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Originally Posted by Far-L
And how is the sum of what you are saying not an indictment of people either? There are plenty of ignorant, criminal, freeloading whites, why not discuss them in the same context? Are you saying that whites don't blame blacks for social ills en masse? This wouldn't even exist as a thread if that were not the case. Even white ignorant criminal morons get a living on reality tv in a racist reality.
The late great James Brown, black from head to toe and front to back, would agree with what you are saying and I don't disagree either. What needs to be acknowledged is there is still a steeper climb for those of a certain race or nationality. Mexicans in general I think are one of the hardest working nationalities I have experienced in my life but for some reason there is a stereotype to the opposite. The goal of racism and bigotry is just about power and control. Those in the position of authority have a vested interest in preserving that status quo through economic advantage. I mean how freaking archaic and ridiculous is it that in this day and age we are still even talking about things in terms of the color of one's skin at all?
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There are a lot of idiot white people. However, they haven't the do not wear that idiocy as a badge of pride and honor. I am related to a lot of inbred hillbillies and they know what they are and how they are perceived. The segment of black culture which we are talking about celebrates ignorance and puts it on a pedestal and strives to emulate it at every turn.
I agree with you to some extent as to the idea of racism and that its even being talked about in this day and age. However, its a simple fact of your own neurology that you strongly prefer and favor like people and shy away from different people. It's one of a great many evolutionary adaptations that are hardwired into us for an increased probability of survival and furtherance of ones genes.
There is a BIG difference when science uses brain scans and other testing to test unconscious bias between those who can accept they are biased and those that aren't and that is simply those that claim they aren't, are quicker to recite a socially acceptable answer, but the brain scan and tests reveal the same basic bias as those who'd openly admit to being biased or even racist. Blacks score almost the exact same when tested for bias against blacks as whites do. Thats just an unhappy fact of who and what we are. So i wouldn't get too excited about the world becoming a peace loving Utopia anytime soon. There will still be tribal behaviors. Whites will still prefer whites. Chinese will still prefer Chinese. Vietnamese will still prefer Vietnamese. People will still prefer those that look the same as them, act similar, dress similar and share similar values. And.. They're still be psychopaths and sociopaths and histrionic personalities inciting others and capitalizing on basic human traits to ignite hatred and fan the flames, just as all of the backwards and misguided jackoffs are doing right now in Ferguson.