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Whites have been under 60% in many parts of the South for a long time, so I guess we're pretty much used to it. Seems to be the Northern states that are having the hardest time adjusting lately.
Adjusting to what? Northern states have lost black population and population regardless of race overall. So what could they be having a hard time adjusting to?
Yes, I have an issue with your point, which I addressed in my point. That (even in spite of the fact that the Japanese government may or may not include race/ethnicity on their official census) there are still a great deal of racial and xenophobic issues in Japan.
But my point was on what makes for a Japanese, not the local xenophobes (which exist everywhere).
it was much much better then. but i think its european & church values, not skin tone.
i dont think diversification and pluralism are very working well.
also i think ditching cash n carry was a big mistake.
67% divorce rate did not help much.
All true. Religion was the moderating and combing force that held diverse cultures together; just as Southern Culture held blacks and whites together for a while; just as Sports Culture holds blacks and whites together somewhat. Even the integrating force of sports is failing as the innate ability of the black athlete is dominating most sports (the NBA is almost all black). Multiracial societies must have these constructs or they divide; much like the fall of the Soviet Union led to racial wars in Yugoslavia.
Ok, I'll bite. Where are the posts that has someone saying they think they are part of a master race?
Few posters would be idiotic enough to state that blatantly in their posts; it's the context and the wording of what they write that pretty much spells it out. It is implied, but it is not subtle.
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Right on. You have my respect for that.
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I think it's more "rich" priveledge. I don't see what advantage I have over minorities unless I'm dealing with racists.
It is sometimes very hard for those in the majority to see the advantage they have simply by being in the majority. Many people in this country would rather be poor and white than rich and black.
But my point was on what makes for a Japanese, not the local xenophobes (which exist everywhere).
Your point was that,"Japan is a country that has grown up to accept a citizen as a Japanese, regardless of their race, ethnicity and country of origin". My point was that this is not really true in much of Japanese society. I've lived there, you haven't. You're twisting words here.
All true. Religion was the moderating and combing force that held diverse cultures together; just as Southern Culture held blacks and whites together for a while; just as Sports Culture holds blacks and whites together somewhat.
When were blacks and whites ever "together" in the South? I must have missed that.
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Even the integrating force of sports is failing as the innate ability of the black athlete is dominating most sports (the NBA is almost all black).
"Innate ability?"
Funny thing about that is that there has been quite an influx over the past 10-15 years or so into the NBA of athletes -most of them white - from other countries, especially in Europe. The former Yugoslavia was a pioneer in this influx. I didn't know Drazen Petrovic was black.......
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Multiracial societies must have these constructs or they divide; much like the fall of the Soviet Union led to racial wars in Yugoslavia.
With the exception of a tiny community of black folks on the Adriatic coast in Croatia, the war(s) in the former Yugoslavia was religious and cultural, not racial, as the ethnic groups in that nation were all white Europeans.
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