Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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I mean Palmer Luckey -_-
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Oculus' Palmer Luckey funds white-supremacist/misogynistic/anti-lgbt harassment group
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I mean Palmer Luckey -_-
Veritigo_X
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Interpreted that way because of Trump's policies. You don't notice a pattern with the things he is proposing?
E-Cat
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The writing's on the wall and it's all over this thread. Maybe someone with more patience will point it out to you?
Do a search for 'Yiannopoulos' inside this thread, for one.
WrenchNinja
Member
Well it does. A spade is being called a spade.
It's weird how some of you get so much more offended at him being called a racist than being offended by him doing shit that propogates racism
Nobody seems to have tied him to that username
He also said he willingly supports the group.
Felix Lighter
Member
Ha ha. Sorry, I can't believe I interpreted that post so stupidly.
Stone Ocean
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No, but it makes you harmfully ignorant at best. Supporting a racist man means you either are compliant with his views or don't give a shit, both equally bad, and before you retort saying "but what if you're not compliant with them" then why the fuck would you willingly support him?
the article says that luckey told the daily beast that he was provided that account and used it to post on reddit
Already Torn
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TheDailyBeast says he tied himself to it
Felix Lighter
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Except the Daily Beast in the article in the OP with direct quotes from the Palmer Luckey stating that he used the account on reddit.
How About No
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Can't wait for Stop n Frisk Simulator 2017
Daily Beast does, and quotes him as admitting it. Are you accusing Daily Beast of liable?
Heckler456
Banned
"White supremacy" is like a very specific ideology. I'm not familiar with the_donald or 8chan or even that nimble america thing, and to which degree they do or do not spread "white supremacy", but all I'm saying is to be careful with what you call people.
Also, racism doesn't necessarily mean that you're anti non-white, while white-supremacy means exactly that. Racism can be typified by ignorance or prejudice, while white-supremacy is like "those people are literally sub-human, and don't deserve to live". Not every racist thinks the latter. Do you understand the distinction?
Regardless, this is getting into nitpicking territory. It's just that, I don't know... He's still a person, and like personally like to give the benefit of the doubt to whatever degree I'm able. And in this case, I think he's an idiot with shit opinions and a bad personality, but maybe not entirely a white supremacist.
Yeah, ok, I can definitely agree with the latter.
MrFrankFontaine
Banned
Are there posts from Luckey on r/the-donald?
That's the kind of info I'm looking for. If there are (please link), then it's clear night and day what he is.
Otherwise, I don't particularly like making folks guilty simply by association. Could it mean he's racists. Certainly. It just doesn't guarantee it.
Shai-Tan
Banned
the mere fact that he supports trump isn't proof of the insinuation and "Make America Great Again" is a phrase which could mean many different things. The progressive left likes to insinuate it's only a dog whistle for racism but I'm pretty sure to most supporters it just means doing something about economic stagnation in the last 20 years. sure there are some racists but there's no way that most right leaning peope who support Trump in this election are racist in the way that's being insinuated, even if they support a candidate who has made some statements that could be said to be racist
see this discussion for more on that:
http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/42339
http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/41978?in=42:51&out=55:23
Principate
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it dorsn't but you don't donate thousands of dollars to political groups you don't believe in at all. Imagine you yourself donate a grand of your money to political movement you don't agree with .
jackissocool
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Kill all fascists
PopcornMegaphone
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I'm embarrassed for you. Read the damn article in the op for the correct answer.
Dude I can seriously picture that being a thing.
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And even if he wasnt the candidate anyone with half a brain reading the entire parties policies can see that they are awful. I mean they literally have stuff in there pushing to have people who are gay seek reprogramming. It is reprehensible shitlike that i dont understand how people support this crap.
When I vote I dont vote just for the person also what their entire party represents and the policies. You can read the policy there is nothing good coming from.
And its insane people will over look who creates stuff no matter how terrible they are and still keep them rich. There are many alternatives in tech and elsewhere to get what you want without feeling icky about the purchase.
If he did, I am sure he already went and erased them all.
Turin Turambar
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Wolfgunblood Garopa
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That's a whole other discussion and there's no shortage of information out there, but consider that Trump is where he is now because he led a racist conspiracy theory for nearly a decade in an attempt to 'other' Obama, and his first appearance in the public eye was because he was being sued for discriminating against black people.
