Racism

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AprilT said:
And if that's your only take away from what I wrote , then I would say I'm not the one who's naive. However, you are as welcome to your opinion as any other.
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What I took away from your post was that you are choosing to focus on the few negative posts in this thread, rather than seeing the many positive ones.
 

Sad to say, but racism is endemic in this country. It's so pervasive that most whites barely even notice it. Many of us desperately wish it weren't so, but there's not getting around the truth.

Conquerors slaughter, enslave, marginalize and exploit people by convincing themselves that they are superior to those who get in their way. European Americans have been doing this since Columbus sailed in. The ways in which our country legally permitted its citizenry to treat indigenous populations, Africans, Hispanics, Asians and various ethnic groups is beyond shameful. America continues to pay for its ugly past (and not so attractive present) and likely will do so for many generations to come.

We cannot begin to fix what we don't acknowledge.
 
AprilT said:
Interesting how a thread on the question of does racism still exist becomes a thread targeted toward one particular group of people as being less than and needing assistance from the govt.
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After re-reading pages 1 & 2 of this thread, the person who targeted one particular group (blacks) and steered the conversation that way was you. There was only one mention of blacks in any of the posts until you started on it. And the one mention of blacks before you was only in reference to what most people think of when racism is mentioned, ie: white and black. And I don't see any reference to blacks needing gov't assistance in any post.
 

I've probably posted this before, but I really love this clip by Louis CK.

He really captures the way I feel about this issue.


 
I think most would agree that the most egregious racism in America is focused toward Blacks and Hispanics. Whether or not anyone typed in those words, it's certainly been the undercurrent of this thread.

@Trade - I LOVE this clip. Haven't seen it in a while, but oh how true it is.
 
In our neck of the woods I ‘think’ the Muslins are the race most judged, but I honestly don’t know since I live in a rural area where racial problems aren’t an issue. I’m not saying they don’t exist but here in Canada we are internationally known to be multicultural so are used to sharing with many different cultures.
 
We know that racism will one day be no more as we start to live more and more among all of us by color and culture. I know it will happen, many years down the road for most of the world, but I know it's possible because I'm living it.
 
Olivia said:
We know that racism will one day be no more as we start to live more and more among all of us by color and culture. I know it will happen, many years down the road for most of the world, but I know it's possible because I'm living it.
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And I want to add something, too, about what some posters here say about the American Black race. There are, yes, Black Americans who do live in very poor areas of the U.S. but there are also the majority of Black Americans who live middle class and higher demographics just like the White middle class and higher people. I say STOP! always trying to relate your opinions to those in the poverty and and high crime areas. That is NOT the norm, so dammit, STOP that!
 
JimW said:
I'm not saying this as an insult, so please don't take it that way. I think your mindset towards the problem (which is a popular one) is part of the problem. You are discounting the problem right from the start by thinking everyone has the same opportunities that you or I had, they simply don't. We are talking about changing the socioeconomic status of approx 43 million people that have lived in poverty for multiple generations. There is no template for this and there is no "one size fits all". To say "they should do it like we did" would keeping the status quo and that's not working.
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"I think your mindset towards the problem (which is a popular one) is part of the problem. You are discounting the problem right from the start by thinking everyone has the same opportunities that you or I had, they simply don't."


 You, nor anyone will ever convince me of that....

They are born the same as we are, when age appropriate they can apply for school the same as we do, once educated they can apply for a vocation / profession, career the same as we did & do.

We no longer live in, will never again live in, a Jim Crow / KKK supporting society.
If they choose to live on, blaming something from 150 +/- years ago for their self-felt short comings ? That's on them. If they want to succeed and make a decent life for themselves? It's out there, all they need do is go get it.
 
john19485 said:
The only solution to this problem is, drop the bomb, then we can all eat lunch together in heaven.
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No, the solution is for these old fart asses to die out. The rest of us (the younger minded ones) don't need to. So don't go making us all die from The Bomb. :D
 
Olivia said:
No, the solution is for these old fart asses to die out. The rest of us (the younger minded ones) don't need to. So don't go making us all die from The Bomb. :D
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So......you have no problem wishing death on a segment of our society? The same segment that you seem to see as vile for promoting better behavior....interesting.
 
rgp said:
So......you have no problem wishing death on a segment of our society? The same segment that you seem to see as vile for promoting better behavior....interesting.
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I asked no such wish of death, except for natural death, for anyone. Read it again.
 
Olivia said:
I asked no such wish of death, except for natural death, for anyone. Read it again.
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No need to read it again....

"the solution is for these old fart asses to die out"

you are offering the death of a segment of society,as a solution to a problem.

And you seem to favor it over a change in behavior.
 
rgp said:
No need to read it again....

"the solution is for these old fart asses to die out"

you are offering the death of a segment of society,as a solution to a problem.

And you seem to favor it over a change in behavior.
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Read the post again.
 
Olivia said:
And I want to add something, too, about what some posters here say about the American Black race. There are, yes, Black Americans who do live in very poor areas of the U.S. but there are also the majority of Black Americans who live middle class and higher demographics just like the White middle class and higher people. I say STOP! always trying to relate your opinions to those in the poverty and and high crime areas. That is NOT the norm, so dammit, STOP that!
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:clap:
 

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