# 1, 2, 3, 4 I declare a race war **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 25, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348 "2020-07-25T22:44:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348/21 "2020-07-31T15:36:00Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Tell me–who am I? You’re a race baiting, violence-instigating piece of shit who didn’t even bother to read his own link. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348/22 "2020-07-31T18:05:13Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Well, you might blame the OP for not reading the article he linked to. Well, there’s a staunch rule about criticizing the post but not the poster, so that was, in effect, a disclaimer. After reading DCnDC’s reply, however, I see I had no worries. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348/23 "2020-07-31T18:09:58Z")
> [@ThisIsTheEnd](#): > > The ink is still there underneath, but District of Columbia v. Heller applied whiteout to the first half of the 2nd amendment. And based on typical police reaction to armed civilians, black-out is applied to all of it. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348/24 "2020-07-31T18:12:04Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Well, you might blame the OP for not reading the article he linked to. He only read the white part, not the black part. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348/25 "2020-07-31T18:41:15Z")
I wonder if he’s even mildly embarrassed by how wrong his OP was. Maybe he would prefer that we don’t keep this thread alive, but let it slip down the column of threads into oblivion and deniability. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348/26 "2020-07-31T19:12:15Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Well, there’s a staunch rule about criticizing the post but not the poster, so that was, in effect, a disclaimer. Doesn’t apply in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348/27 "2020-07-31T19:30:00Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Well, there’s a staunch rule about criticizing the post but not the poster If I write a post about my collection of tasteless and offensive posters, you’ll be stymied. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348/28 "2020-07-31T20:57:25Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Well, there’s a staunch rule about criticizing the post but not the poster, so that was, in effect, a disclaimer. After reading DCnDC’s reply, however, I see I had no worries. Not in the Pit, Jasmine! Let it fly if you want it to fly! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348.md?page=1)