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9 hours ago, Akane Nacht said:

Why would someone burn it or drag it through the dirt if it's unimportant?

For countries that have been through wars, been occupied, survived through disasters... flags are important.

They burn it or destroy it to show their contempt for the people that value it. 

Plus a flag can't fight back

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4 minutes ago, Fionalein said:

Let's see where that blind adherence to symbolism leads us:

Don't you dare defile the name Southern Cross by using it on that dixie thing

 

The Confederate Southern Cross dates from 1862 the Australian one from 1903. 

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47 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said:

Racists hate facts.

so do leftists

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1 hour ago, halebore Aeon said:

Look let's step back into time here, I am part black, but that has nothing to do with this. I know for a fact, that blacks were selling blacks to slave traders for the wealth. That Slavery wasn't a white person thing, it was a rich person thing. There are documented cases of, blacks owning slaves, whites being slaves. And let's not forget about the Irish. Now let's step further back, Natives weren't innocent either. They were waging wars with other tribes, for more territory. That all being said, even when the settlers came down, they were specifically asked, to be diplomatic. But one can only do so much when constantly being attacked.  Yes, Racism still exists, but not on the scale that it claims to be. 

You see most anti racists dont care about minorities treating each other horribly. its well documented that blacks and arabs were the ones that sold blacks to white slave traders.

But they don't care about that. 

All they care about is white on black oppression.

And why?

Because in the final analysis, they are anti-white.

Its not their fault though, all their lives they have been taught that whites are evil and that all the ills of the world can be blamed in the white race.

Who teaches such lunacy?

Those same socialists that are bent on destroying western civilization.

 

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1 hour ago, Blush Bravin said:

Rather simplistic answer, isn't it? It's always easy to point fingers. There's enough blame to go around including those who find themselves in these situations. There are no easy answers or solutions. But I think it first has to start with leaving behind the victim mentality and picking yourself up and refusing to be a victim any longer.

except i can privide proof of my assertions unlike others in here.

The simple fact is if you believe something is true you will find overwhelming evidence that it exists everywhere you look.

Take systemic racism, which one forum motormouth cant stop talking about. They believe it truly exists so they blame everything on that.

 

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17 hours ago, Callum Meriman said:

Nah, we see them as mostly just wankers. A fringe group of drunk and obnoxious bogans who drape themselves in the flag come invasion day and are the ones shout "Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi" at the cricket/Footy.

Not many people like them. Proven by the fact their political party of choice, one nation, only gets 7% of the vote.

I'm not referring to the Australian Southern Cross but the Confederate Southern Cross.

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13 hours ago, ellestones said:

according to Abraham Lincoln the war was fought to stop slavers from breaking up the USA

i guess its time for some Abraham Lincoln quotes.

I'll be sure to include one or two that shows his feelings about blacks.

What's hysterical though is the last time i did the response was "figures, typical Republican"

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17 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said:

Exactly. Too bad we never passed a similar law!

Yes we should just repeal the first amendment

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4 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said:

Imagine if people were to wave the British flag in the US, or the Nazi flag in Germany.

do you really think Americans would be upset if a Brit flew the Union Jack in America?

 

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4 hours ago, Luna Bliss said:

Too true, Kitty...that's where this delusional behavior of pretending they won via the flag-waving comes from...

so everyone flying the Southern Cross is delusional? if thats all there is to it perhaps you could explain why you and others of your ilk want it banned

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33 minutes ago, Phil Deakins said:

Don't you believe it. There are plenty of threads locked these days when there hasn't been any flaming or anything negative of any kind. People have even been suspended from both here and SL itself without breaking any forum rules/guidelines. It's can be really idiotic here at times.

tsk tsk Phil you commented on moderator behavour... see ya in a week or so

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1 minute ago, Love Zhaoying said:

Maybe, if when the mods check in, we are all in a drum circle or holding hands singing “Kumbayah”, nothing will happen.

if a thread has the word race in the title, it should be constantly monitored

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18 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

No need for locks if nobody starts name-calling, right?

ive not seen all your posts today yet

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17 hours ago, Callum Meriman said:

Says something about your countries gun culture more then racism. Thought comes to mind about Justine Damond an Australian lady living in Minneapolis. She heard a commotion in the laneway and called the police, the police arrived, she went to the car window to talk to them, and they shot her. The killer pleaded the shooting was self-defence and involved a reasonable use of force. She was unarmed and wearing her pyjamas when she was shot in the stomach. 

It's not racism... it's that your countries gun culture is completely out of control. To the point the even your authorities, people that should be able to be trusted, have itchy trigger fingers for everyone as well.

