“One lesson of the past two days is that you will see what you want to see here, if you are determined to do so...” (Thread quote)https://twitter.com/JamilSmith/status/1087773972261875712 …
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“I see four black men who seem to belong to the Black Israelites—a threat to women in their orbit, but not to random white people they’re heckling—yelling insults at the students.”
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“Then I see Phillips... walk up to the teens, in what seems to be an attempt to diffuse the situation. I see them laughing and dancing, red MAGA hats bobbing up and down in glee. I see them yell in Phillips’ face, and I see that he doesn’t falter.”
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“I see the smugness of a group secure in its relative power over someone more vulnerable than they are.”
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“Nothing about the video showing the offensive language of Black Israelites changes how upsetting it was to see the Covington students, and Sandmann in particular, stare at Phillips with such contempt.”
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“I don’t see how you could watch this and think otherwise unless you’re willing to gaslight yourself, and others, in the service of granting undeserved sympathy to the privileged.”
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Translation: Students waiting for a bus and they're being shouted at. They decided to be kids and yell (not racist slurs). They didn't go 'blackface' it's called a blackout game and sometimes white out or blue out. It's a full body paint and has nothing to do with skin colour.
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The black Israelites were shouting horrible insults like incest babies, called them school shooters and demons. Nathan Philips walked up to the students and was banging a drum in the face of a student. The boy stays silent and said nothing to "diffuse the situation".
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There was no smugness just kids beings kids. No evidence that it was to attack the vulnerable. They did not stare at N.Phillip with "contempt" they were just confused as a strange man just started beating a drum at students who were already hyped up (not violent).
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I don't see how you can watch this and think otherwise unless you willing to sacrifice the lives of innocent students to a far-left mob (threatening death) simply because you see them as "white" and "privileged" and should therefore be punished for it regardless of the facts.
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Whenever I see your name, Reza, I think of when Sam Harris wiped the floor with you in that debate.
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Always lies! So predictable Reza. It was a black out game and the paint had no connection to black face. You're a fraud. You should instead take this opportunity to reflect on yourself and admit fault in your reckless words and grow.
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7 years ago is not “fairly recently”.
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I see 2 other videos from the periphery that help to define the group, 1 in which a classmate states to some girls "It's not rape if she enjoys it" and another where a group from the larger video cat-call some women passing by ending by calling them "slut" when they're rebuffed.
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GET A GRIP ON REALITY. Admit you were wrong. Admit you’re a violent ass. Admit your capacity for foregiveness, if everyone held it, would result in nuclear holocaust tomorrow. You suck shit so fucking hard.
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indeed, a frothing mass! like you said, you see what you want - I'm glad I don't use your glasses - how about philips, a professional activist, storming the church? where's your outrage? out of steam reza? or just not fit your agenda?
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