Honestly, just the title. There really isn't anything to explain. No one alive today in modern America is oppressed. If someone thinks they are oppressed they are exaggerating and have no idea what oppression is. I'm sure some people have issues and struggles; we all do. I don't want to take away from any hardships someone might be going through, but no one is oppressed.
Posted Jul 25, 2019, 1:19 PM UTC
Other than the sex workers being trafficked over the boarder of course.
True.
Don't be so ridiculous, there are literal slaves in modern America.
Here's a "quality" post from hypocrite OP in The_Quarantine about white people being oppressed.
Guess black people are just butthurt when racists say n*gger, right
-OP
Nice out of context quote you edited in there bud. Hope you find peace in your life.
Nice reply 4 hours later, Cap'n Racist
I took a nap...
What is wrong with you? You people use the term “racist” way too much. I bet you are a garbage person. I might be wrong, but take a look in the mirror and tell me if I am right.
White people aren't oppressed. I never said white people were oppressed in that post? Nice try, but it's not going to work. All I said in that post was that racism can go both ways. I guess calling out racism is saying one class is oppressed now.
That's what systemic racism is, ya crouton.
Did I say whites were systematically oppressed? No, I didn’t. So even if systematic racism is oppression you’re point still doesn’t hold up. This is a pretty bad attempt at a gotcha.
Meh, not really. I was mostly pointing out that you're most likely a racist who posts in a known hatesub.
Agreed, got definitions for reference.
op·pres·sion - prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
op·pressed - subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment.
au·thor·i·tar·i·an - favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.
Edit: I guess someone being an asshole to you for ANY reason, so long as it's "prolonged", they're technically making you experience oppression, by definition. But by that logic, everyone has experienced some form of oppression.
Oppression - “prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control”
Americans live under a corporate police state. While the tyrannical government buys predator drones and tanks, the people are relegated to the shittiest weapons in production. Our communications are being warrantlessly searched and seized by the NSA; a literal surveillance state. Possession of a single psilocybin mushroom cap can land u in a cell block for years. The right to sue has been destroyed by arbitration clauses. Cruel and unusual punishment is regularly dished out; cops literally send dogs out to maul people who evade arrest, a literal misdemeanor charge. You can’t even fucking swear in public without risking arrest!
Americans are, by definition, oppressed. And the worst part is that Americans are some of the least oppressed people in the world. Most other governments are far more oppressive. It’s a sad reflection on humanity that fucking America is one of the freest countries. The world is an authoritarian hellscape.
There are oppressed people in america, but most of them deserve it. Like pedophiles, rapists, and murderers for example.
What about anchor babies?
Do you believe at least a handful of people were shot by police without warrant? I’d consider that oppression
I don’t consider that oppression at all. I agree it shouldn’t be happening and is bullshit every time it does happen, but I wouldn’t consider that to be oppression.
If you look up the definition of oppression it’s just unjust treatment. I believe some groups are being given unjust treatment. Black people for example go to jail for longer than white people (or so I hear in many cases).
I won’t pretend to know the nuances of our legal system, but I have my doubts every case where a black person received harsher sentence had the same factors as another case where a white person received a lesser sentence for the same crime. Off of that though, men receive longer prison sentences on average for the same crime as a woman. Would you say men are oppressed?
Yes and no. Men definitely have different struggles than women. Men do work more dangerous jobs and go to prison longer. It’s true, there’s no way around it. But women are more subject to sexual harassment and all sorts of other things especially around the world. To say that because men have their struggles that women aren’t oppressed is untrue to me. But thanks for the friendly comment. I like talking to the non-idiots on Reddit. There seem to be few.
And by all studies / statistics published women get 3X a lighter jail sentence than men for the same crime, yet everyone says men aren’t oppressed. It’s gotta be one of the other.
I get it. I’m a feminist but I do think women and men are DIFFERENT and do have different struggles. (Not a 3rd waver)
Black people also commit violent crime at a higher rate than white people ( not racist im black too )
I don’t not believe that, it’s definitely a thing. But when a white man rapes, he often gets off like Brock Turner.
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Not even close. I can only assume this is your poor attempt at a joke, but it’s not funny.
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That shit was funny to me and i’m a black guy, humor’s subjective, go fuck yourself lmao
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Please enlighten me. I’ll hear you out if you want to go for it. I’m not trying to bait you into a “gotcha moment.” I’m genuinely more than happy to hear what you have to say.
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That’s not oppression tho.
There is a lot of discrimination in the world, no argument against it. To me that isn’t oppression though. Even though someone might not get hired at a job they applied for because of subtle, or overt, biases, they still had the opportunity to apply.
I hate to hear about the bigotry you face in your job. I get that after a while, or maybe even from the first time, it can be mentally exhausting to deal with, it can wear you down. (Note here: I haven’t been subject to bigotry at any job I’ve had, so I won’t go farther into an area I don’t have experience or knowledge on).
What about gamers!?!
^^^/s
Seriously though, this is dumb. Of course there are people being oppressed in America.
Rt, never forget the gamers. Rise up.
Hey, I’m more than happy to hear you out. Who do you think is oppressed?
Well, it was already covered, but I consider the unjust, extra-judicial killing of black men in this country to be oppression. Like, maybe it would just be individual terribleness if the officer was actually disciplined, but the fact that so many either only get a suspension or just move to a different precinct tells me that there’s a wider, systemic issue at play.
I wholeheartedly agree with you. I think it’s terrible that cops can kill a citizen and not face repercussions. However, I don’t think cops killing citizens and not facing repercussions is actually stopping people from living their daily life and doing what they want. At the end of the day, Americans are free to say what they want, pray or not pray to whomever they want to, and criticize anyone they want. Americans are still free. There is a lot of injustice in America. Lord knows I’ve had my fair share of injustice, but I don’t think injustice equals oppression.
Well, it is literally stopping some people from living their lives. It’s also creating a climate of fear and division that only further exacerbates the issue.
This was a wholesome debate. Wish more people realised that being a dick and throwing insults won’t change anyone’s opinion on anything
I think the race is irrelevant in the sense that black people aren't being targeted or oppressed, and the statistic is a byproduct of past oppression, not current.
Cops get off easy, not because the victim is black, but because they're cops. My opinion anyway, I could be wrong I'm open to be convinced.
I think that definitely has merit. I certainly don’t think there’s a shadow cabal of racist cops who get together and plan to shoot black people. But I think the environment of fear the police come from that fuels these extrajudicial killings is partially, maybe even mostly, based on race.
RISE UP