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Originally posted by Wimbly
Hes clearly saying that people have to say who is going to step down. As in, someone has to choose the white people that will step down. In other words, force them out.
We're in a position where you have to say, "Who is going to step down so someone else can have power"?
Originally posted by Wimbly
Even if you're right, how does that make it any better?
If some Bush appointee was speaking at an event and suggested that black people step down from some position, would you be here equivocating?
Fire, hiring or asking people to step down based on race is wrong and you know it.
Originally posted by Blaine91555
I know you are a die hard Partisan
Originally posted by RoofMonkey
Having an entire neighborhood succumb to the idolization of criminals and criminal activity accompanied by a wholesale refutation of personal responsibility and integrity does not make for a viable learning experience.
It didn't work for Italian immigrants, it didn't work for Irish immigrants
Any group that wishes to become successful in their own right has to weed themselves of this mindset.
Bleating "victimization" at every pass because you won't enforce civility and constructive behavior on your own society gets old pretty damned fast. Embracing the mindset of a thug will not get you any favors.
Originally posted by EMPIRE
Who is “bleating victimization at every pass”? Moreover, what is the correlation between what you said and what you quoted?
[edit on 25-9-2009 by EMPIRE]
Originally posted by RoofMonkey
I'm not going to get suckered into that one. Refer to whatever news outlet you prefer. It's there, all you have to do is open your eyes.
Originally posted by EMPIRE
You aren't getting suckered into anything. You are making claims and statements, and my questions are strictly based on your claims and statements.
Originally posted by EMPIRE
Who is “bleating victimization at every pass”? Moreover, what is the correlation between what you said and what you quoted?
[edit on 25-9-2009 by EMPIRE]
Originally posted by RoofMonkey
No, you stated:Originally posted by EMPIRE
Who is “bleating victimization at every pass”? Moreover, what is the correlation between what you said and what you quoted?
Bleating "victimization" at every pass because you won't enforce civility and constructive behavior on your own society gets old pretty damned fast. Embracing the mindset of a thug will not get you any favors.
Any attempt to answer this will likely lead into categorization of me as being "racist" simply because I answered your question.
I will not be party to being relegated to a box and labeled so that my opinion is easily dismissed.
If you really want to know "who" all you have to do is take the emotional blinders off and look at the news, or a magazine... or even a newspaper.
Just find the group or groups bleating about historical justice or the "correction" of historical injustices.
Have there been issues in the past? Most certainly. All races have encountered it at some time in their history.
A level playing field is a level playing field. That's it.
Originally posted by Boomer1941
Mark Lloyd is another Obama racist scumbag, what he should do is get some of the Blacks and Hispanics out of the NFL, NBA and Professional Baseball and let more White Guys in!
Originally posted by EMPIRE
Again who are these groups? I don’t know of any group bleating about the issues you mentioned. Do groups mention it, make it a point to bring it to the public eye, and seek to correct such things? Yes. Do some groups use it to further their own agenda? Yes. Is anyone bleating? No. I‘m curious, are the jews bleating when they remind everyone of the holocaust?
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I’ve already dismantled your premise and claims that an equal playing field exists. Do yourself a favor and address those points. That’s it.
somethingstickythiswaycomes.blogspot.com...
Race and racism is a touchy subject, no matter who your audience might be. It’s certainly a hot-button issue with me. I have been personally affected by it. My aunt was raped and murdered because of it. I’ve been beaten up because of it. The thing is, instead of blaming blacks and Hispanics, I realized I needed to blame the real, root cause: Racism itself.
Think of racism as a disease, an especially tenacious, especially virulent one. Think of it as a sort of leprosy of the soul. To ignore a racist sentiment overheard in a public setting is to ignore a symptom of this dangerous disease. To say ‘that ethnic slur doesn’t affect me, since I am not the target’ is to say ‘that person with untreated leprosy coughing on the communal silverware doesn’t affect me, as I am using chopsticks.’ You know what? You’re right. It doesn’t affect you… yet.
No one is born a racist, just as no one is born a leper. Like leprosy, racism takes a long, long time to inculcate, but once it takes hold is hideously deforming. Like leprosy, racism can with great difficulty be arrested, but the damage done is irreversible.
posted by MercerMachine at 10:33 AM