Black Health Matters

[digi]

Enough to stop traffic on the Bay Bridge - http://abc7news.com/traffic/chained-protesters-shut-down-wb-traffic-on-bay-bridge/1164394/

[xondat]

****ing ****ers thinking they can stop traffic. Pisses me off so ****ing much. It's like that guy that stopped that highway to propose, what the **** you arsehole.

[Melvang]

Arrest those **** heads.  As soon as you disrupt the flow of traffic, especially on a large bridge with no close way around, you are no longer a PEACEFUL protest and liable to prosecution.

[digi]

How would we protest a "White Health Matters" event? Block the entrance to Walmart??

[jerue]

All Health Matters ^TM

How would we protest a "White Health Matters" event? Block the entrance to Walmart Whole Foods??

ftfy

[billnye]

MLK didn't die fo dis

[HoffmanMyster]

I must be behind the times. 

Since when does disrupting everyone's days helpfully convey a message?

[asdfjkl36]

Wtf

[Melvang]

How would we protest a "White Health Matters" event? Block the entrance to Walmart??

The Flint water thing going on right now???  Does that qualify, ohh ****, I forgot.  We can't do this because of the whole white privilege thing.

[heedpantsnow]

never mind.

Edit:  Is it a sign of getting older that you see "the line" and actually not cross it more and more?   

[livingspeedbump]

I must have missed where someone said Black Heath didn't matter, because I've yet to hear anyone say that.

[HoffmanMyster]

I must have missed where someone said Black Heath didn't matter, because I've yet to hear anyone say that.

Not that you were asking, but Hoffman Health Matters too. 



Just sayin'.

[Connly33]

I'm all for the right to protest, almost whatever the reason, but no matter what the protest is, if it gets to the point of disrupting the lives of many people that have nothing to do with the protest. That's when it goes to far in my mind. All things like this do is create more racial tension.

[Photekq]

**** all of you racists in this thread. Bigoted Nazi mother****ers. Trayvon was a good kid.

[demik]

JERRY JERRY JERRY

[Melvang]

Don't get me wrong, I am all for protesting so long as it is done right, tastefully, and legally.  When you block traffic, or intimidate paying customers to an establishment that is not centrally pivotal in your cause, then you are breaking the law and deserve to be arrested.

[noisyturtle]

Haha, way to sully their message. How did they ever convince themselves this was in any way a remotely good idea? Probably a bunch of upper middle class entitled liberal college millennials who think safe spaces are different from segregation and that people shouldn't be able to say things in public that offends them.

[demik]

Haha, way to sully their message. How did they ever convince themselves this was in any way a remotely good idea? Probably a bunch of upper middle class entitled liberal college millennials who think safe spaces are different from segregation and that people shouldn't be able to say things in public that offends them.

**** TUMBLR

[Roibhilin]

you guys wouldn't have liked MLK either but thanks 4 circlejerking about this I know who not to give my money to now :// i dont know what other ideology i'd expect from people spending thousands on computer peripherals tho

[HoffmanMyster]

you guys wouldn't have liked MLK either but thanks 4 circlejerking about this I know who not to give my money to now :// i dont know what other ideology i'd expect from people spending thousands on computer peripherals tho

You're not going to sell things to people that don't like people breaking the law?

[Waateva]

How would we protest a "White Health Matters" event? Block the entrance to Walmart??

The Flint water thing going on right now???  Does that qualify, ohh ****, I forgot.  We can't do this because of the whole white privilege thing.

The Flint water crisis is affecting people of all skin colors along with their children, don't make something serious like that a racial issue.

[Melvang]

you guys wouldn't have liked MLK either but thanks 4 circlejerking about this I know who not to give my money to now :// i dont know what other ideology i'd expect from people spending thousands on computer peripherals tho

The Million Man March took place inside the city with many other routes of travel available.  On top of being located at the US capitol.  This "protest" on the bay bridge did nothing bu disrupt the flow of traffic on a busy and very important bridge.  Please enlighten me as to how this qualified as a "peaceful protest".

How would we protest a "White Health Matters" event? Block the entrance to Walmart??

The Flint water thing going on right now???  Does that qualify, ohh ****, I forgot.  We can't do this because of the whole white privilege thing.

The Flint water crisis is affecting people of all skin colors along with their children, don't make something serious like that a racial issue.

I apologize, I wasn't meaning to make it a racial issue, but it already was from the original post and the nature of the link posted.  I do realize that the Flint water crisis is affecting everyone.  Apparently it was just bad taste on my part.

