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I mean the existence of the group itself disgusts me tbh. I've never been a fan of racial collectivism. I and other people are disgusted if a white interest group forms in politics, I think we should hold that standard universally because that's what it means to have principles.
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I don't really see an issue with minority groups forming collectives, personally. I think principles can be multi-layered rather than just big blanket catch-all moral systems.
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What about if a white person has concerns about say... affirmative action or diversity quotas that discriminate against them on the basis of their race? Or problems with Critical race theory (the sociological framework that all white people are racist and that black people can't be racist) being taught in college?
Is the white racial group allowed to form a collective based on these concerns? Or is that considered racist and disgusting?
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I think when you start doing things like that, it gives off the perception of exclusivity and favoritism. I mean can you imagine the hell that would be raised if there was a caucasian caucus? Instead, why not just assimilate into the already established groups and contribute to diversity? Also, I feel like people will be more likely to hear and support your ideas if you make them part of the group rather than making it a "these people only" type of situation.
You're right. But a feasible solution to this problem of racial friction though has to be, for the time-being, within the black-white dichotomy. Black and white people have different social identities and culture, and they need to find ways to celebrate each other instead of fight each other.
Slowly things are getting better, black culture and white culture are very much intermixing and intertwining.
This Trump thing is just a momentary breakdown in all communication, and has emboldened radicalism and nationalism that is bad for racial unity.
It's a very touchy issue, as I'm not a US citizen, I'm hesitant to lay down a full US-specific response as I feel I'd be missing a lot of details. I mostly just mean that minorities in an ethnic-majority country should be able to form groups that look out for each other (or just to form a connection with other, similar people in their area), as a majority should (should) be able to voice their opinions very easily in the mainstream.
I think if a white person wants to make a group like that they should perhaps include minority groups who also support their beliefs, to show that this is not about racial superiority. I'm sure there are minorities who disagree with affirmative action and diversity quotas, and having them on their side would be much more effective than if they just stuck to their own. That's just a basic, preliminary opinion though, not one I am dedicated to.
In any case, it's a lot more complex than just "It's either okay or obscenely racist".
The White people of the time forced black people to form groups through their policies on segregation. The reason we still have things like all-black colleges and all-black churches is because of the tradition of "black people by themselves" that was established by white policy.
See, I completely agree with you here, but saying that black Americans should be allowed to openly critique 'whiteness' as if its as simple a term as that seems short-sighted and not very proactive in helping race relations.
I also feel that a lot of the work the American Left is undertaking now is also harming race relations in the long run by trying to 'fix' past wrongs, as opposed to setting up genuinely all-inclusive policies that aren't essentially just diametric opposites to how they perceive the past to be (e.g. diversity quotas, which I understand and agree with in theory, but in practice they can, imo, damage the ethos of 'you can succeed regardless of your race').
I wish I had more outright solutions to these problems, so I'm not saying I know it all, I just feel (and am worried) that the path the left is taking could end up backfiring.
Hmm, a fair point. I guess that does put a spin on the existence of such groups. I was seeing them more like advanced college 'societies', such as an autistic society, or an LGBT society. Somewhere where minority groups can get to know other people in their general bracket and learn more about themselves.
When I commented that black people get to say whatever they want about white people, I was of course exaggerating for comic effect. But that article was written by a black person and it expressed her genuine feelings, and I'm sure the feelings of many black people at this point in history. And this is why historical context matters, because black people's concerns are backed by troves of evidence.
So if there's a national conversation to take place, this is a sentiment that needs to be addressed and not set aside or discarded. It begins with white people accepting their privilege and misuses of power and with black people letting down their guards and shutters.
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This is really disgusting and racist, and it baffles me that people think these views are justified.
Can I judge all black people as violent and dangerous off of the black violent crime rate? Can I judge all black people as stupid via racial IQ distributions? Can I judge all black people as irresponsible by the frighteningly high single motherhood rate among black people? No, because that would be ****ing disgusting and racist.
The idea that you can take the perceived typical characteristics of a racial group and apply them indiscriminately to all members of that racial group is the textbook definition of racism, because you're holding people to the standard of their skin color instead of the standard of being an individual. This is not what Martin Luther King Jr. was marching for, this is completely opposed to the liberal principle of individualism. It's disgusting and racist that people like the man who wrote this article thinks he can judge me or hold me to a different standard based on the actions of my ancestors or people who happen to look like me, and also disgusting that you are standing in defense of this.
