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I see. So in the South 60 years ago, when whites lynched blacks, it wasn't due to racism or hate, but rather caused by 'excessive sense of group interests'. Whites didn't kill blacks because they HATED them....they killed them because they didn't see blacks as being 'beneficial' to white interests,
Gotcha....
Actually that's somewhat correct. Most of the whites that lynched Blacks were lower middle to lower class. They say Blacks as taking jobs, creating crime, and a threat to their overall way of living. They were also killed because they (the poor Whites), needed a way to reaffirm prestige. They were the second lowest segment of society, thus they needed to prove they were somehow better than another group. They were not beneficial to white interests. Systematic hate has a motive, it's not completely random.
Actually that's somewhat correct. Most of the whites that lynched Blacks were lower middle to lower class. They say Blacks as taking jobs, creating crime, and a threat to their overall way of living. They were also killed because they (the poor Whites), needed a way to reaffirm prestige. They were the second lowest segment of society, thus they needed to prove they were somehow better than another group. They were not beneficial to white interests. Systematic hate has a motive, it's not completely random.
Yet the sick irony is probably for every Black murdered by a White lynch mob--------many more Blacks were killed by members of their own race.
Actually that's somewhat correct. Most of the whites that lynched Blacks were lower middle to lower class. They say Blacks as taking jobs, creating crime, and a threat to their overall way of living. They were also killed because they (the poor Whites), needed a way to reaffirm prestige. They were the second lowest segment of society, thus they needed to prove they were somehow better than another group. They were not beneficial to white interests. Systematic hate has a motive, it's not completely random.
I completely agree with your summary of the situation, AND with your conclusion...but I also see enormous opportunity for much MORE 'systematic hate' under a system of multiculturalistic "equivalence" than I see a likelihood of LESS. In fact, I'd say it's one hallmark of 'cultures' of all kinds, that 'one man's "threat" is another man's "lifestyle".....and I don't see this going away any time soon. Cultural literacy would at LEAST reduce this unfortunate reality.
I completely agree with your summary of the situation, AND with your conclusion...but I also see enormous opportunity for much MORE 'systematic hate' under a system of multiculturalistic "equivalence" than I see a likelihood of LESS. In fact, I'd say it's one hallmark of 'cultures' of all kinds, that 'one man's "threat" is another man's "lifestyle".....and I don't see this going away any time soon. Cultural literacy would at LEAST reduce this unfortunate reality.
It is somewhat diminishing in the United States. Systematic hate occurs when the underlying problems are not addressed. Hitler for example did not address the actual problems of the Wiemer Republic (he did, but within the context of Jews did this to us). The tragedy of Bosnia and Kosovo did not address Yugoslavia's problems related to the fall of the Soviet Union. The poor Whites did not address the dimishing value of mom and pop farms and the rapid rise of massive commercial farms. See, it's not the people themselves that they are mad at. They are mad at their respective current status quos and need a way to displace their anger.
60 years ago: White Jews were not allowed to live in certain areas so social/legal discrimination/prejudice was not just directed against Americans with darker skin.
And; such nonsense was not just a US thing............there was discrimination in many places.
Little side note: supposedly it is illegal for a White person to receive citizenship in Liberia-------------that reeks of bald faced racism.
What the hell does any of that have to do with my claim that our society is becoming more integrated than ever?
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It is somewhat diminishing in the United States. Systematic hate occurs when the underlying problems are not addressed. Hitler for example did not address the actual problems of the Wiemer Republic (he did, but within the context of Jews did this to us). The tragedy of Bosnia and Kosovo did not address Yugoslavia's problems related to the fall of the Soviet Union. The poor Whites did not address the dimishing value of mom and pop farms and the rapid rise of massive commercial farms. See, it's not the people themselves that they are mad at. They are mad at their respective current status quos and need a way to displace their anger.
Not "the people themselves they are mad at", you say....indeed. Probably there's SOME degree of truth in your observation; but I doubt whether this would be of much comfort in each specific, individual case, if YOU were the person who got lynched...or beaten...or raped....or shot at...or whose home was torched. In such a case, it MIGHT seem very much like "they" WERE mad at you; and the fact that it was "nothing personal" may not convince you otherwise. To YOU, the whole thing may seem VERY personal.
Not "the people themselves they are mad at", you say....indeed. Probably there's SOME degree of truth in your observation; but I doubt whether this would be of much comfort in each specific, individual case, if YOU were the person who got lynched...or beaten...or raped....or shot at...or whose home was torched. In such a case, it MIGHT seem very much like "they" WERE mad at you; and the fact that it was "nothing personal" may not convince you otherwise. To YOU, the whole thing may seem VERY personal.
Exactly. The individual person being persecuted obiviously does not want platitudes of why they are being persecuted. However, there are underlying reasons why they are mad at you...meaning that it's nothing you did personally, but what you personally stand for in the mind of those doing the lynching. So for example, during the LA riots many Koreans expressed a sense of betrayal since they felt they were accepted by the members of the community. However, they symbolized the mounting social stressors in South Central (the loss of blue collar work and the overall huge income inequality as compared to the rest of the city). Koreans, being middlemen, check out middlemen minority theory, were the victim based on their role of South Central society.
This does not condone those actions. If multiculturalism is to work, racial and cultural stratification should cease to exist.
Going back to the whole thread...KMEX (Univision Los Angeles) is the nations #1 station in terms of overall viewership (beating out KABC, KTTV (Fox Los Angeles), and well any other station). Univision is ranked high with youth ages 18-34. So it seems multiculturalism can work. According to many media analysts, the trend is towards more non-American cultures in TV.
Going back to the whole thread...KMEX (Univision Los Angeles) is the nations #1 station in terms of overall viewership (beating out KABC, KTTV (Fox Los Angeles), and well any other station). Univision is ranked high with youth ages 18-34. So it seems multiculturalism can work. According to many media analysts, the trend is towards more non-American cultures in TV.
Multiculturalism=Balkanization.
One unifier here in the USA is the English language.
Again: it is past time to reimpose immigration laws similar to those of ca. 1920 (eliminating the race/ethnic discrimination aspects).
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