The super Melo to Portland thread + The Big Blockbuster

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Should the Blazers puruse Carmelo Anthony?

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  1. Propagandist

    Propagandist Well-Known Member

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    And of course Melo is coming to Portland.
     
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    Totally. BUT to me it's like (not as bad! don't attack me for the comparison!) the Swastika (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika). Plenty of fine meanings, but come on. In this climate? Why the fuck?

    And no way Melo is coming to Portland.
     
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  4. TorturedBlazerFan

    TorturedBlazerFan Well-Known Member

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    Not going to attack you at all, I just think it’s a bit much to jump on someone and say they’re a white supremacist because they have a cartoon frog picture. I actually had forgotten all about the whole Pepe being a “hate symbol” thing from 2016. So many things are considered “hateful” by someone it’s really hard to keep track of all of them, I find it better to not assume someone’s trying to be racist and let them prove it. Anyways I get what you’re saying.
     
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    Futile. It’s post Summer League and before training camp. It’s like the Dark Ages of RipCityTwo. The Renaissance will come in October.
     
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    How about you try asking his/her intent for using the avatar before going ballistic. After all, that is the prudent, peaceful, responsible thing to do.
     
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    I already mentioned to him a month ago. No reply. And i'm supposed to give the guy with the alt-right avatar who ignored me once before the benefit of the doubt?
     
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    I went back and re-read it so i don’t put my foot too far down my throat I can’t get it out, and to be fair he did mention he has told him before. Now I have no idea the contents of that conversation, but it’s plausible they have discussed it before. Other wise I do basically agree with you.
     
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    So, you go straight to assuming. Yeah, that doesn't work for me.

    You remind me of the original Twilight Zone episode, "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street."
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Why do you automatically assume it's alt right? There is nothing about that avatar that's racist or antisemitic.

    From the ADL
    https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/pepe-the-frog?referrer=https:/www.google.nl/

    "However, because so many Pepe the Frog memes are not bigoted in nature, it is important to examine use of the meme only in context. The mere fact of posting a Pepe meme does not mean that someone is racist or white supremacist. However, if the meme itself is racist or anti-Semitic in nature, or if it appears in a context containing bigoted or offensive language or symbols, then it may have been used for hateful purposes.

    In the fall of 2016, the ADL teamed with Pepe creator Matt Furie to form a #SavePepe campaign to reclaim the symbol from those who use it with hateful intentions."
     
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    Ain’t nobody know reality and the truth like a propagandist, folks....
     
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    From the ADL: "Even today, the swastika is a common symbol across Asia, used by Hindus, Buddhists, and adherents of other religions, where it is often associated with good fortune."
     
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    I’ve had LSD with the swastika on the back of the paper...
     
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    I'm going to drop this only because this isn't the place and it seems not to be a shared viewpoint. My stance hasn't changed though: intention matters, of course, but I think it is idiotic to promote something that can even be interpreted as hateful and bigoted.
     
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    A symbol only holds the power you give it.
    Don’t give It power and it will not have any.

    And has this thread every really been on track? I thought this was the free for all thread like 10o pages ago...
     
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    Dude, There's a bunch of Pepe emotes on Discord, I'm' pretty sure that isn't a racist service, lol.
     
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    And, just cuz we're saying stuff, was All-NBA 3rd Team because he can't stay on the floor for 82 games. Transcendant when he can, but...
    And 1st-Team All-NBA and 4th in MVP
    and in the ridiculously stacked Western Conference backcourts was deemed by many as a "snub". Steph and KlayKlay are great shooters, but look 1% down that list....
    Agree. Because no star-to-superstar ever made a jump at 27 to a new level. I mean, Gary Payton and Steve Nash were totally lucky. Jason Kidd and Hakeem and Rodman are sitting in the corner going FOH...
     
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    You'd have to dodge Quick meeting him outside Terminal C with a lumberjack shirt waiting go sport...
     
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    Same with twitch. So yeah.
     
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    So when are we signing Melo?
     
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