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Racism thrives on your silence and apathy, says human rights lawyer Dexter Dias. Telling the story of a harrowing UK court case that spotlights the corrosive effects of injustice, Dias urges us all to speak out and expose toxic myths about race — in order to allow hope, change and justice to flourish.
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Thrives pretty well shouted from the rooftops too!
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I dare you.
Oh damn
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I feel so bad for England.. the irony at the end of the day is these people are doing the very thing of those they accuse/claim.
Jesus what is wrong with you people… you ARE racism..
Its heartbreaking because you are fostering and festering it.
And you can label us all you want.. we will not capitulate because then we would be failing the actual fight for Unity; not Diversity.
(which in itself is another lie…) Your Diversity just like you destroys Unity. You attack and insult every humans independence and uniqueness’s..
And demand they fall in line.. That its Marxist.. a lie of Marxisms a that.
You prey on their victimhood, shortcomings and weaknesses and twist them into thinking they need to take that which wasn’t given.. You classically as good Marxist bring up the past, injustices and insulting grandfathers from 1000 y. ago and use it to fuel, direct, and justify your manipulated members..
You’re just as bad as any “far” right..
Hide it all behind your manipulations, at the end of the day you have become some kind of inside out Supremacist.
What hurts even more is you people are pushing so far that there is going to be a push back of the likes you have never seen.. And it will in its own necessity of self defense give a rise to the kind of racism we had finally gotten distance from… You would have proven X people right.. So you are worse because you are feeding both sides of that racism and fueling the inevitable push back.
And that is why you useful idiot drones who have been indoctrinated into Marxist ideals follow, a teaching that is not meant to unite but to divide with the promise the ones doing the dirty work will gain some kind of unity..but you wont.. its mean to to ENSLAVE..
And you are teaching people they are victims rather then how they can be special.. they can be of coarse, as your minions; which is sad.
Many of us when young got caught up in such good sounding ideas and honey words.. and most of us wake up as will many of you following this nonsense.
Our system has not failed you but it could have done better – especially should having known one day you idiots would try again with the world.
Its interesting you should mention them being as bad as the far right actually I found A study on dark triad traits and lo and behold both the far right and these clowns appear to be cut from the same cloth.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7369609/
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@Martin Huber Dude – I’ma give you a fair chance to take it down cos I’m certain you didn’t read it right. Peace.
So you feel angry because this video unfairly label you as a racist even though it didn’t mention your name?
@Frank T I have a family member tell me I was directly insulting *him* because I feel that Black lives matter too. Like, I feel this JUST to piss him off. The egos… xo
Silence is a perfectly acceptable response when every is screaming hysterically..
@Jai Rogers that’s it. Tell everyone different they’re wrong. It’s working very well right now, isn’t it?
@Joshua Chapin Im telling racist they are wrong. You are telling racist lets ignore it and get along. You make me sick.
AWWW COOL! Let’s all YELL louder and point fingers! Cuz that’s working!
…Or maybe- maybe SILENCE is better than being called racist and sexist because literally ANYTHING you say with helpful or positive intent and attempt at doing something right, has huge chances of twisted by someone else, and used against you- all because they don’t want things to get better anyway. I dunno. Just a thought.
But in this universe,
I KNOW one thing:
ENTROPY is inevitable- IT does not need help from us.
Only for some….
@Jai Rogers Non sequitur
Accusations of racism get funny when you hold up a mirror against them.
@The Conductor Esplin — I’m sorry my dear, if you are a black person, the Civil Rights movement of the 60s was not dishonest at all. When you’re tired of suffering, you do what you have to do to stop it! And if police and the president can break the laws and not be punished so can the people. Besides, MLK said himself that unfair laws should be broken.
@dollcrazy300
Mlk was different
He was fighting for the right to exist
Blm is fighting for free parking spaces and whatever they can get away with
Everyone already has free rights
What is there to fight for?
@The Conductor Esplin — Complete untruths! The are fighting against police brutality! Remember George Floyd?!
@dollcrazy300
Yeah i when the protesting was peaceful…
But now that shots been fired and bodies have fallen
Don’t you think there is a smart way to go about this whole thing
If anything it’s embarrassing on your side and it’s justifying people to be racist
@The Conductor Esplin — I’m not justifying it; just stating how people are when they feel unfairly brutalized. Property damage is not good but it is understandable. And the media and society only cover it and make change when there is violence. That’s wrong too!
We, as a society, should not put people in such a bad position. That’s the whole point of BLM; “Stop the police brutality so we won’t have to fight back!”
Also, no BLM protester or supporter has physically hurt anyone. But right wing protesters against BLM have killed BLM supporters in VA and Wisconsin.
Why are you not concerned about the police brutality against blacks and the right wing murders? Why is property damage more upsetting to you than the brutality and murder against people. BLM supporters destroy property; right wingers kill people. Which is worse? Property can be replaced; people cannot. And when a person is killed It often destroys the whole family in one way or another.
Normal people discriminate…Usually due to behaviour and character….