[Roibhilin]

you guys wouldn't have liked MLK either but thanks 4 circlejerking about this I know who not to give my money to now :// i dont know what other ideology i'd expect from people spending thousands on computer peripherals tho

You're not going to sell things to people that don't like people breaking the law?

thats pretty reductionist and i'm not about to debate civil disobedience on a keyboard forum

[HoffmanMyster]

thats pretty reductionist

As was your comment. 

If people are misinformed, I'm sure they would appreciate some help on the subject.  Why not contribute to the discussion?

[baldgye]

What about black humor?

[Roibhilin]

thats pretty reductionist

As was your comment. 

If people are misinformed, I'm sure they would appreciate some help on the subject.  Why not contribute to the discussion?

explaining that a bunch of civilians blocking a road as praxis aren't violent to a thread full of people calling them "f*ckers" and joking about black people getting hit by cars is a pretty good example of "pick your battles" so I'd prefer not to

[Melvang]

thats pretty reductionist

As was your comment. 

If people are misinformed, I'm sure they would appreciate some help on the subject.  Why not contribute to the discussion?

explaining that a bunch of civilians blocking a road as praxis aren't violent to a thread full of people calling them "f*ckers" and joking about black people getting hit by cars is a pretty good example of "pick your battles" so I'd prefer not to

Then why did you chime in in the first place? 

By all means people have the right to protest PEACEFULLY.  What part of what happened on that bridge was peaceful?

[HoffmanMyster]

explaining that a bunch of civilians blocking a road as praxis aren't violent to a thread full of people calling them "f*ckers" [...] is a pretty good example of "pick your battles" so I'd prefer not to

Calling these protestors "****ers" and calling the idiot that proposed in the middle of a freeway a "****er" in the same breath hardly sounds like a racially charged comment by any stretch of the imagination.  I think that drawing any sort of racial conclusion from the comments is more racist than the comments themselves.  I'd make the same comments regardless of race - would you?

joking about black people getting hit by cars

I skimmed the thread and couldn't find any mention of this.

[baldgye]

Americans and your racism is so sweet. Here in the civilized world we have learnt that the only people who can't be trusted are gingers. That's science.

[Photekq]

you guys wouldn't have liked MLK either but thanks 4 circlejerking about this I know who not to give my money to now :// i dont know what other ideology i'd expect from people spending thousands on computer peripherals tho

explaining that a bunch of civilians blocking a road as praxis aren't violent to a thread full of people calling them "f*ckers" and joking about black people getting hit by cars is a pretty good example of "pick your battles" so I'd prefer not to

Right on brother man. **** all these racist bigots. Fight the power!

[demik]

Americans and your racism is so sweet. Here in the civilized world we have learnt that the only people who can't be trusted are gingers. That's science.

We hate gingers also.

you guys wouldn't have liked MLK either but thanks 4 circlejerking about this I know who not to give my money to now :// i dont know what other ideology i'd expect from people spending thousands on computer peripherals tho

explaining that a bunch of civilians blocking a road as praxis aren't violent to a thread full of people calling them "f*ckers" and joking about black people getting hit by cars is a pretty good example of "pick your battles" so I'd prefer not to

Right on brother man. **** all these racist bigots. Fight the power!

Just stop bro. We get what you're trying to do.

[baldgye]

Americans and your racism is so sweet. Here in the civilized world we have learnt that the only people who can't be trusted are gingers. That's science.

We hate gingers also.

Ohhh ok then, go 'murica!

[demik]

Americans and your racism is so sweet. Here in the civilized world we have learnt that the only people who can't be trusted are gingers. That's science.

We hate gingers also.

Ohhh ok then, go 'murica!

One time I grew one ginger hair in my beard and I went into a deep depression.

[baldgye]

Americans and your racism is so sweet. Here in the civilized world we have learnt that the only people who can't be trusted are gingers. That's science.

We hate gingers also.

Ohhh ok then, go 'murica!

One time I grew one ginger hair in my beard and I went into a deep depression.

I had a brother who grew a beard, it was ginger. I no longer have a brother.

[Melvang]

Americans and your racism is so sweet. Here in the civilized world we have learnt that the only people who can't be trusted are gingers. That's science.

We hate gingers also.

Ohhh ok then, go 'murica!

One time I grew one ginger hair in my beard and I went into a deep depression.

I had a brother who grew a beard, it was ginger. I no longer have a brother.

Beard hair being a different color than the rest of your hair is actually pretty common.  Having more red in your beard is much more common than say a red head having a brown beard.

[baldgye]

Americans and your racism is so sweet. Here in the civilized world we have learnt that the only people who can't be trusted are gingers. That's science.

We hate gingers also.

