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  • #31
    Re: Does This Make Me Racist?

    Dr. Pepper > Coke & Pepsi

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    • #32
      Re: Does This Make Me Racist?

      Arent we all just a little bit racist?
      Positive vibes, positive taught

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      • #33
        Re: Does This Make Me Racist?

        Originally posted by One-Way View Post
        Why type a paragraph for a reply? You could have just posted "the point of all this..."
        Some of us use these discussion boards as chatrooms (usually those with high post counts, what makes the star distribution and rank promotion criterion of such boards unfair), some of us find it a place to share our views. Fortunately, the readers are free to read or skip whatever they like or not

        P.S. The post consisted of more than a paragraph!

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        • #34
          Re: Does This Make Me Racist?

          I am a racist and very proud of it, I love my race and there’s nothing wrong with it. I don’t hate other races unless they step on my tail

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          • #35
            Re: Does This Make Me Racist?

            Very well said yedtarts
            Positive vibes, positive taught

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            • #36
              Re: Does This Make Me Racist?

              I have to ask a couple of questions, not to anyone in particular:

              What does it mean to "hate Turks"?

              Does that mean we're supposed to hate the small number of Turks who risk going to jail or have already gone to jail to recognize the genocide and who protest against our enemies in the Turkish government?

              Or are we supposed to hate anyone who speaks their langauge and shows some of their cultural tendencies?

              I had to ask, because claiming to "hate Turks" is a pretty general/vague statement, so I want to know your opinions in greater detail.

              Btw, don't misunderstand me and get defensive.

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              • #37
                Re: Does This Make Me Racist?

                Originally posted by ArmSurvival View Post
                I have to ask a couple of questions, not to anyone in particular:

                What does it mean to "hate Turks"?

                Does that mean we're supposed to hate the small number of Turks who risk going to jail or have already gone to jail to recognize the genocide and who protest against our enemies in the Turkish government?
                I agree completely; we must define what it means to be a "Turk".

                Should we hate Turkish-Americans such as Dr. Mehmet Oz who despite being the son of Turkish immigrants and speaking fluent Turkish would probably be perceived as a "white American male"? I do not know his politics but I would assume that he has little sympathy for the backwards government officials of Turkey.

                What about people like Tanker Akcam and Orman Pamuk or even Hrant Dink who was a citizen of Turkey?

                I think we should express our dislike and/or hate for the government of Turkey and its sympathizers regardless of ethnicity. This would also include Genocide deniers like the President of Israel.

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                • #38
                  Re: Does This Make Me Racist?

                  Armenians hate Turks because of the genocide, obviously. But like I said before: lets say (for example) your walking down the street & theres a guy also walking the street but his a turk, your automatically going to hate him, even if he has done nothing worng? I dont think thats right.

                  Yes we all have some angry built inside of us but what fault does a turk have who deosnt know what happened. You would be suprosed alot of Turks that were born & raise in Los Angeles dont really know.
                  Positive vibes, positive taught

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                  • #39
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                    On the subject of hating Turks:

                    Two days ago, while going on an errand near my home, I noticed a Turkish flag hoisted over a nearby factory. When I got home, I called the company and asked the reason for this. The secretary answered that they had businessmen from Turkey visiting.
                    I told her I understand, but you should be aware that that flag represents a fascist state that hates the USA and by having it there you are going to upset a lot of people. I closed the conversation expressing my hope that they would take that flag down.
                    Anyway, the next day it was gone...maybe I had something to do with it, or maybe the vermin went back to so-called Turkey.

                    Regardless, I was relieved to see that that stain of a flag was gone.
                    Btw, if it wasn't, I was preparing to get a bunch of people to cal that factory in order to express the sentiment above.

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                    • #40
                      Re: Does This Make Me Racist?

                      Originally posted by PepsiAddict View Post
                      Armenians hate Turks because of the genocide, obviously. But like I said before: lets say (for example) your walking down the street & theres a guy also walking the street but his a turk, your automatically going to hate him, even if he has done nothing worng? I dont think thats right.

                      Yes we all have some angry built inside of us but what fault does a turk have who deosnt know what happened. You would be suprosed alot of Turks that were born & raise in Los Angeles dont really know.
                      No...only you would be surprised. Most posters here are not even close to being as unabashedly naive as you.

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