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Originally posted by stanguilles7
reply to post by LeTan
One definition of Racism is that it is the political system that uses people's bigotry to maintain the status quo.
For example: A cop with bigoted attitudes towards blacks profiles and pulls over a car full of black people. The profiling is bigotry, but the fact it is done by an agent of the state makes it racism.The state benefits from this racism because it re-enforces the class/race divisions which keep the wealthy in power.
Make sense?
Originally posted by The_Oracle
Originally posted by satron
Originally posted by LeTan
rac·ism [rey-siz-uhm] Show IPA noun
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
You can't be a little bit racist. On this issue, it's all or nothing. You are either a racist, or you aren't.
There are different levels. Take two people that are racist. While they are both racist, one doesn't mind the murdering of other people based on their skin color, while the other is against that.
Are they equally racist?edit on 9-6-2012 by satron because: (no reason given)
They kind of are,the only difference is that one takes it one step further with murder.That doesn't make it any more or less racist.
Originally posted by satron
Originally posted by The_Oracle
Originally posted by satron
Originally posted by LeTan
rac·ism [rey-siz-uhm] Show IPA noun
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
You can't be a little bit racist. On this issue, it's all or nothing. You are either a racist, or you aren't.
There are different levels. Take two people that are racist. While they are both racist, one doesn't mind the murdering of other people based on their skin color, while the other is against that.
Are they equally racist?edit on 9-6-2012 by satron because: (no reason given)
They kind of are,the only difference is that one takes it one step further with murder.That doesn't make it any more or less racist.
Kind of?
Originally posted by blueorder
Originally posted by stanguilles7
reply to post by LeTan
One definition of Racism is that it is the political system that uses people's bigotry to maintain the status quo.
For example: A cop with bigoted attitudes towards blacks profiles and pulls over a car full of black people. The profiling is bigotry, but the fact it is done by an agent of the state makes it racism.The state benefits from this racism because it re-enforces the class/race divisions which keep the wealthy in power.
Make sense?
or
a group of black men rape a white woman, because they have the "power" to do so, and, quite possibly, have been fed a group division, victim agenda by knobheads
makes sense?
Originally posted by satron
Originally posted by LeTan
Originally posted by satron
Originally posted by LeTan
rac·ism [rey-siz-uhm] Show IPA noun
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
You can't be a little bit racist. On this issue, it's all or nothing. You are either a racist, or you aren't.
There are different levels. Take two people that are racist. While they are both racist, one doesn't mind the murder of other people based on their skin color, while the other is against that.
Are they equally racist?edit on 9-6-2012 by satron because: (no reason given)
You never stated what makes the person who is opposed to the murder a racist. If he's a racist because he thinks that a certain race is inferior but does not support the murder of them, yes, he's just as racist as the person who supports it.
Why does it matter in my hypothetical situation?
Originally posted by The_Oracle
Originally posted by satron
Originally posted by The_Oracle
Originally posted by satron
Originally posted by LeTan
rac·ism [rey-siz-uhm] Show IPA noun
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
You can't be a little bit racist. On this issue, it's all or nothing. You are either a racist, or you aren't.
There are different levels. Take two people that are racist. While they are both racist, one doesn't mind the murdering of other people based on their skin color, while the other is against that.
Are they equally racist?edit on 9-6-2012 by satron because: (no reason given)
They kind of are,the only difference is that one takes it one step further with murder.That doesn't make it any more or less racist.
Kind of?
Definitely. There you go..
Originally posted by LeTan
reply to post by satron
I guess because when it comes to an issue of racism, I see it as hate. Hate is hate, there may be different forms, but in the end, it is still hate.
Is putting racism on a scale, a subversive way of justifying it?
Originally posted by LeTan
reply to post by satron
I guess because when it comes to an issue of racism, I see it as hate. Hate is hate, there may be different forms, but in the end, it is still hate.
Is putting racism on a scale, a subversive way of justifying it?
Originally posted by satron
Originally posted by LeTan
reply to post by satron
I guess because when it comes to an issue of racism, I see it as hate. Hate is hate, there may be different forms, but in the end, it is still hate.
Is putting racism on a scale, a subversive way of justifying it?
I've met overtly racist people and I've met closet racists. My grandmother is a closet racist. There are HUGE differences in their behavior. So there must be different levels of racism.
Originally posted by LeTan
Originally posted by satron
Originally posted by LeTan
reply to post by satron
I guess because when it comes to an issue of racism, I see it as hate. Hate is hate, there may be different forms, but in the end, it is still hate.
Is putting racism on a scale, a subversive way of justifying it?
I've met overtly racist people and I've met closet racists. My grandmother is a closet racist. There are HUGE differences in their behavior. So there must be different levels of racism.
I see. However, what would happen if we put your grandmother in a room with 8 black guys for two hours, and then put in a room with 8 white guys for two hours. Would her reaction be different in these two scenarios?
Originally posted by LeTan
reply to post by satron
Yes, I'm afraid so my friend. Although your grandmother may not be as zealous about it, she still has the stain of hate on her heart.
It's not about how anyone else sees you, it's how you see yourself. Just because someone else cannot see that you are a racist, does not make you any less of a racist to yourself.
Originally posted by LeTan
reply to post by stanguilles7
Racism is a burden. A heavy sense of responsibility looms over us as a people for letting this go unchecked for far too long.
How do we break this indoctrination?