I guess it depends on who's doing it...
As regulars know, I'm still on limited blog posting, but I could not let this go unaddressed:
He held his thumb and forefinger together with his other three fingers extended ... This, whether intentional or not, resembled very closely a gesture that has been coopted by white power groups, alt right groups, and an anti-government group that calls itself the Three Percenters. [More]
What did the founder of the Three Percenters, a proponent of Constitutional government, consistently teach about racism being a manifestation of collectivism?
I thought you had to be smart and informed to get on Jeopardy. And isn't there a saying about people in glass houses throwing stones?
I guess this means that overwhelmingly white and privileged contestants are saying it's not OK to be white...?
In Korean culture, that symbol means "asshole."
ReplyDeleteTwo quick points:
ReplyDeleteFirst, in some parts of Latin America, that gesture is a way of telling someone "You're an a$$hole!"
Second, and paraphrasing FBI Director Chris Wray and President Joe Biden, the three percent is an ideology, not an organization.
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ap-top-news-elections-james-comey-politics-bdd3b6078e9efadcfcd0be4b65f2362e
"FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers Thursday that antifa is an ideology, not an organization, ..."
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-says-antifa-idea-not-025049929.html
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden defended far-left anarchist movement Antifa as “an idea, not an organization”
From the original source:
http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-brief-three-percent-catechism.html