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| Re: Are We All Racist, To Some Degree? [message #187296 is a reply to message #187250] |
Thu, 26 January 2006 22:31   |
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Dr. Lithius
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Hee hee. I'm not racist. I just like making fun of the stereotypes. Like when I changed my Renegade added "La Cucarocha" car horn noises to my Stealth Tank sound, then later decided I needed a Cheech Marin(sp?)-like flurry of stereotypical Mexican phrases.("Drunk, angry Mexican comin' t'rough!", "Heeey, I gon' cut'chu up, mahn!!", "o/` Oh I got haaa-mmered on some te-qui...la! Now I'm gonna drive de tank... o/`", etc.) But then again, I think stereotypical Mexicans are hilarious, and I think Carlos Mencia and Cheech Marin(again, "sp?") are awesome for portraying/making fun of them.
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| Re: Are We All Racist, To Some Degree? [message #187433 is a reply to message #187422] |
Fri, 27 January 2006 19:32 |
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2 entries found for racism.
rac·ism Audio pronunciation of "racism" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rszm)
n.
1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
So~
A square is a rectangle, and racism is prejudice.
A Path Beyond
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| Re: Are We All Racist, To Some Degree? [message #188781 is a reply to message #187250] |
Tue, 07 February 2006 13:37 |
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Topic: "Are we all racist to some degree?"
My answer? Yes.
People do not naturally "step outside the box" and "think critically". This gives them a false sense of reality. One examples of this can be seen in this topic.
Every human on this entire planet is an animal. Every animal has its primary instincts which includes self-preservation and procreation of its own kind. Racism is not a new topic as it has been around ever since our history has been documented. Humans group together by simliar beliefs, customs, agendas, etc to form a society - and those societies carry with them a summarizing sentiment towards people outside of their group.
For some, it is extreme - such as in eastern Europe, the middle east, or on the African continent where "ethnic cleansing" takes place almost every day. It is a dominance issue. It is a primitive response to an environment. For others, it is more subtle ... such as in the United States (as this example portrays) where political correctness and "racial security" is implemented right into the social system. People have to exercise their "free speech" to get their beliefs off their chest.
I would definitley argue that to some degree, every single person is racist/discriminant/prejudicial to some degree. The more appropriate question is: "How strong is this feeling?".
Another point I would like to make is that the general HEARD sentiment right now is that "Whites" discriminate against "Blacks" (which seems to be the hot topic). Yet if you look a little bit deeper ... below the underlying issues ... you would realize that more "whites" are discriminated and affected by discrimination than "blacks" and that the problem is only getting worse as "whites" lose their majority in society numerically and become the minority.
I definitely see some sort of major internal social conflict for the United States some time in the next 20 years. Any society that is a "Melting Pot" is going to repeat a cycle such as this whether they like it or not.
I'll leave you with a video clip. I could not find the original, un-altered CSPAN clip ... but I did find this one fairly quick: http://www.youtube.com/w/Racist-Fucker?v=jPp1d-nTDyA&sea rch=exterminate%20white%20people
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| Re: Are We All Racist, To Some Degree? [message #190686 is a reply to message #190649] |
Tue, 21 February 2006 10:02 |
runewood
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Oh ya poor black people, the evil white people are trying to screw you over at every turn...
I am white. I am discriminated against. How? Affirmative Action. It says, "Hay white people, you're all a bunch of jackasses, so you get -20 points on your job application."
Where is white history month? Mexican History month? Asian History month?
Just as Germans are prosecuted for what the Nazis did, American whites are prosecuted for what previous generations have done. Why should I pay because someone's grandfather was a bigget?
The best way to get rid of racism is to remove it by not allowing it to be asked on job or collage applications. Like a don't ask don't tell thing.
Am I racest? I'd like to say no, im just pissed that everyone has a narrowed mind of what racism is.
"Don't try to be a great man, just be a man. Let history make it's own judgments."
"Maybe its not the destination that matters, but the journey."
"How many people does it take before its wrong? A thousand? Fifty thousand? A million?"
"Im not here to tell you how it is going to end, Im here to tell you how it is going to begin."
"Its not the end or even the beggining of the end, mearly the end of the beggining."
"Logic is the beginning of wisdom; not the end."