 

we dont have a gun culture we simply have the constitutional right to own weapons.

we do have a nihilistic amoral culture but i lay that at the feet of 70 years of leftists doing everything in their power to destroy our country our values and our heritage

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2 hours ago, Luna Bliss said:

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Nalatas, just because society has arrived at a place where making fun of people of other races, LGBTQ people, disabled people, and other marginalized/minority people is looked down on, and sometimes mistakes are made when critcizing others for perceived infractions, this does not mean there is no value in society attempting to correct those who are acting in bigoted ways. You are labeling this as 'Political Correctness", while I label it as 'treating people with respect'.
Yes, it's going to get abused sometimes, and misused by politicians to achieve political goals, but that does not mean this refreshing era permeating society with the notion that it is NOT OK to belittle others who are different should be abolished. Nor does it HAVE to mean that people can't still examine their own ethics.

I understand the annoyance. It's happened to me, just earlier on this forum. I posted a pic of an overweight woman (or man, not sure) in an ugly conservative flag dress, as Phorumities SL house with its Conferderate paraphanalia was apparently under attack from neighbors who had canons (I think) pointed at him. Above the pic I wrote "Help Is On The Way". Someone then accused me of "fat shaming". Yes, it's annoying, but I'd rather someone confront me mistakingly than take away this newfound respect people have for others who are different or disadvantaged.

Another annoying incident. I posted a poem I was beginning, named "Jewish Guard @ The Gas House", and the context of this poem was my perception that some who had less power (the guards) in the situation were buddying up with the most powerful in order to obtain favors (suck ups). A common dynamic, expressed in the poem title.  But someone accused me of being a racist (I guess because I mentioned Jews, who knows!).

Still, please, stop trying to shut this down with your nasty labels (political correctness). People are trying to find their way, and overall it's a good thing. 

Perhaps you can explain how a group called Black Lives Matter can call a shooting racist when a black cop shoots a black man who refuses to put down his gun and advances on the officer. They even called for the resignation of the chief of police, who was also black.

Groups like Black Lives Matter are nothing but out of control special interest groups that really shouldn't be given the time of day.

Lets not forget, for every black killed by a cop, several whites are also killed.

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6 minutes ago, KanryDrago said:

a tip for you both in future quote from uncyclopedia then noone can accuse you of posting informational links nods

 

Its funny but if I don't post a link as proof of what I say, I'm called a liar and a troll. If  I do post a link, I'm called a spammer.

I have found out that what people do hate to call me is correct.

*rolls eyes*

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1 hour ago, Luna Bliss said:

Oh come ON for christs sake -- aren't the differences between a child molester/jihadi vs someone calling a disadvantaged person a derogatory name or otherwise abusing them VERY obvious? You are actually calling this a 'gotcha'?

There's a difference between being polite and respectful and being honest. If you are polite to the point of not being honest, that's a bad thing.

Its at the point where one can't state an honest proven fact if it causes someone to play the race card.

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3 hours ago, Selene Gregoire said:

Who is ranting?

I posted an informational link. What others do with it isn't on me.

Welcome to my world 

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2 hours ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

Not true.  Way back when, I'm pretty sure LL did do it this way, but no longer.

These days, the monthly tier billing is based on the date that you first use more tier than your Premium allotment.  I know this from a variety of alts that I have created over the last year that contribute tier to my land group.  I have some alts that have donated their 1024 to my land group, but have never used more than that -- they don't even have a Tier Billing date showing on their dashboard.  The other ones are all random based on when they used enough tier to cause billing.

Thank you

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Just now, moirakathleen said:

Lately it seems that this generally happens when politics gets jammed into a thread about something in SL, where the political aspect (if one even exists) is very minor compared to the political posts that end up being made in the thread.  Also the labeling and name calling that generally ensues with political discussions also leads to the locking of the thread.  

Keeping unnecessary political statements (and the discussion they generate) out of a thread will help keep it from becoming locked.

Oh I agree, but since all life is political, it's hard not to. 

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1 hour ago, Kai Lyvingstone said:

Butbutbut.... it's true! *sob* I get treated so bad by those NASTY BIMBO HUMANS, with their FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER butts and boobs hanging out!

I've let it go long enough, but  I think your blackface forum picture is highly insensitive and reprehensible in these modern times.

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Just now, Selene Gregoire said:

Like you did with my post.

Which one?

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13 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

Start? How long have you been here, Minx?!

One thing that really annoys me about (other) people in here is how they will deliberately misread what you wrote, or put their own spin on it to try and score points. And then before you can correct them YET AGAIN the thread gets locked.

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4 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

I'm not one of the regulars here that doesn't automatically blow off or dismiss everything you say just because it is you.  However, your statement here shows that you either didn't really read the article or didn't understand it or are just attempting to be sarcastic.

On the off chance that you or someone else doesn't fully understand this part -- going out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant would typically fall under "Cultural Exchange/Sharing".  Unless you decided to dress up in some sort of silly stereotyped Mexican outfit and act in a manner that is definitely just stereotype behavior.

 

To be honest  I didn't read it until after someone else commented on the tea thing.

Also, I never go out to Mexican restaurants.

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2 hours ago, Ethan Paslong said:

WHERE does it say it is the same time, both billing cycles doesn't have to be syn'd .. YOU are simply not right in your statement. I AM.

 

Wow, look at that. You learn something new every day. My Bad

*assuming the picture isn't doctored in some way*