Email Alertscheckbox YTcheckbox Manage Email Alerts

Stolen Comics: Graham Crackers’ Loop Store Looted12623

Pages:

Captain Corrector 6.12K	6.12K CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 5
	@EbaySeller
	5 years ago	Post 76 • IP flag post

PLOD 2.6K	2.6K theCapraAegagrus private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 9
	Quote: Originally Posted by EbaySeller Quote: Originally Posted by CatmanAmerica I wouldn’t trust a New York Post story as far as an armless paperboy could throw it. But don’t take my word for it, just look up this pillar of the fourth estate’s ownership I have a good friend who dismisses information this way all the time. It's like any narrative that he finds unacceptable is simply not true because it's not brought to him by his chosen media filters. It's a circular thing...He chooses media that filters out stories that could disrupt his progressive worldview...and then he can dismiss anything that makes him uncomfortable,since nothing that disrupts his worldview actually comes through his information filter. Very Orwellian. I always wonder though, when he dismisses a story is he saying that it's too crazy to be true? Would it change his worldview any if he found out it was true? Echo chambers are popular.
	5 years ago	Post 77 • IP flag post

Leftover Sundae Gnus

31.6K

CatmanAmerica private msg quote post Address this user

plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck
@CatmanAmerica
Quote:
Originally Posted by CatmanAmerica
I wouldn’t trust a New York Post story as far as an armless paperboy could throw it. But don’t take my word for it, just look up this pillar of the fourth estate’s ownership

C’mon @CatmanAmerica, that’s an easy dismissal. It’s not about the New York Post, it’s about the video.

Here’s the same video in a Washington Times story Black Lives Matter crowd demands Seattle homeowners 'give up' property: 'We coming for it

Also, in a Black Enterprise story Black Lives Matter Protesters Demand White Gentrifiers ‘Give Black People Back Their Homes!’ in Seattle

Quote:
Originally Posted by CatmanAmerica

My local bank depository for high grade gold has fairly decent security ...

.

Very nice, I guess some other people are not as privileged to afford your type of depository.

Quote:

Originally Posted by EbaySeller
Quote:
Originally Posted by CatmanAmerica
I wouldn’t trust a New York Post story as far as an armless paperboy could throw it. But don’t take my word for it, just look up this pillar of the fourth estate’s ownership

I have a good friend who dismisses information this way all the time. It's like any narrative that he finds unacceptable is simply not true because it's not brought to him by his chosen media filters. It's a circular thing...He chooses media that filters out stories that could disrupt his progressive worldview...and then he can dismiss anything that makes him uncomfortable,since nothing that disrupts his worldview actually comes through his information filter. Very Orwellian. I always wonder though, when he dismisses a story is he saying that it's too crazy to be true? Would it change his worldview any if he found out it was true?

You seem to have misread criticism directed at the known bias of the NYP's owner as a complete dismissal of the accuracy of their journalism. I don't view the world through a silo ...unless there's a missile in the silo, then I take things a bit more seriously.

Being dismissive automatically assumes that a source is either right or wrong because it satisfies a preconceived notion. Informed opinions evolve through fact checking published information while investigating the biases of the source. The latter is my approach to establishing journalistic integrity.

The New York Post steers the news they publish in service to an agenda; that's verifiable. Is the information posted here accurate? Probably, but without broader context it misrepresents the whole story. IOW, you can always find extreme outliers. The problem with biased journalism isn't what's published, it's what isn't published. Sensationalized journalism intentionally misleads readers, propagandizing information that is predisposed to the publisher's worldview.

Rioting and looting is where police enforcement and prosecution is required to maintain order in a democratic society. Everyone here should be on the same page with that. However, to tie every violent disruptive act to the BLM movement is just as wrong as suggesting that the vast majority of folks involved in racial injustice protests are intent upon taking everyone's property away. Neither thing is true. There will always be disruptive elements in every large protest demanding reform, but that doesn't mean the cause is unjust.

The looting of a Graham Crackers Comic Shop hits home for a lot of folks here, and yes, I'm sure there are folks who take advantage of protests as an opportunity, excuse or cover to commit criminal acts of mischief and theft. That said, most police reform protestors have been peaceful.
.

