Ok, this is not directed at anyone in particular, but...
This thread is getting very hard to moderate, because of all of the insults flying back and forth and the frankly strange generalizations and digressions that we are seeing. This is important stuff, but like the history of race in America in general, it's complicated, so please try to remember:
1. There are some things that reasonable people can disagree on;
2. A person can disagree with you without being a bad person;
3. It is best to avoid attributing the actions of a few to the traits of an entire nation, or ethnic, or socio-economic group (but it's also totally fair to connect movements like the alt-right to historical/sociological trends); and
4. Let's all try to be friends even when we don't always see eye to eye about stuff. Sometimes other people are wrong on the internet, but that doesn't mean you have to be a jerk to them when you point it out.
The events in the US yesterday are horrifying and shocking. They evoke strong reactions in us, and that is okay. But let's try to make this discussion an example of how political discourse can be better, and more productive than whatever was happening in Virginia yesterday. If we can do that, we all win--and we moderators can actually leave this thread open, as there is a lot of good discussion going on in and amongst some of the less productive stuff.
Can we try that?
|