There's also the new practice of accusing people of extremely vague things from decades ago, knowing full well everyone will run with the accusation without even looking for evidence

and selectively choosing which accusations to ignore or champion

that's not what i'm defending, am i ?

e.g. Kavanaugh vs. Fairfax

@Ranko yes,

well no, i think i'm pretty clear

When people have their entire lives ruined for being accused of having done or said something decades ago that could, if you squint real hard, be seen as prejudicial, I don't think double jeopardy is the real problem

50 years ago, Black Face was acceptable, if not popular. 100 years ago, black face was normal. NOW people are going back and demanding people be punished by NU-morals for past actions

For every Kavanaugh, there are dozens more who don't make it through relatively unscathed

and I still don't see what the problem with Northam's yearbook photo is

Context matters. It's obviously not endorsement.

It's part of a "horribly offensive Halloween costumes" party

that's the point

As far as Northam goes, it is up to the voters of Virgina to rule on that

obviously he won

@Khanclansith it's 2019

tho

we need to apply the morals of today on everything in the past

just wait 11 months and someone will come back to that comment, call you a liar, and ruin your life

@ʇooNʇooN When the rule of law becomes "Unfashionable" then people need a wake up call

that's why you have to say "it's Current Year"

it is always the current year

my dudes

aaaaahhhhhhhhh

Because that is how and why we see dictators take power @ʇooNʇooN @Ranko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGAsMtcPy_c

That video was infuriating

blactina shirt girl might be the most looking-to-get-offended person I've ever seen

@Khanclansith you're answering to me about some position i didn't take and made clear that i didn't hold (twice now), you're wasting your time

lol historical debt

this vice video is hilarious thanks @Grenade123

"why do we always assume black people are broke"

there's sooooo much anger and eyerolling

We are complaining about and warning about new "Witch hunts," "denouncement tribunals" "Purges" what ever you want to call it. Plenty of people were killed for legal activity that later became "Immoral" because the times change. @Ranko And I am warning people that the current fad of going after people for things they legally did in their past is not making things better.

get over yourself

And history repeats itself... same sht different flavour

history doesn't repeat

but it sure does rhyme

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/7/ocasio-cortezs-green-new-deal-social-justice/

oh boy oh boy

I view history as hexical, similar trends keep coming back up slightly differently each time.