Comments on: Zimmerman Walks

By: admin

admin — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:29:42 +0000

Just saw it too, and really enjoyed it. A strand running through it exemplifies one Hollywood theme that is excellent, and which doesn’t get discussed enough: Friendship is impossible when Political Correctness reigns. Movies can show that to people, in a way that is irresistible. The cross-cultural cop buddy relationship is entirely dependent on continuous and totally ‘insensitive’ ribbing based on stereotypical ethnic characteristics — unimaginable, for instance, in a university or news office.

By: Mark Warburton

Mark Warburton — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 23:23:39 +0000

Loved that film!

By: Scharlach

Scharlach — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 22:18:54 +0000

The blacks in L.A. are too afraid to riot these days because now they’d have to deal with bad ass Messicans instead of Korean grocery store owners. Shit, I remember

Oh, and on a somewhat related note, everyone in here should rent End of Watch. Highly reactionary. Made by a white guy who grew up in South L.A. and doesn’t, err, white-wash the reality of non-white crime.

By: Nick B. Steves

Nick B. Steves — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:40:37 +0000

Just as with post-OJ, almost no white person in America, who payed even cursory attention to the facts of the case, thinks GZ guilty of any crime… the pained tones of all the Lefty Talking Heads are saved for “Stand Your Ground Laws” (which were never in play in this case) or for stricter gun control laws, and how we really need to have a serious “conversation about race” (which we never can have because the only people with the vocabulary to do so are insufferable “racists”).

By: Thales

Thales — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:26:34 +0000

That Greenfield summation is nothing short of brilliant: succinct and approachable.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:34:27 +0000

Interesting thing though is how neatly this case has divided Left and Right down the middle (rather than out on the fringe). Even moderate conservatives seem to realize that if a guy like Zimmerman can be thrown to the wolves, there's nothing left except utter crushing submission. For instance, this appears to have struck a nerve.

By: Mark Warburton

Mark Warburton — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:20:59 +0000

Thanks for the Stix article. Shut the ultra-catherdralists right up – although I’m probably going to be labelled a racist for refering to it…

By: admin

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:27:27 +0000

Incredible.
There’s still time for a teachable moment, apparently: self-defense will destroy your life.

By: Mark Warburton

Mark Warburton — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:04:03 +0000

http://www.salon.com/2013/07/14/justice_department_reviewing_zimmerman_case/

He’s not totally out of the woods yet..

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 16:50:01 +0000

As a hunch I didn’t think riots were likely but it was certainly a possibilty. If there were riots, it isn’t as if it would be unprecedented, with the LA riots as the most well known example. There were all the “we’re gonna riot” posts on twitter and facebook. There was that “please don’t riot video” put together by the city. Somebody at DailyKos called even called for riots following the verdict:

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/13/1223419/-I-m-leaving-this-community

So it isn’t as if riots were totally out of the question. More to the point, it isn’t as if anyone’s predications were much more than a guess which makes them insignificant in any outcome. If there had been riots, you would have found something else to focus to on to reinforce your prior political viewpoint.

You also seem to sketch an entire profile, rich in crocodile humor, on that Reason commenter based on a couple lines of text. You entirely ignore the possibility that he may a hunter and goes hunting with his family. According to your marrative, he simply can’t be prepared for either outcome and act accordingly as events unfold but must be “hunkering down in his bunker.” You want to characterize this commenter in a specific way in favor of your own politics and do so in a way that is beyond the information available to you.