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Pesqueeb

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Jm_ said:
I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of what racism is with many people. Many people, who are racist, think that racism is "hating" another race, while it is also, and more commonly, unconscious biases that make people act a certain way towards certain races that isn't "equal" to how they act towards other races. I know I'm racist, I can't deny that I have biases, but I'm aware of this and I try to overcome it/not let it affect me. I think anyone claiming that they do not "I'm the least racist person" is full of shit, and that's the real problem, the lack of understanding of what the problem is. Police officer shoots a black man that gets out of his car at a traffic stop, while they "trust" a white person to do the same thing and don't immediately shoot them. The police officer is probably not doing this because they "hate" black people, they are doing it because they are conditioned to act this way and in many cases, they don't even realize the bias and that they treat people of different races differently, according to their race.
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This. "I'm not paying monthly dues to the klan." = "I'm not racist", I'm pretty sure is what a lot of clearly bigoted people think.
 
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Jm_ said:
I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of what racism is with many people. Many people, who are racist, think that racism is "hating" another race, while it is also, and more commonly, unconscious biases that make people act a certain way towards certain races that isn't "equal" to how they act towards other races. I know I'm racist, I can't deny that I have biases, but I'm aware of this and I try to overcome it/not let it affect me. I think anyone claiming that they do not "I'm the least racist person" is full of shit, and that's the real problem, the lack of understanding of what the problem is. Police officer shoots a black man that gets out of his car at a traffic stop, while they "trust" a white person to do the same thing and don't immediately shoot them. The police officer is probably not doing this because they "hate" black people, they are doing it because they are conditioned to act this way and in many cases, they don't even realize the bias and that they treat people of different races differently, according to their race.
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What you are referring to is called Passive Racism.
 
Toshi

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JohnE said:
A high i.q means nothing in the big picture.
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Yes, but a low IQ, an inflated sense of own's own importance, and a cadre of boot-lickers is dangerous when the idiot in question is in a position of power.
 
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Trump seems barely literate from all reports. 1 page summaries with bullet points and pictures...
 
6thElement

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Toshi said:
Yes, but a low IQ, an inflated sense of own's own importance, and a cadre of boot-lickers is dangerous when the idiot in question is in a position of power.
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Unfortunately that's exactly the customer I deal with...
 
Westy

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There is nothing more dangerous than an individual in power who thinks they are much smarter than they actually are. It doesn't really matter if they have an IQ of 90 and think they are a 120, or someone who has an IQ of 130 and thinks they are off the charts.
 
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Westy said:
There is nothing more dangerous than an individual in power who thinks they are much smarter than they actually are. It doesn't really matter if they have an IQ of 90 and think they are a 120, or someone who has an IQ of 130 and thinks they are off the charts.
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JohnE

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Westy said:
There is nothing more dangerous than an individual in power who thinks they are much smarter than they actually are. It doesn't really matter if they have an IQ of 90 and think they are a 120, or someone who has an IQ of 130 and thinks they are off the charts.
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If I learned one truth in 25+ years of military service, this is it.
 
Westy

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JohnE said:
If I learned one truth in 25+ years of military service, this is it.
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Every dangerous person I have ever worked with fit this description. Had a boss who was a pretty sharp guy, but he thought he was a genius. Spent most of my time fixing the path of destruction he left in his wake. Would have been much happier working for someone with less intellect but was aware of their limitations.
 
Pesqueeb

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Westy said:
Every dangerous person I have ever worked with fit this description.
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Jesus, yes. They occur at fairly regular intervals here.

Several years back we had a guy who regularly would not pull power off fancy/expensive electrical things when working on them because he thought if he worked quick enough it didn't matter. He thought he was faster than electricity. You could not tell this guy, or instruct him, in anything, because he was the smartest motherfucker he knew and he would let you know.

Thankfully, he is gone now, but he is talked about routinely. We bring him up as a warning, typically to new kids.
 
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Pesqueeb said:
Jesus, yes. They occur at fairly regular intervals here.

Several years back we had a guy who regularly would not pull power off fancy/expensive electrical things when working on them because he thought if he worked quick enough it didn't matter. He thought he was faster than electricity. You could not tell this guy, or instruct him, in anything, because he was the smartest motherfucker he knew and he would let you know.

Thankfully, he is gone now, but he is talked about routinely. We bring him up as a warning, typically to new kids.
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he ded?
 
Westy

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Pesqueeb said:
Jesus, yes. They occur at fairly regular intervals here.

Several years back we had a guy who regularly would not pull power off fancy/expensive electrical things when working on them because he thought if he worked quick enough it didn't matter. He thought he was faster than electricity. You could not tell this guy, or instruct him, in anything, because he was the smartest motherfucker he knew and he would let you know.

Thankfully, he is gone now, but he is talked about routinely. We bring him up as a warning, typically to new kids.
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I am no brain scientist but I would guess this is often tied to some deep seated insecurities of which the conscious minds overcompensates with a bloated ego.
 
Pesqueeb

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jstuhlman said:
he ded?
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He sure tried while he was here, but not that I'm aware of. Last I heard he was with a competitor in a large southern Arizona city.

Westy said:
I am no brain scientist but I would guess this is often tied to some deep seated insecurities of which the conscious minds overcompensates with a bloated ego.
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The guy had many issue, of which, I suspect this was one.
 
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Foreshadowing of Kid Rock vs. Eminem* election in 2020?


And any fan of mine who's a supporter of his I'm drawing in the sand a line You either for or against And if you can't decide Who you like more and you're split On who you should stand beside I'll do it for you with this
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*Would prefer Chuck D
 
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mo·ron
ˈmôrˌän
noun informal
noun: moron; plural noun: morons
a stupid person.
synonyms: fool, idiot, ass, blockhead, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, imbecile, cretin, dullard, simpleton, clod; informalnitwit, halfwit, dope, ninny, nincompoop, chump, dimwit, dingbat, dipstick, goober, coot, goon, dumbo, dummy, ditz, dumdum, fathead, numbskull, numbnuts, dunderhead, thickhead, airhead, butthead, flake, lamer, lamebrain, zombie, nerd, peabrain, birdbrain, scissorbill, jughead, mouth-breather, jerk, donkey, twit, goat, dork, twerp, hoser, schmuck, bozo, boob, turkey, schlep, chowderhead, dumbhead, goofball, goof, goofus, galoot, lummox, knuckle-dragger, klutz, putz, schlemiel, sap, meatball, dumb cluck, mook
 
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