tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post6791969610224675040..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Dealing with bigotsLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-53758602042204978552014-05-01T17:23:52.948+12:002014-05-01T17:23:52.948+12:00I believe that the *only* "court" to dea...I believe that the *only* "court" to deal with racist comments should be the "court of public opinion". <br /><br />Hate-speech laws *always* end up protecting ONLY certain "favoured" groups. You will almost *never* see them used to protect white people because that'd be un-PC. <br /><br />Hate-speech laws are also used to shut down *perfectly factual* and valid criticism of (say) Islam. Geert Wilders' trial was proof of that. You can bet anything you like that he would not have been hauled before the court if he had been criticising *Christianity*. Muslims are a "protected group" - Christians aren't. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-55607202866599020132014-05-01T13:10:05.109+12:002014-05-01T13:10:05.109+12:00This is insight of the different drivers of racis...This is insight of the different drivers of racism in commercial as opposed to non-commercial spheres of life ...<br /><br />http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2014/04/donald_sterling.html<br />Jdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08997707351364990612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-4776771993832000832014-05-01T10:56:14.640+12:002014-05-01T10:56:14.640+12:00Personally I thought I was reading about a silly o...Personally I thought I was reading about a silly old man with a Black or Brown girlfriend on the side who was cavorting in public with Blacks and making him look foolish.. so he privately admonished her. He even told her he didn't mind if she slept with them so long as she was discrete.<br /><br />Also bear in mind we only heard a selected part of the tape so we don't know if he was steered into the comments he made.<br /><br />Yes, he probably was being racist but probably no more than so than millions of other Whites.<br /><br />And just as important was the response from Obama and co.. they want a racial divide for political purposes. I read enough US press to know that much worse comment is directed on air and in print against Whites and nobody blinks.. that is bloody sick.<br /><br />Now look at Hone making almost identical comments about Pakeha dating his daughters and thats OK for a politician? No complaints to the Race Relations people and no getting booted out of Parliament, no fines, no electoral consequences, still the leader of his party?<br /><br />What about the racial moralty police.. Minto and Bradford?.. not a peep.<br /><br />I'm reminded of a few years ago when California voted "No" to gay marriage.. Blacks were the main opposition. Suddenly White gays, the most liberal and tolerant of all Americans hit the blogs with thousands of N words.. no longer were Blacks part of the oppressed brotherhood of minorities.<br /><br />I'm afraid racial tolerance in the West is only a political device with too many people.<br /><br />JCJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875768024598278750noreply@blogger.com