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Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal: ‘Why Should I Distinguish Between White People and Racists?
Breitbart ^ | 11-29-2021 | allum Bokhari

Posted on 11/29/2021 4:51:06 PM PST by blam

Incoming Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, who will shortly replace Jack Dorsey as head of the far-left social media company, uncritically repeated a quote in 2010 suggesting that there should be no need to “distinguish between white people and racists.”

“If they are not gonna make a distinction between muslims and extremists, then why should I distinguish between white people and racists,” tweeted Agrawal, in quotes. It is unclear who he was quoting.

"If they are not gonna make a distinction between muslims and extremists, then why should I distinguish between white people and racists."

— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) October 26, 2010

While anti-white racism has become common in many U.S. institutions, including its top corporations, Agrawal made his comment in 2010 — years before the Black Lives Matter movement would arrive to push American corporations even further towards the left on issues of race.

CANNES, FRANCE - JUNE 21: Co-chair / founder of Twitter Jack Dorsey attends the ' #SheInspiresMe: Twitter celebrates female voices & visionaries ' Event at Cannes Lions on June 21, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images for Twitter) CANNES, FRANCE – JUNE 21: Co-chair / founder of Twitter Jack Dorsey attends the ‘ #SheInspiresMe: Twitter celebrates female voices & visionaries ‘ Event at Cannes Lions on June 21, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images for Twitter)

Relatively unknown in Silicon Valley until now, Agrawal was announced as Jack Dorsey’s successor shortly after the Twitter co-founder announced he would step down from his role after a six-year stint as its CEO.

Dorsey, who presided over the company’s shift from what his predecessor called “the free speech wing of the free speech party” to a platform that censors conservatives on a regular basis, including the banning of President Trump...

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KEYWORDS: agrawal; bidenvoters; censorship; gettherope; hatewhitepeople; india; jackdorsey; paragagrawal; racist; twitter
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1 posted on 11/29/2021 4:51:06 PM PST by blam
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To: blam

Does he not realize that he has outed humself as a racist?


2 posted on 11/29/2021 4:53:23 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: blam
Because Western Civilization isn't built on hate, you racist loser.
3 posted on 11/29/2021 4:54:03 PM PST by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: blam

This company will continue to be a bane until people stop using the dumb service. It is that simple.


4 posted on 11/29/2021 4:54:04 PM PST by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: blam

Well that is a flying start at being a 100% moron.

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5 posted on 11/29/2021 4:54:04 PM PST by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: blam

The only reason Chinese people aren’t the rudest, most disgusting people is that Indian people exist.


6 posted on 11/29/2021 4:55:21 PM PST by EEGator
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To: blam

He is a perfect example of a true racist...
Anybody that uses twitter should be required to make the walk of shame...


7 posted on 11/29/2021 4:55:54 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: BenLurkin

Why do some people hate whites so much? Does it come down to jealousy?


8 posted on 11/29/2021 4:56:10 PM PST by NowApproachingMidnight (Civilizations die from suicide, not murder.)
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To: BenLurkin

I hope I never see another link to anything twitter again on this forum.


9 posted on 11/29/2021 4:56:21 PM PST by coon2000 (Give me Liberty or give me death)
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To: blam

Not my circus. Not my monkeys.


10 posted on 11/29/2021 4:56:54 PM PST by Veggie Todd (Let's go, Brandon!)
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To: blam

Because the Bible doesn’t say to enslave or kill anyone who isn’t a Christian like the Koran does.


11 posted on 11/29/2021 4:57:08 PM PST by econjack (I'm not bossy. I just know what you should be doing.)
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To: NowApproachingMidnight

Thats exactly it.


12 posted on 11/29/2021 4:59:04 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat (#LeaveTheGOP. Pass it on Liberty Valance Time. The point of a gun is the only law they understan)
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To: blam

“If they are not gonna make a distinction between muslims and extremists, then why should I distinguish between white people and racists,”

He may have been making the point that you shouldn’t hold the many accountable for the actions of the few.

But it’s not clear who “they” are in that quote. Is he overgeneralizing, in an appeal not to overgeneralize? That would be ironic. And “white people” is not a group with a common set of principles or world view, so the parallel isn’t quite apt, except from the perspective a bigot.


13 posted on 11/29/2021 4:59:58 PM PST by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: blam

Hey Parag, would you be ok if your daughter dated an untouchable? The caste system is why he’s here and not in India cleaning public toilets.


14 posted on 11/29/2021 5:01:01 PM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: BenLurkin

...and a bigot.


15 posted on 11/29/2021 5:01:48 PM PST by GingisK
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To: blam

“If they are not gonna make a distinction between muslims and extremists, then why should I distinguish between white people and racists,”

I am really not seeing the issue with this.

if you are so stupid as to think all white people are racists, then you might also think all muslims are extremists.

this is a huge nothing


16 posted on 11/29/2021 5:04:00 PM PST by algore
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To: blam

That’s almost like asking “do you walk to work or bring your lunch?”


17 posted on 11/29/2021 5:04:34 PM PST by Disambiguator
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To: blam

There are plenty of blacks that associate Islam with terrorism.


18 posted on 11/29/2021 5:04:55 PM PST by cymbeline
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To: BenLurkin

He doesn’t care. No leftist cares about racism, they simply know their moral betters (us) find actual racism abhorrent so it is a useful charge to levy against us.


19 posted on 11/29/2021 5:05:15 PM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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To: blam

Froma an article about CEO Agrawal at NRO online:

Last year, Technology Review editor-in-chief Gideon Lichfield asked Agrawal how Twitter balances its efforts to combat misinformation with wanting to “protect free speech as a core value” and to respect the First Amendment.

“Our role is not to be bound by the First Amendment, but our role is to serve a healthy public conversation and our moves are reflective of things that we believe lead to a healthier public conversation,” said Agrawal, who has been CTO since 2017 and has worked at Twitter since 2011. “The kinds of things that we do about this is, focus less on thinking about free speech, but thinking about how the times have changed.”


20 posted on 11/29/2021 5:06:29 PM PST by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle Mom)
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