Politics Black Lives Matter

[Ron The Bear]

Yeah and he chose to walk away.

Then chose to come back and take a knee.

He didn't do a great job of explaining his actions and chose discretion as the better part of valour to save his cricket career. It seems he is a principled man, but not that principled.

Meanwhile nobody noticed that the Sri Lankans didn't take a knee.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Meanwhile nobody noticed that the Sri Lankans didn't take a knee.

Bloody racists!

 

[Father Jack]

You absolute turnip.

Having a hissy fit and calling everyone racist rather than address what has been said makes you look like an idiot.

Yes, easily riled when you get called out. You're not fooling too many in this thread

 

[Ron The Bear]

Yes, easily riled when you get called out. You're not fooling too many in this thread

Mate, I just told you what my thoughts were and you threw something completely different back at me.

Unfortunately this is becoming a recurring theme on BF. Recently read that 50% of Tasmanian adults are functionally illiterate and I'd have no problem suggesting that extends to the other states as a result of our failing education system.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

He didn't do a great job of explaining his actions and chose discretion as the better part of valour to save his cricket career. It seems he is a principled man, but not that principled.

Meanwhile nobody noticed that the Sri Lankans didn't take a knee.

You noticed, nobody.

 

[Father Jack]

Mate, I just told you what my thoughts were and you threw something completely different back at me.

Unfortunately this is becoming a recurring theme on BF. Recently read that 50% of Tasmanian adults are functionally illiterate and I'd have no problem suggesting that extends to the other states as a result of our failing education system.

I'm merely suggesting that the most likely person in that situation to mention BLM would be you. It's hardly 'something completely different'.

 

[Ron The Bear]

I'm merely suggesting that the most likely person in that situation to mention BLM would be you. It's hardly 'something completely different'.

One more time for the slow: I have no issue with cricketers adopting taking a knee as a universal symbol of solidarity against racism provided it is not typecast as support for BLM.

 

[checkraiseulite]

Yeah it's like the republicans calling democrats divisive and calling for unity, while whining about losing elections and calling everyone radical leftists.

lol

everyone knows you only call for unity if you win.

same as blaming Russians.

 

[Father Jack]

One more time for the slow: I have no issue with cricketers adopting taking a knee as a universal symbol of solidarity against racism provided it is not typecast as support for BLM.

I know what you said, it's just that I think that you would self-sabotage via the escape route you've already set out so you wouldn't have to perform an anti-racism gesture.

 

[Lethality]

What do you guys think of John McWhorter?

 

[Leeda]

Bloody racists!

Girlboy..shooting from the nose…Kleenex up dude…

 

[Leeda]

What do you guys think of John McWhorter?

Hey you interr u….Ted…warning… a message of non compliance will be inbox directed…be ashamed…
pork chop warning..

 

[Eagle Wrath]

He didn't do a great job of explaining his actions and chose discretion as the better part of valour to save his cricket career. It seems he is a principled man, but not that principled.

Meanwhile nobody noticed that the Sri Lankans didn't take a knee.

I was wondering about that. And the Indians and Paki's for that matter. Why would they grovel and kneel. I bet they are secretly laughing at what most of the white fellas are forced to do right now.

 

[Ron The Bear]

I know what you said, it's just that I think that you would self-sabotage via the escape route you've already set out so you wouldn't have to perform an anti-racism gesture.

Turnip was being too kind.

 

[Ron The Bear]

I was wondering about that. And the Indians and Paki's for that matter. Why would they grovel and kneel. I bet they are secretly laughing at what most of the white fellas are forced to do right now.

Sri Lankans have never done it. If their reasoning is simply to steer clear of controversy, it’s sound.

 

[Father Jack]

Turnip was being too kind.

Lashing out again, like you have no argument.

 

[Father Jack]

I was wondering about that. And the Indians and Paki's for that matter. Why would they grovel and kneel. I bet they are secretly laughing at what most of the white fellas are forced to do right now.

I'm sure if you actually think about it for more than five seconds you might figure out why this is a bit of a nonsense argument.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Lashing out again, like you have no argument.

Did you just fart again?

 

[Rusty Brookes]

Pretty good article IMHO from Stan Grant on the whole De Kock issue.

Quinton de Kock has apologised and committed to taking a knee, but should he ever have been put in this position?

Does pluralism, liberalism, democracy, freedom of expression and rule of law shine a way forward or obscure a dark past that still haunts us today, asks Stan Grant.

www.abc.net.au

 

[CM86]

That the people engaging in the ceremony legitimately gave a sh*t...not hard

What, in your personal opinion, did BLM mean?
Why has it lost all meaning now?

I just want your personal opinion on this.

 

[CM86]

50% of Tasmanian adults are functionally illiterate and I'd have no problem suggesting that extends to the other states as a result of our failing education system.

Ask him if he farted again, again.

 

[Maddhew]

What, in your personal opinion, did BLM mean?
Why has it lost all meaning now?

I just want your personal opinion on this.

It's a slogan a movement, an organisation.

At its heart it was a lot of fed up people protesting against police brutality. There was way too frequent footage of black Americans being horrifically murdered by police. It was organic, it spread worldwide, sports people got on board if they chose too, most did.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Ask him if he farted again, again.

Do any of you have a valid point you’d like to make?

 

[Father Jack]

Do any of you have a valid point you’d like to make?

What an astonishing lack of self-awareness

 

[Ron The Bear]

What an astonishing lack of self-awareness

You're not contributing anything at all. Go away.