Ohhh ok then, go 'murica!

One time I grew one ginger hair in my beard and I went into a deep depression.

I had a brother who grew a beard, it was ginger. I no longer have a brother.

Beard hair being a different color than the rest of your hair is actually pretty common.  Having more red in your beard is much more common than say a red head having a brown beard.

Apologist.

[HoffmanMyster]

This thread has a topic and it is not gingers.

[demik]

Americans and your racism is so sweet. Here in the civilized world we have learnt that the only people who can't be trusted are gingers. That's science.

We hate gingers also.

Ohhh ok then, go 'murica!

One time I grew one ginger hair in my beard and I went into a deep depression.

I had a brother who grew a beard, it was ginger. I no longer have a brother.

Beard hair being a different color than the rest of your hair is actually pretty common.  Having more red in your beard is much more common than say a red head having a brown beard.

Apologist.

^ I have accepted and hopefully get over I was .0000000001% ginger for a split second.

[fanpeople]

Ponys, rhey are little and mine. That makes them my little ponys,

[hwood34]

you guys wouldn't have liked MLK either but thanks 4 circlejerking about this I know who not to give my money to now :// i dont know what other ideology i'd expect from people spending thousands on computer peripherals tho

You're not going to sell things to people that don't like people breaking the law?

thats pretty reductionist and i'm not about to debate civil disobedience on a keyboard forum

good, no need to defend your position, just start **** and bow out

[Roibhilin]

you guys wouldn't have liked MLK either but thanks 4 circlejerking about this I know who not to give my money to now :// i dont know what other ideology i'd expect from people spending thousands on computer peripherals tho

You're not going to sell things to people that don't like people breaking the law?

thats pretty reductionist and i'm not about to debate civil disobedience on a keyboard forum

good, no need to defend your position, just start **** and bow out

there's nothing to defend i said "i'm boycotting <x people> bye" hence "bowing out"; this got twisted into me boycotting "people that didn't break the law" at which i said i didn't feel like debating when it is okay to break the law

[hashbaz]

The point is to gain attention. Blocking the bridge sends the statement "this issue is important enough that we caused a major traffic jam to get your attention". I'm not sure how it can be construed as violent, maybe someone can explain that.

Don't get me wrong, I am all for protesting so long as it is done right, tastefully, and legally.  When you block traffic, or intimidate paying customers to an establishment that is not centrally pivotal in your cause, then you are breaking the law and deserve to be arrested.

This is hilarious tbh. There is a place for "tasteful" protest, and there is also a place for ****ing **** up. You can't always change a system by obeying its constraints, and being arrested is often the price that has to be paid.

[HoffmanMyster]

you guys wouldn't have liked MLK either but thanks 4 circlejerking about this I know who not to give my money to now :// i dont know what other ideology i'd expect from people spending thousands on computer peripherals tho

You're not going to sell things to people that don't like people breaking the law?

thats pretty reductionist and i'm not about to debate civil disobedience on a keyboard forum

good, no need to defend your position, just start **** and bow out

there's nothing to defend i said "i'm boycotting <x people> bye" hence "bowing out"

You are free to do as you please, but to come into a thread and throw around accusations and claims and then just bail...seems rather immature and unproductive.  I have responded to you in a polite and respectful manner, and my posts have been ignored.  Again, you are free to ignore my posts, that is perfectly fair, but the whole exchange does not instill much confidence in the validity of your viewpoint.

[Roibhilin]

you guys wouldn't have liked MLK either but thanks 4 circlejerking about this I know who not to give my money to now :// i dont know what other ideology i'd expect from people spending thousands on computer peripherals tho

You're not going to sell things to people that don't like people breaking the law?

thats pretty reductionist and i'm not about to debate civil disobedience on a keyboard forum

good, no need to defend your position, just start **** and bow out

there's nothing to defend i said "i'm boycotting <x people> bye" hence "bowing out"

You are free to do as you please, but to come into a thread and throw around accusations and claims and then just bail...seems rather immature and unproductive.  I have responded to you in a polite and respectful manner, and my posts have been ignored.  Again, you are free to ignore my posts, that is perfectly fair, but the whole exchange does not instill much confidence in the validity of your viewpoint.

i have things on my agenda besides bumping this thread i wasn't ignoring you

half of the "accusations" that i'm expected to back up have been words put into my mouth as grounds for a Rational Debate while i've only been trying to follow my own advice and i don't really care if people in this thread are confident in my viewpoint (they probably wouldn't be either way) considering some of the other stuff I've seen from them lol

[Vittra]

The point is to gain attention. Blocking the bridge sends the statement "this issue is important enough that we caused a major traffic jam to get your attention". I'm not sure how it can be construed as violent, maybe someone can explain that.

