You'd think that, after such unconscious prejudice happening for a bit, someone would realize it going on, wouldn't you? Or am I, once again, expecting humans to be more intelligent than they actually are?

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No, I think if someone flat out said, "Hey. 99% of the time, you say the white guy's performance is better. Like... can you say WHAT makes it better or are you just going by 'my guy' rules?" I mean, usually, if you confront people with their idiocy or subconscious behavior, they realize it. Not saying that it'll change anything, but at the very least they may wonder if something's going on and think twice before making a decision.

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You can. You don't need to use percentages, you can just as easily say, "You tend to favor the white actors' performances". It's not blatantly telling someone WTF they are doing, but is a bit on the nose in that it's becoming noticeable to outsiders. And once outsiders realize things, you know you are being a bit too obvious about it, even if you don't know it yourself.

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if you were to say "I think you are unconsciously biased towards white people" the simple reply is "No I'm not...this white actor earned his nomination but it was a close thing."

I know I'm 23 years old, but she's my mother.

My mum hasn't spoke to me since the 20th of January. I was upset at first because I was always close to her since I was born and she pretty much abandoned me. I know I'm 23 years old, but she's my mother. I'm not sure how to feel about it, but whatever I guess.

Why'd she stop speaking to you?

(there's this tradition which people would use chopsticks and toss noodles(?) and shout well wishes and stuff for the new year). )

That's it. I have to vent about the dang refugees, who keep dominating the news. Firstly, why do you want to go to Germany so badly?!

"Germany is better"
No, it isn't.
"It's easier to get a job in Germany."
Ahahahahaha-No.

Germany is nowhere near some kind of economical or social paradise of Eden. Our economy sucks, we have over a million unemployed people and more, we have no jobs for them, our schools suck cause they don't have enough money for proper upkeep and getting a place to live is difficult, because Germany is motherfreaking expensive.

Secondly, you left Syria because you were in danger of BEING KILLED in your original hometown. You are in Greece right now! Or Mascedonia! YOU! ARE! SAFE! Sure, you are refugees and are living in camps right now, but you are safe! You are not in danger of being killed by rebels, the government or some random dude who has gone insane. It's not a great life, but, hey! At least you ARE alive and you are safe where you are right now.

As said before, they should build safe havens for the refugees in their own countries, with said havens being under the protection of the UN. Don't force them to take a huge-ass journey into a country where A) they don't know the language worth a damn B) they have no money to get anything started up themselves C) the society and culture is so vastly different from theirs, they will continuously create faux pas or flat-out do something forbidden, because of the big cultural differences. By the time all these people are 'intergrated', which will take years? Syria will be either eradicated and can be repopulated with new people or it will be safe to go back, meaning all of this intergrating? Will be a huge waste of time that cost us millions or billions of Euros.

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Because the German government is offering handouts for the migrants. This whole shitstorm is thanks to Merkel.

-Trump is responsible for the actions of his supporters

Trump is an asshole and, quite frankly, if he does become President, I hope someone assasinates him. Fast. Either that, or something is done quickly, to make his term be short and get him out ASAP. This guy has opened up business after business after business... and they ALL failed. Who the hell would let a guy like that, who clearly doesn't know how to run anything money-related, run an entire country and give him access to the nation's funds?

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Who the hell would let a guy like that, who clearly doesn't know how to run anything money-related, run an entire country and give him access to the nation's funds?

But mostly the racists who weren't going to vote until they found their views shared by Trump.

I hope someone assasinates him. Fast.

And here's what I'm getting from the media in regards to the Chicago riot this weekend:
-Trump is responsible for the actions of his supporters
-Sanders isn't
-Trump needs to take rsponsibility for the actions of Sanders supports

yeah how dare he try to protect our country

I get the alleged intent behind his plans--or at least how he tries to justify them to people who aren't wearing a white hood on the inside. My problem is with their ineffectiveness and the rhetoric I've heard from a lot of people who support these plans. Blocking all Muslims from entering the country will thoroughly piss off more than a billion people while also failing to prevent terrorist attacks. Any Islamic extremist hoping to wreak havoc in the United States would just pretend to follow a different religion. In addition, there are several million Muslims already living in the United States who would likely be more drawn to extremism by the policy Trump is advocating. The policy might temporarily placate any Americans who hate Muslims and will always consider them dangerous, but it would only be temporary. The policy Trump favors, if enacted, would inevitably lead to another San Bernardino, and then many of Trump's fans would start clamoring for additional laws that target all Muslims. Mass deportation is something I've seen a fair number of Muslim-haters advocate already.

