Nedum Onuoha

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Interesting response from the moderators over this thread and my objection to it on the grounds that it (like the Yedlin thread now removed to Politics) should go the same way because it too is off topic for this PF forum.
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So he shouldn't fear for his life in a country where the Police murder black men because he's rich?
There are 50 million African Americans in the US, and contrary to what the press would have you believe incidents such as this are very rare. It happened 4000 miles away, I can barely remember this guy playing for us, the whole world is in deep shit right now, lets move on there are more important things going on.
 
There are 50 million African Americans in the US, and contrary to what the press would have you believe incidents such as this are very rare. It happened 4000 miles away, I can barely remember this guy playing for us, the whole world is in deep shit right now, lets move on there are more important things going on.

I'd wager you thought the same about Coronavirus in January. What were your thoughts on Mark Duggan's murder in 2011?
 
There are 50 million African Americans in the US, and contrary to what the press would have you believe incidents such as this are very rare. It happened 4000 miles away, I can barely remember this guy playing for us, the whole world is in deep shit right now, lets move on there are more important things going on.

You barely remember a bloke who skinned half of Chelsea’s team and scored, in an amazing away win? Give owa man.
 
For emphasis.

They're not accidental.

He's fine in his mansion.
Mansion?

He's an MLS footballer and not one of 'Marque' signings. We aren't talking about LeBron James or Floyd Mayweather. Nedum Onuoha isn't that recognizable in England. He probably did know about race divide in America before he moved there but like all of us didn't think it was as bad as it is. Maybe he has seen this up close now. He's probably thinking that it could be him next!

And before anyone says why doesn't he leave? Why should he?
 
This place is lifting at the minute, people basically saying ‘He’s a rich black man, so he should shut up’.
It's got really bad, like. Pretty toxic atmosphere on here at the minute. At the beginning of all this madness you had that hope that things might change for the better as we all pulled together. Now, a few weeks down the line, people are at each others' throats even more vehemently than they were before. Some of the mindsets on here have really shocked me over the past few days as well. It's pretty depressing.
 
I'd wager you thought the same about Coronavirus in January. What were your thoughts on Mark Duggan's murder in 2011?
Are you for real coronavirus has killed hundreds of thousands of people world wide, and has shattered national economies across the globe, which will bring misery to tens of millions, you cannot seriously compare that to a single incident for which the perpetrator has been arrested and charged.
 
Are you for real coronavirus has killed hundreds of thousands of people world wide, and has shattered national economies across the globe, which will bring misery to tens of millions, you cannot seriously compare that to a single incident for which the perpetrator has been arrested and charged.

You've spectacularly missed my point. It's your whole 'it's not happening in my backyard so it's irrelevant' viewpoint that is the issue.

Exactly how close does it have to get for you to care about it? Europe? UK (Mark Duggan in 2011)? North-East?
 
It's got really bad, like. Pretty toxic atmosphere on here at the minute. At the beginning of all this madness you had that hope that things might change for the better as we all pulled together. Now, a few weeks down the line, people are at each others' throats even more vehemently than they were before. Some of the mindsets on here have really shocked me over the past few days as well. It's pretty depressing.
This, theres also the usual macho few who are going on and on about lazy furlough aswell. Yet it's their beloved government who encouraged people to use it.
 
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