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Is racism wrong?

Is racism wrong?

  • Yes

    Votes: 88 83.8%
  • No

    Votes: 15 14.3%
  • There is no such thing as racism

    Votes: 2 1.9%

  • Total voters
    105
For all you people who are saying that racism is wrong now, and saying that there is only one human race: Does this apply across species as well? Would you support discrimination against other sentient lifeforms on the basis of their species or their planet of origin?

Give me a hundred million dollars and two hundred years, and I could give you chimpanzees capable of posting on this forum.

I gotta better question: all those folks--yes, all you Libbos--that claim to hate racism and insist on diversity, are you all going to stop picking on White, southern Christians? I'll bet not.
 
I gotta better question: all those folks--yes, all you Libbos--that claim to hate racism and insist on diversity, are you all going to stop picking on White, southern Christians? I'll bet not.

END RACISM AND SEXISM!
(Kill all white males)
 
I gotta better question: all those folks--yes, all you Libbos--that claim to hate racism and insist on diversity, are you all going to stop picking on White, southern Christians? I'll bet not.

excuse me, i pick on christians regardless of race
 
WTF... 6 people voted no.LOL No-wonder some people got problems like not understanding the truth.
 
There's nothing wrong with honest assesment of the differences between races, and to an extent it's not even wrong to take pride in one's own race/culture.

When it becomes racism (and wrong) is when that belief turns to the belief that some races are superior or inferior and should be treated differently.

Very true, white-men cant dance and black-men cant swim:lol:

Paul
 
Very true, white-men cant dance and black-men cant swim:lol:

Paul

Black men soap their hands before they get them wet and white men wet their hands before they soap them. Never could figure that one out.
 
WTF... 6 people voted no.LOL No-wonder some people got problems like not understanding the truth.

I think it's more because there are some of us who have spent more time out in the real world than others.
 
I think it's more because there are some of us who have spent more time out in the real world than others.

just out of curiosity, what is the real world, and what is the fake world that these people are in?
 
just out of curiosity, what is the real world, and what is the fake world that these people are in?

The where they live sheltered lives and don't understand the realities of what actually goes on in the world and how people interact.

jr602 might be mr. PC today and all tolerant and demanding diversity, everybody love everybody, but if a black man stole his wallet, or raped his daughter he wouldn't be quite so PC any longer.

Some of us are expereienced enough to know that we're all different because of race, creed, color, gender, religion and national origin and therefore develop preconcieved notions based upon those differences. Anyone that says they don't, is either a liar, stupid, or lives in a sterile environment in their home and never go outside.
 
I gotta better question: all those folks--yes, all you Libbos--that claim to hate racism and insist on diversity, are you all going to stop picking on White, southern Christians? I'll bet not.

Only if white southern Christians (Who? Do Catholics who live in Dixie count?) ignore scientific fact and tell us that blacks are inferior to whites, that evolution isn't really how we humans came to be, or that the modern science of genetics is wrong about there being more variation between individuals than between the races.

If they, or anyone else, wants to try to refute science with superstition, we will pick on them.

and that counts for all of us, not just the "libbos".
 
Only if white southern Christians (Who? Do Catholics who live in Dixie count?) ignore scientific fact and tell us that blacks are inferior to whites, that evolution isn't really how we humans came to be, or that the modern science of genetics is wrong about there being more variation between individuals than between the races.

If they, or anyone else, wants to try to refute science with superstition, we will pick on them.

and that counts for all of us, not just the "libbos".


Last time I checked, Catholics are Christians.

Are you justas eager to pick on Black Christians who ignore scientific fact and tel us that whites are inferiror to blacks? Something tells me you don't. But, I'm just guessing.


that the modern science of genetics is wrong about there being more variation between individuals than between the races.

You've enver mingled outside your race, have you? Please, don't claim thatyou ahve all these black, red, yellow and brown friends, because if you did, you wouldn't have made that statement.
 
Last time I checked, Catholics are Christians.

So, the answer to my question is yes.

Are you justas eager to pick on Black Christians who ignore scientific fact and tel us that whites are inferiror to blacks? Something tells me you don't. But, I'm just guessing.

The answer is yes. Don't listen to those "somethings" that tell you things, they just might be the voices in your head.

You've enver mingled outside your race, have you? Please, don't claim thatyou ahve all these black, red, yellow and brown friends, because if you did, you wouldn't have made that statement.

Our town would be a ghost town were everyone but the whites to leave. I am a member of a minority group, at least here. Nevertheless, the assertion that if I had "mingled outside my race", I would not have said, "If they, or anyone else, wants to try to refute science with superstition, we will pick on them.

and that counts for all of us, not just the "libbos"."

sorry, but your own last statement makes no sense at all.
 
