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I have a cool anecdotal story to tell today about a friends son and his encounter with the WPN (white privilege Nazis).
Seems his son was working at the labor level in agriculture out west, and as a young white person, this is a job he should not have been willing to do.
Well, he worked there all summer in the heat. His companions? Entirely Hispanic.
Now I have to admit, I've worked twice in my life in that field when I was young, both times when my own privilege failed to produce a cushy white man's job for me.
The Hispanic folks I worked with back then (over 30 years ago) were by and large very nice, kind, considerate, and hard working folks and we got along very well.
They respected me and I respected them.
Seems things have changed a bit since then.
My friends son was put upon from day one by his co-workers, primarily for being white and having privilege. He was of course guilty. He is white as can be, and has connections in the company to boot.
I know this kid personally. He is quiet, well-mannered, and respectful of folks. He could probably be a bit tougher, but age will take care of that most certainly.
So the Hispanics chased him out after a few months. He couldn't handle the heat he was getting from all his co-workers. He could have gone to the big boss of course, but he was actually concerned for his safety as many of his co-workers were ex-cons.
It didn't mean that much to him to risk his well-being.
He just packed his bags and has gone to look for more gainful and friendly employment, which he will very likely find. He is the quiet, steadfast type of worker and surely will be a manager or business owner at some point.
This got me to thinking, who are these Hispanics and how do they get their jobs? Since the entire labor force in this particular place is Hispanic, I guess you could say that they have their own privilege, at least in this space.
If you don't match their ethnicity then you are just s@*& out of luck for a job.
And isn't this exactly the kind of discrimination that Progressives decry?
I understand that Progressives are playing all groups against each other in order to bring about a more socialistic and "fair" system of government. It's just sick and sad to me.
On the bright side, I know this kind of social dishonesty will fail in the end. So we have that going for us. History does rhyme.
That is all...
Seems his son was working at the labor level in agriculture out west, and as a young white person, this is a job he should not have been willing to do.
Well, he worked there all summer in the heat. His companions? Entirely Hispanic.
Now I have to admit, I've worked twice in my life in that field when I was young, both times when my own privilege failed to produce a cushy white man's job for me.
The Hispanic folks I worked with back then (over 30 years ago) were by and large very nice, kind, considerate, and hard working folks and we got along very well.
They respected me and I respected them.
Seems things have changed a bit since then.
My friends son was put upon from day one by his co-workers, primarily for being white and having privilege. He was of course guilty. He is white as can be, and has connections in the company to boot.
I know this kid personally. He is quiet, well-mannered, and respectful of folks. He could probably be a bit tougher, but age will take care of that most certainly.
So the Hispanics chased him out after a few months. He couldn't handle the heat he was getting from all his co-workers. He could have gone to the big boss of course, but he was actually concerned for his safety as many of his co-workers were ex-cons.
It didn't mean that much to him to risk his well-being.
He just packed his bags and has gone to look for more gainful and friendly employment, which he will very likely find. He is the quiet, steadfast type of worker and surely will be a manager or business owner at some point.
This got me to thinking, who are these Hispanics and how do they get their jobs? Since the entire labor force in this particular place is Hispanic, I guess you could say that they have their own privilege, at least in this space.
If you don't match their ethnicity then you are just s@*& out of luck for a job.
And isn't this exactly the kind of discrimination that Progressives decry?
I understand that Progressives are playing all groups against each other in order to bring about a more socialistic and "fair" system of government. It's just sick and sad to me.
On the bright side, I know this kind of social dishonesty will fail in the end. So we have that going for us. History does rhyme.
That is all...