Not anymore, because he deleted them all and the account with it.
Pellegri Testament
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Idiocy is not bound by race or gender. There are women who believe that no woman should hold power, just like there are minorities that believe slavery was the best thing that ever happened. Just because there are people of all groups supporting him, does not make anything he does right.
DryvBy
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And that doesn't take away from racists speech lol
The people here personally attacking those who still want to buy an occulus are the worst...im sorry, but its true. You guys obviously spend your whole day yelling at peiple wherever you go right? The world is filled with people dont believe or do what you want. Have some modicum of empathy and respect for your fellow man.
Look sure it would be great if all companies executive leadership wasnt made up of shitbags but thats not the world we live in.
If you want to be a conscientious consumer go head...i think thats admirable, but at least dont attack people for not following your lead.
Look sure it would be great if all companies executive leadership wasnt made up of shitbags but thats not the world we live in.
If you want to be a conscientious consumer go head...i think thats admirable, but at least dont attack people for not following your lead.
Heckler456
Banned
Well, you know what they say about crazy.
guggnichso
Banned
The screenshot and link is plastered all over this thread, also on the article in the OP.
They are also people you have imagined, who don't exist in this topic
guilt by association? how about guilt by bankrolling their efforts?
who's shitting on people still buying a rift? people are being taken to task for either disingenuous arguments about why this doesn't matter, about how they don't want these politics in their gaming or about why providing funds for spin offs of sites engorged with white supremacist rhetoric might not make luckey himself all that racist or supportive of white supremacy.
I don't see anyone attacking Oculus consumers. But they should know what their dollars and support are going to.
Or has alternate accounts which would say he knows what hes doing is trash and was hiding it for a while till now.
24 is late teens now?
IlGialloMondadori
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*rolls eyes*
I guess videogame hardware is more important to you than not supporting a racist idiot funding racism. *thumbs up* No one is attacking you, anyway. They're criticizing Palmer Luckey.
MrFrankFontaine
Banned
I'm not. And I agree.
Still does not mean all supporters are racists. Ignorant, maybe.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
I assumed Trump's border/immigrant policies were extreme forms of wanting to control illegal immigration and it's potential damage it might cause.
I don't agree with it, but I never assumed/interpreted it was white supremecy disguised as policy.
Like I said, I haven't followed everything that comes out of the pig's mouth, but I haven't seen him being flagrantly racist, such as being against legal immigration.
edit:
Sorry for asking in this thread I guess. Just seemed like a convenient place to gauge what people are thinking. I'll do my research outside of this thread.
guggnichso
Banned
There's one in the OP and in the article mentioned in the OP. He himself confirmed its his username.
I challenge you, right here right now, to find more than a single poster personally attacking people for still wanting to buy an Oculus.
You're going to find a lot of posters saying they won't personally ever buy an Oculus again, but no outright attacks on another poster about their choice to get one.
Seriously?
Luckey giving money to fund white supremacist organisations, while engaging with and otherwise vocally supporting racists, isn't enough?
Does he have to burn a cross? Shout "Nigger" in a crowded room? Call Obama a "Kenyan Muslim" on Reddit?
The dude is splashing cash on this stuff, is paying other people to say racist/sexist stuff really any better than saying it yourself? Is that honestly a meaningful distinction for you?
Show me one person here that was actually personally attacked for wanting to buy a Oculus. I'll wait.
Because Trump is a white supremicist misogynist, racist bigot. And if you're helping/enabling him, then you tend to agree with his ideologies.
All these words to tell people that they are the problem and not white supremacists, because they yell at people.
Admirable.
When someone says most Mexicans are rapists and murderers and seeks to keep an entire group of people out of the country based on their religious beliefs, you can no longer argue that he isn't racist or prejudicial. He's xenophobic, nationalistic, and uses fear as a club to get people's attention.
Do some research.
Ninja Scooter
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FOH with your bullshit strawman
Relaxed Muscle
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Except himself.
I stand corrected. The time passes so fast i guess. I still remember whenever he was in the news, it was this "19 year old genius" or something. Early 20's is not really that much different though.
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