@Myriana I’m not agreeing with anyone who’s saying that white people are any better than any other race (ie White Supremacist) but what seems to be the low hanging fruit among modern Liberalism is to bash the entire white race as racist. I’ve even heard people make the dumbest claim that only WHITE people can be racist. It’s gotten so bad that it’s become an anything goes crap festival on white people for all the world problems.
White supremacist are only a very small fraction of the Caucasian population. The KKK being the one with the most notoriety has only 5,000-8000 members in total. I want to reiterate that I do not think that white people are superior to other races in anyway. Like TimB said us Whiteys should just bow to their superiority.
While everyone seems to call white people the most racist group in the world, they seem to ignore the fact that just about the only countries who have embraced the diversity had been countries predominately run by white people. Every other country is almost completely homogenized meaning there is little to no diversity in countries of other races. In fact, it’s considered a problem when white people live in countries like China because they do deal with a great deal of discrimination that it makes them bitter about Chinese people.
This is a bit off topic but I’d really recommend everyone check out this website. It’s quite fascinating when it comes down to the statistics of other countries and you’ll learn a lot from it if you haven’t already seen it.
seems to be the low hanging fruit among modern Liberalism is to bash the entire white race as racist. I’ve even heard people make the dumbest claim that only WHITE people can be racist.
No need to further complicate this discussion with straw men
The point here is that everybody benefits from those programs rich and poor alike.
Exactly. That’s how it should be, but it’s not. There is currently in the U.S. socialism for the rich and capitalism for everyone else.
@mitch70 ExMachina Other ethnic groups can be racist too. No one is denying that but it is White Supremacists who insist “White people” are superior.
I don’t view myself as white with how I’m all mixed up with different ethnic groups and I’m more of a peach in complexion. I do consider myself human because that is the only race on earth. I consider everyone you call “white” European descent, but I do not consider anyone white per se unless they are of the Klan or other white supremacist group. I don’t talk about “Chinese people”, I say Asians. There are people of European descent, Asians or Asian descent, Latinos, and those of African descent or African Americans (or Black if they prefer) and those who are Native Americans. No one is white or pure white, even if White Supremacists believe they are. The only race is human and that is what everyone who is a hairless ape is- human. We don’t see this stupid race crap among other animals/species. We see territorial disputes and protecting themselves and family from being prey, but rarely do we see cats or dogs, for example, fighting over the colour of fur, which incidentally often matches their skin complexion (black fur, dark skin, white fur, light skin and anything else is varying degrees of that). The thing is, when it comes to skin colour, humans are the worst animals.
ExMachina said: White supremacist are only a very small fraction of the Caucasian population. The KKK being the one with the most notoriety has only 5,000-8000 members in total. I want to reiterate that I do not think that white people are superior to other races in anyway. Like TimB said us Whiteys should just bow to their superiority.
Yes not all whites are belong to KKK, but all KKK are white. In India they have caste systems as part of social order. In Africa the have race wars for territory.
All of those beliefs and practices should be condemned. All people who have access to good education can become doctors, scientists, lawyers. There is very little difference in intelligence quota of an adult human. Are women not as smart as men? they have smaller brains, but it makes no difference. All human brains are capable of much greater knowledge than can be achieved in a life time. It is said that even Einstein only used a part of his total brain capacity.
The mistaken belief that one is smarter than what they really are is referred to as the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
The Dunning-Kruger effect is a type of cognitive bias in which people believe that they are smarter and more capable than they really are. Essentially, low ability people do not possess the skills needed to recognize their own incompetence. The combination of poor self-awareness and low cognitive ability leads them to overestimate their own capabilities.
The term lends a scientific name and explanation to a problem that many people immediately recognize—that fools are blind to their own foolishness. As Charles Darwin wrote in his book The Descent of Man, “Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.”
Explores nature in a pragmatic way? You have got to be joking! Take off your blinders, become aware of what’s happening throughout our global biosphere. We are cannibalizing it and ourselves.
Exploring nature in a pragmatic way is what science does. Are you going to deny we are a scientific civilization because our scientific ability has brought on climate change?
You might not see yourself as White but everybody else does. After all, being “peach” isn’t going to make you stand out in a crowd of White people.
