@nanners:
No one here is defending either side of the whole TC/racist thing you're so bent on. Except you claiming that TC was somehow on a show in which he knew he wouldn't be listened to as some magnanimous attempt to educate people. I don't know the guy personally, but that is not how he makes his money, man. Surely you can see that if you claim he's as intelligent as he is, that he could have chosen his words to suit his audience in a manner that wouldn't get him interrupted and shat upon.

Just like you could choose your words to progress intelligent dialogue and invite a robust discussion, but you choose to hide behind your insults and condescention, literally pushing people away with your attitude while simultaneously raging at the fact that people don't take you seriously.

Playing that stupid card while constantly mentioning your IQ is easily as entertaining as watching someone get called a racist for not directly mentioning anything to do with race.
Entertaining, but not intelligent, not compelling, not expressing any of the leadership qualities you subconsciously claim to as one whom is right and wants to convince others to follow you.

You're a clown. It's not surprising that you see another clown like TC and want to defend him.


To the point:
TC was absolutely disingenuous in asking what diversity means and in postulating that it means the more different we are, the better.
The response to call him a racist was equally absurd, just more on the nose for ridiculous jumping to conclusions.
Everyone involved in that exchange was virtue signalling past each other and when the others didn't cowtow to the absurdity, they got all offended.
This is the opposite of intelligent discourse.

Asking a question isn't wrong, but asking a stupid question based on some definition you just made up is not "seeking truth" as you claim.


What you're ignoring is that there are plenty of incredibly intelligent people on both sides of the aisle. There are also a bunch of absolute idiots on both sides. The idiots get plenty of air time, because outrage is entertainment, and ratings equal dollars. The fact that you ignore this or conveniently write it off when someone's message massages your preconceived notions is absolutely beneath your intelligence, but you do it constantly.

That political change you cited as the 5% is not coming from the political virtue signalling you see on TV.