tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post6870490459589426895..comments2024-01-07T05:28:45.522-08:00Comments on Thmazing's Thutopia: Cars have made us all criminalsTh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-83090004319522461752007-11-28T15:01:00.000-08:002007-11-28T15:01:00.000-08:00.I just don't want to take more than my share. Tha....<BR/><BR/>I just don't want to take more than my share. That's why I'm willing to trade in <I>racist</I>. Don't want to be seen as greedy. That's Capitalist Swine's job.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-32351241032381789672007-11-28T12:13:00.000-08:002007-11-28T12:13:00.000-08:00I'll check with the Official Committee on Haterism...I'll check with the Official Committee on Haterism Labels and get back to you. Do you mind being both, or are you set on one or the other?B.G. Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-33356450988218727472007-11-28T12:07:00.000-08:002007-11-28T12:07:00.000-08:00.Actually, come to think of it, I'm already a raci....<BR/><BR/>Actually, come to think of it, I'm already a <A HREF="http://thmazing.blogspot.com/2007/10/theric-racist-elitist.html" REL="nofollow">racist</A>...and for the same reason my education got me in trouble to boot.<BR/><BR/>I would much rather be an imperialist, though. Is it too late to change?Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-57032566458187844572007-11-28T11:55:00.000-08:002007-11-28T11:55:00.000-08:00No, but racist and imperialist are still free for ...No, but racist and imperialist are still free for the taking. Act now, supplies are limited!<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed the interview. Please do ask that question.B.G. Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-28910043974722215222007-11-28T11:28:00.000-08:002007-11-28T11:28:00.000-08:00.Also, it's important to remember, I have not been....<BR/><BR/>Also, it's important to remember, I have not been conclusively labeled a misogynist.<BR/><BR/>I'm just saying.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I enjoyed the first interview. I'm remembering that there was a question I meant to leave there....Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-7412457137705838032007-11-28T11:00:00.000-08:002007-11-28T11:00:00.000-08:00I can accept that. I read the "all" as meaning tha...I can accept that. I read the "all" as meaning that everyone was not a criminal until cars made them so, but I can also see it meaning that not everyone was a criminal until cars leveled the playing field (so to speak, in a very limited sense). As you're the author and therefore the expert on your own intent, taken together with the fact that your ethos is fairly high up on my personal scale, I'll trust you.B.G. Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-23855274381776749152007-11-28T10:46:00.000-08:002007-11-28T10:46:00.000-08:00.Oh, surely. They keyword is "all" I suppose, in m....<BR/><BR/>Oh, surely. They keyword is "all" I suppose, in my thesis.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-10963261365725408542007-11-28T07:50:00.000-08:002007-11-28T07:50:00.000-08:00I imagine your theory is mostly true as it applies...I imagine your theory is mostly true as it applies to upper- and middle-class white people. The people who are deemed "black" in any society (i.e. I'm not talking about race necessarily, but social constructs--in the U.S. the two happen to overlap quite a bit but that's not true everywhere) tend to at the very least distrust police and at the worst <A HREF="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=a7gzCfwDLr5s&refer=europe" REL="nofollow">attack them</A>. This happens because the "white" people in any given society are the ones in power, and the police, whose purpose is to make sure that power stays in place, represent safety and security for them (unless they're speeding or not turning on their blinker before turning). For the people who aren't in power, though, the police represent a social construct that is opposed to their very existence. So while you may walk down your street without fear of getting arrested, the Black kid in a slum of Chicago does not, nor does the Pakistani kid in the outskirts of Paris. I suspect that fear gets blown out of proportion, but I say that as a white American who hasn't ever been arrested (or beaten) just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, for having the wrong color of skin or the wrong religion.<BR/><BR/>I'm not talking about stereotypes, mind you, I'm talking about social attitudes that are very real, despite the fact that no, of course they aren't true for every individual in every situation. And no, the problem is not in power-hungry cops (though I would suggest that the power-hungry ones contribute to the problem) but in something much bigger than that. <BR/><BR/>So if you feel a little afraid of cops when you drive, take comfort in knowing that you're beginning to understand a little of what everyday life is like for millions of people around the world.B.G. Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.com