28 Feb
2013
28 Feb
'13
10:03 a.m.
considering that i was called an idiot and met with hostility when
my original intent was to get some more information on the subject. i'd be
interested in keeping this discussion public.
-Wolfy
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Anon195714 <anon195714(a)sbcglobal.net>wrote;wrote:
Re. Hep:
Rather than just sling a sentence-full of unsupported ad-hominems (clue:
ad-homs = you lose), how'bout unpacking that nonsense and spelling it out?
Assertion: gang violence kills more young black men than police do.
That's an assertion of fact. If you don't like it, you're welcome to try
to disprove it. Go get some numbers.
Question: where are the protests over gang violence? The question
stands. Show us a mass protest at a known gang house after a particularly
egregious shooting.
A young black guy I knew was killed in a drive-by. Ever hear of Tupac
Shakur? I was one of his 2nd Engs. at Starlight Studios in Richmond. He
was ferociously brilliant. Murdered at age 25.
"Privileged": about 1/3 of SudoRoom members are unemployed and many are
borderline homeless. Admittedly that's a rough estimate. But if you don't
like my numbers, get some better ones.
Full-time jobs at decent wages would be a good thing: What don't you like
about that? Gandhi once said "Western civilization would be a good
thing." I say worker solidarity would be a good thing. But you can't have
worker solidarity until people have work. A job at decent wages isn't a
privilege, it's a human right. And hackers picking up more trade-skills is
also a good thing.
Let's take this to private email so we don't digress the list.
-G.
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On 13-02-28-Thu 8:35 AM, hep wrote:
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 1:13 AM, Anon195714 <anon195714(a)sbcglobal.net>wrote;wrote:
As for comparing "'known gang member'" to "the more privileged
class":
that's postmodern BS. The #1 killer of young black men in Oakland isn't
police bullets but gang bullets. So where are the outraged protests in
front of known gang enclaves, eh? This isn't an abstraction: a young black
man I knew was killed in a drive-by. As for "privileged class," about 1/3
of SudoRoom members are unemployed, and many are borderline-homeless. A
few more "privileges," such as full-time jobs that pay decent wages, would
be a good thing.
What's up sudoroomers? Hugely concerned about all the racist, classist,
and privileged BS that was spouted in this paragraph right here.
-hep
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