I thought that all the good american stuff is made in China anywaysDreamwalker said:Uperhaps US imports would get cheaper
I thought that all the good american stuff is made in China anywaysDreamwalker said:Uperhaps US imports would get cheaper
I have a good idea, but since that isn't an issue for me it is not of my concern whether there are millions dying in africa or people being discriminated in america or not.cant you be serious about shit. have you any idea what it might be LIKe for people who get fucked with by a fascist society.
Lets not... Lets deal with now.Let’s start with a quick history lesson:
The Black remains the poorest of all the ethnicities in the nation because he had no other choice. He is the most uneducated because he is the poorest. And while a few have managed to be very successful—wealth-- in this nation through means other than entertainment, it still remains that at this point in the history of this nation, Blacks are far behind Whites in every social category.
Consider, how more comfortable is the image of a White president as opposed to a Black president? What exactly besides the skin colour is the barrier that blocks people from accepting this as a logical step?
What of an image of a black “God”? The issue is that both subtle and unsubtle, yet socially accepted constructs of the society are prejudiced against the blacks Americans.
Point, as I am getting tired, is that the Black American has every right to be pissed. Hell, he should be pissed. He has been pissed on for centuries and after 40 years of half-assed attempts to help him elevate by means of law—as his society is by default inept at achieving thus—a whole new movement of Whites, especially young Whites, are starting to bitch about affirmative action—one of his primarily ladders out of the proverbial slum. If you are white and not an immigrant or a second generation immigrant, and still facing the pitfalls the average Black American faces, then blame your parents/grandparents for having been failures
The root of the present problem: whites abandoning of the cities, and thus lost tax revenue plus business, precipitating in rises in crime, drug use, etc due to unavailable funds to fight the problems is still in motion. History has taught that a poor and depraved people placed amongst themselves, and practically separated from society to develop their own inner dynamics remain stuck in the same place. I think each time a White person makes an irrational statement regarding the unfairness of affirmative action, the Black outta respond, “Fuck you”.
Black Americans should be pissed!
yes, I heard the same from a friend who works in the latvian embassy in washington.how can that possibly be considered moving forward in the fight against racism? it is just the opposite
I have all the rights to hold grudge towards germans and swedish (600 years of occupation), or towards the russians for the repressions they did for 50 years (many from my family were sent to far north, deprived of their property and land) and that is a lot worse than some slavery god knows how many years ago.What if the Irish, still held that grudge against the English?. Or the French and the Germans?, or the world and the Germans?.
thefountainhed said:Who am I insulting?
thefountainhed said:There are however a lot of hinderances.
What that simply means is that blacks are catching up and have a lot of catching up to do, and therefore the justification of programs such as affirmative action.milkweed said:Lets not... Lets deal with now.
Poverty rates show the % of African American in poverty has fallen at a faster rate than any other race/ethinic group. Notice how white american poverty levels have remain pretty steady.
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/vanneman/socy441/trends/povrace.html
Your data shows a 40% difference between Black single family homes and White single family homes. How is this then of any relevance.Probably the most significant factor in any disparity by race:
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/vanneman/socy441/trends/poveduc.html
and this:
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/vanneman/socy441/trends/hhrace.html
You miss my point and ignored the other. The point is that these images are of course reflective of social programming. A lot of blacks suffer a slavish mentality that is damning. It is this very reason why role models are needed. Women also used to suffer a lack of social models needed to build up said "free" images. Do not oversimply for the sake of your doctrine.You can make up any image of God you want to. And I can chose to follow that image or reject it. Such is the opportunity of freedom of religion.
Every single statistic you showed clearly demonstrates a significant difference by race and yet you make them!I think that the biggest complaint with affirmative action is that the playing field has been leveled and its time to dump these advantages to some people based on race. Why should these programs be continued in this day?
Are you insane? These said business went to the suburbs. Are you so ignorant as to be unaware that most cities in America used to be predominantly white? Or that most revenue streams in city governments come from taxed businesses? The "white flight" of the cities is a fact.First off, what does people leaving the cities and taking their business with them have to do with affirmative action? Where did these businesses go? They went off shore didnt they? How does that tie in to Black America? It seems to be about "cheap labor, cheap taxes, and no regulation". Secondly, what is irrational about finding affirmative action to be unfair?
I have asserted that the mind set of the African American culture is also to blame. I do not however like this growing trend of people ignoring the past or its effects in their presently dismal state. I do not think it fair, this movement to eliminate the programs that help better this subgroup of American, when it is clear that the work is not even close to completion.The whole of your post seems to be... Its whiteys fault.... I dont buy into that victim mentality, especially with all the opportunities that are tossed aside.
I'm involved in many community activities and programs that attempt to better the Black youth.What do you plan to do? How about this: Get yourself involved with the Black American youth and offer them an example of success rather than clinging to past injustices.
One day I shall hopefully hire a bunch of them for my business. To suggest however that as this is not currently being done by I, there shouldn't be any ranting or opinions as to the matter is nonsensical.Open a business and hire some Black Americans. Then come back and let us hear some success stories rather than victim mentality rants.