Ciara Daag
Caldari
Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2009.06.24 10:15:00 -
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 Originally by: Herzog Wolfhammer
Originally by: Aaron
hi,
Is it my imagination or are people being racist and being allowed to get away with it with just a slap on the wrist?
Too many times people have been racist and I still see them flying around after ive submitted a pettition.
If i had my way id give them a 10 day ban, that would make them think twice about being racist, The level of dicipline in eve sucks.
Whats ur story folks? dont bother to reply if ur a troll.
You are bringing the topic up, therefore you are a racist. 
Seriously, if CCP starts taking that too seriously, then the charge of racism becomes a weapon. Here in the USA, we have a president who many call black, though he is not entirely so, whose policies, not a subject of this matter, one can agree or disagree with. However its becoming a political tactic to levy the charge of racism against those who disagree with his policies. During the Bush administration years, anyone disgreeing with the "war on terror" was accused of being an anti-semite or "with the terrorists".
So we can see what happens, and how dangerous it is when you use such tactics to silence the opposition. During Bush we got an illegal war, during Obama we are getting a Caldari State (sorry, could not avoid the comparison).
So imagine if this "tool" becomes useful in EVE and CCP, afraid of being called insensitive, gets overzealoous about it. Might as well have a high-slot "Accuse of racis" module that instantly blows up the opponent and shuts down their account for 10 days. In American politics the accusation is already the ultimate "I WIN" button that has done much to destroy liberty and bankrupt a nation, so why worry about a virtual space ship?
Thats certainly a good point. In fact,here in the US,not only do people us the brand of racism to smear those that dont agree with their policies,racists themselves have learned that its actually effective to call people a racist. Are you a black man that complains because you have had several run ins with the police that call you a n&*(%#? Your a black racist that hates whites. Are you a hispanic that suggests that your life experience dealing with discrimination gives you a unique perspective on how bad it really can be that white people never having experienced it) might not have? Your a racist that hates white people. |