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Marry a White Xtian, or Else!
« on: May 19, 2018, 09:28:02 pm »
The Dallas News Yanks Endorsement of Judge Because He’ll Disinherit His Kids for Not Marrying White Christians

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"However, recent developments have caused us to reconsider, and we are withdrawing our recommendation of Cunningham....

"In 2010, Cunningham established a living trust for his children, the terms of which suggest a personal problem with diversity. The trust provides financial distributions to his children if they reach certain milestones, including marriage to someone who is white, Christian and of the opposite sex."

Love that last part! (Given the rest, it kind of went without saying.)

"Cunningham...said his views on interracial marriage have evolved since 2010"

2010? Dude, it's not like you held these antediluvian views back in the 1950s; this was a decade into the new millennium. As we witnessed today, even the tradition-bound UK royal family is embracing interracial marriage. Your alleged epiphany comes way too late for the "views have evolved" fig leaf.


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Re: Marry a White Xtian, or Else!
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2018, 01:41:23 am »
2010? Dude, it's not like you held these antediluvian views back in the 1950s; this was a decade into the new millennium. As we witnessed today, even the tradition-bound UK royal family is embracing interracial marriage. Your alleged epiphany comes way too late for the "views have evolved" fig leaf.

Racists still exist, unforatunately. My uncle's father (not my grandfather; rather, the father of my uncle through marriage) threatened to disinherit my uncle, as well as all of his grandchildren, if my cousin didn't stop dating an African American. They were both Christian, and were both heterosexuals of the opposite sex, so race was the ONLY issue for him. In fact, she was better educated and came from a slightly wealthier family.

They ignored him, and he actually did disinherit them. So, naturally, they cut off ties and now his only family is his (way, way younger) second wife who may or may not be totally is a gold digger. So his racism ended up hurting him more than helping him.

I wish racist ideas didn't still exist at all, mind you, but I don't expect to see people who hold them changing their ways in the near future. There's still way too many of them, many of whom have money and power.
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Re: Marry a White Xtian, or Else!
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2018, 04:01:37 am »

"In 2010, Cunningham established a living trust for his children, the terms of which suggest a personal problem with diversity. The trust provides financial distributions to his children if they reach certain milestones, including marriage to someone who is white, Christian and of the opposite sex."


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Re: Marry a White Xtian, or Else!
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2018, 04:48:05 pm »
Everyone has their preferences.

A judge is supposed to, as impartially as possible, interpret and apply the law fairly. It speaks to his ability to perform his job that he apparently is so horrified by the idea of his own relatives touching a brown person that he'd punish them for it. Bigotry might be a "preference" but it matters when people are in positions of power over others, particularly over the people against whom they are bigoted.
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« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2018, 05:30:54 pm »
Everyone has their preferences.

Perhaps, but most people's preferences aren't quite that hurtful. Also most people aren't running for public office where they are expected to treat everyone equally -- including those who don't match their preferences. This guy is basically telling voters if you aren't white, Christian, and hetero, you should not be surprised if he screws you over. Since he screwed over his family on those points you can be sure he'll have no problems screwing you over if you don't match his preferences..
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Re: Marry a White Xtian, or Else!
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2018, 05:58:46 pm »
Everyone has their preferences.

But shouldn't those preferences really be up to his children, rather than him?

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Re: Marry a White Xtian, or Else!
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2018, 07:43:18 pm »
I wish racist ideas didn't still exist at all, mind you, but I don't expect to see people who hold them changing their ways in the near future. There's still way too many of them, many of whom have money and power.

And one of them is the sitting President of the United States.

Anyway, I agree 100%--racism, both overt and subtle, is alive and well. It's not that I'm surprised that this judicial candidate is racist in this day and age; rather, I find his explanation--"my views have evolved since then"--utterly implausible. Eight years ago he was ready with the white hood if his clan wasn't true to the Klan, but now he'll sing kuumbaya at the interracial wedding? Yeah. Right.
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Re: Marry a White Xtian, or Else!
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2018, 10:04:34 pm »
A judge is supposed to, as impartially as possible, interpret and apply the law fairly. It speaks to his ability to perform his job that he apparently is so horrified by the idea of his own relatives touching a brown person that he'd punish them for it. Bigotry might be a "preference" but it matters when people are in positions of power over others, particularly over the people against whom they are bigoted.

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So what is your proposed ex post facto punishment for thoughtcrime?
It's not just thoughtcrime anymore when you are acting on those thoughts.

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« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2018, 10:12:12 pm »
So what is your proposed ex post facto punishment for thoughtcrime?

You're kidding, right?

Val's clearly talking about a person'a horrid fucking beliefs getting in the way of fairly applying the rule of law.

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« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2018, 10:13:46 pm »
Everyone has their preferences.

Okay. But.

I have a preference for pepperoni & bacon pizza. I don't fucking hate pineapple.
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« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2018, 10:14:08 pm »
So what is your proposed ex post facto punishment for thoughtcrime?

It has been a long time since I read 1984, but I'm fairly sure that thoughtcrime means something different, which does not really apply here.

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« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2018, 10:15:09 pm »
It has been a long time since I read 1984, but I'm fairly sure that thoughtcrime means something different, which does not really apply here.

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« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2018, 10:15:59 pm »
You're kidding, right?

Val's clearly talking about a person'a horrid fucking beliefs getting in the way of fairly applying the rule of law.

Jeebus' titties, man.
This. No one said anything about punishment. Just...not electing the guy to public office?

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It's not just thoughtcrime anymore when you are acting on those thoughts.

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What are the actions? Where has he dealt unjustly in his official persona based upon race, religion, or similar criteria?

When I was driving trucks 20+ years ago, I had occasion to spend an evening with a small-town Missouri deputy. He was an unreconstructed racist, a child of the thirties. But, as I talked with him, it struck me that here was a man of integrity...in spite of his beliefs.

Now, if this judge does show partiality and/or discrimination in his official dealings, then by all means deal with him. But to prosecute a man for a wrong not yet done is heinous.

I was originally not going to post on this topic at all; pick your battles and so forth. But, this morning, there was a post on a blog which I follow which spoke to a similar issue:

Excerpt from The Market Ticker by Karl Denninger:

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Social policy changes have a real impact.

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So I read this article with some bemusement.

    Americans and Europeans are abandoning parenthood at an alarming rate...

    Last year, women in the U.S. had children at the lowest rate ever recorded....What's even worse is the demographic split between those women who have children and those who choose not to.  There's a roughly 50% difference in birth rate between families with incomes under $10,000 and those over $200,000, and a 25% difference between those who pay no income tax and those who pay any amount.

For 30+ years the "answer" from the crazies on both the left and right is immigration.  But not just any immigration -- immigrants from turd-world ****holes that like to make lots of babies.

Never once will either side of the aisle discuss why the deterioration in birth rate is occurring...Women and men are different.  Denying this is to deny scientific fact.

[...]

The social structures of 100 years ago were not perfect by any means and there were plenty of abuses contained within them.  But we didn't fix the abuses -- we trashed the structures instead in the name of "tolerance" and "choice."

Now, while I more than most have no reason to criticize interracial marriage  ;), it strikes me that what this judge is doing is to perpetuate the traditions and culture which he grew up in. Which is something that my God respects a lot: Jeremiah 35. You're free to disagree with him (and me) of course, but before you engage in societal or official sanction of him I say you'd better be damned sure...in the most literal sense...that you're right.
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