Originally Posted by Strike For The South:
My Grandmother didn't have to think about where her beliefs came from, it was the zeitgeist. Blacks are more likely to have Aids because of poor sex practices and a higher rate of population in major urban centers. Blacks "commit" more crimes becuase more police patrol there neighborhoods and the sentences they get are much harsher than their white counterparts. Lies, Damned lies, And statistics.
You are constantly moving the goalposts. You are going back and forth. Racism is wrong but that's not really what I'm talking about anymore.
The entirety of the American social and political structure is skewed towards white privellge. The most ambitious program of AA could not overcome the social cues we are given from we are very young. It is very subtle but it's there. I also don't think there is much we can do about it.
I haven't spelled right on this forum my entire time here, I'm certainly not going to start for you
I could swear that you have the reading comprehension skills of a 2 year old Strike! I was not making an argument for racism, nor saying that the arguments hold water, I simply demonstrating that they can sound very convincing (which is not the same thing as being right). As far as white privilege in modern America, it still exists in some places and organization, but 'minority privilege' does in others. Society as a whole makes whites feel guilty and blacks feel like victims. Asians just don't matter in the narrative we are taught from childhood. The truth is though that real life is a lot more complex than that simple 'blacks victims, whites oppressors, no other race is important except as a larger group of minorities that only exists to increase the white man's guilt' argument.
There was a time in our society when black really were systematically abused and discriminated against on the basis of their race on a large and official scale, but that is no longer the case. The current 'race situation' in America is far more complex.
You are not going to start spelling correctly for me? How about for yourself. You make it glaringly obvious what a hick you are.
Originally Posted by Vuk:
I could swear that you have the reading comprehension skills of a 2 year old Strike! I was not making an argument for racism, nor saying that the arguments hold water, I simply demonstrating that they can sound very convincing (which is not the same thing as being right). As far as white privilege in modern America, it still exists in some places and organization, but 'minority privilege' does in others. Society as a whole makes whites feel guilty and blacks feel like victims. Asians just don't matter in the narrative we are taught from childhood. The truth is though that real life is a lot more complex than that simple 'blacks victims, whites oppressors, no other race is important except as a larger group of minorities that only exists to increase the white man's guilt' argument.
There was a time in our society when black really were systematically abused and discriminated against on the basis of their race on a large and official scale, but that is no longer the case. The current 'race situation' in America is far more complex.
You are not going to start spelling correctly for me? How about for yourself. You make it glaringly obvious what a hick you are.
My Little Pony is most likely the most underrated show ever.
Just to give someone the trouble of editing it twice
Originally Posted by Strike For The South:
My Little Pony is most likely the most underrated show ever.
Second copy for posterity. (Infractions please.)
Needs nap time.
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