American Politics: The Speaker's Cornered

[Tarsonis]

Euro Americans, are literally just Americans. You aren't a Euro-American, you're an Italian American. European isn't an ethnicity, being Italian or Irish is. That's...how it works.

So African-Americans do not exist, they are Nigerian-Americans, Kenyan-Americans, etc?

European is just as much or as little an ethnicity as African.

Except for the whole, you know, bringing them here against their will, stripping entire generations of their cultural identity and any semblance of knowledge of their home origin, thing.

[Haganham]

African Americans in the US are the descendants of slaves

A significant part of the black population is made up of immigrants. 12% are themselves immigrants, and 21% are at least second generation. America has seen heavy immigration from africa for decades ow. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads ... n-the-u-s/
The idea that black people are all descendants of slaves is a stereotype. Indeed even in you go by self reporting only 57% of black Americans say their ancestors were enslaved. https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnic ... k-history/

[Thermodolia]

Site blocked in Sweden (and probs the rest of Europe too)

You're not missing anything.

The fun part is the stupidity of it all. GOP doesn’t want anything to do with the guy

[Shrillland]

Reynolds signs Don't Say Gay law for Iowa up to Grade 6, books depicting sexual acts banned from all public schools

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

BBC: JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon has provided a formal statement in two lawsuits over ties between the largest US bank and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Move along, nothing to see here, just more rich ppl doing rich ppl things.

[Tarsonis]

So, NC Freshman Congressman, Jeff Jackson (D) basically said in an Instagram Reel that all the outrage antics of certain "unnamed" representatives, is all fake. They only turn it up for the cameras and behind closed doors are completely different people.


I'm not shocked and yet somehow still disappointed.

[Tarsonis]

Reynolds signs Don't Say Gay law for Iowa up to Grade 6, books depicting sexual acts banned from all public schools

Biology class just got real.

[Spirit of Hope]

African Americans in the US are the descendants of slaves

A significant part of the black population is made up of immigrants. 12% are themselves immigrants, and 21% are at least second generation. America has seen heavy immigration from africa for decades ow. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads ... n-the-u-s/
The idea that black people are all descendants of slaves is a stereotype. Indeed even in you go by self reporting only 57% of black Americans say their ancestors were enslaved. https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnic ... k-history/

Self reporting wouldn't necessarily be a good indicator here and 2nd generation could have one parent who was not an immigrant, in addition given how US immigration works, preferencing immigrants with family already in the US, immigrants aren't necessarily separated from US history and past racial dynamics. It is a good point that not all African Americans are descended from slaves, if you looked at the totality of my post you will not that isn't what I was saying. I specifically mention in the post immigration and how that has some different dynamics, I guess I could have been more clear in my language in the part you quoted. Which circles back to the main point, which is refuting the idiotic notion that European immigration is comparable to African immigration.

[The Rio Grande River Basin]

Welp, GMS is now confirmed to be an FI alt, great.

[Pizza Friday Forever91]

what did I miss politically while I was asleep?

[The Black Forrest]

Welp, GMS is now confirmed to be an FI alt, great.

Sorry. Not had my coffee….who?

[Elwher]

A significant part of the black population is made up of immigrants. 12% are themselves immigrants, and 21% are at least second generation. America has seen heavy immigration from africa for decades ow. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads ... n-the-u-s/
The idea that black people are all descendants of slaves is a stereotype. Indeed even in you go by self reporting only 57% of black Americans say their ancestors were enslaved. https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnic ... k-history/

Self reporting wouldn't necessarily be a good indicator here and 2nd generation could have one parent who was not an immigrant, in addition given how US immigration works, preferencing immigrants with family already in the US, immigrants aren't necessarily separated from US history and past racial dynamics. It is a good point that not all African Americans are descended from slaves, if you looked at the totality of my post you will not that isn't what I was saying. I specifically mention in the post immigration and how that has some different dynamics, I guess I could have been more clear in my language in the part you quoted. Which circles back to the main point, which is refuting the idiotic notion that European immigration is comparable to African immigration.

At no point did I say that the immigration processes were in any way equivalent. My point was about ethnicity, not immigration. If ethnicity is defined as nationality, then there is no African-American ethnicity. If it is defined as continental, then European-American is equally valid as African-American. If it is defined as cultural. the differences between Bantu culture and Huto cultures are just as great as those between Italian and Greek.

