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I find it very interesting that whenever a white person states a well know fact that is negative about blacks they are labeled a racist. In fact most of these people are realists and not racist.
The OP mentions the post about black tippers. In my early days I drove a cab part time in Philadelphia. I was warned by more senior drivers to do my best to stay out of black neighborhoods for two very good reasons, no tips and robbery. (Cabbies depend on tips for decent earnings). I worked Friday and Saturday nights trying to supplement my income. Every now and then I would end up in a black neighborhood and I never got a tip. In fact, the only people who beat me out of a fare were black. I speak with authority and experience when I make the statement 'in my experience blacks not only are bad tippers but have the tendency to skip out without paying their bill.' That is not racism it is the reality of the situation. I am a realist.
Every time I hear a black person complain about the way they are treated I am reminded of an great old song sung by a black group called the Coasters. The song is Charlie Brown and I call the act of repeatedly complaining about crap, otherwise known as whining, the Charlie Brown Syndrome, "whys everybody always pickin on me?"
Consider that 80% of these threads and posts are made by left leaning closet skulking race baiters trying to create racial unrest where none exists and you have the real threat.
Another good conversation about unfairness perpetrated by a judge in Louisiana.
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Theres definitely race baiting, but it CERTAINLY isnt being done by blacks, and probably not liberals either. Unless they are self hating blacks/liberals...which I concede is possible, but not really likely.
I do find it laughable that you feel that posts such as the ones I just linked amount to 'meaningful debate'. More like meaningless buffoonery.
You really should have read the threads you posted.
Consider that 80% of these threads and posts are made by left leaning closet skulking race baiters trying to create racial unrest where none exists and you have the real threat.
I do not , personally, see this supposed massive uptick of "white nationalist' and 'reactionary Christian' activity. They have always been here, lately the spotlight is on them ,certainly, but I do not see them being emboldened and projecting any more than they always have. The scrutiny that they are under may be lending an illusion of sudden growth. Nevertheless, it's not like these groups are rioting in the streets, and causing general mayhem.
I do not , personally, see this supposed massive uptick of "white nationalist' and 'reactionary Christian' activity. They have always been here, lately the spotlight is on them ,certainly, but I do not see them being emboldened and projecting any more than they always have. The scrutiny that they are under may be lending an illusion of sudden growth. Nevertheless, it's not like these groups are rioting in the streets, and causing general mayhem.
While I agree that these groups and individuals have always been here, no one can doubt that there has been a dramatic increase in activity over the last year. Furthermore, these groups are involving themselves in more mainstream ways under the guise of "anti government" and "anti Obama" movements. Just ask the Secret Service what their caseload is like and where they see the most activity coming from....
While I agree that these groups and individuals have always been here, no one can doubt that there has been a dramatic increase in activity over the last year. Furthermore, these groups are involving themselves in more mainstream ways under the guise of "anti government" and "anti Obama" movements. Just ask the Secret Service what their caseload is like and where they see the most activity coming from....
What dramatic increase?
Could you provide some evidence of this?
Unless you consider anything that doesn't support Obama to be 'racist'....
While I agree that these groups and individuals have always been here, no one can doubt that there has been a dramatic increase in activity over the last year. Furthermore, these groups are involving themselves in more mainstream ways under the guise of "anti government" and "anti Obama" movements. Just ask the Secret Service what their caseload is like and where they see the most activity coming from....
I have to go with Oz on this. What 'dramatic increases'? From my point of view this increase is, as I said earlier, an illusion, caused by closer scrutiny of these groups. Higher profile= seeing more than is really there. Anti government and anti Obama does not equate to White nationalist or reactionary Christian either. I am neither one of these things, and I do not agree with Obamas agenda, nor do the vast majority of my friends and aquaintences, does this qualify us as a racist reactionary group? Under this criteria, yea, LMAO, there HAS been an uptick of ....activity. Just not the type we are being led to believe is running rampant in our countryside.
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