My problem is with their ineffectiveness and the rhetoric I've heard from a lot of people who support these plans. Blocking all Muslims from entering the country will thoroughly piss off more than a billion people while also failing to prevent terrorist attacks. Any Islamic extremist hoping to wreak havoc in the United States would just pretend to follow a different religion.

In addition, there are several million Muslims already living in the United States who would likely be more drawn to extremism by the policy Trump is advocating.

The policy might temporarily placate any Americans who hate Muslims and will always consider them dangerous, but it would only be temporary. The policy Trump favors, if enacted, would inevitably lead to another San Bernardino, and then Trump's fans would start clamoring for additional laws that target all Muslims. Mass deportation is something I've seen a fair number of Muslim-haters advocate already.

Not to mention Trump basically saying he has no qualms about killing civilians to take out terrorists.

for example even if we have gun control people who want to kill children will still manage to get a gun illegally. we should also legalize all drugs since people are finding them anyways.

then again we just had someone say that they want to assassinate trump just because they think he's stupid so maybe my faith in people is a little too strong

That comment about targeting the terrorists families is a really stupid thing to say.

Sure. Let's legalize everything and remove authority from keeping anything up, they'll find ways to do it, anyway. This won't throw society into chaos. Oh, let's allow people to rape each other, too. Well, come on, they're gonna do it anyway, might as well let them do it and not punish them for forcing someone into something they don't want and stripping that person of control, leaving them with life-long emotional, mental and even physical scars.

Also, people who want to kill children? Pretty sure there are adults who want to kill adults, as well as kids who want to kill adults. It's not always adults wanting to kill children. (And kids killing kids, given that Germany recently had the case of a 13 year old getting killed by a same-aged classmate during a fight)

stuff about what your mom says

if he really does mean killing them then i can agree

but then again he might not. and since his other policies arent half bad im willing to give him the benefit of the doubt

for example even if we have gun control people who want to kill children will still manage to get a gun illegally. we should also legalize all drugs since people are finding them anyways.

every little bit helps, if you ask me

if someone is going to resort to killing innocents over the government trying to stop terrorism then they're already too far gone

then again we just had someone say that they want to assassinate trump just because they think he's stupid so maybe my faith in people is a little too strong

just because muslim-haters want laws targeting muslims doesnt mean trump (and congress) will make it happen

and i think we're both (or at least you are) mature enough to not go the Trump/Hitler comparison route

and since his other policies arent half bad im willing to give him the benefit of the doubt

Not necessarily. I do advocate certain restrictions on firearms to mitigate the damage Americans do to each other with them, but I oppose any sort of full ban. Still, I disagree with the claim that every little bit helps. A little bit applied improperly will make things worse, not better. Trump's suggestion is one such little bit.

People are more vulnerable than we might want to believe. Those sufficiently passionate about something can be one outrage away from violence. As long as they have committed no violent acts, though, they are still functioning members of society.

I've seen plenty of people on the far right calling for rebellion over [insert new liberal policy here] during these past eight years--to say nothing of far-right extremism that has occurred in the United States during these past eight years. Would it be reasonable to forbid all conservatives to enter the United States over such acts?

That much is true, but the fact that Trump is openly advocating such laws and being praised for it suggests to me that we are closer to such laws being passed than you might want to believe.

Trump is not currently the monster Hitler is remembered as and I really hope he stays that way. His demagoguery does remind me of Hitler, though, so perhaps I am not as mature as you think.

Which policies would those be?

okay so if your point is that we should have gun control and drug control then you should also agree that stopping Muslims from entering America is also a good thing as it would help prevent terrorism

if he really does mean killing them then i can agree

but then again he might not. and since his other policies arent half bad im willing to give him the benefit of the doubt