy theories about America that we are subjected to Remember all foreign interventions by America are about oil because the USA needs oil...didn't you know that General, There is far more speculative discussion about 'conspiracy theorists' on this forum than actual 'conspiracy theories' put forward. Yours, like the others on this forum I've read today, aren't even accurate representations of any common 'conspiracy theory' as labeled such by those who do such labeling. I'll point out again though, that if you're using 'conspiracy theorist/theory' as a pejorative, you're either guilty of being evil and attempting to marginalize discussion and points of view on a topic or you've been brainwashed by such evil people to believe as you do. In reality, conspiracies are normal and common. So much so that one would be hard pressed to find an adult human that didn't spend their entire life as a hermit that didn't partake in at least a few conspiracies in their lifetime. All that said, one can only hope that the article is accurate. The price of gas in the U.S. has been stupid high for almost 10 years now, and it's way past time that the artificial inflation applied to it post Hurricane Katrina went the way of the Dodo. Vals the fact that the USA is the worlds biggest producer of oil is the start of the great unraveling of many of your views, the good news is this should be seen as something positive. The truth about how the world really operates will make you a happier and more content person ....so embrace the change, see it as catharsis http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-04/u-s-seen-as-biggest-oil-producer-after-overtaking-saudi Uh... no it isn't. What makes you think that I do not know. You must have a gross misinterpretation of my views, in particular on oil, to come to that conclusion. Which, given I'm near positive I've never actually expressed most of my thoughts on oil on this forum, isn't surprising, as it's common for you to assume much dear General. As for how the world really operates..... How it really operates is the purview of 'conspiracy theory'. I've said this before to you many times, and obviously to no avail so far. But here's another for perseverance sake. There's a number of places to start in regards to learning about how the world really operates, but I'd suggest learning about how the world central banking system works as a starting point. If one can grasp the fundamentals of that, and do some thinking (many fail at this part, as it takes quite some time), along with some further researching (follow the money trail (current and historical) and this takes even more time), one can get a decent idea of how the game is played. Of course the banking aspect is just part of it all, but probably more than anything else it's the key part. To get a good idea one needs to understand this aspect as well as a few others. The central banking rabbit hole however leads to a large warren where one will find most of the other pieces to get a good idea. If you had a good idea, you'd lay down the 5 star insignia you're wearing for the war you think you're fighting, and become a warrior in the real war, where Generals such as yourself are little more than pawns of those playing the bigger game.

Gfted1 you know you really shouldn't make posts that dispute and undermine the various conspiracy theories about America that we are subjected to Remember all foreign interventions by America are about oil because the USA needs oil...didn't you know that General, There is far more speculative discussion about 'conspiracy theorists' on this forum than actual 'conspiracy theories' put forward. Yours, like the others on this forum I've read today, aren't even accurate representations of any common 'conspiracy theory' as labeled such by those who do such labeling. I'll point out again though, that if you're using 'conspiracy theorist/theory' as a pejorative, you're either guilty of being evil and attempting to marginalize discussion and points of view on a topic or you've been brainwashed by such evil people to believe as you do. In reality, conspiracies are normal and common. So much so that one would be hard pressed to find an adult human that didn't spend their entire life as a hermit that didn't partake in at least a few conspiracies in their lifetime. All that said, one can only hope that the article is accurate. The price of gas in the U.S. has been stupid high for almost 10 years now, and it's way past time that the artificial inflation applied to it post Hurricane Katrina went the way of the Dodo.

The pertinent question is: Where does one find a character editor? Problem solved once one obtains one.

This is funny considering the democratic party's history of racism. Anyone who considers themself left-wing and votes for or defends the democratic party is a cuck. Democrats fall on the right of the spectrum and hold beliefs that incompatible with leftist ideologies. Paying lip service to muh oppreshun doesn't change that. http://youtu.be/lcb_iN2RhpM The left-right spectrum is flawed in oodles of ways. Political realities are far more complex than that spectrum accounts for. This has nothing to do with your misuse or misunderstanding of the word 'cuck'. The average modern Republican is far more like yesterday's Democrat than the other way around on most issues. I'd be interested in hearing Chomsky elaborate on his statement saying otherwise. I'd wager the argument would be along the lines of the 'Democrats are now bought and paid for just like the Republicans', but perhaps not. Chomsky usually isn't so historically naive or ignorant.