5 years ago

I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers). Splotches is gettin old! 21.13K	21.13K Nuffsaid111 private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 12
	He's probably right. Most police reform protestors probably have been peaceful. Then again, most cops probably aren't what they are being singled out to be. Definitely something to consider when the new buzz word "systemic" is used for either case
	5 years ago	Post 79 • IP flag post

Forum Crier 56.09K	56.09K OGJackster private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 4

	5 years ago	Post 80 • IP flag post

Captain Corrector 6.12K	6.12K CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	. @OGJackster Nah, most of the posts here center around the topic of looting. That being said, your own posting in post #52 of this very thread seems waaayyy off topic Here it is for reference: clickable text
	5 years ago	Post 81 • IP flag post

Captain Corrector 6.12K	6.12K CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 7
	@CatmanAmerica The message is the video, not the URL of the video. I even provided links to alternate hosts of the video for you. You refuse to address the video, focusing instead on the host of the link. When someone directs me to a YouTube video, I give them feedback on the video, not a paragraph about my feelings toward YouTube.
	5 years ago	Post 82 • IP flag post

Collector 2.32K	2.32K Haljordanfan private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 5
	Snowflakes.....
	5 years ago	Post 83 • IP flag post

Forum Crier 56.09K	56.09K OGJackster private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 7
	Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck . @OGJackster Nah, most of the posts here center around the topic of looting. That being said, your own posting in post #52 of this very thread seems waaayyy off topic Here it is for reference: clickable text I attempted to distract away from where my thread had gone.
	5 years ago	Post 84 • IP flag post

Captain Corrector 6.12K	6.12K CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 1
	. Interesting strategy.
	5 years ago	Post 85 • IP flag post

Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020. 11.98K	11.98K HulkSmash private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 6
	Quote: Originally Posted by OGJackster Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck . @OGJackster Nah, most of the posts here center around the topic of looting. That being said, your own posting in post #52 of this very thread seems waaayyy off topic Here it is for reference: clickable text I attempted to distract away from where my thread had gone.
	5 years ago	Post 86 • IP flag post

Masculinity takes a holiday.

37.42K

EbayMafia private msg quote post Address this user

plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by CatmanAmerica
Sensationalized journalism intentionally misleads readers, propagandizing information that is predisposed to the publisher's worldview.

I certainly agree and all people should understand that news headlines by definition typically consist of things that are unusual or uncommon. However, when a mentally ill redneck ran a car into a group in Charleston it got massive coverage for days if not weeks. Here we see billions of dollars in property damage and hundreds of deaths being minimized by media. Maybe the individual outrages like this example are just too common now to be considered news?

Quote:

Originally Posted by CatmanAmerica
The problem with biased journalism isn't what's published, it's what isn't published

Totally agree and that's what I meant by filters. Filters can just exclude information that doesn't fit an established narrative or far worse, it can be way of Bearing False Witness without technically lying, but rather by omitting.

5 years ago

Masculinity takes a holiday. 37.42K	37.42K EbayMafia private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 6
	@OGJackster Sorry for the hijacking. A comic book grading forum is probably not the ideal venue for discussing social unrest issues like this. On the other hand, since it is not the normal, it actually is one of the few places where a discussion like this has a chance of remaining civil and informative. I would never go on the internet and share my views in the forums where they take the gloves off and throw haymakers at each other. I feel much safer sharing my views here.
	5 years ago	Post 88 • IP flag post

Forum Crier 56.09K	56.09K OGJackster private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 9
	@EbaySeller I've been around long enough to know that sometimes threads get unraveled. I would just prefer it if they happen elsewhere. I spend time in this forum to get away from the BS in the world outside. I have my own political view but would rather not share them here so as to remain friendly to the majority of the masses. So with that being said, by all means everyone, please continue with your discussion of looting and the excuses and lies to do so.
	5 years ago	Post 89 • IP flag post

Captain Corrector

6.12K

CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user

plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3

@CatmanAmerica

You state that

Quote:

Originally Posted by CatmanAmerica
Being dismissive automatically assumes that a source is either right or wrong because it satisfies a preconceived notion.

While offering your own preconceived notion that:

Quote:

Originally Posted by CatmanAmerica
I wouldn’t trust a New York Post story as far as an armless paperboy could throw it.

