Ferguson: Your Thoughts.

[CookingOkasan]

Also Darren Wilson, his KKK affiliates, and all of the racist trash who are coming out of the woodwork to voice their vile toxic hatred being exposed and socially stigmatized is great. I hope that more people lose or are forced to leave their jobs for their blatant and vocal racism online.

 

[Goth]

I hate it when people refer usa as america

what about ****ing Canada?

but some 'right protests don't work when we need them too

 

[oath2order]

I do not agree. This brought awareness to how often this happens.

And so much has changed because of this awareness.

Also Darren Wilson, his KKK affiliates, and all of the racist trash who are coming out of the woodwork to voice their vile toxic hatred being exposed and socially stigmatized is great. I hope that more people lose or are forced to leave their jobs for their blatant and vocal racism online.

So then, you think people who think a certain way shouldn't have a job then?

 

[-Apples-]

I wish the KKK can leave America for good. Whoever founded them after the Civil War made a huge mistake. I'm already sick of them.

 

[LaceGloves]

And so much has changed because of this awareness.

Yes, a lot has changed. If you compare it to the MLK movement though, not much is different.
USA wouldn't be as developed as it is today without MLK and his peaceful protests. (Fun fact: There was also looting and police violence during that time.)

 

[CookingOkasan]

I wish the KKK can leave America for good. Whoever founded them after the Civil War made a huge mistake. I'm already sick of them.

There we go, there's something we agree on.

So then, you think people who think a certain way shouldn't have a job then?

bluntly, yes.

 

[-Apples-]

There we go, there's something we agree on.

I never liked the KKK to even begin with. They caused so much damage to African Americans throughout the entire time since the Reconstruction Era. And idolizing the KKK isn't even funny.

 

[CookingOkasan]

I never liked the KKK to even begin with. They caused so much damage to African Americans throughout the entire time since the Reconstruction Era. And idolizing the KKK isn't even funny.

Exactly. There out there right now. Publicly. in 2014. They're behind a large portion of the fundings that Darren Wilson received and are continuing to publicly raise money for this "hero".

There's alleged evidence tying Wilson directly to the KKK, but that's alleged. (although being a KKK sympathizer and affiliating with their kind is enough for me to consider you an active member...)

 

[wintersoldier]

Some people who had their lives ruined chose to let their lives be ruined. Other people who had their lives ruined had theirs ruined by another person or society. I felt that Wilson was part of the latter.

didn't you say that the true "bad guy" in this situation were the supporters of mike brown? like honestly, i'm sure darren wilson can sleep soundly at night with the money he pocketed from mike brown's murder. but you know, i guess that really isn't the point. i mean i don't really expect much when you kept painting yourself as a victim yesterday, asking why is it humane to hate wilson supporters when you're doing the same thing by demonizing supporters of mike brown and adding people to your ignore list for disagreeing with your opinion.

i can't say that i hate wilson supporters. i'm not going to vehemently attack you for disagreeing with your opinion. i'm not going to belittle you or anything, but i just don't really feel anything towards supporters of darren wilson. i feel numb thinking that people think it's okay to rationalize mike brown's death by painting him as a thug or a criminal. even if he wasn't meek or shy, even if he wasn't going to college i would like to imagine that most people would agree that he deserved to live. but i suppose it's easy to desensitize yourself from the situation by telling yourself that it's ok, he deserved to die for being this or that.

 

[Jawile]

The officer is definitely guilty, but I don't see how rioting will help.

 

[Amissapanda]

didn't you say that the true "bad guy" in this situation were the supporters of mike brown? like honestly, i'm sure darren wilson can sleep soundly at night with the money he pocketed from mike brown's murder. but you know, i guess that really isn't the point. i mean i don't really expect much when you kept painting yourself as a victim yesterday, asking why is it humane to hate wilson supporters when you're doing the same thing by demonizing supporters of mike brown and adding people to your ignore list for disagreeing with your opinion.

i can't say that i hate wilson supporters. i'm not going to vehemently attack you for disagreeing with your opinion. i'm not going to belittle you or anything, but i just don't really feel anything towards supporters of darren wilson. i feel numb thinking that people think it's okay to rationalize mike brown's death by painting him as a thug or a criminal. even if he wasn't meek or shy, even if he wasn't going to college i would like to imagine that most people would agree that he deserved to live. but i suppose it's easy to desensitize yourself from the situation by telling yourself that it's ok, he deserved to die for being this or that.

I feel the same. I respect other people's opinions and it's certainly not worth anything to try to hate on someone for what they believe, even if it conflicts with your beliefs. That's on the same level as judging someone based on their religion.

 

[MozzarellaSticks]

Darren Wilson did not get his life ruined, he took a life. That is a whole family ruined.

 

[LaceGloves]

I feel the same. I respect other people's opinions and it's certainly not worth anything to try to hate on someone for what they believe, even if it conflicts with your beliefs. That's on the same level as judging someone based on their religion.

I love you. Marry me. *.*
Nah, just kidding. I agree with you though.

