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Originally Posted by Chav
Racism in the US will never die. US citizens don't want to understand racism or how their words affect others, Americans don't have the time or the patience to learn about cultures. You can't change the mind of an American, the laws regarding everything including ownership of firearms, makes them believe in the "rights" system to much.
Do you know each and every American or are you just generalizing here? Do you have proof that each and every American do not wish to understand racism ... that they don't have the time or patience to learn about other cultures? Obviously Americans can and do change their mindsets regarding racism as our attitudes are drastically different than they were 50 years ago. Racism and prejudice usually begins with false assumptions and stereotypes that are applied to a whole group of people without taking the time to learn the facts.
Yeah, American Indians never discriminated, persecuted, enslaved and killed other tribes. It was only the "bad white guys" who taught them that. Before the whities came to America all the Indians lived in idyllic harmony. Right!
Who started colonialism?, do you even know what goes on with these countries that have been colonialised? do you even have a clue in the scars it still bears today?
Lynching,
Killed mass amounts of jews, with organisation still alive today of who is supreme, not only here in America but worldwide.
Enslaved NEGROS for how long??
Have you even heard of the Philippine/American war? that eradicated 1.4 million of my ancestors? Again due to colonialisation. It was in that war, that the birth of the 45mm calibre bullet and 1911 pistol was born. They wanted one shot one kill policy. Did Philippines even bothered or can it from so many thousands of miles in the Asian region??
EVIL BASTERDS i say..
The denial and deflections is what keeps it breathing within the minorities, and even it is written here in front of you, still the ignorance breeds. So yeah, lets carry on as normal i say.
In what way are you questioning racism?...Are we talking Black /white? white/ black? Asian /black? Black / Asian? Asian / white? white / Asian? Black / Black? White / white????? please elaborate !
seriously. people are always going to hate. hate has existed since the beginning of time, and it will always exist. people need to get over race issues, or else they are going to be in for a lifetime of disappointment. or perhaps the government will start trying to legislating thoughts. we know how much some people would like that.
And seriously, constantly starting threads like this helps nothing. Threads like this just refresh hatred and get everyone's mind back on the race issue. That's the reason why it will take a thousand years. Because no matter how much progress is actually made, there will always be someone ready to kick us down a peg and yell "Ha, ha, you really haven't accomplished anything." I grew up in an entirely integrated area which was seemingly almost completely devoid of racial prejudice and I am from North Carolina for God's sake. Sure, you have a few misguided country boys who have been raised to hate, but for the most part race doesn't and hasn't played a big part in our lives.
You say it will always be around. Well isn't that an attitude that will certainly help contribute to that very result? Why are these threads always about the negative and never the positive. No one is denying that racism exists. But on a much smaller scale than ever before. And "muslim" is not a race, it is a religion. If you mean "Arabic" people, I would have to say it isn't racism that is the problem, it is fear. They have been demonized in front of the entire world. Of course people are going to be skittish after the World Trade Center and numerous other attacks around the world attributed to radical Muslims. But that isn't due to their race, it is due to their reputation.
And either way, no real progress can ever be made if all we ever hear is "racism is alive and well everywhere and it always will be" Our younger generations are chipping away at the problem, breaking down racial barriers just as fast as the media can rebuild them with hate talk and rehashed history. And eventually, the overwhelming majority will cease worrying about color. Let's help the progress by talking about the barriers being brought down instead of building them back up again.
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