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@realcaseyrollins

My point is if all you keep doing is sending people with both legs shot to the hospital and not address the bigger problem the end result is an endless stream of people getting shot. The ones with two shots get help (sometimes) and the ones with one shot keep dying. You dont solve the problem until you address the root cause, which you cant do unless you achknowledge both groups are getting shot.

The point is, you dont solve problems by having tunnel vision. The issue in the police force has less to do with racism and more to do with the fact that it creates an environment where cruelty can thrive. Racism is just one sort of popular cruelty that thrives in that context.

What everyone thinks is the problem is racism (and yes its real and a big problem).. what the actual problem is that cops are above the law, and being above the law means cruelty thrives, that means racism, just as much as cruelty against a white dude (which is 50% of those who are unarmed and killed).

You address the accountability problem and you eliminate the ability for racism to thrive, problem solve. You try to eliminate just the racism you only solve 25% of the problem and, well, its a much harder problem to solve as well.

@stux @IronMan

@stux

Thats seems so overly simplistic as to miss the real point in my view.

There is a comic that I think came close to a good example...

One guy (representing blacks) has both legs shot and is bleeding to death and he is being dragged to the hospital. Another guy has just one leg shot and is also bleeding to death (representing non-blacks).. The guy with just one leg show out goes "You're going to help me too" and everyone looks at him with disgust.

To me focusing just on BLM (which should have a significant voice btw and not ignored) is the equivalent of helping just the guy with two legs shot out and ignore the other guy. However saying "Every Life Matters" is more a kin to trying to stop violent shooters directly. It fixes the problem for the black community but addresses the problem for everyone else at the same time. The only real way to see any meaningful results.

You cant solve problems that effects everyone by having tunnel vision for only one aspect of the problem.

@IronMan @realcaseyrollins

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@thecosmicawakening

I agree, tht has been my thinking.

Thought more importantly for me the value of QOTO comes from the fact that it is one of very few places on the internet where you can interact with respectful, fact based, people who can have discourse on difficult subjects without getting insulting or childish about it.

STEM as a theme is just a way to get there.

@zleap @design_RG

I have just given an order for our National Guard to start the process of withdrawing from Washington, D.C., now that everything is under perfect control. They will be going home, but can quickly return, if needed. Far fewer protesters showed up last night than anticipated! https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1269628439457345538 #Trump #Protesters #Washington

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Imagine claiming that you care about black lives while funding the destruction of black neighbourhoods and businesses. Or partaking in the looting of them.

Children are honest

@namnoom has joined BLM, it's official

Imagine claiming that you care about black lives by putting up a black square on social media.

@freemo

> I think most people only use a single personal email address.

Holly Molly. We are a Stem instance and people can't grasp the concept of a secondary email? I am 100% certain that anyone seriously interested in being here has no problem with that sense.

We are not asking for anything exotic, like a BitCoin wallet address or such oddity. Overruled, imo.

@thecosmicawakening @zleap

Stop telling your kids they're gonna die cuz they're black and making them cry so you can make a video to put on social media for social justice warrior points.

That's emotional abuse.

Thank you.

@realcaseyrollins More like realClaytonBigsby.
@Locksmith

** Clean Up proposal - Removing old, never active accounts **

For purpose of internal discussion and to gauge people's opinions, I am opening a discussion topic on this subject -- here, in Public.

I had very recently brought this up internally, in a Staff only area (essential for sensitive discussions, and common in all internet sites).

The image included in this post is a snapshot of my post there - - which looks much nicer than it could ever be here (until we get better, enhanced text format supported).

This idea was motivated by my belief this deserves attention, and by a very recent post by Paul Sutton -- asking what the meaning of 'active'users is on the server stats displayed at the front doors.

My post follows, in Text form. Look forward to your comments, suggestions and participation. Thank you.

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A pet peeve of mine.

I would have done it myself. Proposing here for discussion and possible action.

* that long term, never active accounts represent a Zero value added to instance.
* that such accounts can be dormant ones for video sharing people, as we had before
* that high number of users doesn’t really matter, this is my personal opinion.

I propose that :sparkler:

* inactive accounts, zero posts ever, older than a certain threshold, be eliminated.

A report from the admin panel could provide some stats on how many those would be

The threshold I would suggest – one year and older, inactive, Nuke applied.

Thank you.

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@Phaedrus

> I hate grammar errors and typos. Without delete and redraft my toots would show my poor English.

I am also very picky, and will edit if I can, as it bothers me. Sometimes I even get bothered by a wiggly Red line in a browser screen capture -- a typo I fixed before sending the toot, but preserved as I took the image, mid stream.

@freemo @zleap

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But do not go to West LA if you can avoid it.

@realcaseyrollins @Ox @mikey Yes, let's all love LA!