 

[-Apples-]

didn't you say that the true "bad guy" in this situation were the supporters of mike brown? like honestly, i'm sure darren wilson can sleep soundly at night with the money he pocketed from mike brown's murder. but you know, i guess that really isn't the point. i mean i don't really expect much when you kept painting yourself as a victim yesterday, asking why is it humane to hate wilson supporters when you're doing the same thing by demonizing supporters of mike brown and adding people to your ignore list for disagreeing with your opinion.

i can't say that i hate wilson supporters. i'm not going to vehemently attack you for disagreeing with your opinion. i'm not going to belittle you or anything, but i just don't really feel anything towards supporters of darren wilson. i feel numb thinking that people think it's okay to rationalize mike brown's death by painting him as a thug or a criminal. even if he wasn't meek or shy, even if he wasn't going to college i would like to imagine that most people would agree that he deserved to live. but i suppose it's easy to desensitize yourself from the situation by telling yourself that it's ok, he deserved to die for being this or that.

I didn't block everybody who supported Michael Brown. The ones I blocked were the ones who were both strong about it and argued hard against me over the incident. The thing here is not that they think Wilson is guilty. You haven't got annoying about it yet.

By the way, I like your avatar.

 

[radical6]

In what world do you feel sympathy because social media "ruined" his life. Are you kidding me. Michael Browns life was ruined. His family will never be the same now. Im glad Wilson is terrified for his life. Do you feel sympathy for Casey Anthony too? I mean, her life is ruined too. They are murderers. If they will not be punished by the law, then they can be punished by their fear and guilt.

 

[wintersoldier]

I feel the same. I respect other people's opinions and it's certainly not worth anything to try to hate on someone for what they believe, even if it conflicts with your beliefs. That's on the same level as judging someone based on their religion.

i do agree with you that you should respect other people's opinions, but at the same time you do have the right to criticize another person's opinion if it is harmful or toxic. i was actually reading this thread for a long time before deciding to speak, because i just couldn't handle the way some users were vilifying mike brown. this isn't towards apple2012 (if you're reading this) but towards other users who have used words to describe him in a dehumanizing manner. i just don't think it's right to stand idle and watch people make excuses for his death, but nevertheless you're right and we should try to remain as civil as possible when talking to people we disagree with. although, i do want to state that i don't blame other people who are angry (especially regarding this specific topic.)

I didn't block everybody who supported Michael Brown. The ones I blocked were the ones who were both strong about it and argued hard against me over the incident. The thing here is not that they think Wilson is guilty. You haven't got annoying about it yet.

By the way, I like your avatar.

i'm sorry. it was just the way you had worded it that made it seem like you were against all supporters of mike brown. while i will state that i have a very, very strong opinion about darren wilson... it's not my place to convince you otherwise. you do have the right to an opinion, but at the same time people do have a reason to be angry about this specific case. while this is about mike brown, people are also voicing that black lives matter and that we shouldn't be silent regarding the countless black men and women who have lost their lives due to police brutality. i hope that wasn't too annoying to read, i know you might disagree with me but i just had to state that.

thank you though for your compliment regarding my icon, i appreciate it. (you do have nice qr codes btw) i don't want you to feel alienated or ashamed, but at the same time i want you to understand why people react in the manner that they do. they shouldn't attack you for your views (as long as you're not being harmful), but someone strongly voicing their opinion isn't an attack i think. people are angry for a reason, they're tired of being silenced. of course name calling isn't right, but yeah.

 

[puppy]

yeah him killing a mike brown made him a millionare. he got rewarded basically.

also i thought tumblr getting racists fired was beautiful. ive read through every "they just have a different opinion than u" and i just cant bring myself to feel bad. racism isnt an opinion i can respect if it can even be called an opinion. idc if it seems petty or w/e because ive had to put up with people like that my entire life and was expected never to do anything about it.

 

[oath2order]

yeah him killing a mike brown made him a millionare. he got rewarded basically.

also i thought tumblr getting racists fired was beautiful. ive read through every "they just have a different opinion than u" and i just cant bring myself to feel bad. racism isnt an opinion i can respect if it can even be called an opinion. idc if it seems petty or w/e because ive had to put up with people like that my entire life and was expected never to do anything about it.

So then you'd be in favor of people getting fired for not believing certain religion? It's their opinion and their belief.

 

[puppy]

So then you'd be in favor of people getting fired for not believing certain religion? It's their opinion and their belief.

no. atm im not referring to any wider issues ty. this is where i stand on racism.

 

[wintersoldier]

i believe what puppy is trying to is that if you hold harmful views, you should be reprimanded for them. freedom of religion is NOTHING LIKE racism and they are incomparable. if you do have racist views, i would imagine you would keep them to yourself or to the privacy of friends and not boast on social media that you're glad ferguson is burning or that mike brown deserved to die for being a well you know, the n word. when you're working for a company, you represent them as a whole. you have to act professional, and racism is far from it.

you have do have a right to have an opinion- to hold certain views... but you should be held accountable for your actions. if your information is wide spread on social media, then someone does have the right to call your job and complain about the views you hold bc it's harmful to both the consumer and the company.