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Oculus' Palmer Luckey funds white-supremacist/misogynistic/anti-lgbt harassment group

Skenzin said:
So supporting Trump automatically makes him a white supremacist. Is there anything to this or is this just young internet people getting emotional again?
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It might be a good time to re-evaluate things.

- Trump's political career is owed to leading a racist conspiracy theory for almost a decade to 'other' the first black President.

- Trump's introduction to the public eye was due to being sued for discrimination against black people, he took out a full page ad in the paper during calling for the execution of kids accused of a crime (4 black, 1 hispanic), is quoted as saying 'laziness is a trait in blacks', and the list goes on.

- White supremacist groups have rallied behind Trump, and consider Trump a savior for their movement. They see Trump's political career as mainstreaming the white supremacist ideology.

- He called for a ban on all Muslim immigrants and suggested they carry an ID that identifies them as Muslim.

- He called for the use nationally of stop and frisk, a notorious bigoted policy that overwhelmingly targets black people.

- Trump and his family repeatedly re-tweet white supremacist tweets. Seriously this has happened many times since he announced his candidacy.

- Trump relies on a smorgasbord of bigoted political rhetoric and blatantly racist rhetoric on a regular basis, including suggesting a judge recuse himself due to his heritage.

A few highlights.
 
Big Green Anus said:
What white supremacy group is Palmer supporting?
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I was just about to ask. If we're going to call the Trump campaign a white supremacist group then the lady who championed tough prosecution of "superpredators" largely to the detriment of minorities should hardly get a pass. Trump as a metonym for racism is overdone and can be used to ignore the systemic operation of racism even in his absence (just as egregious police conduct continues unabated under President Obama).

But there is no doubt Trump attracts white supremacists (not to say all Trump supporters are) and there may be other troubling aspects to Luckey's involvement that I didn't get from the OP.
 
Mahonay said:
Yes let's just gloss over and completely ignore all of the surrounding circumstances around this other than his Trump support.
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But hypotheticals makes it easier to make arguments I am comfortable with. How am I supposed to make superior arguments if I can't construct the terms around them?

I will not /s ....dammit.
 
Psykoboy2 said:
I'm actually curious how far people who think like this take their logic in their everyday lives?

Do you vet actors, directors, or the massive amount of people it takes to make a movie and see where they stand up to YOUR political beliefs before you see a movie?

Do you do this when you shop for groceries? A car? When you listen to music?

I can separate the person from the property. Especially in this case since he sold nearly all of it to Facebook. I'm probably answering my own question here but in the end I guess it comes down to the point being - it's your money and you can do what you want with it. Though that probably applies to Palmer as well, I guess.
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If presented with facts about that person, whether you look them up or not, and they don't align with you you're free to change your mind. I see nothing wrong with people choosing to not associate themselves with something they don't agree with. We aren't tied to liking something/someone for forever.

You might be able to separate it. With twisted logic. It's still apart of that person you support and it means you don't care enough about that subject to not help line a not so decent person's pockets.

Palmer is free to do whatever he wants. I'm also free to call him out for supporting a racist for president because, I know, it's going to do nothing but harm my fellow man.

Playing ignorant doesn't help anything and it doesn't make you noble.
 
Vyse The Legend said:
Um, that graphic generalizes everyone involved, not just white people, so I am not sure why you took that so personally. There are plenty of people in all the groups represented there that support Trump. That's not the point.
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But only white people are portrayed in a negative light.

But I guess I will accept it, as everyone is right in saying this is not the time nor the place.
 
Psykoboy2 said:
I'm actually curious how far people who think like this take their logic in their everyday lives?

Do you vet actors, directors, or the massive amount of people it takes to make a movie and see where they stand up to YOUR political beliefs before you see a movie?

Do you do this when you shop for groceries? A car? When you listen to music?

I can separate the person from the property. Especially in this case since he sold nearly all of it to Facebook. I'm probably answering my own question here but in the end I guess it comes down to the point being - it's your money and you can do what you want with it. Though that probably applies to Palmer as well, I guess.
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I suspect it's not so much a matter of vetting people as it is a matter of trying not to support those who you know to be powerfully furthering causes that are against your own interests. Now modern economies are complex and many powerful people have their hands in many different pies. It would be fruitless to attempt to make sure all personal purchases are ethically unburdened, because let's face it, they aren't.

But if we're talking about luxury goods for which competitors exist and can be easily selected? Then sure, some people will shift their purchase to hopefully get fewer dollars in the hands of people actively working against them.
 
