Off Topic OLOF's political thread

In London the issue is disproportionately black, outside of London it’s predominantly white.

The common denominator is age and social deprivation. If you’re really interested in the subject go and read the studies about knife crime in Glasgow and how a multi pronged approach to tackling issue worked successfully.

 

I should imagine the issue is obviously predominantly an age one, not many gangs of 50+ going round with shanks protecting their turf....it's a lot to do with morals and upbringing in my book there's plenty of all races had tough,hard starts it's up to oneself which path to go down

 

Sounds like this place tbh.

 

Incredible, how do you use so many words to say nothing at all.

 

Spot on

And if you genuinely cared about the problem rather than skin colour you'd be seeking to tackle youth crime in London the same way.

 

I think if you live, work and mix with people from all backgrounds it goes a long way to achieving that. You find you have much more in common and the differences can be overcome, those honest conversations can be had. The problems start when we stop talking, become insular and reinforcing our own fears and misconceptions. That happens on all sides btw.

I think I'm fortunate that I've grown up in an area which enabled me to mix with people from all backgrounds throughout my life from a young age - black, white, asian, different faiths and none. And I've seen good and bad in all of them tbh.

The thing is (and there's no getting away from this) we, none of us, are going anywhere. Anyone who thinks that, is living in a romanticised view of the past that never really existed anyway. The world as you say is changing and I agree, we have to find a way forward together.

 

You like a dictionary definition, try 'comprehension'.

 

Must be learning from you.

 

Unfortunately skin colour is rammed down your throat everyday be it on ads, films,news, papers etc etc and that's why IMO it's becoming even more divisive to certain sections of society.

 

The irony

Nothing to comprehend fella, you literally say nothing with every post.

 

He is probably answering you like for like.

 

How is skin colour being ‘rammed down your throat’ on TV Ads and films?

 

Now I know you're trying get me to bite. I also know you think you are more intelligent than any other poster on 606. So you know exactly what I mean and therefore I'm not going to elaborate anymore on my comment.

 

I honestly didn’t know what you meant, otherwise I wouldn’t have asked.

You obvs don’t want to answer either for some reason.

 

I'm with you Shaks he does know exactly what you mean.

 

I don't need to.

 

I know, anything I say will be twisted into a race agenda.

 

Hang on though.

So you post ‘skin colour is being rammed down our throats on TV Ads and films etc’

I ask, ‘what does that mean?’

You refuse to answer, take a swipe at me, and then claim your answer would be somehow twisted into a ‘race agenda’? When it was you who made original comment about skin colour and thus race?

Don’t get it. Have a nice day.

 

Have a nice day yourself. Your mate mentioned skin colour in his original comment first. I was merely replying to it.

 

Get real