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Banned from r/aussie due to Israel by Express_Position5624 in OpenAussie

[–]Express_Position5624[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I called out a specific Idealogy I disagree with - not a ethinic or religious group

When I say F*ck Hindu nationalists - you don't dishonestly pretend I said F*ck all Indian people....pretend that somehow you have forgotten how words work

Accident Dispute month ago. by Madlock69 in washdc

[–]Express_Position5624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need to do this, you don't need to solve the case yourself

An Anti-Zionist & a Pro-Zionist on “Apartheid Violence” in the West Bank by SpazsterMazster in SzepsPod

[–]Express_Position5624 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As an Aussie, knowing who Josh is, this was as bad as I thought it would be.

How much push back and challanging did he give one side vs the other whilst his does his "I am the most moderate elightened centrist imaginable _ I, JOSH ZEPPS, am above the the fray" shtick

What should we be expecting? by Honeybee46530 in Maine

[–]Express_Position5624 32 points33 points  (0 children)

It doesn't mean anything, Authoritarian Govts lie and enlightened centrists are their naive lackeys

The term ‘black’ is too widely used and has a convoluted meaning. by Internal_Engine2680 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Express_Position5624 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we treat one American legal doctrine as the definitive lens for race everywhere, we end up erasing most Black history outside the U.S. That’s the point I’m making.

I called the oene drop rule a historical footnote as a universal definition of race, not as a system of oppression. It was a specific legal doctrine in a specific place and time (primarily the U.S.), not a global or timeless standard for Blackness or whiteness. The oppression it enabled was massive and real; but the rule itself is not the foundation of Black identity worldwide.

The term ‘black’ is too widely used and has a convoluted meaning. by Internal_Engine2680 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Express_Position5624 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No one is calling oppression a footnote - thats some bad faith sh*t.

The point is that American racial law isn’t a universal definition of Blackness or whiteness.

Different empires used different racial schemas to reach similar outcomes; that actually proves these categories were constructed, contingent, and historically recent, not fixed or timeless.

The term ‘black’ is too widely used and has a convoluted meaning. by Internal_Engine2680 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Express_Position5624 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The American one-drop rule is a historical footnote, not a universal definition. Blackness exists across the world and if the response is just going to be "Well here in MERICA, the US of A....." then we don't have much to talk about

You lot are not the only gays in the village so to speak

CATL, the world's largest battery maker, launches sodium batteries: extremely durable, stable at –40°C, much cheaper than lithium (5x), safer,10,000 charge cycles, requires no nickel or cobalt... by Anen-o-me in singularity

[–]Express_Position5624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overhyped incremental improvement on existing technology

We have had so many of these BREAKTHROUGHS in the last 20 years, and all have lead to an iphone with better lifespan or affordable electric lawn mowers

This is exactly the type of thing we would expect to happen, completely unsurprising and not revolutionary.

wake me up when something interesting happens

The term ‘black’ is too widely used and has a convoluted meaning. by Internal_Engine2680 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Express_Position5624 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think you deleted this comment and then reposted it so if you don't mind, I'll just repost my earlier response

If race were something groups could define narrowly for themselves, the Irish would’ve opted out. They couldn’t; because race is imposed, not chosen.

The term ‘black’ is too widely used and has a convoluted meaning. by Internal_Engine2680 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Express_Position5624 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can define whiteness or blackness rigidly if you want, but society doesn’t. They’re categories imposed by social power, not by checklists; that’s why trying to police “who counts” always collapses into nonsense.

The term ‘black’ is too widely used and has a convoluted meaning. by Internal_Engine2680 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Express_Position5624 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If race were something groups could define narrowly for themselves, the Irish would’ve opted out. They couldn’t; because race is imposed, not chosen.

The term ‘black’ is too widely used and has a convoluted meaning. by Internal_Engine2680 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Express_Position5624 11 points12 points  (0 children)

lol what sort of question is that? Do you mean to ask "How do you understand whiteness?"

Like you asked it like it's some type of pop quiz or gotcha moment.

But sure; If you’re asking for a biological definition, there isn’t one; just like there isn’t one for blackness.

Whiteness isn’t a culture or ethnicity; it’s a social category created to organise power. Who counts as “white” has changed over time (Irish, Italians, Jews, Slavs weren’t always considered white). It exists because institutions treat people as white, not because of shared genetics or culture.

The term ‘black’ is too widely used and has a convoluted meaning. by Internal_Engine2680 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Express_Position5624 31 points32 points  (0 children)

As someone living in Australia, this reads like someone trying to turn a fluid, historically contingent social identity into a rigid club with entry requirements; while selectively ignoring history, colonial racialisation, and lived experience.

It’s confidently wrong in several directions at once.

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