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Which points raised above are abusive to you, and why?

I know too little from the situation to take position - ET has prided itself to confront accepted truth and lies in all shapes and forms in a civilized manner and I'd like it to stay it like that.

You being offended is mysterious to me, and your refusal to engage antonymous also. As Colman said, simply based on antonymous's post I can't see a reason to troll it, although I'd say it's harshly worded and the arguments are unfounded by evidence. Asking for an immediate ban is not appropriate at this point.

Please tell us why you think it's nonsense.

by Nomad on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 11:22:33 AM EST
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You being offended is mysterious to me

A practising Buddhist revering the Dalai Lama, and a non-White to boot, seeing him accused in a reverse-racist context? His reaction is excessive by ET standards of stomaching strong disagreement, but certainly not mysterious.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 11:27:56 AM EST
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There's more to that post than just race, DoDo. A lot more. And the race accusation is nebulous at best. I took it as political, even when the phrasing is borderline.

Just trying to help, but if I'm setting things up for another race-centred argument, I'm out off here right now.

by Nomad on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 11:52:13 AM EST
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There's more to that post than just race, DoDo

<sheesh> I didn't say there isn't. I tried to explain to you why someone like FarEasterner would be offended. That you don't find it offensive is entirely different matter.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 11:57:29 AM EST
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Sorry Nomad, re-reading, I see it's partially my fault. I meant to write something like and a non-White to boot, reading various gravely negative claims about the man, to boot seeing him accused in a reverse-racist context?, but the stuff between the two "to boot"'s lost.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 12:03:43 PM EST
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I hope this is all clear now. Reverse racism is kind of a tricky concept.

I see it in the same way you seem to: Perceived discrimination on behalf of coloured people by white people / racism implied in coloured people by white people. Often for questionable reasons, but also potentially correct.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 01:12:27 PM EST
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Unfortunately, when I came back, there was just your first reply. So I took a break from all of this and had an evening of jazz and wine, including the best Chardonnay I've had the pleasure to drink so far.

Off to sleep.

Another time I'll deal with my thoughts on (reverse) racism, because there's plenty for everyone where I live.

by Nomad on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 07:15:07 PM EST
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Well, I do think the comment about him prostrating before the White ManTM was a bit over the line.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 02:21:04 PM EST
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If I am not mistaken it has been alleged that the Dalai Lama was helped to escape Tibet in 1959 by the CIA, and has since then pleaded to the US government for support against China.

Now, clearly, there are nicer ways to put it than "prostrated himself before the White Man".

It'd be nice if the battle were only against the right wingers, not half of the left on top of that — François in Paris

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 02:49:34 PM EST
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I'd really like to know who this White Man is.  Does he speak for all of us?  Can I meet him?

Presumably he lives in The WestTM, too, whatever that is.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Apr 5th, 2008 at 02:53:30 PM EST
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