This seems like outright bigotry. Maybe I’m reading into it too much or projecting (I don’t think I am), but this account seems to be gleeful in it’s opposition to black people. (The “Every single black would be in jail” tweet, especially.)
Aside from the attitude being expressed, these tweets seem to be eroding extremely valuable (though already much decayed) liberal norms.
I could totally imagine having a stance against immigration (and for deportation), but even so, I think I would consider these tweets to reflect very badly on me and my policies? “Deserving of strong blame, criticism, and censure” seems right to me.
Granted that they are not very tasteful in their approach I’m happy to call that agreed. Do you disagree with the content (rather than the form) of what they posted?
I think it’s germane to the conversation to clarify your position in relation to the posts you haven’t retweeted on an account you’ve otherwise endorsed.
I think it’s germane to the conversation to clarify your position in relation to the posts you haven’t retweeted on an account you’ve otherwise endorsed.
I dispute that retweeting something means that you endorse the account, as opposed to only the specific thing that you retweeted.
I think that’s a fair point; I’m willing to stand corrected as over-reading his position if Richard would like to object. I remain interested in his response to my question regarding agreement/disagreement with the content of those posts either way.
Distasteful is what those of us who aren’t attacked by these statements, and tend toward an impersonal and dispassionate reading, think of them. These are reprehensible and outright hostile to Blacks, Latinos, women, or any other group this account has attacked. You’re the sort of guy to tolerate such language when accompanied by insight, but I don’t feel like a meme account has much to offer in that respect.
Do you find these recent posts from the DoD account to be in good taste?
“Any nation that allows women to be judges inevitably ends up releasing violent felons and rapists back into the street.”: https://x.com/DoDeportations/status/2085676339323945039
SICK TO DEATH OF BLACK PEOPLE repost, “The fatigue is real”: https://x.com/DoDeportations/status/2085576421070475738
“Every single black would be in jail”: https://x.com/DoDeportations/status/2085561849731326364
“We’re going to do things to you that have never been done before” threat: https://x.com/DoDeportations/status/2085530148753809697
“A black man not showing up to work? I don’t believe it.”: https://x.com/DoDeportations/status/2085450882036985952
These are all from the past 24 hours.
Hmm, yeah, in hindsight when I asked the question I was implicitly conflating “distasteful” with something stronger like “reprehensible”.
I’m happy to concede that they’re not very tasteful in how they approach this topic (and FWIW wouldn’t have/didn’t retweet any of the above myself).
I think these are quite reprehensible?
This seems like outright bigotry. Maybe I’m reading into it too much or projecting (I don’t think I am), but this account seems to be gleeful in it’s opposition to black people. (The “Every single black would be in jail” tweet, especially.)
Aside from the attitude being expressed, these tweets seem to be eroding extremely valuable (though already much decayed) liberal norms.
I could totally imagine having a stance against immigration (and for deportation), but even so, I think I would consider these tweets to reflect very badly on me and my policies? “Deserving of strong blame, criticism, and censure” seems right to me.
Granted that they are not very tasteful in their approach I’m happy to call that agreed. Do you disagree with the content (rather than the form) of what they posted?
I think it’s germane to the conversation to clarify your position in relation to the posts you haven’t retweeted on an account you’ve otherwise endorsed.
I dispute that retweeting something means that you endorse the account, as opposed to only the specific thing that you retweeted.
I think that’s a fair point; I’m willing to stand corrected as over-reading his position if Richard would like to object. I remain interested in his response to my question regarding agreement/disagreement with the content of those posts either way.
Distasteful is what those of us who aren’t attacked by these statements, and tend toward an impersonal and dispassionate reading, think of them. These are reprehensible and outright hostile to Blacks, Latinos, women, or any other group this account has attacked. You’re the sort of guy to tolerate such language when accompanied by insight, but I don’t feel like a meme account has much to offer in that respect.