Fredrik Vold

Norwegian programmer living in Sweden for some reason.

[Fredrik Vold @fredrikvold]

@rust_foundation What do @FcpnchStds have to say about not being allowed to use the word "Rust" in software, or register domain names with "Rust" in them?

[Fredrik Vold @fredrikvold]

@neiltyson What if the multiverse is real, but we are in the universe where it isn't? :O

[Fredrik Vold @fredrikvold]

@Mctoon27 @TeamYouTube Wait, what?!

[Fredrik Vold @fredrikvold]

@BertDyster @WBFO @MikeDesmondWBFO First, I want to be clear: I don't disbelieve the claim. There has been too much shit for me to not tentatively accept that this is the official "angle" on this. That said, will you please share your source with me?

[Fredrik Vold @fredrikvold]

Well, Christina, at least we can agree on the "deeply flawed" part. That's a start, right?

[Christina Hoff Sommers @CHSommers]

The violence tonight is not about George Floyd.Growing numbers of young Americans have been taught to think of US as an evil empire—a white-supremacist, patriarchal hellscape.The part about the US being the best hope for humankind—a deeply flawed but noble democracy—not taught.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

So, knowing that the whole "Black on Black crime" thing is not rooted in truth or evidence, why would anyone bring up a doctrine based on a provably false assumption?

Well, there is no logical explanation for this besides ignorance, a belief in the inherent superiority or:

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

It is a FACT that whites really believe or don't care how police treat black people.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

See, it is a FACT that the people who are least affected by white supremacy and racism are the most likely to deny its existence.

It is a FACT that white people are the only demographic in America that thinks there is LESS discrimination that there is.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Then why does this Vacation-Bible-School-sandwich of a myth persist?

I could tell you that people use it to deflect from the real problem of white supremacy. I could tell you that some people are idiots. I could even explain that "wypipo gon' wypipo" but we're sticking to facts.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Finally, there's the biggest question of all:

If the black on black rate crime is damn near the same rate as white on white crime; if black people work HARDER and spend more money on it; if the insignificant differences in interracial crime can be explained by poverty...

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

There's a good reason white people don't know this:

BECAUSE WE AREN'T TALKING TO YOU!!!

Why the fuck would any black person talk to a white person about black on black crime?

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

There are black fraternities, sororities, church groups, mentoring organizations, fish fries, summer camps, after-school programs, community centers, athletic teams, science clubs, music groups and a whole motherfucking rap song dedicated to stopping violence in black communities

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

What does this have to do with anything?

Well, anyone who actually went to a black church, barbershop, cookout, grandmother's house, strip club or anywhere that black people exist, would know that black people talk about this issue INCESSANTLY.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Now look up "Black Lives Matter" protests.

I BET there were more stop the violence rallies

It is a verifiable fact that black people work harder to stop violence in their communities than they EVER blame police violence. They commit more money and time to the issue.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Why do I bring this up?

Well, this is the part you do at home. And this part may be trickier now that COVID canceled everything. I once used Eventbrite for this part but Facebook Events is way easier.

Go to FB and look up "stop the violence" events going on in your city...

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Well, who gives more money to charity? (We know whites have more disposable income, so let's base it on percentage)

There's a study for that, too!

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

It turns out, I could have just used this peer-reviewed study that shows: "Specifically, African American individuals show the highest rates of participation, followed by White persons, individuals of other ethnicity, and Hispanic American individuals."

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Now the next part is trickier to do on Twitter. Whenever I explain this part to white people, I ask everyone in a room to raise their hands if they spent an hour doing non-religious community service this month. 2 hrs? 3 hrs? Hands start to drop

Usually only black hands are left

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

MOST white people don't live around black people, so they'd have no fucking clue WHAT black people talk about in black communities.

According to the US Partnership on Mobility and Poverty, whites live in neighborhoods that are 75% white and 8% black, so how would they know?

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Now the next part is a little easier to explain:

When they wonder why we don't address black on black crime in our communities, there's a great explanation (Remember we're sticking to facts):

Because white people don't know shit.

Seriously, that's an actual fact.