May 17
Billy Chav commented on
America Doesn't Care About Black People.
To all the predictable complaints about how of the victims were white the media would be all over it: you're wrong. 14 year old black kid executed a one year old white child in front of his mother a month or so back, far more sickening a crime than this random thug-life non-fatal shooting. But the New Orleans story has received a lot more exposure.
May 17
Billy Chav commented on
America Doesn't Care About Black People.
Lot of people were shot but it's still a dog bites man story, just more men. People are used to thugs firing randomly and unless it's their neighborhood they understandably don't give a shit.
Apr 18
Billy Chav commented on
Here Are the FBI's Images of the Two Boston Marathon Suspects.
After 9/11, the Mosque in Northgate was overflowing with sympathy flowers from Seattle liberals anxious to show that they held no ill feelings towards Islamics just because a few of their brethren blew a couple of thousand people to an early death.
If these guys turn out to be right-wing nuts, I don't expect to see a single shoplifted tulip at Republican party HQ.
If, however, they turn out to be Islamists, I do expect Slog to be overrun with shows of solidarity with peace-loving Muslims, and with hatred of people who question the wisdom of importing large numbers of said Muslims. More so the latter--because it's not really any genuine concern for Muslims or civil rights or what have you, as much as it is hating the Other within your own white/Western tribe that drives the rage of the Slogger.
Mar 6
Billy Chav commented on
Controversy Grows Over School District Stopping Race and Gender Curriculum.
From the dozen or so comments to this post and the previous one by students/parents of the teacher in question, it sounds like he's high on emotion and entertainment value, and low on even-handed argument. Hard to say for sure, but it seems likely that he's more in the business of activism than teaching.
Of course, a lot of people will insist there's no difference, and that's possibly the root of the problem.
Jan 22
Billy Chav commented on
When Do the Indictments Come Down?.
Ack, thought for sure this was a reference to the Big O taking off his corporate clown suit and starting to actually prosecute the bank and mortgage sharks who destroyed millions of lives. Guess I'll have to console myself with the fact that a few pervs are now in the hot seat.
Why am I not surprised?