Topic: BLACKS VS WHITES In AMERICA
willfen's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:03 PM

I think it's a mixture of all of that. You've got folks who are outwardly racist, those that say they aren't but really are and those that believe people are just people. On the other hand you've got african americans who wanna get something from folks because of the color of their skin and you've got other just trying to live and enjoy their life in the skin they're in. I know that all races have good people and bad people, ignorant people and kind hearted people.

Can't we all just get along? :wink:
JMO


A great opinion I must say!

BigGlenn's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:05 PM
Alright, Here goes...
*** blesses himself ***

I'm really tired of the whole racist thing. Every race of people have racists among them. Every race of people ( I believe ) are just trying to get along.
I believe in the goodness of mankind and judging each person I come across as an individual. There are people out there who try to profit from prejudices and ignorance. These are the people who continue to perpetuate the hate, So they can reap from it.
Most of us are basically good. Let's start with that premise.

willfen's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:07 PM

Racism like any other form of discrimination does exist and will always exist. Although great strides have been made in to change the social norm of discrimination in the western world it is sadly our very nature to discriminate. Naturally through the very instinct of survival a living organism with even the slightest form of intelligence categorizes objects and other living organisms. Sometimes consciously and other times subconsciously. Although social values and norms can be changed through personal experience. For instance a dog is a natural predator to a cat. In the natural state the dog and the cat will follow the predator/prey class. However if a dog and a cat are raised together at birth there social hierarchy can change due to outside influence, which can avert their very genetic nature. Human beings have a natural survival instinct to classify everything as “different” rather it be physical or even social as something to take with caution or to avoid. Its only through life experiences and even education can this opinion be changed. Discrimination goes so far beyond the racial perspective and its, because like it or not it’s a natural survival instinct.
Well Said! Especially with the natural tendency to classify everything as 'different'.

I believe that's where part of the problem is. Some people tend to allow that to be THE ruling factor in their lives - and that is a choice, which means that is in each persons control to change it.

willfen's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:09 PM

Alright, Here goes...
*** blesses himself ***

I'm really tired of the whole racist thing. Every race of people have racists among them. Every race of people ( I believe ) are just trying to get along.
I believe in the goodness of mankind and judging each person I come across as an individual. There are people out there who try to profit from prejudices and ignorance. These are the people who continue to perpetuate the hate, So they can reap from it.
Most of us are basically good. Let's start with that premise.
I wish more people thought like you BigGlenn, but because there a quite a few people whose evil tendencies go beyond their 'basic goodness', this problem along with others will continue to tire you.

willfen's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:10 PM

Yes racism is still alive my opinion is it's on both side as well. jmo
agreed

BigGlenn's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:15 PM


Alright, Here goes...
*** blesses himself ***

I'm really tired of the whole racist thing. Every race of people have racists among them. Every race of people ( I believe ) are just trying to get along.
I believe in the goodness of mankind and judging each person I come across as an individual. There are people out there who try to profit from prejudices and ignorance. These are the people who continue to perpetuate the hate, So they can reap from it.
Most of us are basically good. Let's start with that premise.
I wish more people thought like you BigGlenn, but because there a quite a few people whose evil tendencies go beyond their 'basic goodness', this problem along with others will continue to tire you.


I have a few rules of thumb and one is...

Consider the source.

I find that most people who spew racial retoric are people who's opinion is usually nonsense anyway.

Granted, Everyone is allowed to stumble (ENLIGHTENMENT IS THE BEST EDUCATION ), But when you hear a consistant theme from the same person...

Consider the source.

Keep above the fray and you'll realize that is is truely beneath you.

LAMom's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:17 PM
Racism, Atheism, Politician ism, and so on... It exists still to this day
Sad yet so very obvious,, Society Sucks Society we as a human race
let it happen we close our eyes in our own world cause our world is
good,, we act we think (maybe not) yet we follow the golden rule he said she said ismmmmmmmmmmm is a way of life,,, Bull****tttttt*****
It starts at home within the family we preach this to our children we teach hate and dislike for one another,,, sad,, so sad how we have come
so far in this Country and yet we still see color, sex, religion and so on

This is the USA of America its time we stand united as one family
living, learning and surviving,, Its time to move one step forward as
a group not as labels,,,,

IMO

BigGlenn's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:19 PM

Racism, Atheism, Politician ism, and so on... It exists still to this day
Sad yet so very obvious,, Society Sucks Society we as a human race
let it happen we close our eyes in our own world cause our world is
good,, we act we think (maybe not) yet we follow the golden rule he said she said ismmmmmmmmmmm is a way of life,,, Bull****tttttt*****
It starts at home within the family we preach this to our children we teach hate and dislike for one another,,, sad,, so sad how we have come
so far in this Country and yet we still see color, sex, religion and so on

This is the USA of America its time we stand united as one family
living, learning and surviving,, Its time to move one step forward as
a group not as labels,,,,

IMO


Love you Mom.
flowers

BMR's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:19 PM
crap I wrote a damn novel on my opinion but lost it all. Stupid hotel connection.

