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04-27-2014, 05:28 AM
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Why are "WE" mad at Donald Sterling?
So, this entire Donald Sterling (Clippers owner) thing has me thinking (wood burning smell!) of this question i want to ask you.
If you are one of the people who find his comments either inappropriate, offensive or bother you in some way, i'd like to ask why. Why does what Donald Sterling thinks matter?
Are we as a society saying that we are mad at you Donald Sterling for not living your life the way we would live our lives? Is that what the people who are mad at him are essentially saying?
If he wants to be a racist slimeball, why are we trying to stop him and why do we care one way or another?
Last edited by Stillriledup; 04-27-2014 at 05:32 AM.
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04-27-2014, 05:40 AM
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Whatever he thinks, it's certainly not world news. But the mainstream media sure make it seem that way, don't they? The question is why, especially when they purposefully ignore far more important matters. The mainstream media have become a propaganda machine. They're not about presenting the news, but about controlling opinions and emotions. Anytime the masses are being played by these false media, with something that just seems too obvious, take a step back and a moment to reflect.
Last edited by Dark Horse; 04-27-2014 at 05:42 AM.
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04-27-2014, 09:13 AM
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It has not been verified it was he who really said it, but all the networks are broadcasting it.
That is what I find disturbing about it.
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04-27-2014, 09:59 AM
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Because the way to get rid of racists is the shine the light on them. They can only operate and spread their venom in the dark.
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04-27-2014, 10:16 AM
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If uttering a racial expression makes one a racist - then we are all racists.
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04-27-2014, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by delayjf
If uttering a racial expression makes one a racist - then we are all racists.
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Speak for yourself.
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04-27-2014, 10:22 AM
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Ha Ha, you know its true.
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04-27-2014, 10:23 AM
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Humans are some funny animals.
We have all these morals, yet our power-system is driven in large part by zero-sum cannibalism.
Then we love to "dehumanize" outsiders in order to justify our morality system within that cannibalistic system.
Whether it be on the basis of wealth, nationality, religion, race, etc... we don't care as long as it makes those other humans "bad" or less human! 
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Originally Posted by Dark Horse
Whatever he thinks, it's certainly not world news. But the mainstream media sure make it seem that way, don't they? The question is why, especially when they purposefully ignore far more important matters. The mainstream media have become a propaganda machine. They're not about presenting the news, but about controlling opinions and emotions. Anytime the masses are being played by these false media, with something that just seems too obvious, take a step back and a moment to reflect.
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Media seems to have 2 functions:
1. Propaganda
2. Drive-Revenue
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Last edited by Robert Fischer; 04-27-2014 at 10:24 AM.
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04-27-2014, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Robert Goren
Because the way to get rid of racists is the shine the light on them. They can only operate and spread their venom in the dark.
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Who got hurt by his comments?
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04-27-2014, 10:44 AM
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If you listen to the comments very carefully, you can come away with the impression that he was more concerned with getting phone calls from either friends or business associates who might be racists than he was about who she was actually hanging around with or sleeping with.
If that's true, you can still question his judgment for hanging out and doing business with such people.
But there is a subtle distinction between not wanting her to associate with and bring black people to the arena because he's hates them and not wanting to field questions from business associates about why his supposed girlfriend is hanging out with famous black people. It sounded like he just wanted her life to remain more private because he's a public figure and known to be seeing her.
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Last edited by classhandicapper; 04-27-2014 at 10:51 AM.
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04-27-2014, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
..you can come away with the impression that he was more concerned with getting phone calls from either friends or business associates who might be racists than he was about who she was actually hanging around with or sleeping with.
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Not the impression I got.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slate..._bringing.html
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04-27-2014, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom
Who got hurt by his comments?
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The obvious answer is Donald Sterling but the image and perception of all NBA team owners will tainted if Sterling is allowed to continue his ownership.
First amendment rights carry consequences.
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04-27-2014, 12:00 PM
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First amendment rights carry consequences.
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Is it first amendment here, or violation of privacy?
What was said was not meant not be public, and is that you have as who got hurt?
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04-27-2014, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Stillriledup
If you are one of the people who find his comments either inappropriate, offensive or bother you in some way, i'd like to ask why. Why does what Donald Sterling thinks matter?
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The irony here is all the people, including players, saying that this is inappropriate for the NBA. This is the first time I have ever heard anyone ever even imply that anything could be inappropriate for the NBA.
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