If Obama's daughters were walking around Hyde Park, they would be more likely to get hassled by the cops than would, say, Barbara and Jenna Bush at the same age. Privilege, in this case, depends on what happens to the average citizen on the street. That some black men attain positions of power does not prove there is no racism, it only proves that there isn't 100% racism.
Your statistical defense proves nothing at best. Of course blacks get caught more for crimes, because they are disproportionately persued by law enforcement. White kid with pot? Confiscate and scold. Black kid with pot? Lock him up. Relatively minor shit like that adds up. Is racism as prevalent as some people claim? Probably not. But that doesn't mean it doesn't happen, and on a pretty regular basis.
The Uber driver has the power to effect his prejudice by choosing not to pick up people he finds objectional. Power+prejudice=racism.
White privilege is nothing magical. It just means the extra breaks you get for being white that other people don't get. It's a stupid name for a concept that absolutely happens all the time. Uber drivers are less likely to pick up blacks. Cops are more likely to pull over people of color. People with "black sounding" names get fewer callbacks for various applications. And on and on and on. Nobody asks for it, people may not even do it consciously, and each event doesn't even have to be particularly measurable. Even if the effect amounts to just 1% less opportunity a week, it compounds over a lifetime. When some members of a group have a little extra drag on their ability to live their life, the effect is that the others have privilege.
Just because something isn't a profanity-laden, blackfaced crossburning doesn't mean it isn't racist, or that it shouldn't be worked on.
And your comment about Obama's kids? That's true only because people know who they are. If they were wandering through their neighborhood in Chicago with their friends, you can bet they would be judged by the color of their skin rather than what their daddy's job is. That's kind of the point.
Only if you are short sighted. This is all about energy. Russia wants to control it. Also, not even remotely halfway around the world if you look at it like this: http://www.geographicguide.com...
Meddling? Perhaps. But not aggression. Looking at it from the other side, what is the US supposed to do when Russia is trying to maintain the pro-Russian government they installed in the nation that only recently had fought for independence from Russia? Ukraine asks for help from NATO because Russia is fucking with them, and NATO gives it to them. Who is the prick?
This is when I would revert to my catholic all boys high school skills. Hide behind a book and shout "close your fucking gob!" Or "holy shit, what stinks?"
People like that WANT to be heard. This is the guy the rest of them are IMing about. "He just stares at us until he decides we have time to answer his stupid questions."
Right, but it is the part of driving that is tedious for the humans. Kind of like autopilot on airliners. Let the humans do what they are (currently) good at, and let them read a book for the boring parts.
I doubt that will happen despite wishing that it would. Grabbing a suspect's finger and touching it to their phone violates no rights and requires no speech on behalf of the accused. It's no different from removing a key from a pocket or forcing a breath test. The idea that encrypted data is private is only a vestige of the right against self-incrimination. If someone wants to use a fingerprint encryption key, they have ceeded that right uncompelled.
The justice department loves putting politicians from Illinois in jail no matter what party. If there was evidence, they would have brought charges. Rod Blagojevich, known Democrat, is rotting in jail right now for far less than what the lunatics are accusing HRC of.
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If Obama's daughters were walking around Hyde Park, they would be more likely to get hassled by the cops than would, say, Barbara and Jenna Bush at the same age. Privilege, in this case, depends on what happens to the average citizen on the street. That some black men attain positions of power does not prove there is no racism, it only proves that there isn't 100% racism.
Your statistical defense proves nothing at best. Of course blacks get caught more for crimes, because they are disproportionately persued by law enforcement. White kid with pot? Confiscate and scold. Black kid with pot? Lock him up. Relatively minor shit like that adds up. Is racism as prevalent as some people claim? Probably not. But that doesn't mean it doesn't happen, and on a pretty regular basis.
The Uber driver has the power to effect his prejudice by choosing not to pick up people he finds objectional. Power+prejudice=racism.
White privilege is nothing magical. It just means the extra breaks you get for being white that other people don't get. It's a stupid name for a concept that absolutely happens all the time. Uber drivers are less likely to pick up blacks. Cops are more likely to pull over people of color. People with "black sounding" names get fewer callbacks for various applications. And on and on and on. Nobody asks for it, people may not even do it consciously, and each event doesn't even have to be particularly measurable. Even if the effect amounts to just 1% less opportunity a week, it compounds over a lifetime. When some members of a group have a little extra drag on their ability to live their life, the effect is that the others have privilege.
Just because something isn't a profanity-laden, blackfaced crossburning doesn't mean it isn't racist, or that it shouldn't be worked on.
And your comment about Obama's kids? That's true only because people know who they are. If they were wandering through their neighborhood in Chicago with their friends, you can bet they would be judged by the color of their skin rather than what their daddy's job is. That's kind of the point.
What's that about statistics and lies?
Racist != prejudiced or bigoted.
Define "working" in this case.
Russia isn't a problem, their lunatic leader is.
Only if you are short sighted. This is all about energy. Russia wants to control it. Also, not even remotely halfway around the world if you look at it like this: http://www.geographicguide.com...
Yes, what a trauma it was to have the germans invading territory they had previously invaded fair and square.
Meddling? Perhaps. But not aggression. Looking at it from the other side, what is the US supposed to do when Russia is trying to maintain the pro-Russian government they installed in the nation that only recently had fought for independence from Russia? Ukraine asks for help from NATO because Russia is fucking with them, and NATO gives it to them. Who is the prick?
We are not eager for war, but we aren't going to let the USSR rebuild itself by forcefully taking over half of the world again.
Bingo. The country is as corrupt as it ever was, and the conversion to capitalism farce is wearing thin.
Millions didn't.
We only scare them to the extent we might interfere in their quest to control as euroasian energy as possible.
Maybe it's a mobile chipset / low power thing?
This is when I would revert to my catholic all boys high school skills. Hide behind a book and shout "close your fucking gob!" Or "holy shit, what stinks?"
People like that WANT to be heard. This is the guy the rest of them are IMing about. "He just stares at us until he decides we have time to answer his stupid questions."
Any company that doesn't have a strict "get the fuck out of here, you are sick" policy deserves the plague they will assuredly suffer.
Same here. The best part is that they keep getting better. Overall, my experience has been fantastic.
Right. And that mechanism is handled via some kind of software in a chip somewhere on the board. Rather than a physical switch yanking the power.
Computer power buttons have been software since the 90s. The difference is that it was not only controlled by the OS.
Also, as more and more drivers become automated, they can do things like leaving the right lane open for easier merging.
Right, but it is the part of driving that is tedious for the humans. Kind of like autopilot on airliners. Let the humans do what they are (currently) good at, and let them read a book for the boring parts.
I doubt that will happen despite wishing that it would. Grabbing a suspect's finger and touching it to their phone violates no rights and requires no speech on behalf of the accused. It's no different from removing a key from a pocket or forcing a breath test. The idea that encrypted data is private is only a vestige of the right against self-incrimination. If someone wants to use a fingerprint encryption key, they have ceeded that right uncompelled.
Just to muddy the issue more, what about someone who uses sign language? Action or communication?
The justice department loves putting politicians from Illinois in jail no matter what party. If there was evidence, they would have brought charges. Rod Blagojevich, known Democrat, is rotting in jail right now for far less than what the lunatics are accusing HRC of.