Wolfgunblood Garopa said:
It might be a good time to re-evaluate things.

- Trump's political career is owed to leading a racist conspiracy theory for almost a decade to 'other' the first black President.

- Trump's introduction to the public eye was due to being sued for discrimination against black people, he took out a full page ad in the paper during calling for the execution of kids accused of a crime (4 black, 1 hispanic), is quoted as saying 'laziness is a trait in blacks', and the list goes on.

- White supremacist groups have rallied behind Trump, and consider Trump a savior for their movement. They see Trump's political career as mainstreaming the white supremacist ideology.

- He called for a ban on all Muslim immigrants and suggested they carry an ID that identifies them as Muslim.

- He called for the use nationally of stop and frisk, a notorious bigoted policy that overwhelmingly targets black people.

- Trump and his family repeatedly re-tweet white supremacist tweets. Seriously this has happened many times since he announced his candidacy.

- Trump relies on a smorgasbord of bigoted political rhetoric and blatantly racist rhetoric on a regular basis, including suggesting a judge recuse himself due to his heritage.

A few highlights.
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BING-FUCKING-O
 
Slayven said:
Deleting posts in 2016......
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latest

Like it never happened
 
Psykoboy2 said:
I'm actually curious how far people who think like this take their logic in their everyday lives?

Do you vet actors, directors, or the massive amount of people it takes to make a movie and see where they stand up to YOUR political beliefs before you see a movie?

Do you do this when you shop for groceries? A car? When you listen to music?

I can separate the person from the property. Especially in this case since he sold nearly all of it to Facebook. I'm probably answering my own question here but in the end I guess it comes down to the point being - it's your money and you can do what you want with it. Though that probably applies to Palmer as well, I guess.
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Everyone is free to make their own purchasing decisions. I'm a huge cinephile, but I have no interest in seeing new Woody Allen or Roman Polanski films. Nor do I plan on seeing Birth of a Nation, despite being very excited for it initially, due to hearing about Nate Parker's troubling past.

Luckey is the face of Oculus, even after the Facebook buyout. Unless Facebook does the right thing and removes him from his position, I can't see myself supporting a man who supports white supremacy.
 
Diffense said:
I was just about to ask. If we're going to call the Trump campaign a white supremacist group then the lady who championed tough prosecution of "superpredators" largely to the detriment of minorities should hardly get a pass. Trump as a metonym for racism is overdone and can be used to ignore the systemic operation of racism even in his absence (just as egregious police conduct continues unabated under President Obama).

But there is no doubt Trump attracts white supremacists and there may be other troubling aspects to Luckey's involvement that I didn't get from the OP.
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r/the_donald is not the campaign. Go read what are considered acceptable posts by the community there and tell us it isn't a hate group. Much like /pol/ the overton window there has shifted so far that it fully encompases white nationalism.
 
Trouble said:
aka playing with fire in threads like this one.
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You would have to read any of his other posts to discern the sarcasm, which would be way too much work. I never look at anyone's name or avatar or anything previously said because that could give me context or perspective.
 
Specialmias said:
Now his girlfriend is deleting tweets that talked about Muslims and Black people.
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lmao, most of them have been screencapped by now, and not even gazillions of dollars can delete them from the internet

Shit on people on your public social media account and then shit your pants brehs
 
One would think that people who grew up steeped in the technology of 2010s might be aware that simply deleting pages online and acting like it doesn't exist never fucking works. At best it makes people more interested in digging in harder.
 
I'm sure he will be moved on quietly with a press release sometime soon, i bet Facebook have some kind of clause that would give them an easy out of any contract.
 
jay said:
You would have to read any of his other posts to discern the sarcasm, which would be way too much work. I never look at anyone's name or avatar or anything previously said because that could give me context or perspective.
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Hey to be fair sarcasm is difficult to discern in any written text, let alone on the Internet. And these days you can never tell when someone is serious or trolling.

Which is another reason funding an organization dedicated to memes, shitposting and trolling is an evil endeavor.
 
Nibel said:
lmao, most of them have been screencapped by now, and not even gazillions of dollars can delete them from the internet

Shit on people on your public social media account and then shit your pants brehs
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studyguy said:
One would think that people who grew up steeped in the technology of 2010s might be aware that simply deleting pages online and acting like it doesn't exist never fucking works. At best it makes people more interested in digging in harder.
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Luckey Palmer at this very moment
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Should start taking bets on which approach Palmer will take responding to this. Apologetic and professional, and distancing himself from the company somehow (whether that means resigning or what)? Or will he play the victim, and downplay everything in the article?