This is funny considering the democratic party's history of racism. Anyone who considers themself left-wing and votes for or defends the democratic party is a cuck.

Since the mid-late 80s actually.

I thought that was unpossible on the internet. There is a lot more tongue biting going on in these parts than you imagine. All around I'm sure.

I understand and appreciate your pain. The quoting mechanics on this forum though can be quite buggy. So rather than spend what sometimes is a number of minutes paring down the tree, I just put it all in there as that takes only a short moment. My apologies, however lobby the forum masters to fix or replace the godawful software they use (it's got some other major issues) and your pain will be alleviated greatly I'm sure.

Volo we have made this discussion before, white people typically haven't been the victims of historical or systemic abuse in society. I mean look at the history of developments like Colonialism We aren't the victims of racism. There is no reason we should get defensive with a little humor, you must learn to laugh at yourself. I know there is a certain perspective on these forums that white people in the modern age are beset as a race by some nebulous and insidious forces but I don't buy it and I reject the notion that the white race as a whole is under some kind of attack? I'm genealogically a WASP. From the all evil racist oppressive people in your book. I've seen and experienced racism directed at myself and plenty of other white people. In fact, while it's certainly possible I'm missing some obscure law, in the US the only racism I know of that's codified into law is against white people (and a few other ethnic groups as well that aren't deemed 'oppressed' by people such as yourself), with things such as 'Affirmative action' and the like. Sexism with 'Title 9' and the like. To be frank. I have a resounding )#@* you to all those folks out there who think anyone is entitled to anything based on the color of their skin, and some transgression (real or perceived (and a lot of them are just perceived) that other folks with that same skin color were subjected to generations ago. This attitude, coupled with the media's never ending dialogue on race (and sex) as an issue, parroted by people such as yourself, more than anything else out there serves to continue to divide people along sex or skin color. Racism isn't 'inherent in all of us' as you say. Speak for yourself. It's taught and reinforced again and again through the media people are exposed to in modern times. Anyone of any sex or skin color can be the victim of racism or sexism. To say that it's the purview of ethnic group X, Y, and Z only to experience racism is an incredibly ignorant thing to say. As for the you don't 'buy the notion'. Well, that's because you support the attack. You support 'multiculturalism' and think it's a good thing. You don't see or care that others don't agree with you, and see 'multiculturalism' as a bad thing for a variety of reasons. This is a complex subject, and the motivations of those involved in it vary, as do the good and bad consequences, but it's certainly the opinion of some that they are under attack, and they don't think that just for the hell of it. I appreciate your honesty on this topic, I enjoy these types of debates because it allows us to unpack perceived challenger's that exist in society And you right I do support multiculturalism. As I mentioned anyone can be racist, its just a prejudice and is definitely not the domain of white people. I suppose you could say affirmative action is a form of discrimination but it has only been implemented to address systemic imbalances that exist in the past in the workplace For example are women really equal to men in the corporate world? 30 years ago many people thought that a women's role was in the kitchen getting the dinner ready, the TV series Mad Men highlights just how bad and institutionalized sexism was So what other examples apart from affirmative action can you give me of proof that white people are discriminated against ? I am interested in how you see this ? General, While I don't live in South Africa, nor do I walk in your shoes, it's hard for me to believe that you've lived on this earth the number of decades you have and not personally experienced or seen any white people subjected to discrimination based on the color of their skin. Nevertheless I'll acknowledge it's theoretically possible. But, even if you have no personal experience with white people being subjected to discrimination, you should be able to use your imagination to craft scenarios where they would be. If you cannot use your imagination to see how white people can also be discriminated against, I'd say your imagination is broken. So General, either you're ignorant or your imagination is broken. Or just, cognitive dissonance and failure to think things through. I suggest you make more attempts to step outside of 'the box' in your thinking. Use your imagination (if it isn't broken), to put on other people's shoes, to change the color of a person's skin or sex in any given instance you think someone is or isn't being oppressed and ask the question 'Would I or anyone be making a fuss about this if the person at question had a different sex or skin color', etc. Think General. More than you have. If you did, I'm positive you'd take off those stars and abandon your war, as it's a war that's predicated on falsehoods or ignorance.

