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    • dafyreD
      dafyre @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in Don't Stay in School:

      @dafyre said in Don't Stay in School:

      @scottalanmiller said in Don't Stay in School:

      @dafyre said in Don't Stay in School:

      @Minion-Queen said in Don't Stay in School:

      There is no place on earth to get away from racism.

      I cannot wrap my head around this. I just don't understand why people are so cruel to one another.

      It's not always intentional. Sometimes it's just misunderstanding.

      I think that racism is intentional. A misunderstanding is just that... One person may feel they have been insulted, while the person doing the insulting has no idea what they did wrong...but it was a cultural difference, not a one person feeling like they are superior to another.

      Many people would, and have, argued that not understanding, not taking the time to understanding, limiting understanding only to your own group is racism.

      Of course, I've also been told that only certain races can be racist. A statement which is, quite obviously, racist.

      When I approach someone of different culture (mainly when face to face), I make sure to let them know that I am not trying to be offensive, and that if I do something to offend them to tell me.

      I love learning about various cultures, but I'd rather learn it form the people who live it, rather than from the books that just tell us about it.

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Don't Stay in School:

        Many people would, and have, argued that not understanding, not taking the time to understanding, limiting understanding only to your own group is racism.

        Interesting - do you consider it so?

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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          @Dashrender said in Don't Stay in School:

          @scottalanmiller said in Don't Stay in School:

          Many people would, and have, argued that not understanding, not taking the time to understanding, limiting understanding only to your own group is racism.

          Interesting - do you consider it so?

          Honestly I'm not sure. Certainly not always, but I think sometimes. I think that it is situational.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
            last edited by scottalanmiller

            http://www.theonion.com/article/officials-starting-think-school-just-not-nations-t-52820

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            • tonyshowoffT
              tonyshowoff @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said in Don't Stay in School:

              http://www.theonion.com/article/officials-starting-think-school-just-not-nations-t-52820

              Too close to reality

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said in Don't Stay in School:

                @Dashrender said in Don't Stay in School:

                @scottalanmiller said in Don't Stay in School:

                Many people would, and have, argued that not understanding, not taking the time to understanding, limiting understanding only to your own group is racism.

                Interesting - do you consider it so?

                Honestly I'm not sure. Certainly not always, but I think sometimes. I think that it is situational.

                I don't think that would be racist at all. It's definitely something, but racists? This situation would be the case for anyone who doesn't take the other person's situation into account regardless of race, religion, gender, etc, etc, etc...

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @tonyshowoff
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                  @tonyshowoff said in Don't Stay in School:

                  @scottalanmiller said in Don't Stay in School:

                  http://www.theonion.com/article/officials-starting-think-school-just-not-nations-t-52820

                  Too close to reality

                  Close?

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    Oh, is that satire?

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                    • DashrenderD
                      Dashrender
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                      Interesting the comparison to other countries - one's who's culture still keep families close at hand and personal responsibility seems (from this outsiders view) to be a thing.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                        @Dashrender said in Don't Stay in School:

                        Interesting the comparison to other countries - one's who's culture still keep families close at hand and personal responsibility seems (from this outsiders view) to be a thing.

                        yes, we see a lotof that in our travels.

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                        • coliverC
                          coliver @tonyshowoff
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                          @tonyshowoff said in Don't Stay in School:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Don't Stay in School:

                          http://www.theonion.com/article/officials-starting-think-school-just-not-nations-t-52820

                          Too close to reality

                          The Onion has been getting way too close for comfort the last few months. It has been kind of freaky.

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                          • thanksajdotcomT
                            thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said in Don't Stay in School:

                            Oh, is that satire?

                            The Onion is always satire, but I think they like to use satire to make points.

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                            • dafyreD
                              dafyre @thanksajdotcom
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                              @thanksajdotcom said in Don't Stay in School:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Don't Stay in School:

                              Oh, is that satire?

                              The Onion is always satire, but I think they like to use satire to make points.

                              Some of them have been very much spot on... my favorite has been http://www.theonion.com/article/nation-shudders-at-large-block-of-uninterrupted-te-16932

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @dafyre
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                                @dafyre That's a good one.

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