Don't get me wrong, I am all for protesting so long as it is done right, tastefully, and legally.  When you block traffic, or intimidate paying customers to an establishment that is not centrally pivotal in your cause, then you are breaking the law and deserve to be arrested.

This is hilarious tbh. There is a place for "tasteful" protest, and there is also a place for ****ing **** up. You can't always change a system by obeying its constraints, and being arrested is often the price that has to be paid.

Good post hashbaz. The intent is indeed to inconvenience others - by disrupting peoples routine, you draw attention to what you are protesting. Unfortunately this can have an unintended consequence - a situation like this could potentially turn violent very quickly between protesters and motorists (or law enforcement).

[HoffmanMyster]

i have things on my agenda besides bumping this thread i wasn't ignoring you

half of the "accusations" that i'm expected to back up have been words put into my mouth as grounds for a Rational Debate while i've only been trying to follow my own advice and i don't really care if people in this thread are confident in my viewpoint (they probably wouldn't be either way) considering some of the other stuff I've seen from them lol

ok cheers dude 'nuff said.  i do enjoy hearing others' viewpoints and learning, but that'll be for a different day.

[sth]

The point is to gain attention. Blocking the bridge sends the statement "this issue is important enough that we caused a major traffic jam to get your attention". I'm not sure how it can be construed as violent, maybe someone can explain that.

Don't get me wrong, I am all for protesting so long as it is done right, tastefully, and legally.  When you block traffic, or intimidate paying customers to an establishment that is not centrally pivotal in your cause, then you are breaking the law and deserve to be arrested.

This is hilarious tbh. There is a place for "tasteful" protest, and there is also a place for ****ing **** up. You can't always change a system by obeying its constraints, and being arrested is often the price that has to be paid.

hi i like this post and have little else to contribute other than saying it would be cool if people got as mad about racism as they did about traffic but that's just inflammatory i guess so bye

[Melvang]

The point is to gain attention. Blocking the bridge sends the statement "this issue is important enough that we caused a major traffic jam to get your attention". I'm not sure how it can be construed as violent, maybe someone can explain that.

Don't get me wrong, I am all for protesting so long as it is done right, tastefully, and legally.  When you block traffic, or intimidate paying customers to an establishment that is not centrally pivotal in your cause, then you are breaking the law and deserve to be arrested.

This is hilarious tbh. There is a place for "tasteful" protest, and there is also a place for ****ing **** up. You can't always change a system by obeying its constraints, and being arrested is often the price that has to be paid.

hi i like this post and have little else to contribute other than saying it would be cool if people got as mad about racism as they did about traffic but that's just inflammatory i guess so bye

Believe me, I do speak out against racism, and profiling based on religion every time it comes up around.  However, I have a life to live so you won't see me protesting.  I can't afford to take that much time off work.    You can ask my boss from a job a month or so ago when I was working in Blair, NE.  One of the guys made some comments about Muslims.  I said something to him before he even finished his sentence.  I have only worked with those guys a couple times at this point and the boss was shocked as he had never seen me get loud like that before.

[baldgye]

The point is to gain attention. Blocking the bridge sends the statement "this issue is important enough that we caused a major traffic jam to get your attention". I'm not sure how it can be construed as violent, maybe someone can explain that.

Don't get me wrong, I am all for protesting so long as it is done right, tastefully, and legally.  When you block traffic, or intimidate paying customers to an establishment that is not centrally pivotal in your cause, then you are breaking the law and deserve to be arrested.

This is hilarious tbh. There is a place for "tasteful" protest, and there is also a place for ****ing **** up. You can't always change a system by obeying its constraints, and being arrested is often the price that has to be paid.

hi i like this post and have little else to contribute other than saying it would be cool if people got as mad about racism as they did about traffic but that's just inflammatory i guess so bye

Believe me, I do speak out against racism, and profiling based on religion every time it comes up around.  However, I have a life to live so you won't see me protesting.  I can't afford to take that much time off work.

tbf most protesters are millionaires

[HoffmanMyster]

hi i like this post and have little else to contribute other than saying it would be cool if people got as mad about racism as they did about traffic but that's just inflammatory i guess so bye

I'll get plenty mad about the mistreatment of humans.  Why does their skin color matter?  There are lots of people that are not black that are being treated poorly by the police, where is there protest?  And these situations almost always come back around to socioeconomic issues rather than true race issues.  Plenty of rich black people, plenty of poor white people.  Why not discuss the issues as they actually are?