JimiHendrix

I wasn't implying that you were implying that

I said that in response to you saying
"we're all ignorant"

can't always use that as an excuse
sometimes
it works
but not always
it doesn't work when someone says
"I don't understand x, but I will still speak ill of x as if I do understand it"

I know that certain things sell more
http://www.amirite.com/754493-p...sting-when-its

but it's at the expense of the well being of many

for example
sex sells
http://amirite.com/761626-do-yo...nforce/1923606

but I still think there's more to it than just money
the war propaganda tactics are not new tactics

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I know we're all ignorant
but to say
"I don't understand x much, but I'm still gonna trash talk about x"
that is ridiculous

and it's not just about the money
think war propaganda

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I never said it was unique to a certain group

that is why I talked about profiling period

if it casts a shadow for some
that's their own problem if they're not willing to look into it instead of making instant and snap judgements about whole groups of people

if you want to understand a concept
go try to understand it instead of spreading vicious things about people

if it can tarnish the view for someone for a whole group
then that's just ignorance

I never said Muslims don't do anything wrong either
and I never said no Muslim is faultless
so I don't know where you get that from

I merely said the media propagates information while ignoring all the other information to serve whatever agenda they have

such actions are causing big problems

for example
A Muslim mother was killed in her home because of a hate crime

what the media is doing is promoting hate crime
and that is what I am opposing against

they keep hush hush about some crimes if it doesn't fit the mold they're trying to show

but if the crime fits their agenda
BOOM
blow it out of proportion

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did you even look at the chart?

and because of profiling
some guy almost escaped the bombing of a bank because they were eyeballing the innocent middle eastern dude

some other guy escaped a petty store theft because they were eyeballing the innocent black guy

I don't know about you
but if I was a black guy walking into a store
and if I was innocent
getting eyeballed while some else steals
that wouldn't make me too happy

it's profiling like that that's causing so many problems in the first place

it gives people a feeling of being unwelcome
which also leads to a lack of unity
and it obviously promotes racism within many
giving people the mentality that a certain race is the reason for certain problems

"go back to your country"
who really wants to hear that crap?
definitely not a hardworking person who did nothing to deserve the hate spewed at him/her

99%
sounds ridiculous

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http://www.amirite.com/760513-p...erican/1920267



that shadow is cast when you turn a blind eye to all the other information out there
and concentrate specifically on the what the media propagates

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A tutorial video, outlining what makes a good post (originality, wit, the ability to provoke thought and discussion, humour etc) and what doesn't.

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I'm sure it it, but the **** geek in me won't allow me to think it's funny cuz I'm like "but that doesn't show how many people who text and drive that don't get into an accident."

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People here seem to be having a lot of trouble picking up on sarcasm lately.

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Not mocking man, just writing truth.

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One who's never engaged in combat hasn't had the opportunity to develop the understanding that there's a massive chasm separating bravery and stupidity. You're welcome to be cannon fodder “Jimi”. And those who know better will live to fight another day. “...no ** ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor, dumb ** die for his country.” ~ Patton

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Clever. That was why I clarified that it's nothing wrong with the actual post, but post of the days have gone down in quality quite a bit which means either the mods are picking worse or we've gotten worse at doing our jobs.

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You are such a moralist.

Seriously though, as I said above: the slow loris is a perfect example of an animal that sets its goals and moves steadfastly toward them. This picture seemed to exemplify the idea of having a goal in sight and carefully inching toward it. The fixed gaze and the measured reach appeared to me to add value.

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Being able to defend ourselves is of a greater utility than getting moon rocks

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A higher power doesn't necessarily have to have a plan for everything (or anything at all).

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I guess it's how you're shaped to thing as well. My parents always told me that what is discovered in science is all part of the plan and that the more we learn the better.
I just think it's amazing to learn things like everything is made up of atoms and that an atom is mostly empty space, and everything fits so perfectly together it just seems to planned to be coincidence

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tv shows are pretty big
it's our way of getting into the media

Islamic leaders have been helping
making videos
facebook pages
etc.

the more the merrier though

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thing is Muslims aren't sitting by idly
we are passing out informational pamphlets and whatnot
we have tv shows trying to bring about awareness

it's not our fault we don't get as much media coverage
that's not all within our control

you get what I'm saying?

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oh okay
high proportion means many then
no?

and I can't disagree with your intention
I do believe you didn't mean to insult
but it did come off as insulting

you have to remember that people have differing perspectives
something may sound fine to you but completely offensive to another

with different experiences as factors

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