Why is Letsrun considered toxic?

See , I need an edit button 'cause I lack the patience and polish that comes with "white privilege".

Honkey not honey.

FredFlintstone wrote:

See , I need an edit button 'cause I lack the patience and polish that comes with "white privilege".

Honkey not honey.

hey Fred, I mean Mr. Suburbia, don't sweat it, it's not any more comprehensible even with the correction.

That said, hooray for our side (whichever side your on).

toxico wrote:

Armstronglivs wrote:

New Zealanders are Aussies? I guess that makes Canadians to be Americans. Education fail.

Yes, the Aussie continent. Canadians are indeed Americans except to the egocentric USA that thinks it’s two entire continents.

Yes. Canadians are obviously americans. Giant education fail by Armstrong. People like him should be banned for low iq

toxico wrote:

de unbanned wrote:

Wait, what? You think "if half of even a third of the country is racist or toxic, then it just means that those traits are a common human norm, nothing to worry about"?

No, it means that a portion of the country has been fed racist propaganda, and swallowed it. Sad. And ugly.

Yes, I absolutely think what I stated. The other half could criticize your half similar to how you criticize them. That your half is the one that has been brainwashed. Politically, about half the time, they outnumber your half and have their government. Half the country can’t be evil. If it is, “evil” is not problematic.

What kind of thinking is that? Are you saying that if half the country are neo-Nazis who want to exterminate the other half, then it cannot be evil or problematic because it is half the country? I'm pretty sure Jesus would not agree. Jesus was a Jew oppressed by Romans, and he clearly thought that was wrong.

This thread about 'is LRC toxic' has been contaminated with toxins.

sayyestonepotism wrote:

toxico wrote:

Yes, the Aussie continent. Canadians are indeed Americans except to the egocentric USA that thinks it’s two entire continents.

Yes. Canadians are obviously americans. Giant education fail by Armstrong. People like him should be banned for low iq

Even bigger fail by you. Only those from the US describe themselves as "Americans"- or are seen by others as such - while Canadians would never describe themselves as "Americans". Thankfully. And nor are New Zealanders "Australians", separated as they are by a sea as well as being completely independent self-governing nations. But as this board continues to show, public education no longer cuts it in the US.

toxico wrote:

Armstronglivs wrote:

New Zealanders are Aussies? I guess that makes Canadians to be Americans. Education fail.

Yes, the Aussie continent. Canadians are indeed Americans except to the egocentric USA that thinks it’s two entire continents.

The subject raised was countries, not continents, Einstein. And New Zealand is not part of an "Australian" continent.

toxico wrote:

Armstronglivs wrote:

New Zealanders are Aussies? I guess that makes Canadians to be Americans. Education fail.

Yes, the Aussie continent. Canadians are indeed Americans except to the egocentric USA that thinks it’s two entire continents.

I found reading your responses tedious. Your intelligence doesn't come off natural, it comes off forced. Thus it feels like your arguments aren't genuine.

At any rate, there isn't a single Canadian who thinks of themselves as "American." I know what you are trying to suggest. But, we all know what being "American" means. So to say Canadians are Americans is silly.

toxico wrote:

Sounds like you agree with exactly what I said but calling me a Nazi.

I agreed with nothing you said - but that obviously escaped you. You had suggested race could be a factor in determining intelligence. You are wrong . You aren't a Nazi but you are clearly poorly informed about their racially-based and completely refuted ideology.

de unbanned wrote:

toxico wrote:

Yes, I absolutely think what I stated. The other half could criticize your half similar to how you criticize them. That your half is the one that has been brainwashed. Politically, about half the time, they outnumber your half and have their government. Half the country can’t be evil. If it is, “evil” is not problematic.

What kind of thinking is that? Are you saying that if half the country are neo-Nazis who want to exterminate the other half, then it cannot be evil or problematic because it is half the country? I'm pretty sure Jesus would not agree. Jesus was a Jew oppressed by Romans, and he clearly thought that was wrong.

It’s democratic thinking. If you insist on raising extreme hypotheticals, I’d have to ask what is your top-level principle that is uncompromisable? Is it Democracy? That all people have an equal say in their governance? If so, the answer would be yes, we should listen very seriously to half the people. Extermination of any people would however be unconstitutional and would require much more then a simple majority to change that, not to mention that that wanting mass extermination is not a realistic threat to consider in the US today. But Hitler comparisons abound and are thrown about all too casually.

Jesus who?

doesnt matter what people describes themselves. some men also describe themselves as females and canadians factually are americans. You sound like the flat earth person denying facts.

I was just thinking that, this thread is now a perfect example of why Letsrun is considered toxic.

The Clown Show wrote:

toxico wrote:

Yes, the Aussie continent. Canadians are indeed Americans except to the egocentric USA that thinks it’s two entire continents.

I found reading your responses tedious. Your intelligence doesn't come off natural, it comes off forced. Thus it feels like your arguments aren't genuine.

At any rate, there isn't a single Canadian who thinks of themselves as "American." I know what you are trying to suggest. But, we all know what being "American" means. So to say Canadians are Americans is silly.

On Aussies and Canadians, yes, I was just being silly. I also was wrong about New Zealand being part of the Australian continent coz it’s not part of any continent.

On the other stuff, my arguments are genuine. Let’s stick to the arguments, not the person, their intent, or assessment of their intelligence, none of which we have any visibility into on this forum except through their arguments. My arguments are not for everybody. And yes, reading nuanced thoughts can be tedious. It’s a lot easier to just declare someone racist like many do.

It’s simple. Mostly sheltered, dumb kids indoctrinated by liberal high school teachers are making claims of ‘toxicity’.

Once and Future wrote:

I was just thinking that, this thread is now a perfect example of why Letsrun is considered toxic.

Right?

Add on the fact that people who have posted examples that perfectly answer the OP’s questions have been removed by the moderators, and the thread answers itself.

toxico wrote:

On the other stuff, my arguments are genuine. Let’s stick to the arguments, not the person, their intent, or assessment of their intelligence, none of which we have any visibility into on this forum except through their arguments.

Fair enough.

toxico wrote:

And yes, reading nuanced thoughts can be tedious. It’s a lot easier to just declare someone racist like many do.

Based on how I post, many are quick to jump on me as a liberal when in fact I'm a registered independent and left-leaning centrist. I tilt right on LGBTQ and immigration issues. Voted Biden, wouldn't vote Biden in for term number 2 unless the GOP candidate is Trump or a reTrumplican. So, yeah, I understand nuance.

The nuance is not the issue. I'm an educated person and I find it hard to keep up with what your trying to say and what you really mean. Heck, maybe I'm just not intelligent enough to understand it. So yeah, maybe I'm not the target audience. But based on the posting habits and shared beliefs of many on this board, I'm not sure there are many who would "get it."

I think one of the take aways I have is that American people seem to have a vastly different sensibility to other places. I've never been to America and I'm sure if you are there you'll find people are just people, but from this message board I get the impression your culture is more 'self' related than thinking of being a member of a society. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, just different (certainly from the attitudes in my country). You guys seem to see people as two types - conservative or progressive, whereas I think the world is far more nuanced than that.