5 years ago

Captain Corrector 6.12K	6.12K CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 4
	. More looting news. BLM protestor states that looting “is reparations. Anything they want to take, take it, because these businesses have insurance”. Video of her statement here: clickable text I guess the Graham Crackers looting is justified then?
	5 years ago	Post 91 • IP flag post

Suckin' on a chili dog Outside the Tastee Freez. 4.63K	4.63K RexMuff private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Folks, talk is cheap
	5 years ago	Post 92 • IP flag post

Captain Corrector 6.12K	6.12K CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	...
	5 years ago	Post 93 • IP flag post

-Our Odin- Rest in Peace 39.35K	39.35K Jesse_O private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 10
	Over 50 years later and Dr. King's words still ring true. Edit: this is TOTALLY my personal post and as such, it may not reflect the opinions of CBCS.
	5 years ago	Post 94 • IP flag post

Captain Corrector 6.12K	6.12K CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3
	. More words ringing true here today. It turns out that the Graham Crackers’ looting is justified. BTW, the modern narrative is “protests”, not “riots”. People don’t like to call them riots anymore.
	5 years ago	Post 95 • IP flag post

Suckin' on a chili dog Outside the Tastee Freez. 4.63K	4.63K RexMuff private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 1

	5 years ago	Post 96 • IP flag post

-Our Odin- Rest in Peace 39.35K	39.35K Jesse_O private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 6
	Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck BTW, the modern narrative is “protests”, not “riots”. People don’t like to call them riots anymore. Just as "looting" and "robbing" have different meanings, so do "protest" and "riot". And in America, it is a constitutional right to be able to protest, whereas rioting is a criminal act.
	5 years ago	Post 97 • IP flag post

Captain Corrector 6.12K	6.12K CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3
	@Jesse_O Quote: Originally Posted by Jesse_O Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck BTW, the modern narrative is “protests”, not “riots”. People don’t like to call them riots anymore. Just as "looting" and "robbing" have different meanings, so do "protest" and "riot". And in America, it is a constitutional right to be able to protest, whereas rioting is a criminal act. I’m well aware of the differences in terminology, @Jesse_O. I am the forum member who explained that there is a difference between the terms “looting” and “robbing” to another forum member. What I am pointing out is that the modern narrative forgoes the term “riot” in favor of the term “protest”, even though the terms are not interchangeable.
	5 years ago	Post 98 • IP flag post

Collector 25.95K	25.95K poka private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0

	5 years ago	Post 99 • IP flag post

Captain Corrector 6.12K	6.12K CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 6
	@poka Quote: Originally Posted by poka
	5 years ago	Post 100 • IP flag post

Masculinity takes a holiday. 37.42K	37.42K EbayMafia private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 4
	If what we've seen so far as a result of "peaceful protests" doesn't qualify as rioting...could someone please help me understand what rioting would look like? Let's even be intentionally naive for a minute and assume that the organizers don't know exactly what they are instigating when they choose the neighborhoods and get the word out for these "peaceful protests". This looks really similar to what the Facists in Germany did to Jewish business owners. Was that peaceful protest? By the way, the Facists were pretty convinced that they were "punching up",not "punching down". Does the right to peaceful protest also include the right to shut down essential transportation and businesses? Do they have the right to intimidate to the point where business get boarded up before nightfall? To the point where I send my wife and children to stay with her parents? I need help understanding the line between peaceful protest and riot, because if it hasn't been crossed hundreds of times this year, I'm way out of touch with the new definitions.
	5 years ago	Post 101 • IP flag post

Collector 25.95K	25.95K poka private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3

	5 years ago	Post 102 • IP flag post

I'd like to say I still turned out alright, but that would be a lie. 29.78K	29.78K flanders private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 5
	@EbaySeller you forgot to mention their right to do all this during the middle of a pandemic without a single Democratic leader capable of criticizing the actions of any individual that may potentially vote for their party.
	5 years ago	Post 103 • IP flag post

Collector 25.95K	25.95K poka private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 5
	It would be nice if both sides could behave and agree that looting is wrong and work together to make a better US. .....but not going to happen in my lifetime
	5 years ago	Post 104 • IP flag post

Captain Corrector 6.12K	6.12K CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 7
	@poka Quote: Originally Posted by poka It would be nice if both sides could behave and agree that looting is wrong and work together to make a better US. .....but not going to happen in my lifetime Agreed. If only it were that simple. There’s way more than just two sides to this.
	5 years ago	Post 105 • IP flag post

643203 110 30

« Forum Home

Pages:

1 2 3 4 5

Thread locked. No more posts permitted. Return home.