(This poll mirrors a different debate forum. I wanted to see the difference in their responses and our responses)

Well - after a few days of this poll going our current % return is
78% think YES - it's wrong
21% think NO - it's not wrong
0% think there's no such thing

On the other forum
72% think YES
25% think NO
2.3% (just one person) thinks there's no such thing
 
That is so unlikely as to be nearly impossible. Species homo sapiens is 99.9% genetically identical. There is more variation between individuals than between the races.

There is really only one race, the human race.
Races are hard (or impossible) to define scientifically. But whether you call it "race" or "ethnicity" or "heritage" or whatever, how anyone can deny the obvious differences is beyond me. People of Japanese lineage tend to have the similar skin color and facial features. This doesn't make them good or bad people, it makes them Japanese. Because the races can interbreed, there can be no clear rules as to who is Japanese and who isn't. But I don't see how anyone can deny that the race exists, or even why they would want to. There are some significant biological differences that make race worth noting, especially related to the medical field.

I bet if you looked at those "No" answers you'd see that they were made by guests.

Don't know many members here that would vote "No".

I voted "no" because of the following line of thought. I don't consider myself any more racist than the next guy, and I don't necessarily care whether it is right or not, but I think the points I am about to make are theoretically valid.

Race is a sociological construct that divides society, especially multiracial societies like the United States and Canada. I think any observation concerning race detracts from national unity, and that discrimination on a racial basis is irrational.

Racism is the mental defective's version of nationalism.
Racism is totally natural. Many animal species practice something akin to racism. For example, wolf packs are known to kill wolves of a different fur color. This behavior may carry over into dog species. It is fairly common for pets to show aggression towards humans of a different race than their own family. Many other species are known to discriminate similarly, including birds, horses and primates. We are primates.

From an evolutionary point of view, discrimination is healthy for the species by encouraging differentiation. Equality is detrimental to natural selection in the same way that inbreeding is dangerous to a species. Genetic similarity can leave your entire species vulnerable to a single disease or other danger. Diversity leads to adaptability and is a good thing whether it is in your stock market portfolio or your species.
 
(This poll mirrors a different debate forum. I wanted to see the difference in their responses and our responses)

I choose the "OTHER" option that was not in the poll.

Racism is natural, therefor right, but in an "intelligent" society it is wrong, and is suppose to be wrong. Human nature and development is at odds with each other.
 
It depends on who is being racist, how, and who you ask.

If you ask a liberal, there's nothing wrong with black-against-whiet racism.
Heck... if you ask a liberal, there's nothing wrong with [x]-against-white racism.
 
Only if white southern Christians (Who? Do Catholics who live in Dixie count?) ignore scientific fact and tell us that blacks are inferior to whites, that evolution isn't really how we humans came to be, or that the modern science of genetics is wrong about there being more variation between individuals than between the races.

If they, or anyone else, wants to try to refute science with superstition, we will pick on them.

and that counts for all of us, not just the "libbos".
I see you have a BS in Trollology. Lumping all these characteristics together and implying they only pertaining to Southern Christians.
 
I choose the "OTHER" option that was not in the poll.

Racism is natural, therefor right, but in an "intelligent" society it is wrong, and is suppose to be wrong. Human nature and development is at odds with each other.

I think "Intelligent" society can be interpreted differently...

One man's 'intelligent' society is another man's barbaric, backwards culture.
 
Race is a sociological construct that divides society, especially multiracial societies like the United States and Canada. I think any observation concerning race detracts from national unity, and that discrimination on a racial basis is irrational.

Racism is the mental defective's version of nationalism.

Once again I agree with The Rat.

The age of Racism in America was built on a foundation that nestled only within a very superficial analysis. A White Supremacist did not take blood samples from other skin colors, compare the genetic code to his own, and then make a statement on differents. It was all based on a perception of Xenophobia, that they "look" and "act" different, so they must be subhuman, and I must be better.

My hair color, my eye color, my posture, my gait, my leg to torso proportion, my torso to shoulder proportion, the symmetry in face, the texture and growth of my hair are all different than my Brothers and Fathers.

If I were to make a good racist accusation, built on traditional racist elements, I should consider my brother and my father to be of an entirely different race than myself.

The fact, now that geneticsts are actually able to compare D.N.A between the areas find that there's very small differents or mutations between an Irish man and a Sudanese man.

etc. etc.
 
I choose the "OTHER" option that was not in the poll.

Racism is natural, therefor right, but in an "intelligent" society it is wrong, and is suppose to be wrong. Human nature and development is at odds with each other.

Sorry for leaving the option out - I wanted to mirror the other poll, without an other for the otherers :)

Your point is a good one.
 
I see you have a BS in Trollology. Lumping all these characteristics together and implying they only pertaining to Southern Christians.

You obviously didn't read the post I was responding to. It wasn't me who brought up the southern Christians.
 
I gotta better question: all those folks--yes, all you Libbos--that claim to hate racism and insist on diversity, are you all going to stop picking on White, southern Christians? I'll bet not.
Your generalizations of all those who voted "yes" are both amusing and sad at the same time.
 
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