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Forum Post: Don't worry, racism is alive and well at Occupy Seattle.

Posted 12 years ago on Oct. 19, 2011, 7:07 a.m. EST by thoreau42 (595)
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Tonight at Occupy Seattle, during work group time, there was a "White anti-racism caucus". The contradictory name speaks for itself. White people only, apparently (and there was about 16 of them)

Then, next to it, unknown to myself and my friend who were walking around seeing what everyone was doing (we didn't see a sign) was the group of colored people (30 people, roughly) who get to talk amongst themselves. We were asked, within 5 seconds by a white girl who came up behind us, to please let them speak amongst themselves for a while, and then white people and colored people will all come back together and talk together.

Promoting equality through discrimination for the lose.

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[-] 1 points by equazcion (688) from New York, NY 12 years ago

It doesn't really help anyone to post using a title like this. If you want to state a concern about something that happened, there are better ways than a sarcastic "Don't worry, [something bad]".

http://www.TheMultitude.org - The new forum. Ditch the trolls. Get serious.

[-] 1 points by thoreau42 (595) 12 years ago

lol. It doesn't help anyone to be racist. Complaining about the wording of the title is nitpicking.

[-] 1 points by equazcion (688) from New York, NY 12 years ago

It could be construed as nitpicking were I talking about grammar or punctuation for the sake of pedantic accuracy, but I'm not. The language you chose conveys a topic that may indeed be of legitimate concern to many movement members, in a tone that would make them less than receptive to it; which I would like to think is the opposite of your intent.

[-] 1 points by thoreau42 (595) 12 years ago

I aspire to be perfect in my next life.

[-] 1 points by equazcion (688) from New York, NY 12 years ago

Far from imperfect. Next time someone accuses you of not being here to help, don't get all hurt.

[-] 1 points by thoreau42 (595) 12 years ago

Since nothing is getting done, it's hard to quantify anyone as really having done anything. But since you're the boss; okay.

[-] -1 points by thejunkie (50) 12 years ago

Wow 36 people out of Billions, incredible, what will we do?

[-] -1 points by monahan (272) 12 years ago

I've known this too there are also violent communist revolutionarys who organize this