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Originally posted by BlesUTP
The only real difference is that nobody cares if a person of European descent is belittled or insulted racially.
Originally posted by ollncasino
Originally posted by luciddream
I think its more to do with who they are now...maybe 99.99% of the black may not have directly involved in slavery but if their ancestors weren't killed for knowing how to read(among other suppressing things) back then, maybe blacks of today would be in better shape? less crime?
I did not benefit from the slave trade nor did my family.
In fact, only a small rich elite ever benefited from the slave trade.
Why then am I be expected to share the guilt for something I never did?
Should blacks share the guilt of the genocide carried out by the Zulus in Africa, just because they are the same race as shaka Zulu?
What is wrong with holding everyone to the same standards?? Encourage everyone to do their best. Leave out the sob stories that are used to get a leg up and work your ass off.
Originally posted by NightGypsy
Morgan Freeman was right when he said, "The way to end racism is to stop talking about it." When things like "affirmative action" are imposed on the population that provide special treatment for a certain racial group, it does not take a genius to see how such a thing could wind up backfiring......which ultimately does nothing but perpetuate more racism.
Websters Liberal Dictionary
Racisim
rac·ism [rey-siz-uhm] Show IPA noun
1: Any belief held by a white non-liberal.
Originally posted by purplemer
omg this is like a super poor my syndrome.... really.......
Though 10 percent of the U.S. civilian labor force, African-Americans are
• 18 percent of U.S. government workers.
• 25 percent of the employees at Treasury and Veterans Affairs
• 31 percent of the State Department
• 37 percent of Department of Education employees
• 38 percent of Housing and Urban Development
• 42 percent of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
• 55 percent of the employees at the Government Printing Office
• 82 percent at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.
• 44 percent Mae
• 50 percent of Freddie’s Mae
buchanan.org...
Originally posted by Chewingonmushrooms
LOL no they are not.
Discrimination from what? Jobs? Aside from affirmative action I don't see how.
Originally posted by Chewingonmushrooms
Who runs the world? Who, in most cases, are at the heads of corporations, secret societies etc..? It sure isn't brown, black or yellow people.
Originally posted by Chewingonmushrooms
if you had a chance to reincarnate into any race what race would you chose?
Originally posted by DavidWillts
Originally posted by Chewingonmushrooms
LOL no they are not.
Discrimination from what? Jobs? Aside from affirmative action I don't see how.
Do you see what you said there "besides how they are being discriminated against i do not see how they are being discriminated against"
Originally posted by jibeho
We can thank affirmative action and quota legislation for this. I've seen it first hand and I'm sure many of you have also. Especially if you work for a large corporation or school district or University. Promotions without merit, overlooked disciplinary actions because someone does not want to rock the proverbial boat. Scholarship awards etc etc
What is wrong with holding everyone to the same standards?? Encourage everyone to do their best. Leave out the sob stories that are used to get a leg up and work your ass off.
Originally posted by ollncasino
Originally posted by Chewingonmushrooms
Who runs the world? Who, in most cases, are at the heads of corporations, secret societies etc..? It sure isn't brown, black or yellow people.
You want to get with the times.
The last time I checked we had a chap called Obama in the White House.
Here he is bowing to the President of China
Here he is bowing to the King of Saudi
Here he is bowing to the Emperor of Japan
Originally posted by Chewingonmushrooms
if you had a chance to reincarnate into any race what race would you chose?
I would quite like to come back as a hot Asian chick. Maybe a Japanese or Korean one.
edit on 8-3-2012 by ollncasino because: Fix error
Originally posted by Chewingonmushrooms
So you post a bunch of pictures of heads of state using diplomatic gestures as proof of? Obama is mixed btw, and hardly wields any power...
Originally posted by Chewingonmushrooms
I challenge you to take the CEO's (and board directors) of fortune 500 countries and tell me which race is most represented?
Originally posted by Chewingonmushrooms
If you pick Asian as your choice of race to reincarnate as, sorry most likely you will be Chinese and poor. If you chose Black as a race chances are you will be African and poor. If you chose to be an Arab or Latino, chances are you will be one from the middle east or South/Central America.....poor.
Neither do I. Neither do 99.999% of white people.
Jews?
If I choose to be reincarnated white, I will also most likely be white... and poor.
45.8 Million Americans on food stamps
www.huffingtonpost.com...