Systemic Racism

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#134
I have worked with many people of various races in my lifetime. Have friends who are of various colors. This holds true to my family. Hell my oldest is a big brother to a person of color. I've tried my entire life and taught my kids to be fair to everyone. As a white man other people can make this more difficult if you catch my drift. I've been treated with disrespect simply because of my skin. I was born into a family that had nothing. I've worked my tail off for everything I have. Never one time stepping on someone else. If anyone thinks I'm taking a knee, bowing down to anyone they are sadly mistaken and can kiss my ass.
 
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I have worked with many people of various races in my lifetime. Have friends who are of various colors. This holds true to my family. Hell my oldest is a big brother to a person of color. I've tried my entire life and taught my kids to be fair to everyone. As a white man other people can make this more difficult if you catch my drift. I've been treated with disrespect simply because of my skin. I was born into a family that had nothing. I've worked my tail off for everything I have. Never one time stepping on someone else. If anyone thinks I'm taking a knee, bowing down to anyone they are sadly mistaken and can kiss my ass.
 
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allvol123 said:
That is lazy.
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Well... does it help? I agree that things are much better now than 50 years ago, but this stuff doesn’t magically disappear overnight. We’re naive if we believe there aren’t lingering effects.
 
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DinkinFlicka said:
Just highlighting how effective laws like that can be.
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I don’t disagree. When people say we need change, they are talking about the human heart and biases and preconceived notions and there is no way to “police” or eradicate that
 
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GoBigOrangeUT said:
As opposed to your anecdotal evidence it does?
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Weird. Hard work doesnt work? Improving yourself doesnt work? These are anecdotal?

If I start doing push ups daily and with a plan, then 3 months from now I am worse at push ups? And because I look better, more fit, my life has not gotten better?
 
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GAVol said:
Well... does it help? I agree that things are much better now than 50 years ago, but this stuff doesn’t magically disappear overnight. We’re naive if we believe there aren’t lingering effects.
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Be an individual. Wake up tomorrow, make goals and a plan to reach them. If you do, the majority of time you will reach them. Anything that happened in your ancestry is irrelevant.

Or keep looking for excuses.
 
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Rickyvol77 said:
I don’t disagree. When people say we need change, they are talking about the human heart and biases and preconceived notions and there is no way to “police” or eradicate that
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It's an invisible war that can only be fought when people can simply extend the effort to understand situations, environments, stations, and lives different than their own.
 
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GoBigOrangeUT said:
What a stupid argument. How many people from that generation still view blacks as less than them?
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When you have a racial group that values or devalues each other based on how dark or light their own skin tone is, maybe worrying about how other races view them isn't the highest priority.
 
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k-town_king said:
More like drugs were directed towards communities of color while conservative policies hindered the black family and community.
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Abortion, removing religion from schools, removing the father from homes and incentivizing single motherhood are liberal policies.

Conservative policies mainly focused on heavy handed law enforcement, mandatory sentencing and the so-called war on drugs.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
When you have a racial group that values or devalues each other based on how dark or light their own skin tone is, maybe worrying about how other races view them isn't the highest priority.
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Sure, except that those people from that generation are in positions of power that directly influence those they consider inferior.
 
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GoBigOrangeUT said:
It starts with parents being home and taking a active approach in their childhood. Problem is that the moms are working two jobs to make ends meet. Busing has caused kids to go to schools miles away from their homes, mom can’t make it either because of work or because the cost of traveling across the city.

Capitalism has its merits, but it’s also one of the main causes of the issues at hand. It’s a system set up to help the wealthiest and hurt the poorest.
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I think the system makes it harder, much harder for the poor and poorest, not that the system is set up to help the wealthy. The system makes it easier to allow the wealthy, as opposed to, the system not allowing the poor.

Takes money to make money, the first million is the hardest.......yes, true, yet, anyone can make real wealth accumulation. You got to be special, in whatever it is that sets you apart and makes you, you.

You have to work harder than anyone, and be lucky, right place right time, timing of entering or leaving, decision making and the right decisions being made at the right times, you have to sacrifice the most important commodity, time, and be tunnel visioned and block out everything but the task at hand. No doesn't exist, it's consent or non-consent it doesn't matter because of sheer will and attitude and work ethic, be run over or go around, over, under, or just through adversity.

Be consistent. not just daily, but, monthly and yearly.

The trick is getting to the point to have control over your life and destiny by the money allowing for more flexibility/options, and more so the room for failure.

And, it does start young, and you have to make choices that don't hinder or impede you from achieving, so go to school, get good grades, learn to critically and analytically think, be self dependent and reliant, stay out of trouble, don't get arrested, you have to stay the course.

Think of everyone you have ever known in life and their outcomes......how many had promise and opportunity and pissed it away because of a myriad of choices, or non choices, or actions, or non actions all through their own volition.
 
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