O/T:- Mr George Floyd RIP

[sidders]

I'm not suggesting he was treated appropriately. What happened to him was a disgrace. None the less it seems that the media only want to report on what he did and not the situation(s) that lead up to it. Don't you find all these arse covering statements from businesses along the lines of " we respect black lives etc etc etc " a complete load of *******s? It completely defeats the point for me that they have to come out with this stuff and I find it entirely nauseating. Its no different to them all changing their logos into a rainbow colour on gay pride day etc etc. It goes without saying to me that ***uality or race should have no bearing on things but the reality of course is quite different. Why should riots in the USA grab the headlines when there are far worse race based genocides happening in the world right now such as in Sudan where millions have died and it barely gets a mention in the news and certainly no statements from companies along the lines of "we stand with Sudan" and so on. We live in a broken world when the racial inequality situation in the USA is more important than it is elsewhere where it is far worse.

Why do the problems in your own house - from an electricity fault to an adult row - get much more attention than what's going on 2 blocks away, Queenie?
Same drink, smaller bottle.

[queenslandpie]

Why do the problems in your own house - from an electricity fault to an adult row - get much more attention than what's going on 2 blocks away, Queenie?
Same drink, smaller bottle.

Rather shallow minded Sid I'd have expected better to be honest. Suggesting Sudan is a smaller bottle than the USA? The problem is 2 blocks wide if the block is the world but the only bit that matters is the USA apparently. The country is so far up its own anus its frightening.

[sidders]

Rather shallow minded Sid I'd have expected better to be honest. Suggesting Sudan is a smaller bottle than the USA? The problem is 2 blocks wide if the block is the world but the only bit that matters is the USA apparently. The country is so far up its own anus its frightening.

It's not a shallow observation in my view. What can the USA do about Sudan or Syria or Afghanistan? Under Trump they are committed to withdrawal from most theatres of war and so is the UK and Australia.
The turning point was when Obama chickened out of confronting Hassad in Syria. It's too late now.

[Elite_Pie]

Just when you think Trump can't go any lower, he manages to prove you wrong. His claim that George Floyd will "hopefully be looking down and thinking what a great day it is because unemployment has fallen" just beggars belief and makes you wonder about Trump's mental state.
On the plus side, at last Joe Biden has said something worthwhile by replying "George Floyd's last words, 'I can't breathe, I can't breathe,' have echoed all across this nation...For the president to try to put any other words in the mouth of George Floyd I frankly think is despicable."

[upthemaggies]

Looks like the whole thing has now turned into a "look how much of an 'educated' non-racist I now am" competition. If this incident had been framed as those in power kneeling on the necks of the rest of us (rather than it being all about skin colour again), we might actually begin to make some progress. Change the drug laws, change the gun laws, put an end to homelessness etc. but all we're going to get is British comedians apologizing for taking the pee out of black celebrities on some *** tv show made over 20 years ago and footballers displaying slogans on t-shirts after they score, so they can feel they are making a difference whilst in reality, nothing changes. It's pathetic.

[countygump]

Just when you think Trump can't go any lower, he manages to prove you wrong. His claim that George Floyd will "hopefully be looking down and thinking what a great day it is because unemployment has fallen" just beggars belief and makes you wonder about Trump's mental state.
On the plus side, at last Joe Biden has said something worthwhile by replying "George Floyd's last words, 'I can't breathe, I can't breathe,' have echoed all across this nation...For the president to try to put any other words in the mouth of George Floyd I frankly think is despicable."

Trump's speech was cringeworthy beyond belief.

[queenslandpie]

It's not a shallow observation in my view. What can the USA do about Sudan or Syria or Afghanistan? Under Trump they are committed to withdrawal from most theatres of war and so is the UK and Australia.
The turning point was when Obama chickened out of confronting Hassad in Syria. It's too late now.

The media can freely report on the situation in Sudan and largely it chooses not to, instead focusing all its attention on in my opinion a much smaller problem in the USA is my point. What can the USA do about it? Well along with other countries it can reasonably report on the atrocities being committed to raise awareness of a global problem.

[Elite_Pie]

The media can freely report on the situation in Sudan and largely it chooses not to, instead focusing all its attention on in my opinion a much smaller problem in the USA is my point. What can the USA do about it? Well along with other countries it can reasonably report on the atrocities being committed to raise awareness of a global problem.

On the subject of racial abuse, I've just seen this on the news concerning a Notts fan:

https://www.itv.com/news/central/202...online-attack/

Good to see the response from current and ex-players.

[queenslandpie]

On the subject of racial abuse, I've just seen this on the news concerning a Notts fan:

https://www.itv.com/news/central/202...online-attack/

Good to see the response from current and ex-players.

Yes I had seen that. It's too easy to troll online these people should be hunted down and have their picture in lights in Slab Square.