We literally have to discriminate in order to navigate the word. We judge people by what they wear, how they dress, how they speak etc. it’s the most normal. Doesn’t mean we should treat people as LESS or MORE because of their skin color.
@Marcos Luna : of course here you merely mean tell apart, instead of what this talk was about, unjust treatment.
even on that lighter note, if you’re pre-judging everyone by a stereotype, your life is really boring and you mis-judge everyone. you do not need to fear everyone that has a tattoo. your navigational map is faulty indeed.
@Chris racism isn’t new, there’s literally evidence of it in the Old Testament of the Bible. And prejudice is even older than that.
And you can discriminate for different things. An employer who doesn’t hire someone who’s not qualified for a specific reason just discriminated against that person- that doesn’t mean an unqualified person should’ve gotten that job. Discrimination doesn’t have to be because of race, in fact, it mostly isn’t
@Jennifer Isaacs yes. Because humans get the right to not be likable.
It doesn’t mean anyone’s insecurity gets to justify their actions. It means anyone gets to think as the please
@Chris I agree with you for the most part. However I think that this narrative misses that point – that we DISCRIMINATE (that’s the word for it, not “tell apart”) upon an infinite amount of variables. People have every right to not like people for their language or skin color. We show them that it’s wrong by enlightening them to the reality of the beauty that lies within diversity, not by virtue signaling and demonizing them.
Correction: all malevolence thrives on silence. If you see something done wrong on purpose, speak up!
Yes racism is malevolent!
Yes. Speak up. Don’t allow victims. But don’t pretend that opinions hurt you. As a racist I’ll make fun you, and that will be it.
It’s your insecurity that youll use to try justify your actions, after you’re called a bad word
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I think we are all one people. Sadly, what I’ve learned is that those like myself who are biracial are see as not ” full blood” within my own dna. Sadly some of my own people believe the lies about hair and skin difference within our line. I decided I fit where ever I am. And as people around me treat me a certain way because of what I look like or don’t, or how much money I have or don’t, or dress a certain way or don’t, or where I live or don’t, I think our bias is also found in our world which divides us to pay for its own agenda(s) and we who just want to be treated equally just want to thrive. Our world system is pretty jaded and it tricked down into culture .
Thank you for your comment among all this. I agree with you.
Because bringing it up every 30 seconds seems to be working flawlessly
@Danz Nadz god white identity politics of denial has gotten so snowflakey, I appreciate your efforts for anti-disinformation
I’m not white & I can honestly say I can’t ever remember a time when something racist was said to me that made me feel like it’s a rampant & widespread problem. I treat people the way I like to be treated & just about always works & for the people with issues I steer clear of them. I don’t entertain negativity, lies or racism & my race has never held me back of reaching my dreams
@Kosher_lk_Salt exactly, Thank you for saying this, there are lots out there who feel the same as you who have never experienced or felt victimised because of their race..
Because as a whole people are not racist it seems to me there are a small amount of racists and to counter that a large amount of people bashing the rest of us, and trying to tell us we are all racist when this is NOT the case.
Thanks again for people like you.
@Hayley Quinn most people are reasonable from what I’ve experienced in 44 years & any sane person just wants to live life without drama or frustrations & simply just want to live & let live, keep good friends that are mutually dependable, have a comfortable place to call home, work as hard as necessary to fund the type of lifestyle you’re comfortable or satisfied with & be able to provide for the most important people in your life which is family. Respect, being firm yet understanding & regularly doing the things that bring joy & happiness & not being a sensitive whiner are key to them be able to help your neighbor & fellow American. To be a decent human being doesn’t take special abilities or super human features I believe it’s contrary it’s very simple
@Lev Marchuk Wadda ya know, Marxism has an education problem and apparently makes you a bit nutty in the head.
Word. I’m in!
He cries out whilst he strikes you
Ted Talk fell short on anything that would be considered education.
It must not be doing well then, because I hear about it EVERY FREAKING DAY!
There us a lot more demand for racism than there is supply. Total farce. We know who is actually being discriminated on by skin color
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I didn’t agree with everything he said, but I agree that racism thrives in silence, and that those of us who can stand up for our black neighbors need to do so. This isn’t about race but about real issues that face people of color. We need to help wherever we can.
We can also listen with an open mind even when we disagree with someone on some details. Listen for the main theme of his message, and try to find some common ground.
It is in everyone’s best interests to work toward true equality in this country. We all benefit when our black neighbors are treated with the same kindness and respect that we all deserve.
I was always taught to simply stop talking about race. You don’t point out someone’s race when you meet them, or refer to someone by their race when talking about them. I believe that in order to stop racism people must stop talking about race.
Now, if you see someone being racist then you should call out their behavior. I also believe that discrimination should be punished. For example: If an old white woman calls a young black boy a “n****r” then she should be issued a citation, and vice versa.
Children should be taught to work together. Sadly, in America, our children are taught to compete with each other and to distance themselves from community work. Biggest mistake in education.
For those that are interested in a civil and educated conversation, please study the works of Layla.f.Saad before responding. She explains the situation remarkably well in her book.