Remember that conversation...

[MrScorpio]

That we were all having in GD about what Racism is and isn't? Well guess what… The EXACT same conversation is playing out in The Discussionist. And those guys aren't dealing with it at all very well:

It started when some guy decided to insert his own prejudice against Black people into a thread about Detroit's birthday. Since it's my hometown, that's the only reason why I paid attention to the thread in the first place:

http://www.discussionist.com/101626716

Well, after a back and forth with Mr. Racism Guy, realizing that he was failing to get his point across to me, he bounced and started his own thread, bitching about me being mean to his poor widdle racist ass:

http://www.discussionist.com/1015145443

These guys aren't very smart at all, that's for sure.

[FreedRadical]

1. Nope. I haven't been over there, and I ain't going.

Lets see. How can I put this? Oh yeah!

FUCK THOSE GUYS.

End of text.

[MrScorpio]

2. Actually, I'm finding that they are not as dangerous as I first thought they would be.

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I'm finding them all pretty easy to deal with.

Before DU, I used to involve myself in some very engaging range wars on Yahoo

Once I came here, I had to hold back my urge of getting into highly combative discussions with morons.

That place, for me, is helping me get it all out of my system.

Yeah, I know that I'm weird, but it's fun for me.

[Scuba]

3. Your tolerance for that place now exceeds mine by several weeks, and hundreds of posts.

[MrScorpio]

4. I never let them see me sweat

And on the other hand, I'm driving them fucking nuts and they can't do anything about it.

[Scuba]

5. I envy your iron will ...

... and cast-iron stomach.

[MrScorpio]

6. They don't have to like me

But they will have to respect me.

[randys1]

8. I would jump all over that racist idiot with you and explain what the word racism means

but i am banned there, until next month

i wont last there at all, i will not tolerate racist punk teabagging pukes, not here at du or there

[IrishAyes]

7. What do you want to bet that the jerk also denies the existence of white privilege?

Good grief, when I lived in L.A. so many years and hosted new families mostly from Asia until they could get settled, they were often horrified when I'd go down to the local cop house and give them hell for one thing or another. Besides pretty much knowing how to walk a fine line, I knew damn well why I got away with it. I don't see how others can deny something that has been a large part of my life and most people like me. Everyone should have leave to do that, but I know damn well they don't. Hell, maybe even I couldn't get away with it now.

But I do want a 'welcome' mat at my front door that says, COME BACK WITH A WARRANT. I don't like this local police chief either. The only thing I can give him credit for is that when a rampaging teabagger 'patriot' filed a false police report on me in a vain attempt at swatting, at least the chief knew better than to come charging in on that guy's word. Can't tell me he didn't want to, though.

[JustAnotherGen]

9. You know

Evil

And


Vile


Have the same letters in them? They aren't learning anything. I give you credit. They just want to score points for their deeply held beliefs.

There was even a poster there that wrote: Know thy enemy.


Think about that. That's someone who has already dehumanized everyone who doesn't agree with them.

They don't see you as a human being. Let that marinate - that's who you are posting to.

[MrScorpio]

15. The "Know my enemy" dude, is the same guy

Which, of course, I will bring up to him in the future, while he's trying to squirrel out of having a civil debate.

It's important to make note of this stuff.

Also, the thing that I've noticed mostly is that the vast majority of these wingers are brain dead morons. I don't think that this is any kind of coincidence. Also, they actually have a limit of how much they're willing to go back and forth before they give up in utter frustration. I've learned to recognize it in them when it starts, at that's when I turn the heat up a notch.

They are quite predictable.

And you're quite right, they don't see either me or any other liberal as human. Add the fact that I'm black, and that really eats them up. Basically, I just don't give a fuck what they think about me. If they're contemptuous in debating me, then they're the ones with the problem, not me.

The best game is to pick my battles, lead them onto the terrain where I have the clear advantage and then pummel them into submission. The key to debating them is to not care if I win, only that they lose or surrender.

[JustAnotherGen]

10. Also I think on the second thread

You posted a video at 7:45. The poster you engaged with responded at 7:48.

He didn't watch the video. He responded to the statement without receiving the information.

Really think before you engage. If it becomes over run with Stormfront types - they will kill it all on their own.

[MrScorpio]

13. I'm not worried about it...

Like I said, I cut my teeth on Yahoo and long time ago.

If they alert me off, even after the fact that I'm very careful to not violate the TOS, then so be it.

It's not like they can do anything else to me other than that. So, if it comes down to being shut down by a bunch of fucking nazis (And there are actual nazis there, no doubt about it), well it was good while it lasted.

Until then, I think that I can handle myself.

[JustAnotherGen]

17. I know you can handle it

It's just - I think - you are a higher caliber person than what you are interacting with. . This is probably rotten to the core - but I am who I am . . . You are their better.

Just stay detached and use it as a microscope.

[1StrongBlackMan]

11. Well Done ...

In both threads, Sir.

I wonder what Mr. Racism Guy's DU screen name is/was? It's remarkable the similarity of, both, the thread's argumentation and it's end.

I wonder, after having experienced your exchange with Mr. Racism Guy, if/how anyone (with the slightest bit of emotion maturity and/or ability to self-reflect) can walk away with the/their notion of non-white racism, intact?

I'm pretty certain it will happen; but that's more, evidence of "La! La! La!", to avoid , than anything.

[MrScorpio]

14. Oh, I know...

I imagine that even if the only thing he did was lurk, and it seems that most of the wingers are hardcore DU lurkers, he actually refused to learn anything.

Turns out, as always, that he's his own worst enemy. That's all I really need to know about the guy.

[MrScorpio]

12. UPDATE!!!

From just this morning!

http://www.discussionist.com/1015146452

[Squinch]

16. Bahahaha! I believe Orange Rule has perfected the literary sputter in that exchange!

I sort of imagine him pacing back and forth saying, "iggidy iggidy iggidy" between replies to you.

Well done.

PS: Wonder who he is on DU!

[JustAnotherGen]

18. This!

So true!

[steve2470]

19. Keep up the good work MrScorpio ! :) nt

[Blue_Tires]

20. I have to admit I haven't glanced even one time at the discussionist

and I'm probably not going to...

[freshwest]

21. ROFLMAO@ 'Cocoanutism.'