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View Poll Results: What % of accusations of race-based crimes do you think are valid?
I'm white and I think that most are frivilous, started by people looking for a free ride or by oversensitive minorities with a victim mentality. 15 71.43%
I'm white and I think that most are justified and based on valid cases of racism and discrimination. 4 19.05%
I'm a minority and I think that most are frivilous, started by people looking for a free ride or by oversensitive minorities with a victim mentality. 2 9.52%
I'm a minority and I think that most are justified and based on valid cases of racism and discrimination. 0 0%
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 10-27-2008, 06:00 PM
 
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With all of the talk of racism on this board, I thought a poll like this might reveal some interesting differences in perception. The alleged crimes could include violent hate crimes, workplace discrimination, housing discrimination, insurance redlining or anything else.
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Old 10-27-2008, 06:06 PM
 
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imho its way below what people would think. i find black people far more cruel and violent to each other than they are to white people despite all the talk of black on white hatred.
black on black violence in 1 year kills more colored folks than all the lynchings in the history of american.(jesse jackson) the sky is cryin
i have a dream.
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Old 10-28-2008, 05:52 AM
 
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imho its way below what people would think. i find black people far more cruel and violent to each other than they are to white people despite all the talk of black on white hatred.
black on black violence in 1 year kills more colored folks than all the lynchings in the history of american.(jesse jackson) the sky is cryin
i have a dream.
You got that right. The media will have a field day with white on black violence, but there's huge amounts of black on black violence in America's cities everyday, yet it's so routine that the media hardly notices. Strange?
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Old 10-28-2008, 06:17 PM
 
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You got that right. The media will have a field day with white on black violence, but there's huge amounts of black on black violence in America's cities everyday, yet it's so routine that the media hardly notices. Strange?
That is because the leftwing liberal media does not see black on black crime as juicy news stories that are worthy of being covered, unless ofcourse a celebrity is involved like in the case of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew all being murdered.
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Old 10-28-2008, 06:20 PM
 
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By the way that poll looks, I'm guessing the majority of you feel that African Americans are the ones playing "victims" and causing the most trouble?
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Old 10-29-2008, 04:56 AM
 
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By the way that poll looks, I'm guessing the majority of you feel that African Americans are the ones playing "victims" and causing the most trouble?
That's always been my assumption and most people I know agree with it.
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Old 10-29-2008, 05:03 AM
 
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That's always been my assumption and most people I know agree with it.
True but most won't say out in public though, only behind closed doors because they don't want to be labeled a racist by people who are way too oversensitive when it comes to this subject.
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Old 10-29-2008, 05:06 AM
 
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True but most won't say out in public though, only behind closed doors because they don't want to be labeled a racist by people who are way too oversensitive when it comes to this subject.
I agree with you Jeff, but I tend to be rather outspoken and don't like holding back in the name of political correctness. Speaking the truth isn't the problem, it's peoples reaction to it. Yes, my sometimes blunt way of putting things has gotten me into trouble a couple of times - oh well.
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Old 10-29-2008, 05:18 AM
 
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I dont necesarilly think its most colored or other minorities as much as their activists. People like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson & other minority activists need to keep things buzzing, its not in their best interest for people to conclude that racism isn't running rampant.
I'v long held that these activists are really the biggest hurdle facing monorities today.
Once a person gets beyond the fairy tale that they cannot suceed they usually find its not all that bad.

Tens of thousands of minority doctors, lawyers, judges, politicians, buisnessmen, blue collar workers & others are proof of that.
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