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[scriver]

I guess? That doesn't even follow from ability, though...

I just said the first thing that came to mind :V

[Loud Whispers]

... PG, did you really just say that active genocide was the better course of action than either inactive genocide or, y'know, stopping it from happening? It would have pissed off georgia and maybe distabilized the union, so killing thousands, overseeing one of the greater atrocities in american history was... okay? Somehow excusable? 'Cause it kinda' read like that, and if that wasn't the intent, maybe make it a little more clear that nothing you were saying in any way paints jackson in a better light.
Regardless, the cause for it is pretty irrelevant. Jackson being a racist or not is a complete non-issue. The fact of the matter is that he aided in what he aided, and that is pretty impeccably abhorrent.

What's inactive genocide? Genocide seems to be a pretty active endeavour

[smjjames]

... PG, did you really just say that active genocide was the better course of action than either inactive genocide or, y'know, stopping it from happening? It would have pissed off georgia and maybe distabilized the union, so killing thousands, overseeing one of the greater atrocities in american history was... okay? Somehow excusable? 'Cause it kinda' read like that, and if that wasn't the intent, maybe make it a little more clear that nothing you were saying in any way paints jackson in a better light.
Regardless, the cause for it is pretty irrelevant. Jackson being a racist or not is a complete non-issue. The fact of the matter is that he aided in what he aided, and that is pretty impeccably abhorrent.

What's inactive genocide? Genocide seems to be a pretty active endeavour

I think he meant genocide through inaction.

[Frumple]

Would be closer to what PG exactly said, I guess. PG's words were "genocide by inaction", so... ask 'im.

[RedKing]

... PG, did you really just say that active genocide was the better course of action than either inactive genocide or, y'know, stopping it from happening? It would have pissed off georgia and maybe distabilized the union, so killing thousands, overseeing one of the greater atrocities in american history was... okay? Somehow excusable? 'Cause it kinda' read like that, and if that wasn't the intent, maybe make it a little more clear that nothing you were saying in any way paints jackson in a better light.
Regardless, the cause for it is pretty irrelevant. Jackson being a racist or not is a complete non-issue. The fact of the matter is that he aided in what he aided, and that is pretty impeccably abhorrent.

What's inactive genocide? Genocide seems to be a pretty active endeavour

Genocide through neglect and lack of public services as opposed to bullets and gas chambers.

For instance, failing to provide food and shelter for a population in your jurisdiction, especially if you're providing food and shelter to other populations in your jurisdiction. You didn't KILL them per se, but you definitely contributed to their deaths.

Or, in the case Frumple is talking about, standing by and doing nothing while mobs do the dirty work for you. Some in Turkey have argued that the Armenian genocide was was like this -- local mob violence against the Armenian population rather than an organized campaign. But the Ottomans didn't exactly jump to intervene either.

[Loud Whispers]

Yeah I wouldn't say that's very inactive though the same way I wouldn't say Stalin's starving campaign wasn't inactive

[mainiac]

Or, in the case Frumple is talking about, standing by and doing nothing while mobs do the dirty work for you. Some in Turkey have argued that the Armenian genocide was was like this -- local mob violence against the Armenian population rather than an organized campaign. But the Ottomans didn't exactly jump to intervene either.

Others have argued that the Armenians were put into concentration camps by soldiers operating as part of the army chain of command and murdered.

[PTTG??]

Speaking of genocide, a guy at a Trump town hall meeting was somewhat agressively asking "when the US could get rid of the Muslim problem." Trump's response was "Gosh, shucks, we're gonna have to think about that, aren't we?"

[Frumple]

The best (?) part is the halfarsed backpedal that came from one of his staffers, I think.

[smjjames]

CNN didn't mention that part specifically on TV, but it's the same guy who thought Obama was muslim.

The way Trump responded sounds like it was supposed to be a sarcastic dismissal, but still.......

[Frumple]

... y'know, I wasn't sure whether to put this in the WTF, police abuse, or this thread, but I guess this'un is somewhere in between the other two, so...

Texas Attorney General sues himself on behalf of the texas department of public safety, in order to hide (likely pretty damning) information about the (probably grossly overstated) activities of said department. He is currently slated to be both the defendant and the prosecutor.

I... don't think I can really add anything else to make that either less or more farcical. It's kinda' at the perfect equilibrium point of absurdity.

[nenjin]

... y'know, I wasn't sure whether to put this in the WTF, police abuse, or this thread, but I guess this'un is somewhere in between the other two, so...

Texas Attorney General sues himself on behalf of the texas department of public safety, in order to hide (likely pretty damning) information about the (probably grossly overstated) activities of said department. He is currently slated to be both the defendant and the prosecutor.

I... don't think I can really add anything else to make that either less or more farcical. It's kinda' at the perfect equilibrium point of absurdity.

One would think that's a conflict of interest.

[Frumple]

Yeah, apparently there's mechanisms and whatnot for dealing with the situation, maybe? Still, it's more than a little silly, especially considering it's being done to cover up what's probably corruption.

[Zangi]

Obviously setting it up so blame could conveniently be directed upon the people in the group's shitlist.

[nenjin]

"Who spent these millions of dollars to no practical or useful outcome?!??!"

*official looks left then right*

"It was the illegals, sir."