[Ryemarch]

This thread's gone on a tangent of pedantry when it's fairly clear that GMS uses "Euro Americans" as a stand-in for "white".

[The Rio Grande River Basin]

This thread's gone on a tangent of pedantry when it's fairly clear that GMS uses "Euro Americans" as a stand-in for "white".

This reminds me of “politicians, when you say crime, just say black. We can hear you!”

[Bradfordville]

Euro Americans, are literally just Americans. You aren't a Euro-American, you're an Italian American. European isn't an ethnicity, being Italian or Irish is. That's...how it works.

GMS: I see you don't give me any credit either, Italian Americans are of Italian and European descent from Europe, so Italian Euro Americans exist. and my Euro Americans in the Family. These terms are used in many ways not just one way, like African Americans and Asian Americans. I am a native Cuban of España La Madre Patria descent, who are Europeans, or Euros for a shorter term. Viva España La Madre Patria. I Provided the evidence and logic to back my claims.

GMS, are turks and Russians euro American or Asian American?

[Bradfordville]

This thread's gone on a tangent of pedantry when it's fairly clear that GMS uses "Euro Americans" as a stand-in for "white".

Which makes me cringe because not all Europeans are white skinned and not all non Europeans are not white. There are many southern Europeans who are darker shaded, and there are people not only in the middle east but also across places like east Asia who are pretty close to literally white. Yes, technically there are Americans of European descent, but they're not a racial group. Even in the wacky world of racialism, few people think that everyone in Europe is one race and everyone outside Europe is another.

[Shrillland]

Judge Rules Mississippi to Have a Democratic Gubernatorial Primary in August After Candidate Improperly Excluded

Bob Hickingbottom was excluded after running in 2019 for the Constitution Party.

[Shrillland]

By the way, Paxton's Impeachment debate is past the two hour point if you want to watch the results, that should be sometime around 18:30-19:00 EDT

[Pizza Friday Forever91]

https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-paxton-impeachment-1eaccf00ce80d26c4fc94eab1672e1bd

Texas lawmakers issue 20 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken Paxton

The impeachment vote will be 1 PM tomorrow. Initial prediction- 96-54 in favor of impeachment, senate trial returns not guilty.

It actually voted 121-23 in favor of impeachment.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/27 ... y-general/

[Shrillland]

The impeachment vote will be 1 PM tomorrow. Initial prediction- 96-54 in favor of impeachment, senate trial returns not guilty.

It actually voted 121-23 in favor of impeachment.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/27 ... y-general/

Paxton is now suspended from his job, Abbott will have to appoint an Acting AG until the Trial. It'll take 21 Senators(two-thirds of them, one of which is his wife) to convict him.

[Spirit of Hope]

Self reporting wouldn't necessarily be a good indicator here and 2nd generation could have one parent who was not an immigrant, in addition given how US immigration works, preferencing immigrants with family already in the US, immigrants aren't necessarily separated from US history and past racial dynamics. It is a good point that not all African Americans are descended from slaves, if you looked at the totality of my post you will not that isn't what I was saying. I specifically mention in the post immigration and how that has some different dynamics, I guess I could have been more clear in my language in the part you quoted. Which circles back to the main point, which is refuting the idiotic notion that European immigration is comparable to African immigration.

At no point did I say that the immigration processes were in any way equivalent. My point was about ethnicity, not immigration. If ethnicity is defined as nationality, then there is no African-American ethnicity. If it is defined as continental, then European-American is equally valid as African-American. If it is defined as cultural. the differences between Bantu culture and Huto cultures are just as great as those between Italian and Greek.

Great job ignoring basically everything I said and then doubling down on the ignorance of history and ethnicity. To repeat, European-American is not as valid as African-American because they two groups went through radically different means of arriving to the US, historical treatment in the US, and continuing treatment today. Your basic argument relies on making an implicit comparison between the two that ignores all of those shaping effects.

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

It'll take 21 Senators(two-thirds of them, one of which is his wife) to convict him.

Ahhhh the putrid smell of nepotism

[Pizza Friday Forever91]

So, how many senators are required to convict and remove him from office?

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

So, how many senators are required to convict and remove him from office?

21, one of which is his own wife.

[Shrillland]

So, how many senators are required to convict and remove him from office?

Like I said, 21 will be needed.