Well before the lock...
MT you start calling some "unidentified" posters in this thread Klansmen, in not so subtle a way... if that isn't the pot calling the kettle.
"Racism" being the generalization of a person because of their race (even assumed race).
Here you don't see us physically, but assume. Well let's assume you see a slitty eyed person possibly from an Asian decent. Do you assume they are Japanese? Possibly Chinese? If you were to see a name like "Phanmahavong" what would you assume from that?
Would expect whomever to speak broken engrish? same go for "Chow"?
You are assuming alot in this and many threads.
The term "racist" is thrown about here and there, in todays society it is almost a moniker for any white protestant male regardless of situation, or actual facts.
The truly sad part is the fact is there are "reverse" racists. Let us use black persons, or latino persons, or asian persons... they may see a white male and assume his thoughts / politics, whatever.
(SIDE NOTE firefox wants me to CAPITALIZE asian, and latino, but not black)
Anyway, NOT some people but ALL people have made their own judgments on others... race, religion, whatever... hopefully not on learned or "inherited" assumptions but on personal experience in the real world.
it is a fact of life, I see you, you see me, and we make a judgment, or at least an assumption based on clothing, manners, posture, skin color, whatever we can visually gather to assess the confrontation that will follow. I DO hope you are intelligent enough to know "confrontation" is referring to an interaction of a personal sort, NOT a "fight".
From what I gather, the "liberals" or whatever name you want to give want us all in the WHOLE WORLD to forgo what we see and interpret, and just imagine our own twin walking up to us to have a conversation.
I have to say if you are that delusional to assume that will / can happen across the entire world, and with all races / creeds I am sorry for you.
You may cast your eyes down on someone like me for haven a predisposed opinion on many things, but turn your eye on ¾ of the world’s population at the same time. Remember I am not the majority of the entire world, not even close. I am just what you happen to personally see a lot.
What about what person XXX in Kenya see’s on a daily basis? What about what person YYY in Hong Kong see’s daily? Heck, choose any point on the globe, and more than ¾ of the time it won’t be me, or my likeness in any sort of the way.
What these liberal “equality” people seem to have is a double standards for what is “right”. Not only that, but a “righteous” pedestal to stand on from their moral high ground, approving or denying what is right or wrong to see… even though they have not “seen” it all themselves.
I neither profess to be “better” or “worse” then any other, NOR do I say what he / she should do or say in any given situation. I merely use my life experiences, and past events to possibly predict an outcome in a situation so I may react properly for my own personal gain.
It’s called self preservation.
If you really want to argue and debate semantics about it all there can be, has been, and will be a million other threads about it here in the AH Oclub. There are also MANY other outlets for your thoughts, but here I think Skuzzy would not disagree, we are a generally lighthearted bunch. We just have invigorating conversations, sometimes someone getting a bit hot-headed, but other than that we will NEVER solve the worlds problems.
So how’s it gonna be?
