03-05-2008, 06:55 PM
Husky,
In your eagerness to attack my ideas, you've twisted everything out of context. Learn to read properly before responding.
While it's true that there should be no racism, that's obviously never going to happen. Billions of people won't change all at once, you're living atop an ivory tower if you think otherwise. Racism is here to stay, it's a fact of life, it will never go away. In view of this fact, your solution is to live the life of a dreamer, imagining that some day there will be no racism, all the while repeating stupid old cliches such as "racism is wrong" and all the rest.
Yes, it's wrong, who's denying that? Despite knowing it's wrong, people want to be racist, so there goes your idea of a world without racism. So what are you gonna do about it? Cry and complain, as you've been doing now. Or give these people the taste of their own medicine, doing which we can be safe and secure, and live with some dignity?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Put simply, rather than say foolish things like, "There should be no racism, racism is evil," and other such old, hackneyed phrases, our attitude should be: Let there be racism, let the Aussies be racist, let the world be racist. We'll be racists too, and give them a taste of their own medicine.
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This must be a joke. A particularly unfunny one.
It's like saying "if they're doing drugs, we'll do it too. That'll teach 'em (how???)" Or: "if they behave like nazis, we'll show them by nazying back at them." Wah? blink.gif
Racism is a debilitating mental disease that people can't shake. No one wants to catch it. Don't try it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Your idea that we should have an army is a joke, a particularly unfunny one. It's like saying, "if terrorists are acting like nazis, our soldiers must show them by nazying back at them." Wah?
Killing is a debilitating mental disease. All people, especially our soldiers, must be free from it, which means no terrorist should be harmed. After all, we can't stoop to their level, riiiiight? <!--emo&
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->let the world be racist
Can't be serious. That's an ultra-nihilist statement. Why would anyone ever wish for that. It'd be kinder to humanity if you wished a meteor to bang into the planet and end all life. (Am not encouraging such fancies by the way)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Evidently, you can't understand things in a proper context, and this response is a perfect instance. If a solider says, "let there be war," it doesn't mean he's advocating war. It simply means he's confident of facing it, no solider is gonna say, "I hate war, I wish we lived in a peaceful world" and so on, EVEN IF HE DID BELIEVE in a peaceful world. Likewise, if one says let there be racism, it doesn't mean he's advocating racism. He's rather facing up to the fact that the world is racist, and he's ready to face the challenge nevertheless. It's just a show of strength, not a preference. But you've twisted it to make it appear as if I prefer a racist world. Like I said earlier, learn to read properly before responding.
Regards,
Suresh
In your eagerness to attack my ideas, you've twisted everything out of context. Learn to read properly before responding.
While it's true that there should be no racism, that's obviously never going to happen. Billions of people won't change all at once, you're living atop an ivory tower if you think otherwise. Racism is here to stay, it's a fact of life, it will never go away. In view of this fact, your solution is to live the life of a dreamer, imagining that some day there will be no racism, all the while repeating stupid old cliches such as "racism is wrong" and all the rest.
Yes, it's wrong, who's denying that? Despite knowing it's wrong, people want to be racist, so there goes your idea of a world without racism. So what are you gonna do about it? Cry and complain, as you've been doing now. Or give these people the taste of their own medicine, doing which we can be safe and secure, and live with some dignity?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Put simply, rather than say foolish things like, "There should be no racism, racism is evil," and other such old, hackneyed phrases, our attitude should be: Let there be racism, let the Aussies be racist, let the world be racist. We'll be racists too, and give them a taste of their own medicine.
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This must be a joke. A particularly unfunny one.
It's like saying "if they're doing drugs, we'll do it too. That'll teach 'em (how???)" Or: "if they behave like nazis, we'll show them by nazying back at them." Wah? blink.gif
Racism is a debilitating mental disease that people can't shake. No one wants to catch it. Don't try it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Your idea that we should have an army is a joke, a particularly unfunny one. It's like saying, "if terrorists are acting like nazis, our soldiers must show them by nazying back at them." Wah?
Killing is a debilitating mental disease. All people, especially our soldiers, must be free from it, which means no terrorist should be harmed. After all, we can't stoop to their level, riiiiight? <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->let the world be racist
Can't be serious. That's an ultra-nihilist statement. Why would anyone ever wish for that. It'd be kinder to humanity if you wished a meteor to bang into the planet and end all life. (Am not encouraging such fancies by the way)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Evidently, you can't understand things in a proper context, and this response is a perfect instance. If a solider says, "let there be war," it doesn't mean he's advocating war. It simply means he's confident of facing it, no solider is gonna say, "I hate war, I wish we lived in a peaceful world" and so on, EVEN IF HE DID BELIEVE in a peaceful world. Likewise, if one says let there be racism, it doesn't mean he's advocating racism. He's rather facing up to the fact that the world is racist, and he's ready to face the challenge nevertheless. It's just a show of strength, not a preference. But you've twisted it to make it appear as if I prefer a racist world. Like I said earlier, learn to read properly before responding.
Regards,
Suresh