Racial Injustice?

CarolfromTX said:
Honestly, I think you're splitting hairs. It started in China. In a lab. It's because of the Chinese and their lying government. No two ways about it. There were hundreds of flights from China to this country, but you think it was a European who brought it here. Right. Not buying it. In fact, I don't care. It came outta China. I don't hate Chinese people. But I'm pretty pissed off at the Chi-com government.
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Again, it was on the news.
 
Governments are not necessarily reflective of their citizenry. The major governments all lie. It is wise to read from multiple sources if you hope to be able to reach a reasonable conclusion as to what is true. This thread was about people directing their anger against other innocent people based on physical characteristics. That's just wrong.
 
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Empty said:
Governments are not necessarily reflective of their citizenry. The major governments all lie. It is wise to read from multiple sources if you hope to be able to reach a reasonable conclusion as to what is true. This thread was about people directing their anger against other innocent people based on physical characteristics. That's just wrong.
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Exactly, and their anger shouldn’t be at the Chinese.
 
My husband has 4 Doctor's he sees mostly every 3 month's....One is a Lady Doctor from America,, and the other 3 are Men Doctor's...
The Men all have different Accents......They are all wonderful Doctor's that care...And my husband never asked where they were from..
They are just so great with my husband.... They are People.... helping to always listen when we have so many questions....♥
 
If the leader of our country casually tosses out "The Chinese virus" how do you expect his followers to react? This is a "no brainer". No one in their right mind gives a crap what you or I say but when the "leader" of any country speaks, many of the people of that country will follow his or her words and thoughts.

Why would anyone not expect this?
 
oldman said:
You hit the nail on the head. Japanese were told they were being sent to camps back during WWII for their protection. Then the Muslims came under attack for 9-11, now this.
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And Blacks are blamed for all the crime & having too many kids
Hispanics are blamed for taking away our jobs
Jews are blamed for causing the Depression (they somehow got all the money)
 
I think that behavior is absolutely heinous, disgusting and the perpetrators should be punished to the full extend of the law. My ex-nephew in law (still very close to our family) is Chinese. I have cousins (other side of the family) who are half Chinese. God forbid someone should do anything to them! No Asian person should have to fear for his/her safety or life because of nationality and this virus.
 
DaveA said:
If the leader of our country casually tosses out "The Chinese virus" how do you expect his followers to react? This is a "no brainer". No one in their right mind gives a crap what you or I say but when the "leader" of any country speaks, many of the people of that country will follow his or her words and thoughts.

Why would anyone not expect this?
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Because blindly following anyone who had a title is ignorant, that’s how dictators come to power.
 
win231 said:
And Blacks are blamed for all the crime & having too many kids
Hispanics are blamed for taking away our jobs
Jews are blamed for causing the Depression (they somehow got all the money)
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Lol the Hispanic thing is so funny. Maybe, as more crops are plowed under, the ignorant people in our country will learn an important lesson. Ever see a field of white people picking crops?
 
Aneeda72 said:
Lol the Hispanic thing is so funny. Maybe, as more crops are plowed under, the ignorant people in our country will learn an important lesson. Ever see a field of white people picking crops?
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No. And I rarely see them bus tables or working at car washes
 
jerry old said:
.....This Asian violence is news to me-I watch the local news for weather and PBS for national news; I've not heard a word about
these events.
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Try this one:
Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear for Their Safety
As bigots blame them for the coronavirus and President Trump labels it the “Chinese virus,” many Chinese-Americans say they are terrified of what could come next.
NY Times 23Mar2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/...k&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=US News

And there's been a lot more incidents recently:
CNN: Covid-19 has inflamed racism against Asian-Americans

Racist harassment of Asian health care workers

Asian Americans describe ‘gut punch’ of racist attacks

LA Times Op-Ed: Trump’s racist comments are fueling hate crimes against Asian Americans

Attacks on Asian Americans skyrocket to 100 per day
 
Empty said:
Governments are not necessarily reflective of their citizenry. The major governments all lie. It is wise to read from multiple sources if you hope to be able to reach a reasonable conclusion as to what is true. This thread was about people directing their anger against other innocent people based on physical characteristics. That's just wrong.
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Long ago, when older people were talking about what happened to Japanese (Japanese-Americans) during WW II, I asked what the reason was for that one particular group to be treated that way while the same didn't happen to citizens who themselves or their ancestors came from other countries the U.S. was at war with. Nobody had an answer.
My viewpoint was (and is) as you stated- it was easier to recognize a Japanese-American than German-Americans or Italian-Americans.
And I agree with you- it stinks.
 
Well, pardon me if I take all this with a grain of salt. The media loves to blow things out of proportion, especially when it comes to race. Remember the Duke rape case? The media had those students convicted and dragged their name through the mud, and in the end we came to find out it was all made up. Remember how the Tea Party was accused of being all racist and using the N word? Again, never happened. And that kid wearing a red hat and the Native American beating the drum? Again, way overblown, and the kid did nothing wrong. Now, do I believe there are people who may have hurled an epithet at a Chinese person? Sure. But I'm not sure it's widespread. The media spins things to make it look as bad as possible, except when it involves one of the folks they support. Then it's crickets.
 
This topic hits close to home for me.

I initially wrote a fair bit, but decided not to post it.

Blatant racism is something that cuts so deep, that it never leaves you. As a child, you just can't understand it, but you feel it - and see it .. and never forget it.
 
Pinky said:
This topic hits close to home for me.

I initially wrote a fair bit, but decided not to post it.

Blatant racism is something that cuts so deep, that it never leaves you. As a child, you just can't understand it, but you feel it - and see it .. and never forget it.
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You are so right.
 
Pinky said:
This topic hits close to home for me.

I initially wrote a fair bit, but decided not to post it.

Blatant racism is something that cuts so deep, that it never leaves you. As a child, you just can't understand it, but you feel it - and see it .. and never forget it.
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I'm sorry you had to go through all of that. I can only imagine how difficult it was to live through it. I've had friends who have been through those tough times. While growing up, if they were to speak up about it, there's always a few people trying to silence them or accuse them of lying.

What's being reported now isn't just from the news. It's a lot of personal anecdotes told through social media. These stories don't surprise me at all, having witness some of these incidents.
 

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