I'm a black software engineering manager in silicon valley. I consider myself center left. Yet, I get on the internet and it seems to be dominated by radical left voices that push socialism and fake love of minorities. They have black lives matter and Bernie stickers on their car, post on Facebook about how much they love black people, yet say and do nothing about gentrification. They're also the first people to talk about how neighborhoods are "getting better" when the black people that have lived there for decades can no longer afford it. They also make casually racist remarks presuming people of color owe affirmative action for their jobs. What's the right way to handle these people? Because these fake allies are out of control.
Yes, you got it. They are for high taxation and now shouting to repeal Prop 13, so all poor and blacks could be driven out of CA, or at least they could buy their houses on the cheap. Most vicious of lot they are. Backstabbers! They have feminist as their allies. Together they are instigating the worst kind of division in the US.
Rational voices are the non-squeaky wheel sadly
Key question that is only slightly related: do you support construction of new housing? If not, then you are supporting gentrification. I find it disappointing how often those who are harmed by gentrification don't support the only cure to it
I support rent controls as well as the construction of new housing.
If your rent is too high move to Texas. If you want to build a house build one. You don't need government for either of these problems. If people accepted their own power to solve these things through the free market then places like San Francisco would in fact be cheaper to live because more people would be moving away. Supply and demand. I moved to Texas, I work remotely for a company in the valley, and I'm saving something to the tune of $40, 000 a year in taxes, PLUS the cost of living decrease. Liberty baby.
I'm not a trump supporter at all but i am certainly tired of people entirely focused on trump.
Black software engineering at Netflix? There can't be that many of you so this post is pretty self revealing. Unless of course, this is another "as a black man" post. Oh look it is.
Haha this post is rude. Don’t make someone feel bad for being how they are.
Except I have said nothing I wouldn't say in person lmao. Try again.
I find it amazing that SJWs here seem to be screaming bloody murder, in precisely the manner the OP indicates. How dare we challenge the "one true narrative" with fact. What's quite telling is that when challenged, SJWs will immediately go negative and try ad hominems, various insults, etc. You can use it as an SJW detector. See if they can construct a viable counter arguement to a point. When they invariably go negative, you've found your SJW.
The internet isn’t dominated by them. They’re just loud and act untouchable. You literally can use the words “oh shut up”. They make you feel like you can’t do anything because they act like they are so holy.
I deactivated Facebook and left groups so I could recalibrate, but even after coming back they are the loudest voices and for some reason have this ability to get what normally is considered insanity to be taken seriously. The most ridiculous thing one of them said to me was that if black people weren't so easily brainwashed they would've supported Sanders instead of Clinton. I about lost it.
I mean when you about lost it you were “triggered”. That’s what someone does. They just say things that trigger people because they are so outrageous. When you realize they’re trying to get that rise for their own personal edification, like they neeed the not give a shit or get that attention they’re seeking - you can hear their words and go “oh, obviously not a rational human, or if they are they’re trying to trigger people in general and they’re waiting to battle.” When you see the boggart for what it is, you’re able to properly respond instead of react. Don’t be high and mighty now that you see through them. But you call out a wolf in sheeps clothing They’re only mad because they are idealists and wish it was better. Combined with the fact that they instinctively want to blame someone. An extremist is turdworthy no matter what they support.