[mindslight]

When two pigs wrestle, they're both covered in shit. We don't say "pig #2 should be considered clean because he was only responding to pig #1".

It's eminently possible for the original poll and Adams (and the Mercury News for that matter) to all be fanning the flames of racism.

[Suppafly]

>It's eminently possible for the original poll and Adams (and the Mercury News for that matter) to all be fanning the flames of racism.

I'd even go so far to say that it's highly likely.

[caminante]

>possible

Why equivocate to one side and assume the worst from a poll?

By your reasoning, it's "possible" he was correct.

FWIW, Adams conditioned his language with similar reasoning ... See the "If"

[mindslight]

I said "possible" because I don't feel like signing myself up to wade through pig shit to finely arbitrate who is over the line where.

[caminante]

What's the point?

You don't want to arbitrate, but also want to posture with "everyone's shitty here" with a bias that even the poll is biased.

I don't get it.

[mindslight]

Yes, everyone engaging in populist racism is basically shitty. I don't think that should be a controversial statement, yet there are lots of people thinking that by pointing to the "other side's" shittiness, this absolves "their team's" shittiness.

[caminante]

I get what you're saying, now.

I agree.