Since when were the '80's the '50's wtf? Well spotted but I was aware of what I was saying, I was actually making two separate points that come across as one. My bad. I meant 30 years ago women were still very marginalized Mad Men is an accurate window into the life of a women in the 1960's No. And mayhap amongst certain segments of the populace, but for the vast majority, no.

Hiding, but SJWs can find you everywhere. Political correctness is opposite to fun Thats nasty, us SJW bring a much needed sense of decorum to society There is literally one SJW on this forum, and he is constantly berated for his posts. There's more than one. Most of them either don't post that much though or don't see themselves as warriors. But, the one you're referring to isn't merely a warrior, he's a social justice 5 star general.

Volo we have made this discussion before, white people typically haven't been the victims of historical or systemic abuse in society. I mean look at the history of developments like Colonialism We aren't the victims of racism. There is no reason we should get defensive with a little humor, you must learn to laugh at yourself. I know there is a certain perspective on these forums that white people in the modern age are beset as a race by some nebulous and insidious forces but I don't buy it and I reject the notion that the white race as a whole is under some kind of attack? I'm genealogically a WASP. From the all evil racist oppressive people in your book. I've seen and experienced racism directed at myself and plenty of other white people. In fact, while it's certainly possible I'm missing some obscure law, in the US the only racism I know of that's codified into law is against white people (and a few other ethnic groups as well that aren't deemed 'oppressed' by people such as yourself), with things such as 'Affirmative action' and the like. Sexism with 'Title 9' and the like. To be frank. I have a resounding )#@* you to all those folks out there who think anyone is entitled to anything based on the color of their skin, and some transgression (real or perceived (and a lot of them are just perceived) that other folks with that same skin color were subjected to generations ago. This racist attitude, coupled with the media's never ending dialogue on race (and sex) as an issue, parroted by people such as yourself, more than anything else out there serves to continue to divide people along sex or skin color. Racism isn't 'inherent in all of us' as you say. Speak for yourself. It's taught and reinforced again and again through the media people are exposed to in modern times. Anyone of any sex or skin color can be the victim of sexism or racism. To say that it's the purview of ethnic group X, Y, and Z only to experience racism is an incredibly ignorant thing to say. As for the you don't 'buy the notion'. Well, that's because you support the attack. You support 'multiculturalism' and think it's a good thing. You don't see or care that others don't agree with you, and see 'multiculturalism' as a bad thing for a variety of reasons. This is a complex subject, and the motivations of those involved in it vary, as do the good and bad consequences, but it's certainly the opinion of some that they are under attack, and they don't think that just for the hell of it.

You likely have something wrong with your card or there's not enough ventilation for it if you're seeing your 7970 stress and overheat playing those two games. I've played both with a GTX 460, a card that is generations older than yours and has less ram, and neither the video card (or CPU) is stressed at all playing with the graphics settings on max. If it's not a hardware issue, perhaps it's a driver issue with those games.

So much irrational dislike for a nation that hasn't invaded anyone since before anyone currently living was born.

one wonders if you would be able to do so if were teaching in oakland... or if you were speaking at a pta meeting. HA! Good Fun! I get a surprising amount of Asian slurs in my area, although in 7th grade it is still pretty innocent. For many years the students referred to the three different levels of math at our school as white math (low) Chinese math (regular) and Indian math (advanced). It was hard not to chuckle a bit at the fact that the white kids were our low performers. Please explain the comedic element of that.

Oh it probably started out that way. The thread title is either certainly meant to incite or was written by a genuine racist. I'd wager the former is true. But just about any trolling attempt can be circumvented with reasonable discussion.

