GrammarPolice @ GrammarPolice @lemmy.world

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You know, i used to kinda like and respect you, especially for keeping the fediverse alive with your posts, but you consistently insulting and looking for beef with me has dented my perception of you.

Welp it seems like you just want to argue for the heck of it if you choose not to grasp why I took your word on Indiana's racism. Unfortunately, i don't have the time nor the energy to continue explaining this to you. Good night sir.

If I did, you clearly did not leave enough of an impression for me to remember it.

Guess that's a testament to just how many comments you make.

Why are you out to get me? I took your word for it because you've experienced it for yourself. You know Indiana more than I do, so i think it's a no-brainer to take your word for it.

You seem to think i hate America or something due to previous discussions we've had, but I'm gonna tell you i have nothing against you guys. I love America in fact, and wish to someday visit all 50 states.

You just said yourself that Indiana is largely racist. I'm using you as a source🥲

It's because it isn't clear to me that white South Africans of present are majorly racists. I've tried to look up stats and studies and it's all anecdotal. Sure, it's there, but there's no evidence suggesting it's widespread enough to make generalisations.

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How is that a troll comment?

What did i do to you? Sounds like you have some animosity towards me

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Now we just need the cunni - 10⁶⁹

But he's not from Indiana though. The point I'm trying to make is that the commenter posed an unfair stereotype which suggested that white South Africans are proclived to racism even though there are no facts to support that argument. There is however evidence to suggest that Indianans or Idahoans or whatever other white inhabitants of famously racist US states are proclived to racism.

Do you see my point?

We don't cite Gramsci here

These people are liberals as well

Linking to the general page for liberalism instead of classical liberalism when talking about right wingers... huh sloppy

Go through my comment history and you'll see that the dog-piling on people with wrong think very much exists

This place def needs more centrists. Too many libs sucking themselves (and each other) off. Not more MAGA though. Those guys are just wrong

Are you fucking dumb?

Chill out bro

Go sealion somewhere else bud

I admit that one might have been a bad take in hindsight, but my stance is unshakeable on this issue

I don't know why i still bother honestly; only to be labelled a fascist/Nazi once they're done with the downvote bombing. It's disgusting.

I don't think it's a logical error to assume it's about race when the original comment did not specify otherwise.

Edit: It was also further confirmed by the commenter LowestStone that they themselves at least were looking at the race angle.

I understand your point about colonialism well and the fact that many white people who went to South Africa went there for the profits of human exploitation, but is this historical background enough to conclude that it is expected of a white South African to be racist? That's the problem i have with the initial comment i responded to. It doesn't differ much from reverse racism to me.

There seems to be a culture of hating one's own race in order to make up for colonialism and racism among white people. This is simply not necessary.