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This should not even be up for discussion. I didn't read the thread but anyone with common sense knows that Whites have all the power in this country. A black person can be a total ******* to a white person but that does not make him/her racist. Maybe just an ******* in this case. Think about who runs the country and all of the corporations. NOT people of color. Yes, there will be one here and there but the majority of whites are in charge. I just don't understand why a White person would think a Black person has more sway and power in our society. Where is this coming from exactly??? Makes no sense.
It is called white resentment. You won't see it among affluent white men... it is generally rural, lower income white men. They feel they are being oppressed. Their situation was identical 6 years ago but now a black man is in office, which shows that the white male is no longer the sole symbol of power in this country. Low income white men perviously could say "at least I'm a white man, so one of them (blacks, asians, latinos, jews, women) has it worse than me."
Again, I'm boosting and generalizing a bit... but you get the drift.
It is called white resentment. You won't see it among affluent white men... it is generally rural, lower income white men. They feel they are being oppressed. Their situation was identical 6 years ago but now a black man is in office, which shows that the white male is no longer the sole symbol of power in this country. Low income white men perviously could say "at least I'm a white man, so one of them (blacks, asians, latinos, jews, women) has it worse than me."
Again, I'm boosting and generalizing a bit... but you get the drift.
When whites are discriminated against, it is because they can't say hateful statements without being shamed in public. When blacks are discriminated against, it's usually always at the business end of a cop's nightstick. Perspective, some people need to gain it
You paint with such a wide brush that you are starting to believe all Cops are white....
Please give backing evidence including forms of racism, whether subtle or blatant, such as discrimination, oppression, violence, white privilege, affirmative action, systematic bias, crime, political correctness, police injustice, quotas, subsidies, welfare, prison, etc. and whether it depends on age and place.
Really!
If you asked that question in 1955 Mississippi whites would say that they were.....so what is the point of asking it today?
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There are numerous controlled studies that have measured the propensity of racist beliefs and or behaviors in the American population. Do you have to guess what race showed the greatest propensity? The majority race did and does. Even if blacks were showed to be the most racist, being only 13% of the population and also disproportionately under represented in positions of power and authority, from which they could impact whites with their racism, the impact upon the white masses would be negligible. However, the reverse of the majority race being the most racist, while also being disproportionately overrepresented in position of power and authority, from which they can AND DO impact blacks, is potentially profound.
This question is like the Nazis asking the question in 1944....."who is the most evil.....the Nazis or the Allies".
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When whites are discriminated against, it is because they can't say hateful statements without being shamed in public. When blacks are discriminated against, it's usually always at the business end of a cop's nightstick. Perspective, some people need to gain it
not all white cops discriminate, this cop is as good as they get
This should not even be up for discussion. I didn't read the thread but anyone with common sense knows that Whites have all the power in this country. A black person can be a total ******* to a white person but that does not make him/her racist. Maybe just an ******* in this case. Think about who runs the country and all of the corporations. NOT people of color. Yes, there will be one here and there but the majority of whites are in charge. I just don't understand why a White person would think a Black person has more sway and power in our society. Where is this coming from exactly??? Makes no sense.
The thread is less than 10 pages, and you didn't bother to read it? "Whites" don't have all of the power in the country. When divided into percentages, a greater percentage of a very small percentage of white people have more power than a very small percentage of black people. And even that is not the rule in every case. There are places where blacks have more power than whites (e.g. Autumn Pasquale and the Camden County prosecutor).
i don't see any discrimination in the work force, what i see with the black community has been brought on by themselves with lack of education, crime, drugs and the general lack of responsibility. It not what the white, asian, latino community doing to the black community, its what the blacks are doing to the blacks.
The term "racism" has been so misused over the years that is now can mean anything and everything. Criminologists say that the most accurate measure of crime is the murder rate, there isn't much to argue about when there is a corpse.
So, assuming racism is a crime, the question is do more blacks murder whites or vice versa?
I lived in Harlem for about a year and a half. I twice had black guys approach and ask me if I'd hail a cab for them. They'd been trying, but couldn't get one to stop and pick them up. I can't imagine white people generally have problems hailing cabs (both of the aforementioned times, a cab stopped for me in less than 1 minute).
Cab drivers make a living partially off of tips. That's why they're not picking up black people, because they generally do not tip as well. Common knowledge for anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant for tips.
It may not be fair but it's not racism, they're playing the odds to maximize their income. I guarantee you they're more likely to pick up someone in a suit vs. someone in basketball shorts too, regardless of race. If you're a cab driver are you going to pick up someone you think might tip you $20 or someone who might tip $5?
If servers were allowed to do the same thing they would be fighting over all the gay couples because they usually tip the best.
Cab drivers make a living partially off of tips. That's why they're not picking up black people, because they generally do not tip as well. Common knowledge for anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant for tips.
It may not be fair but it's not racism, they're playing the odds to maximize their income. I guarantee you they're more likely to pick up someone in a suit vs. someone in basketball shorts too, regardless of race. If you're a cab driver are you going to pick up someone you think might tip you $20 or someone who might tip $5?
If servers were allowed to do the same thing they would be fighting over all the gay couples because they usually tip the best.
Also, most robberies and assaults on cab drivers are committed by Blacks, so they are also playing the odds in that regard as well.
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