The People's Forum: BTW Jon

Im not saying Kirk isn't racist, or even denying that he worded that quote to be proactive. But its been used out of context in an irresponsible way, irresponsible in the same way Kirk often was.

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If EDI seeks to encourage a certain group either gender, age or race, into certain jobs we then cant be sure the people in those jobs are there purely on merit.

I dont particularly agree, but its not a mad belief.

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I hated his world view. His genuine views gave enough to criticise without the need for distortion.

The black pilot quote was/is everywhere, held up as clear evidence of racism. Commentators who used it know damn well he wasn't saying black people can't fly planes.

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The sinister dehumanisation inherent in terms like "deplorables" who are (tellingly) "irredeemable."

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By whom and against whom? Whoever is doing it to you. Where does it stop? Whenever one side wins - which tends to get very nasty indeed What can it achieve? In this instance the absence of unity required for a busted and parasitic capitalist class to create an hyperauthoritarian bulwark against the fury of its united victims Today’s revenge just fuels future generations of revenge. Them its best to not start it or opportunistically geg in where it suits one's immediate social or financial interests.

I was brought up in the age of Mutually Assured Destruction and the idea Hiroshima and its sequelae prevented war is an imprecise analysis. All it did is change the face of it. Yes, we have not (yet) had a nuclear conflict but there has not been a single year without regional conflict, terrorism (that globalised as society did) and civil wars. Yes. Proxy wars are disgusting. They are not however world wars.

We never learn. We never change. We never will as along as there are people prepared to spout nonsense like you just did whilst throwing around schoolyard insults (“tard”) that were considered pathetic and beyond the pale back in the 80s.

He does nothing but insist others (invariably those pointed at by "left" liberal historical eugenecists) are barbarians

What did you expect to get on here? Applause?!

The subtext of the shit I post "Jesus, you pricks are cheerfully drifting in real-deal fascism,take a fucking look at yourselves" this isn't usually a prelude to applause.