I Can't Breathe • Hacker News Board

Re: I Can't Breathe

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Post by dahfizz » Sun, May 31, 2020, 1:40 PM UTC

asjfj9 wrote: post #41

hckr_news wrote: post #38

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Do you have any idea how PR is managed..

Coming from a University research background for the last 5 years after obtaining my PhD, no I don't. Could you elaborate on this? What process would this CFO need to go through to share this possibly "contentious" post on one of the world's largest and globally recognised banks' websites?

At a minimum it has been reviewed by the PR / marketing manager, legal team, and more than likely the CEO. There was also a lengthy editing process.

A large company doesn't release anything without a review like this, no matter how mundane. You can bet they will double down when discussing sensitive social issues.

Re: I Can't Breathe

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Post by scarface74 » Sun, May 31, 2020, 2:42 PM UTC

Taurenking wrote: post #55

scarface74 wrote: post #49

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How did that whole peacefully kneeling thing work out? But yes rioting does change things. It forces people to pay attention. Increased surveillance of political organizers and low-income neighborhoods, more military weaponry at their disposal, laxer guidelines around 'use of force'. Because those types of things never happened in during the peaceful marches in the 60s... We need to use the system of governance we ha…

And that's why we as black people need to step up and get into those positions of governance with the help of good white people who are already benefitting from their privilege. We don't need more rappers, we need more politicians, doctors, engineers. People in positions of power so that the status quo can change. Until then nothing's going to change, and IMHO that would take more than a couple generations

Politicians like the Black mayor who got the police called on him - in his own city?

https://www.ebony.com/news/chase-bank-calls-cops-on-black-ma...

The Black doctor who got shot by a policeman while helping his patient?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Charles_Kinsey

A title doesn’t give you power in America if you are a minority. You will still be seen as a threat. I live in the most affluent county in my state, and our household is above the median household income, my son and his (Black) friend still gets stares walking around unless they are hanging out with their larger group of White friends.

Re: I Can't Breathe

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Post by eli_gottlieb » Sun, May 31, 2020, 4:35 PM UTC

scarface74 wrote: post #6

When it comes to speaking for racial justice and equality for LGBTQ, private corporations have been much more on the side of the angels than the government. The same government that wants to shut down Twitter.

Those private corporations are the ones buying that government.

Re: I Can't Breathe

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Post by stOneskull » Wed, Jun 03, 2020, 7:12 AM UTC

hckr_news wrote: post #37

stOneskull wrote: post #33

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it seems like PR for usury to me. there's been quite a bit of 'bankers are nice guys' propaganda since the coronu.

Perhaps scared of the mass uprisings, people are angry, and frustrated and this situation could explode in the next few weeks. Interesting that you used the word usury. You never really see that word used to refer to predatory loans except in an Islamic context.

many have seen the power of usury through time. most declare it hurts people and is very destructive so should not be practiced, some saw the power and decided to use it. 'lend unto other nations, and you shall rule over those nations'