I would say his strategy is definitely going to be one of these two.
 
jay said:
You would have to read any of his other posts to discern the sarcasm, which would be way too much work. I never look at anyone's name or avatar or anything previously said because that could give me context or perspective.
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Poor guy. He seems to even have gotten his tag the same way lol
 
Wolfgunblood Garopa said:
It might be a good time to re-evaluate things.

- Trump's political career is owed to leading a racist conspiracy theory for almost a decade to 'other' the first black President.

- Trump's introduction to the public eye was due to being sued for discrimination against black people, he took out a full page ad in the paper during calling for the execution of kids accused of a crime (4 black, 1 hispanic), is quoted as saying 'laziness is a trait in blacks', and the list goes on.

- White supremacist groups have rallied behind Trump, and consider Trump a savior for their movement. They see Trump's political career as mainstreaming the white supremacist ideology.

- He called for a ban on all Muslim immigrants and suggested they carry an ID that identifies them as Muslim.

- He called for the use nationally of stop and frisk, a notorious bigoted policy that overwhelmingly targets black people.

- Trump and his family repeatedly re-tweet white supremacist tweets. Seriously this has happened many times since he announced his candidacy.

- Trump relies on a smorgasbord of bigoted political rhetoric and blatantly racist rhetoric on a regular basis, including suggesting a judge recuse himself due to his heritage.

A few highlights.
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Appreciate you posting this list. I will be researching this further as well as some of the other things ive read. It would not be possible for to support someone who has those outlooks.
 
Makonero said:
Hey to be fair sarcasm is difficult to discern in any written text, let alone on the Internet. And these days you can never tell when someone is serious or trolling.

Which is another reason funding an organization dedicated to memes, shot posting and trolling is an evil endeavor.
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I'm not defending Luckey. There is a point where satire can be dangerous, and that's beside the point since he just seems like an actual piece of shit, not an ironic one. I just think here on gaf people react very quickly to posts and rarely bother to figure out who they're responding to. If something seems like a joke it doesn't take much effort to see if previous posts indicate that's the case.
 
studyguy said:
One would think that people who grew up steeped in the technology of 2010s might be aware that simply deleting pages online and acting like it doesn't exist never fucking works. At best it makes people more interested in digging in harder.
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The irony that the person she is involved with is under Facebook. One of the pillars of social media.


Also an aside. oculus connect is in early October , they can't Ignore it, unless they want the coverage dominated by Palmer, if he attended or even if he absent and shoved into the background.
 
cyberheater said:
Try not to talk bollocks.

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It's getting plenty of coverage on Reddit.
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I'm super late to answer back to this, but whatever.

I like reddit the site and I think it has a ton of great communities. I specifically meant the front page didn't list any variant of the story not even /r/all has it on its first page. That's kind of strange considering much smaller gaming related things have made it to the front page. I'm little surprised by this I'm not implying all the mods on reddit are corrupt ultra fascist whitesupremacists. I was more leaning on the side of maybe there's a lot say /r/The_donald members down voting instances of this story.
 
Diffense said:
I was just about to ask. If we're going to call the Trump campaign a white supremacist group then the lady who championed tough prosecution of "superpredators" largely to the detriment of minorities should hardly get a pass. Trump as a metonym for racism is overdone and can be used to ignore the systemic operation of racism even in his absence (just as egregious police conduct continues unabated under President Obama).

But there is no doubt Trump attracts white supremacists (not to say all Trump supporters are) and there may be other troubling aspects to Luckey's involvement that I didn't get from the OP.
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Pretty much this. It's unfortunate that someone like Trump has obtained so much traction, but let's not kid ourselves. The alternative is not much better ( if at all really ) ...

I can't say I agree for calling for this guy's head for his political views though. No matter how indifferent you feel about them.

That being said, I'm not very educated on this movement he's trying to push here.
 
jay said:
I'm not defending Luckey. There is a point where satire can be dangerous, and that's beside the point since he just seems like an actual piece of shit, not an ironic one. I just think here on gaf people react very quickly to posts and rarely bother to figure out who they're responding to. If something seems like a joke it doesn't take much effort to see if previous posts indicate that's the case.
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If you want to fund satirical hit pieces then fine. It's perfectly reasonable to think that he could do just that through other avenues, he's entitled to it. To approach /r/the_donald and ask for their help explicitly in pushing his ideas was braindead stupid by any measure.
 
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