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Asshole Of The Day..... (Original Post) Playinghardball Aug 2014 OP
Is Bill even human? gordianot Aug 2014 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #2
Well, he's not alone. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #3
There are a number of posters MattBaggins Aug 2014 #15
hey bill--a fish does not know the water around him either-but it IS there! riversedge Aug 2014 #4
I'm always so relieved when I open an "A%&hole of the Day" OP and confirm that CAG Aug 2014 #5
Not yet CAG. Not yet. underpants Aug 2014 #10
I KNEW you would call me out! Keep it a secret, will ya? CAG Aug 2014 #14
I will underpants Aug 2014 #21
How about taint of the day MattBaggins Aug 2014 #16
ew....I think I'd prefer a*(hole. I don't think I'll sleep well tonight. nt CAG Aug 2014 #18
Puleeze. He's an asshole every day. nt valerief Aug 2014 #6
+1 freshwest Aug 2014 #25
Well.....neither do the majority of American liberals, either. However, though.... AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #7
...of the day, the week, the month, the year, the decade, the century... progressoid Aug 2014 #8
... napkinz Aug 2014 #9
+1 nt laundry_queen Aug 2014 #19
He believes in falafels though. n/t Cleita Aug 2014 #11
Asshole of the Century Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2014 #12
He believes in loofah privilege. kairos12 Aug 2014 #13
Why would he? His brain only has 3 working cells. Rex Aug 2014 #17
I don't like seeing him named Asshole of the Day jmowreader Aug 2014 #20
Feel the white heat... Blue Owl Aug 2014 #22
Pure White Irony. nt adirondacker Aug 2014 #23
On his show today... Archae Aug 2014 #24
All the old, white, privileged assholes think there's no white, male privilege. It's endemic. Shrike47 Aug 2014 #26
I don't think "asshole" is exactly the correct term. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2014 #27
How can we possibly cull through the hundreds... Whiskeytide Aug 2014 #28
Bill will believe exactly what he's paid to believe. Orsino Aug 2014 #29
Let's see ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #30

Response to Playinghardball (Original post)

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
7. Well.....neither do the majority of American liberals, either. However, though....
Wed Aug 27, 2014, 07:13 PM
Aug 2014

......don't get me wrong: O'Reilly has totally different reasons for doing so.

Bill O'Reilly, in all truthfulness, seems to have confused believing in "white privilege" with understanding and discussing the realities of institutional prejudice, as so many conservatives do. In reality, contrary to the idiotic rantings of O'Reilly, Limbaugh and company, most liberals DO NOT believe in "white privilege", or at least not the literal intrepretation that seems to have become so popular on Tumblr and some of the more fringe SJW blogs.

The difference is, many of us liberals DO understand institutional injustice. Bill O'Reilly does not, and in fact, I would say that he is using the example of those who do believe in "white privilege" to try to debunk our discussion off the phenomenon of institutional injustice; of course, he fails miserably, and many who aren't conservatives can see thru that. Unfortunately, many cons do still buy into the spin game. But perhaps there's nothing that can be done for them.



 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
17. Why would he? His brain only has 3 working cells.
Wed Aug 27, 2014, 09:08 PM
Aug 2014

Which makes him the second smartest man at Soxnews.

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
20. I don't like seeing him named Asshole of the Day
Wed Aug 27, 2014, 09:11 PM
Aug 2014

He's been a complete asshole every single day for so long they need an "asshole emeritus" award for him, Limbaugh, Hannity, Sam Wurzelbacher, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and their ilk. In this way, "asshole of the day" can be presented to other, equally deserving but lesser known dickweeds.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,829 posts)
27. I don't think "asshole" is exactly the correct term.
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 11:14 AM
Aug 2014

Everybody needs an asshole, but nobody needs Bill O'Reilly. In fact, I would submit that Bill himself does not have an asshole, since he's totally full of shit.

Whiskeytide

(4,462 posts)
28. How can we possibly cull through the hundreds...
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 11:17 AM
Aug 2014

... of deserving candidates for this award and select just one? I'm afraid it's becoming hopeless!!!

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
30. Let's see ...
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 12:00 PM
Aug 2014
Talking Points does not, does not believe in white privilege. However, there is no question that African-Americans have a much harder time succeeding in our society than whites do.

[...]

Slavery is unique and it has harmed black Americans to a degree that is still being felt today.


Where have I heard that before ...

Oh Yeah ... Right here on DU (Search: "Structural DISadvantage&quot
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