Friday, February 12, 2016
Bertrand Russell ~
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts."
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Chekhov
"Only the crowd thinks it knows and understands everything there is to know and understand. And the more stupid it is, the more open-minded it thinks itself to be."
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Black Power vs White Power
At an NBA all-star game in 2012, rapper Puff Daddy raised his fist and said "Black Power" while giving a half time interview on the court. Nobody booed, the black interviewer smiled, fans clapped, no lost endorsement deals, and to my knowledge, no apologies were made by the NBA, network, nor Puffy.
Here's the video:
At Dimebash 2016 (a concert held on behalf of deceased Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell), Phil Anselmo, the former lead singer of Pantera, "sieg heiled" (or Nazi saluted, whatever the correct terminology is) the audience and yelled "White Power" in an admitted (and obvious) state of drunkenness. He later claimed it was an inside joke, due to fact he was drunk on white wine. Due to public outrage, he has issued several apologies, and his band's (Down) appearance at concert events have been cancelled.
Here's the video:
A drunken white guy yells "White Power" at a concert with a few hundred people in attendance. A sober black guy says "Black Power" at an all-star game attended by twenty-thousand, and witnessed on TV by millions. Both give hand gestures with their statement. The drunken white guy who said he was just joking has sparked outrage and is now an evil racist. The black guy who was marketing his new TV station didn't experience any social or economic backlash. Why?
Is it fair to conclude that society is pro-black and anti-white?
Here's the video:
At Dimebash 2016 (a concert held on behalf of deceased Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell), Phil Anselmo, the former lead singer of Pantera, "sieg heiled" (or Nazi saluted, whatever the correct terminology is) the audience and yelled "White Power" in an admitted (and obvious) state of drunkenness. He later claimed it was an inside joke, due to fact he was drunk on white wine. Due to public outrage, he has issued several apologies, and his band's (Down) appearance at concert events have been cancelled.
Here's the video:
A drunken white guy yells "White Power" at a concert with a few hundred people in attendance. A sober black guy says "Black Power" at an all-star game attended by twenty-thousand, and witnessed on TV by millions. Both give hand gestures with their statement. The drunken white guy who said he was just joking has sparked outrage and is now an evil racist. The black guy who was marketing his new TV station didn't experience any social or economic backlash. Why?
Is it fair to conclude that society is pro-black and anti-white?
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