EVieira wrote:
imortal wrote:
EVieira wrote:
Maybe because whites ensalved africans for hundreds of years? Or maybe because some white guy tried to make a superior white race in Europe not too long ago? Or also because some real nice guys wearing robes burned flags and denied right to blacks throuhgout the US a couple of decades ago? Or it could be that in South Africa racism there was an apartheid?
I could go on, I'm sure there's plenty more acts of racism and even a great more on discrimination. That is why we whites are deemed racists when we call others names. It recalls our very dark past, a very recent past. And lets face it, racism is still present today.
So, you would blame a woman in Illinois in the middle of america today for the actions of a German leader that died more than 60 years ago?
Okay, There were black slaves in America for about 200 years. Again, in another post, I asked why the Dutch avoided blame for transporting the slaves. South Africa was a Dutch colony. Still pissed at America, though?
Wtf? My post was not directed at the US or any country in general, but I wonder why you got so defensive...
No, actually your post was directed to provide a possible excuse justifying racism against whites. A pretty weak one, at that, which is why I attacked it. Oh, and as to me seeming to get defensive, attacking a person instead of the idea is the sign of an unsupportable argument.
EVieira wrote:
imortal wrote:
The Romans also kept slaves. The difference is that they were not race based.
As I believe those men in robes were fighting to keep those blacks from getting to excercise thier newly found rights, not denying them what they already had. That, admittidly, is a minor difference.
So is there a point to this minor difference? Does it make them less racist? Does it justifiy in way what they did and still do? That's right, the KKK still exists...
Yes, the KKK still exists, I am sorry to say. So does the neo-nazi movement and the American Communist Party. The United States have no shortage of idiots. They are the exception, however, and not the standard.
EVieira wrote:
imortal wrote:
Look around the world. There is hate there for anything different. If you do not see it, then you are not looking closely. Anyone different is suspect. Prodestant vs. Catholic, Shiite vs. Sunni, Socialist vs. Capitolist, left vs. right. Everyone has a suspicion of anything different. Everyone does. It is a survival response. The known is survivable. The unknown can kill you. The difference is in how we are raised. Our enviroment. How we are taught. America, for all of its differences, is nearly a model to the rest of the country of how to live together in peace. No, it is not perfect, and it is a slow, painful, and still ongoing process. But it is still among the best in the world.
I beg to differ, imortal. America is known for having "white neighborhoods" and "black neighborhoods". White and black kids rarely mix together in school, even the classes they take are usually different. And the OJ Simpson trial and the riots in LA are good examples that Ameira is waaaaay far from being a model country in terms of racism, discrimantion and prejudice.
America is known? How much experience do you have with America? Have you lived here? Do you live here? Where? I ask this to determine the background behind your assumptions. I was also curious if you have any first hand experience that your opinion is based on. If you take things, ANYTHING, that happens in LA as typical of the rest of the country, then you have no experience with America. Same with NY city. ***NOTE- If any of you live in LA or NYC, I stand by my statement; get out every once in a while and see the rest of the country.*** If you want to see a riot, look in any European city during soccer (football) season on the night of any home game.
I never claimed that America is perfect in the area of rascism. There is no other country in the world both as diverse AND with a high population that handles race relations as well as America. There are countries that do very well with one or two minorities. Most, not even that. Sure, there are bound to be mistakes. But compare the area with the rest of the country. Realize that New York City, the largest city in America has about 14 million people. That is more than some countries, and yet it is only about 3% of our nations population.
As to white and black neighborhoods. Sure, they exist. But those 'black' neighborhoods are just as unaccepting of whites as the 'white' neighborhoods are of blacks. The only difference is that the 'white neighborhoods' get sued to allow anyone to move in, and the black ones do not. both types of neighborhoods are shrinking, however, and becoming fewer in number; they are also mainly found in larger, more established cities. There are also asian, hispanic, and itallian neighborhoods.