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| Re: Are We All Racist, To Some Degree? [message #190785 is a reply to message #187294] |
Wed, 22 February 2006 10:28 |
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| Hydra wrote on Thu, 26 January 2006 23:47 |
Unfortunately, those parents and their children have a right to their free speech and freedom of expression and beliefs; it would be hypocritical for the government to oppress them for their beliefs. Such is the unfortunate consequence of living in a free nation.
That doesn't mean we can't publicly humiliate and ridicule them and utterly destroy their public image and reputation, though.
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Your first duty in a free democratic state:
Protect the democracy. Authorizing such thing can lead later to what happened to Germany 66 years ago. The parents should be arrested for promoting racism and violence. You would tolerate terrorism? would you? This is worst than terrorism. You don't let evil spread. You cut the grass under his feet before he even knows what you will do.
The parents should be arrested and the kids should be re-educated as it's not too late for the tiny twins.
Well it's just my point of view, you are right with the free speech but at some point, democracy should put a limit to protect itself.
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| Re: Are We All Racist, To Some Degree? [message #190802 is a reply to message #190785] |
Wed, 22 February 2006 13:48 |
runewood
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Inciting Violence IS illegal. In US at least.
"Don't try to be a great man, just be a man. Let history make it's own judgments."
"Maybe its not the destination that matters, but the journey."
"How many people does it take before its wrong? A thousand? Fifty thousand? A million?"
"Im not here to tell you how it is going to end, Im here to tell you how it is going to begin."
"Its not the end or even the beggining of the end, mearly the end of the beggining."
"Logic is the beginning of wisdom; not the end."
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| Re: Are We All Racist, To Some Degree? [message #191984 is a reply to message #190686] |
Mon, 06 March 2006 01:37 |
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| runewood wrote on Tue, 21 February 2006 11:02 |
Just as Germans are prosecuted for what the Nazis did, American whites are prosecuted for what previous generations have done. Why should I pay because someone's grandfather was a bigget?
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I would be reallly happy if everyone in the world think so...
if you are in france as a german (worked there at a hospital a few weeks) old ones thinks you want to kill them...ok i explain nearly everyone there that im not a nazi... but its like nailed into their brain sometimes... Germans=bad ...
i'm kicked from CS Servers cause I am a german...just joined... they see my nick ( w0dka[Germany], because simply w0dka is another guy..and i dont want to copy him...) and kicked me Reason: Nazi ...
And as a german i have to say you its damm hard to life in this world...
If you watch our foreign politic... yes we have to let everyone in because if we dont do it they call us racists... but then blame us that there are some terrorists in germany...
another probelm is that most simply knows nothing about the "3rd Reich"
do you remember the new pope? english newspaper call them a "Hitlerjunge" and so think he is a nazi maybe or at least some people could think it.
Just for information: between 1936 (?) and 1945 you HAVE to be in the "Hitlerjugend" or you will be observed or going to jail...
Thanks.
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| Re: Are We All Racist, To Some Degree? [message #191989 is a reply to message #191988] |
Mon, 06 March 2006 04:55 |
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This was a subject on my management course that required an answer.
As a group, the answer was simple,Racism stems from the beliefs of your Mother and Father.
As a child, we would not be aware of what was meant,when we heard some comments being made from our Parents. However, once the comments stuck in our mind, we as individuals would grow up believing that what our Parents said must be true, without questioning it.
Let us look at different example.
I have family living in Ireland(UK)Not one of them has had any direct links with any of the "Troubles" but when I speak to them the reply is "My parents, parents........ Had problems".(bigotry)
We must look at ourselves and make a decision based on our own morales and beliefs if Racism is ever to wiped out.
My own thoughts? "Never in a million years will it be eradicated".
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| Re: Are We All Racist, To Some Degree? [message #192404 is a reply to message #187294] |
Fri, 10 March 2006 07:46 |
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| Hydra wrote on Thu, 26 January 2006 23:47 |
Unfortunately, those parents and their children have a right to their free speech and freedom of expression and beliefs; it would be hypocritical for the government to oppress them for their beliefs. Such is the unfortunate consequence of living in a free nation.
That doesn't mean we can't publicly humiliate and ridicule them and utterly destroy their public image and reputation, though.
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Actually, everyone is also entitled to maintain or secure their dignity or w/e. You're not allowed to humiliate people, according to the charter of rights (I'm talking about Canada though, but it should be the same in the USA). So basically, you've got a freedom of expression, but only to a certain degree. You're technically not allowed to insult people or bring them down or anything.
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