Scott Adam’s basically lost his livelihood as a result of the disparaging words he spoke. The overwhelming consensus was that his words were racist. The result was he dropped like a hot potato.
You're just repeating the ad-hominem. You still haven't addressed his point and the poll that he was quoting.
I believe I know what you are trying to say about professionalism, however I disagree with the labeling, title.
1. I think “professionalism” is the wrong word you are trying to convey. Professionalism has to do more with accomplishments of one’s own methods, and practices opposed to amateur. I think want you want to convey would perhaps be better titled “integrity” which might be better suited as it refers to righteousness, and rectitude. Of course it would be your thread if you decide to start it so you can name it anything you like.
We can get bogged down in semantics, but I was referring more to the connotation of the word than the definition of getting paid. Actually, your observation about righteousness and rectitude leans to the antithesis of my point. Let's take your buddy Comey as an example. He failed to do his job in a professional manner. He let his personal biases and politics influence how he administered the law. He lost objectivity and tried to insert his personal sense of morality into the performance of his duties, which is far too common today on both sides.
2. I don’t think the SPLC ever finished the initial work they set out to do, in fact I believe the challenges they face today are immense.
You talked about not throwing the baby out with the bathwater. That baby grew up and moved out a long time ago. Now they're just stirring the bathwater. See below.
3. Barack Obama. I voted for McCain & Romney, and lost both of course. I had been a registered Republican my entire life until Trump came along. I then switched to an Independent. Although my candidates lost, I was felt very proud to be an American when Barack won. I thought we had come a long way as a country to elect a black man.
I don’t see Barack as having anything to do with worsening race relations other than the fact that he was black and that brought out the many racist in this country that still exist to this day, including President Trump who claimed he wasn’t born here.
Interesting. When I first registered to vote I registered as Independent. And I still think of myself that way. However, I came to realize that it gave me no voice in primaries. So, since my leanings are more towards the Republican party, I registered Republican. But congratulations on disenfranchising yourself to protest against one candidate.
I'm not denying that racism exists. It will always exist in some form, it's the history of the world. But as you spoke of being proud of a country that elected a black president, it certainly proved that America was far less racist than in the past. Part of the proof of how well we we're doing is that all the race hustlers have to dig further and further into the past to find things to be outraged about. Or they need to keep fabricating new divisions in order to justify themselves. Interestingly, since the SPLC is the one that names hate groups and symbols it's pretty easy for them to ramp up the list to claim that things are worse. Funny how in your add-hominem attack on Stossel you said he focused on negativity. I disagree, but don't all of these advocacy groups do that?
Also, Barack did a huge disservice to race-relations in America. He could have continued to move us out of the focus on race. Instead, he doubled-down on it. Personally, and I think a lot of people, don't really give a $#it what color or type of plumbing the president has. I'm much more concerned with how they're going to lead. Obama led through the eyes of race. Just like the SPLC. When the only tool you have is a hammer...
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