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Racism in America

Which of the following statements do you agree with?

  • America is becoming more and more racist

    Votes: 5 12.8%

  • America isn't becoming any more racist but racists in America are becoming more and more vocal

    Votes: 22 56.4%

  • America is no more or less racist today that it has ever been

    Votes: 14 35.9%

  • America is not a racist country and never has been

    Votes: 3 7.7%
  • Total voters
    39
LiberalAvenger said:
Isn't the war on terror racist beneath the blanket of hypocrisy?
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Not remotely. It's funny how people can take an action and automatically only see race as the cause when clearly it has little or no bearing. I guess some people are conditioned to only see events in terms of skin color, but these people are then, at least in my experience, the ones who turn around and scream bloody murder and play the race card constantly.

Go figure.
 
Ikari said:
Holy illogical leap Batman. How much assuming did you have to do to get this? Obama is a smart guy. He's a liar and a cheat as well, but he's smart and can get away with it.
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Oh - So you subscribe to the belief that Obama benefited from affirmative action? Why? Do you think Obama couldn't have gotten through Harvard on his own without cheating and lying? Do you think his color played a role in how far his education has gotten him? Why? Does it seem like impossible to you that a single black guy would get through Harvard Law? Why? Do you feel blacks are an inferior with less intellectual abilities than whites? What is it about a black guy graduating from a top university that makes some whites question whether he got there on his own or not? I guess when you see a black guy achieve more than you in life he couldn't have possibly done on it on his own.

But you have to do some mighty fine stretching of reality to make it seem like those who think that America is well less racist now than in the past are somehow racist themselves.
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Read what I actually said:

Some of the same posters in this thread who say America is becoming 'less and less' racist are those who will swear that it is highly unlikely that Barack Obama got through university without Affirmative Action.
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Do you feel like you're included in 'some of those posters'? Why?
 
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Cephus said:
Not remotely. It's funny how people can take an action and automatically only see race as the cause when clearly it has little or no bearing. I guess some people are conditioned to only see events in terms of skin color, but these people are then, at least in my experience, the ones who turn around and scream bloody murder and play the race card constantly.

Go figure.
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I said nothing about color but you did. Notice?
 
disneydude said:
Which of the following statements do you agree with:
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I do not agree with any of those statements. America is not a racist county.There might be some racist out there along with other race parasites but they do not reflect the country as a whole.
 
Hatuey said:
Oh - So you subscribe to the belief that Obama benefited from affirmative action? Why? Do you think Obama couldn't have gotten through Harvard on his own without cheating and lying? Do you think his color played a role in how far his education has gotten him? Why? Does it seem like impossible to you that a single black guy would get through Harvard Law? Why? Do you feel blacks are an inferior with less intellectual abilities than whites? What is it about a black guy graduating from a top university that makes some whites question whether he got there on his own or not? I guess when you see a black guy achieve more than you in life he couldn't have possibly done on it on his own.
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What ****ing tripe this is. Be more emotional...it's really helping you out. :roll:

Hatuey said:
Read what I actually said:
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I did. Did you somehow forget already what you wrote?

"Some of the same posters in this thread who say America is becoming 'less and less' racist are those who will swear that it is highly unlikely that Barack Obama got through university without Affirmative Action. Seems to me like the racism is now a lot more politically correct."

Hatuey said:
Do you feel like you're included in 'some of those posters'? Why?
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I'm in the group that you stereotyped. America is definitely not as racist as it once was.
 
Cephus said:
Racism, by definition, is about skin color.

Or didn't you realize that?
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No, it might have been at one time but the word has taken on many different meanings since it's first definition.

[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism[/ame]
 
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I think America is becoming more racist. More Democrats are using the race card and throwing race into every single policy that they disagree with. There is a larger racial and political divide in the country and it's due to the tactics and criticisms that the Democrat party makes.
 
LiberalAvenger said:
Is there some rule that there can not be racism against white people?
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So let me see if I get it right... Saddam Hussein was killed - because he was white?

Uh-huh, and Louie XVI of France was executed because he was French.
 
digsbe said:
I think America is becoming more racist. More Democrats are using the race card and throwing race into every single policy that they disagree with. There is a larger racial and political divide in the country and it's due to the tactics and criticisms that the Democrat party makes.
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How about this for a poll option (the one I would have voted for): "America is less racist now than in the past, and racism is steadily lessening. However, as racism wanes, those who hold to their racist views become more vocal."
 
Only white folks can be racist's. Or haven't y'all heard? :rofl

Here in America, we're even racist about who gets to be racist. :mrgreen:
 
Those who claim blacks are becoming more racist, what evidence would you point to for this?
 
TurtleDude said:
white racism is waning. Black racism has become emboldened-this will cause things to change and will probably cause more white racism. However, over all racism has declined.
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reefedjib said:
White racism has declined significantly. Black racism is on the rise. Overall, I think it has declined. So my choice is America is becoming less and less racist, except somebody left this option off the poll. *shakes head*

This is primarily due to integration and in the case of whites, working with capable blacks. It is slowed by affirmative action, as often incapable blacks are promoted. Movies also have a lot to do with our perceptions and having more main actor roles played by quality actors who are black helps.

It is good to be an American.
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Caine said:
Yeah, Im going to join the list of bandwagon people who agree with TurtleDude here.
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digsbe said:
I think America is becoming more racist. More Democrats are using the race card and throwing race into every single policy that they disagree with. There is a larger racial and political divide in the country and it's due to the tactics and criticisms that the Democrat party makes.
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Those are the ones I'm referring to
 
I never made claims about racism from blacks. I made claims of political race bating and false accusations by the Democrat party regarding people and policy they disagree with.
 
digsbe said:
I never made claims about racism from blacks. I made claims of political race bating and false accusations by the Democrat party regarding people and policy they disagree with.
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My mistake then. Technically, isn't accusing people of being racist different than being racist?
 
LiberalAvenger said:
Sorry but I don't read them as racist comments at all. I was looking for the phrase "more racist". Sounded like opinions to me:)
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They were accusing blacks of becoming 'embolded' or 'more racist' and I'm asking them to discuss why they think that is.
 
the makeout hobo said:
Those who claim blacks are becoming more racist, what evidence would you point to for this?
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You know, I'm not sure if it falls under the category of racism or not, but in 2010 it is much safer for a black man to walk down my street than it is for me to walk down MLK Blvd. I would say that's measurable progress, hey? At least, for whitey, it is. But, for my brutha's in da hood, I wouldn't exactly call them "racist" for me being unable to safely walk down MLK, (especially after dark in the summer,) because statistics show that it's twice as dangerous for a black man to walk down that same street.

Some might say that me even pointing this out is "racist." But how can one discuss the races without commenting on races, thus being labeled racist?

Fat Tire Friday. If I don't make sense, I apologize in advance. :3oops:
 
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the makeout hobo said:
They were accusing blacks of becoming 'embolded' or 'more racist' and I'm asking them to discuss why they think that is.
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I don't feel the need to explain this.
If you can't see it, you lack attention to detail.
 
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