Actually, you’d be surprised. Not everyone sees me as caucasian. Some actually do see the Native American in me and have asked me about it. A few have asked me about what tribe I belong to. So no, not everyone sees me as white. By the same token, some have mistaken my sons for Latino, but they are part African-American, part Native American, and part European-American. All they need is Asian and they will truly be Cosmopolitan. So one has no idea what one actually is, at least not in my family. The only thing anyone is, is human.
You know, at one time Africa had many countries with great ships that sailed around and they were prosperous. What happened? Wars, feminine, kidnapping and selling other tribes into slavery… Even Egypt had a great civilization and built great pyramids. Then there was the Mayans and Aztecs too, but now they are no where to be found. So I wouldn’t say nobody else does this. Others have too, but have either disappeared or fallen.
If by Africa you mean sub-Saharan Africa, you're mistaken. SSA has never produced an advanced civilization.
As for other great civilizations of the past, all have built things but few mastered science and provided stability for tens of millions of people. Only Western Civilization has done that.
So, I’m not sure what you’re fighting tooth and nail for. The 1% has almost everything and there’s not much left for the rest of us to fight over. Maybe you should think about fighting the oligarchy that has the power currently, because it’s not people of colour we need to have issues with. At one time, we all had a fair share of the pie, but the rich didn’t like that so they found a way to take almost everything and leave little for the middle class and poor. IMHO, it’s the oligarchy we need to dethrone and overthrow, not worry about immigrants possibly taking jobs that aren’t really there. This kind of civilization will collapse just like others have, be it through war or destroying itself through greed with oppression of others. If you think one groups is superior to others and you give them little because you think you deserve more, then you will eventually lose what you’ve been fighting tooth and nail to keep. No one wins.
The oligarchy is the biggest enemy to Western civilization. It only exists because of how successful Western civilization has been, but it doesn't really care about Western civilization or most people in it. It's global and concerned with controlling worldwide finance. Not to mention it's extremely liberal.
Even with that huge problem it’s still better than anywhere else.
The superiority of white folks, as a group, in the US is undeniable. There is nothing sinister about this social phenomenon. They founded the nation, populated the country and developed the land. Political power is in the hands of white folks who form the establishment and are at the center of American society from the federal level right down to the state, county and every country club in the country. Superiority of white folks, in the sense I mean, points to their outstanding ability in bringing about a better world for themselves and the people of other colors who have joined them.
Actually, you’d be surprised. Not everyone sees me as caucasian. Some actually do see the Native American in me and have asked me about it. A few have asked me about what tribe I belong to. So no, not everyone sees me as white. By the same token, some have mistaken my sons for Latino, but they are part African-American, part Native American, and part European-American. All they need is Asian and they will truly be Cosmopolitan. So one has no idea what one actually is, at least not in my family. The only thing anyone is, is human.
You can look a little native and still be White. I can easily pass as Hispanic even though I have no Hispanic ancestry.
BTW, Africa is a vast continent made up of many countries and each has their own history, which at one time many had rich histories, including maritime trade.
Even those who survived the brutal trip and their descendents here in the U.S. in slavery contributed many invention, only to have the Massa take credit for what they invented- ie the cotton gin and peanut butter.
You can look a little native and still be White. I can easily pass as Hispanic even though I have no Hispanic ancestry.
Depends on who is insisting one chooses such a designation. I personally refuse to choose anything but human. I do not answer questions of “race” period or if I do answer, the answer is human, because there is only one race- the human race. I an not white or whatever you want to label me. I am human. That is my species and race. Even on the last census I wrote human and I will do it again. I hear I’m not the only one who does this and that was from more than one source. So even if you want to insist I am white, you are wrong.
@Mriana: I personally refuse to choose anything but human.
Only the very wealthy get to be eccentric. The rest of us must fall in line and take our respective places in the scheme of things. Being difficult won't get you far if you have to deal with the folks at the Post Office or the Department of Agriculture.
You said:
“White racists are ignorant. That’s why they are racist.”
This is the low hanging fruit of BS that I’m talking about. You could have said ANY RACE but you chose white people. When have you ever in your life ever considered in the slightest that other races can be equally if not more racist?