'CIS' is short for 'cisgender', an insanity driven label revolving around the world of the 'transgendered'. It's new on the landscape of words, and was created by 'sociologists' and the like. 'Kaffir' is basically the South African equivalent of the word '****' ('n' word). Much like that word, it started off as a neutral term to describe something, and didn't have the 'racist' label it does today. I do not know if it still is accepted as a neutral term to describe something like '****' is in parts of the world, but I suspect that it is. Not everyone let's pop culture or politics define their vocabulary. I'm surprised that anyone who teaches African history is not familiar with this word. Aside from coming across it in essays and books on Africa, It's a word that definitely reared it's head in U.S. movie culture from time to time. ie: It's been a long while since I've seen them, but I'm near positive the word is used in 'Lethal Weapon 2', and 'Cry Freedom', and am certain it was brought up in general discussions on TV here in the 80s when apartheid was being discussed in the news.

I'm against using the words white, CIS, popcorn and clown None of those words are offensive, to any people if at all, and therefore its not relevant to see them in the same way n**r is used. So I don't get your comparison or point ? Au contraire. 'White' and 'clown' most definitely are considered offensive words by some. In fact 'clown' is more often used as a pejorative than in any other way in my experience. These days finding someone to take offense at just about anything isn't hard. Context, of course, is of paramount importance. Insofar as the 'n' word. That's a stigma that's been reinforced in main stream media for a long time now. The divide and conquer agenda as pushed by the mainstream media has been largely successful in many segments of the populace. People have become so incredibly ignorant in modern times that even words like 'negro' or 'oriental' are considered 'racist' words these days by some (ie: the Bundy fiasco last year). Of course they aren't, no word is. But even taken in context, these words are just about never used as pejoratives, historically or today. You can still go to many places in the US (generally the mid-west especially) as well as some other nations and the 'n' word is a word that is often used in a non-pejorative manner by people of all colors and people of all colors take no offense upon hearing it, but you will just about never see or hear anything about this in the media, as you will almost never see or hear anything in the mainstream media about many other facets of US culture that doesn't jive with the PC narrative pushed in popular media . What's wrong with what we see in the video from SAE isn't that a certain word was uttered, it's the sentiment of the people saying what they're saying and the context in which all of the words are used. No individual word is evil, the word police however are.

You're speaking for all of South Africa now? Well for the majority of reasonable people it is known in South Africa that in public certain words are intolerable Are people still insensitive and use offensive words? Yes but there is no credible debate that tries to make allowances for the usage of historically unacceptable words I imagine that excepting those who live under rocks or are genuinely mentally disabled in some manner, 100% of the reasonable and unreasonable people are aware that some words are not acceptable in many public atmospheres. Profane and other tabooish words in culture X generally are known to all within that culture after a young age. As for there being a credible debate or not. Credibility with such things would be in the eye of the beholder. For you, I imagine that if Piers Morgan had a debate of such things on his show, or Obama said we should have a debate on such things, etc, they would be credible.

Indeed. Insert 'Black', 'Gay', 'Yellow', etc in place of 'White' in the thread title, and some people (likely many of the same folks who are bothered by the 'N' word) would be freaking out, and the mods would likely have already have done something. Yee ole double standard is still strong. Seriously, super poor judgement on the thread title there OP.

You're speaking for all of South Africa now?

Like some other words that are used to label people as 'haters' such as 'homophobe'. it's a misused word. The vast majority of the people who use such words to label others however don't think that deep, even though we're talking about a level just below the superficial. It's not a product of christian mythology, it's a product of 'cultural Marxist' or 'progressive' mythology. Propaganda. They're marginalization tools, and work well for those with short attention spans. I agree with regards to labels in an abstract sense, but I'm not sure what you're getting at with this reply. Antisemitism (the attitude) predates the word by several centuries at least. Are you suggesting that prejudices in general do not in fact exist and are a fabrication of progressive ideologues? No, I'm not suggesting that. Prejudices of course exist. The word 'Antisemitism' as it is commonly used these days, is misused. Look up what a Semite is, and you'll see why. As a related aside. I cannot recommend enough for everyone reading this to find and watch the documentary 'Defamation' if one has not already seen it.

Like some other words that are used to label people as 'haters' such as 'homophobe'. it's a misused word. The vast majority of the people who use such words to label others however don't think that deep, even though we're talking about a level just below the superficial. It's not a product of christian mythology, it's a product of 'cultural Marxist' or 'progressive' mythology. Propaganda. They're marginalization tools, and work well for those with short attention spans.

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