It exist and I blame it mostly all on the rap culture and EVERYTHING it currently represents. And the race mongers(jackson and Sharpton) Due to the fact that they are easily put out in the public.

The other part is naturally the idiot whites who still are clinging onto their little small KKK groups. In todays society they seem to be such a small part that we could easily take care of them.

I've got to run and go get some supplies but I guess 'll check this once more since its blown up to be a long thread and don't have all night.

LAMom's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:20 PM


Racism, Atheism, Politician ism, and so on... It exists still to this day
Sad yet so very obvious,, Society Sucks Society we as a human race
let it happen we close our eyes in our own world cause our world is
good,, we act we think (maybe not) yet we follow the golden rule he said she said ismmmmmmmmmmm is a way of life,,, Bull****tttttt*****
It starts at home within the family we preach this to our children we teach hate and dislike for one another,,, sad,, so sad how we have come
so far in this Country and yet we still see color, sex, religion and so on

This is the USA of America its time we stand united as one family
living, learning and surviving,, Its time to move one step forward as
a group not as labels,,,,

IMO


Love you Mom.
flowers


Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa got alittle ruffled there for a bit,,

Love you

((( G ))) flowers

BigGlenn's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:23 PM
See,
We all CAN get along!!

MirrorMirror's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:23 PM
Edited by MirrorMirror on Tue 09/30/08 04:26 PM
:smile: I used to be one of those white people that didnt think rascism existed (much)anymore but recently, in college, and in this election, I have come to see that I was mistaken.:smile: I see the discrimination all over the place now kinda like my minority friends always tried to tell me about.:smile: I think that most white people just dont understand it because they dont have to deal with rascism and prejudice in their day to day lives.:smile: Training for a career in social work has made me "racially aware".:smile:

TheShadow's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:24 PM
Edited by TheShadow on Tue 09/30/08 04:25 PM
There are so many ways this can go and somone said once on here. You have your white and you have your whit trash, you have black and you have your black trash. It don't matter what race you are your always going to have good and bad people sorta speak and you will always have people that will blame others for there problems when it is actually they'er own falt for some of the situations. Do i think it will always be a problem. YEP! look at this world and anyone tell me that it is actually getting better and prove it.Then maybe i might believe ya.

markc48's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:25 PM

ya'll take all of our ugly white women away, so cheersdrinker drinker drinker drinker jk peoplebigsmile
And some good looking ones. For some reason they think those mixed kids are really cute.

talldub's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:27 PM

The other part is naturally the idiot whites who still are clinging onto their little small KKK groups. In todays society they seem to be such a small part that we could easily take care of them.


What do you suggest? Kill them? Incarcerate them?

BMR's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:27 PM

:smile: I used to be one of those white people that didnt think rascism existed (much)anymore but recently, in college, and in this election, I have come to see that I was mistaken.:smile: I see the discrimination all over the place now kinda like my minority friends always tried to tell me about.:smile: I think that most white people just dont understand it because they dont have to deal with rascism and prejudice in their day to day lives.:smile:


Think again on the whites not getting it...the south is full of it on both side esp in the south where blacks population out numbers whites latinos or asians; or mathes the other major population.

BigGlenn's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:28 PM

:smile: I used to be one of those white people that didnt think rascism existed (much)anymore but recently, in college, and in this election, I have come to see that I was mistaken.:smile: I see the discrimination all over the place now kinda like my minority friends always tried to tell me about.:smile: I think that most white people just dont understand it because they dont have to deal with rascism and prejudice in their day to day lives.:smile:


That's part of the problem.

If prejudice was so rampant, Mr. Obama wouldn't be in the position he's in. That fact alone has the hatemongers quivering because they can see that they're out of buisness soon.

willfen's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:29 PM

There are so many ways this can go and somone said once on here. You have your white and you have your whit trash, you have black and you have your black trash. It don't matter what race you are your always going to have good and bad people sorta speak and you will always have people that will blame others for there problems when it is actually they'er own falt for some of the situations. Do i think it will always be a problem. YEP! look at this world and anyone tell me that it is actually getting better and prove it.Then maybe i might believe ya.
I agree.....both sides are guilty because the one GLARING characteristic about racism is that it is a mindset, and passed down from generation to generation.

BigGlenn's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:32 PM
Too deep in here. I'm gonna watch Heroes. Thanks DVR!!

BMR's photo
Tue 09/30/08 04:33 PM


The other part is naturally the idiot whites who still are clinging onto their little small KKK groups. In todays society they seem to be such a small part that we could easily take care of them.


What do you suggest? Kill them? Incarcerate them?


I'd never suggest someone kill for the fact of race. Incarcerate if there was something physically done to another.(from a legal stand point "hate crimes" shouldnt exist, there should only be crimes, not 'ooo he called me a name so let me sue him'

If some how the rap culture could be rid. I believe racism would eventually die out majorly if not all together, in future decades. It was never intended for equal rights to CONTINUE racism to an exagerated extent. Everyone is lookin for revenge against someone and currently mostly for something that neither one of them did.