Is racism a big factor in keep minorities down? (Iran, Iraq, Palestinian)

[Loveshiscountry]

A simple yes or no and an explanation to back up your claims please.

I voted no and will explain my reasoning later.

[EuropeanLoyalist]

Originally Posted by Loveshiscountry

A simple yes or no and an explanation to back up your claims please.

I voted no and will explain my reasoning later.

Nope. Before blacks it was the Irish,they overcame and are now a normal every day part of American society and just like the rest of us. Sooner people throw off the woe is me yoke and learn to WORK for what you want no matter how hard it is the sooner they can benefit from that hard work.

[The Dark Enlightenment]

Minorities aren't "down" in America.

List of ethnic groups in the United States by household income

Indian American : $110,026 (2016)[2]
Jewish American : $90,221 (2016)[2]
Filipino American : $88,745 (2016)[2]
Australian American : $81,452 (2014)[3]
Israeli American : $79,736 (2014)[3]
Russian American : $77,349 (2014)[3]
Greek American : $77,342[3]
Lebanese American : $74,757[3]
Sri Lankan American: $73,856[3]
Chinese American: $73,788 (2016)[4]
(excluding Taiwanese American)[2]
Croatian American : $73,196[3]
Latvian American : $72,690[3]
Lithuanian American : $72,605[3]
Austrian American : $72,478[3]
Iranian American : $72,345[3]
Slovene American : $72,272[3]
Swiss American : $71,418[3]
Bulgarian American : $71,331[3]
Romanian American : $71,230[3]
Scandinavian American : $71,190[3]
Italian American : $70,726[3]
Japanese American : $70,261[4]
British American : $70,037[3]
Chinese American: $69,586[4]
(including Taiwanese American)
Serbian American : $69,372[3]
Belgian American : $69,342[3]
Scottish American : $69,269[3]
Welsh American : $68,874[3]
Polish American : $68,843[3]
Slovak American : $68,611[3]
Danish American : $68,558[3]
Czechslovakian American : $67,991[3]
Swedish American : $67,908[3]
Vietnamese American : $67,800[5]
(excluding Foreign Born)
Norwegian American : $67,403[3]
Syrian American : $66,965[3]
Czech American : $66,856[3]
Korean American : $66,737[2]
Hungarian American : $66,483[3]
Ukrainian American : $66,430[3]
Finnish American : $66,063[3]
German American : $65,570[3]
English American : $65,436[3]
Palestinian American : $65,345[3]
French Canadian American : $64,883[3]
Portuguese American : $64,525[3]
Irish American : $64,322[3]
Vietnamese American : $64,191[6]
Albanian American : $63,649[3]
Canadian American : $63,443[3]
Slavic American : $62,866[3]
Pakistani American : $62,848[4][7]
Nigerian American : $62,086[3]
Scotch-Irish American : $62,055[3]
Indonesian American : $61,943[4]
Dutch American : $61,508[3]
Egyptian American : $61,344[3]
French American : $61,262[3]
Turkish American : $61,187[3]
Armenian American : $60,561[3]
Ghanaian American : $59,545[3]
Yugoslavian American : $58,668[3]
Vietnamese American : $58,700[8]
(Foreign Born)
Guyanese American : $58,168[3]
Cuban American : $57,000[3]
British West Indian American : $56,865[3]
Brazilian American : $56,200[3]
Barbadian American : $56,078[3]
Arab American : $55,117[3]
Argentine American: $55,000[9]
Laotian American : $53,655[4]
Thai American : $53,468[4]
Cambodian American : $53,359[4]
West Indian American : $53,310[3]
Cajun American : $52,886[3]
Trinidadian and Tobagonian American : $55,303[3]
Peruvian Americans : $52,000[3]
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac American : $51,921[3]
American : $51,122[3]
Pennsylvania German American : $51,061[3]
Jamaican American : $50,935[3]
Ecuadorian American : $49,000[3]
Cape Verdean American : $48,408[3]
Hmong American : $48,149[4]
Colombian American : $48,000[9]
Haitian American : $47,751[3]
Jordanian American : $46,855[3]
Moroccan American : $45,128[3]
Nepali American : $44,677[4]
Bangladeshi American : $44,512[4]
Afghan American : $43,838[3]
Bahamian American : $42,000[3]
Ethiopian American : $41,736[3]
Puerto Rican American : $40,000[9]
Mexican American : $38,000[9]
Burmese American : $35,016[4]
African American : $34,600[3]
Iraqi American : $32,594[3]
Dominican American : $32,300[9]
Honduran American: $31,000[9]
Somali American : $22,368[3]
Salvadoran American : $20,800[3]

[Drewjdeg]

Economic inequality compounds generationally - injustices from the past still haunt minorities today. For example, almost all black university students must take out student loans; that's mostly because minorities inherit almost nothing in terms of generational wealth. A big factor is wealth is homeownership - and the market value of homes in minority areas plummeted due to redlining that occurred many years ago.

My answer is yes, it's the basic economic reality.

[Drewjdeg]

Originally Posted by EuropeanLoyalist

Nope. Before blacks it was the Irish,they overcame and are now a normal every day part of American society and just like the rest of us. Sooner people throw off the woe is me yoke and learn to WORK for what you want no matter how hard it is the sooner they can benefit from that hard work.

I hate posts like this. They'll tell you won't accomplish anything in life, and when you do - its because of "affirmative action."

[usayit]

Originally Posted by Drewjdeg

Economic inequality compounds generationally - injustices from the past still haunt minorities today. For example, almost all black university students must take out student loans; that's mostly because minorities inherit almost nothing in terms of generational wealth. A big factor is wealth is homeownership - and the market value of homes in minority areas plummeted due to redlining that occurred many years ago.

My answer is yes, it's the basic economic reality.

I agree...

Similarly, the schools and access to quality education is also more difficult. In some cases the top students of a low ranking school in a minority poor district will be no better off than average students in a high ranked school.

I know a school that has a 50 percent drop out rate by senior year in high school.... Kids usually quit early to start earning money to help out their parents.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Yes-those that are racist and blame other races for their issues, rather than taking personal responsibility for their economic state, tend to be poorer and less successful. No one likes to hear a whiner making excuses.

[rstevens62]

Yes, if you look at why the very first drug laws were created, it was all about trying to control where a certain minority lived, worked and spent time, in the city, it had nothing to do with anyones health or safety. Drug laws are still used as a tool of racism, but alot of it has morphed into a big money grab, anymore police could not care less what race someone is, if they can arrest them on drug offenses, they definitely will!

[Retroit]

If self-racism counts as racism, then yes. The biggest threat to any group of people is negative attitudes they have about themselves.

[Drewjdeg]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

Yes-those that are racist and blame other races for their issues, rather than taking personal responsibility for their economic state, tend to be poorer and less successful. No one likes to hear a whiner making excuses.

I agree that victimizing yourself is a poor mindset. That doesn't mean inequality doesn't exist.