light rail coyote wrote:the motives are pretty clear cut and he didn't actually have to say that part at all and could've still had a measured statement.
draw wrote:I'm not (at all) saying anyone should be on his side or should ever be on his side, or that people on internet forums shouldn't be discussing racialized angles of this crime, just that it's understandable that someone in Biden's position should exercise caution about what he says publicly about it right away.
Lowercase Tea wrote:light rail coyote wrote:the motives are pretty clear cut and he didn't actually have to say that part at all and could've still had a measured statement.
Yeah, the White House team could have literally copied either of these two statements instead of giving right wingers more ammo to argue that it's only the media that makes things about race.
draw wrote:If it's confirmed that this is a specifically anti-Asian hate crime, it's probably going to have a huge impact on public discourse & opinion w.r.t. crime and policing so I'd want them to get it 100% right rather than saying something quickly
mich wrote:Places with bigger Asian populations aren't safer, they just invite the type of racists that see concentrations of Asians as an "invasion" that needs to be eliminated.
light rail coyote wrote:whatever utility exists from news livestreamers has certainly been outpaced by the catastrophic uselessness of 90% of these people
Permafrost wrote:The heart wants what the heart wants, and if the heart wants Nebbiolo variants then so be it
Permafrost wrote:The heart wants what the heart wants, and if the heart wants Nebbiolo variants then so be it
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