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It's all excuses.
Jews in USSR suffered from terrible governmental and "regular" antisemitism, half of them was murdered in WW2 and still they were the most educated and non-criminal community in USSR.
Hahahah! Let me know why the Soviet government was loaded with Jews then. Why don't you read about communist Jews like Lazar Kaganovic, Genrick Yagoda, Moshe Pijade, and Bela Kuhn who murdered and persecuted people by the millions!
I had an enlightening conversation with a very successful Asian man about this topic. He asked me (a white woman) if I would I have chosen to be born a different race? Any other race. I was surprised to think about it from that perspective. I answered "no, I would not." He asked if I would have chosen to be born male. I answered no to that as well. Now, certainly I might have answered the way I did because I am a white woman, so I'm comfortable with that. But even with all the success he's had as Asian man, he said he would have chosen to be white man. That, all other things being equal, white people have less barriers in front of them, because, while we're a melting pot, "white" is still the standard in America.
I know half of y'all won't even bother to try to see things from someone's point of view, but you don't know how much you're missing out on.
Sounds like an insecure person who has a bit of a racist complex, in fact it sounds like something a racist self hating SJW would come up with to promote their point.
Do blacks think their all black neighborhoods do not have racists? Do they really? I can't say I go too often , but when I did all I ever got was racist crap. That includes the basket ball court at the play ground and stopping at a McDonald's. Its unworkable.
I do feel sorry of the middle class blacks because they are in a rock and a hard place. They are running from the hood rats and then have to deal with the reputation the hood rats make, but no law is going to make it better. it does not matter what you do to whites. Black racism simply makes it unworkable. I've been there and done that.
What are you going to do about Latinos and Asians? Blacks are racist against them as well.
I will note that I am am a white.........(that) differentiates on actions and lifestyles, not color. I have no use for the dysfunctional black urban underclass, and at the same time I have no use for the white trailer trash that are also dysfunctional and self defeating.
Same here. I do believe that prejudice and racism exists, as I personally know and have argued with some racists, and recognize that I have some prejudice myself. But it is mostly based on what was said above. I do have sympathy for people who do it "right" and still get treated badly. That is not right.
I have some white trash neighbors that I would gladly trade for some nice, clean, self-supporting black neighbors.
With all that said, I really don't think that racism and prejudice can be "legislated" away. I just don't think that is the way to attack the problem....I also don't think it will ever be eradicated or "solved", because of the basic nature of humanity (selfishness, greed, pride, etc.). Not to say that we shouldn't try to solve it, because even a little change does some good for someone somewhere, but it's not the government's function.
And I do think that some (more by the day, it seems) blacks find "racism" everywhere because they are looking for it, expecting it, seeing everything and everyone as "black or white".
* Non-white, dark complected
* Male
* Usually bearded, most of the time a goatee
* Not as young as I used to be but not an old man
* Tall, was stocky when I was younger
* Been told I have a "gruff" exterior...a scowl
Which trait is responsible for a perceived bad experience with a stranger? Do I just pick one like this family does or how does it work?
I also still dress like I could be a drummer for a Seattle grunge band circa 1992 unless work dictates otherwise.
So maybe it's the clothes when someone doesn't hold a door for me?
People must be biased against young Dave Grohl. You should transition to old dad-version Dave Grohl to avoid all this grungism you're experiencing. Actually, you could just identify as Dave Grohl and call out any bigots that question you.
In my personal experience. Foreign black people are usually not that racist, but African Americans are by far the most racist people on this planet. Not just against whites, but every group that isn't African American, and African Americans have tremendous hatred for there own race and there own people too. I agree with you on the point you made. I've encountered pretty extreme, in your face, violent racism almost every time I visited a black neighborhood, but these same people will cry about "microagressions".
Sounds like those people need to look up "projection".
Your quote doesn't make sense in relation to crack. FWIW whites used crack more than blacks did.
cite please.
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Also, according to your own link alcohol and heroin outrank crack for "harm" and should have much harsher sentences than crack (which is not as commonly used today as heroin or alcohol). Due to that, way more white people should be locked up. They are alcoholics and heroin addicts at a much higher rate than black Americans. Honestly, one of the only subjects that really do portray to me the racism of our society is within the criminal justice system and the relation to disparate sentencing for black vs. white offenders.
alcohol is legal, cocaine and crack are not. you're suggesting locking up people for not breaking the law?
If African Americans worked on becoming the best parents and mentors to their children, if they turned their back on welfare and became the hardest workers with the best work ethic NONE of these perceived problems would be a problem any longer.
If they were smart they would get together and tell the gov to stick their welfare where the sun don't shine and demand opportunities to earn their own money.
Like the Tuskeegee Airmen did in WWII. Work harder, study harder and practice your skills and make people request your services because you are the best. Not because they have to to fill some quota.
In my personal experience. Foreign black people are usually not that racist, but African Americans are by far the most racist people on this planet. Not just against whites, but every group that isn't African American, and African Americans have tremendous hatred for there own race and there own people too. I agree with you on the point you made. I've encountered pretty extreme, in your face, violent racism almost every time I visited a black neighborhood, but these same people will cry about "microagressions".
We came by it honestly.
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