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There does seem to be this pattern where any time somebody tries to have an earnest discussion of racism, people instantly try to deflect it into a discussion of "the woke mob." Always the same reaction, always very similar phrasing, always immediately, before much discussion of the subject has occurred. I've seen this happen in many places, not just here. It's like there's a specific common playbook that many people are pulling from.
To me, it reads as "whattaboutism," a red herring to distract and shut down any discussion of racial issues. That this pattern is so consistent all the way down to the specific phrasing seems to me very bizarre.
There are rules in place for this thread specifically designed to prevent members from getting ganged up on in other parts of the forum as a result of what they say here.
[Mod hat off]
There does seem to be this pattern where any time somebody tries to have an earnest discussion of racism, people instantly try to deflect it into a discussion of "the woke mob." Always the same reaction, always very similar phrasing, always immediately, before much discussion of the subject has occurred. I've seen this happen in many places, not just here. It's like there's a specific common playbook that many people are pulling from.
To me, it reads as "whattaboutism," a red herring to distract and shut down any discussion of racial issues. That this pattern is so consistent all the way down to the specific phrasing seems to me very bizarre.
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