And if the issue is Trump, then why not ask "can my children be friends with Trump supporters of any race" and leave the white people who didn't vote for Trump out of it, and hold the racial minorities who voted for Trump to the same standard? This argument doesn't even make logically coherent sense, because it's not holding people to the standard of whether or not they voted for Trump, it's holding them to the standard of whether or not they're white. I know I didn't vote for Trump.
Also building off of the Trump thing... voting for a candidate is a multifaceted thing, and there are many reasons why a person would've voted for Trump that have absolutely nothing to do with race. As one example, if we're going to attack Trump's history, plenty of people feel that given some of Hillary's very sketchy and questionable actions she shouldn't be trusted in the oval office, or given Hillary's statements about a no fly zone in Syria, or just in general Hillary's contempt for about half of the country when she called them deplorables. Another factor is policy concerns, and plenty of people disagree that economic policy should shift further to the left... which is why a lot of people vote Republican and were opposed to Obama care. Also in regards to policy, plenty of people in the working class had concerns about immigration, because when you bring a lot of low-skilled laborers into the country, you increase the competition in the work force these people have to face up to, and because their labor becomes more abundant, it becomes devalued and their wages go down. And there's several other policy concerns as well, and quite frankly, some people simply found Hillary's platform and the DNC platform completely antithetical to their political beliefs. Also... what policy has Trump pursued that is discriminatory towards black people? How do black people have any less rights now than when before Trump was president?
Basically I find the idea that voting for Trump constitutes some betrayal of the black race as absurd, and what I find equally absurd is the implicit suggestion that voters should've made all of their policy concerns and all of their other concerns subordinate to how black people feel about Trump, and that because people didn't do this, it's fair to characterize the entire white race as traitorous and untrustworthy. And once again, this is coming for someone who did not vote for Trump.
On the topic of white supremacy and white nationalism, I am not a part of the alt-right, and the vast majority of white people are not a part of the alt-right and in fact condemn the alt-right, so the idea that you can apply some collective judgment of the white race based on this is absurd. Again, can I apply a collective judgment to the black race based on some of the more violent actions and rhetoric of BLM members (Chanting "What do we want? Dead cops!" violently attacking white people, vandalizing public property, etc.)? No I can't and I shouldn't because that would make me a racist prick.
My existence as a white person who doesn't support white supremacy isn't responsible for the existence and growth of the alt-right, but I can guarantee you articles like "Can my children be friends with white people?", people like you defending prejudice and bigotry towards white people, policies like affirmative action and diversity quotas that discriminate against white people on the basis of race, people who suggest that someone has less of a right to an opinion on something because they're "a ****ing white male", college professors who say "All I want for Christmas is white genocide" and "that shooter who shot up all those people in Texas was motivated by whiteness, and when whiteness feels threatened it lashes out," and courses in public taxpayer funded universities where professors teach that all white people are racist and all black people aren't racist... all of these things are helping the alt-right find favor with more and more white people. Ironically, pieces like this article are part of the problem of the alt-right.
I don't give two flying ****s what someone's race is or what race somebody's generalizing is, because that's what it means to hold principles. Racial collectivism, and racial generalizations, and racial bigotry, all of these things are wrong regardless of the perpetrator and who these things are targeted at, and they're disgusting. What we need is a return to individualism and an emphasis on the ideology inherent to actual liberalism and to the message that MLK taught, not this racially collectivist "it's okay when this group does it because **** the other group" bullshit.
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I can see where you're coming from much clearer now. And overall, I agree. Not all black people in the USA have cross-mingled with white people extensively and so I can see why they might have the perspectives they do.
This desire to be lead from above, and the common theme of leaders from up high treating followers like disposable pawns for their own benefit is so prevailant, I can't believe it's limited to different forms of government. It must be engraved in our very natures.
The harsh, cruel truth seems to be that humanity is an adaptable hive mind that exists soley to benefit it's leading class. It doesn't matter how someone becomes an elite, once they do everyone falls in line to support them.
And the elites become psychopaths who use what they've earned to their benefit, no matter how many lives they ruin.
If you've read Shogun: A Novel of Japan by James Clavell, where every character is simply an expendable pawn to Toranaga's ambitions, fighting and dying for his glory, it's all like that. Everywhere. Every hierarchy imaginable, all to benfit those few who work their way to the top.
Triggered.
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What do you think about scholarships for colleges where you need to be a certain race or gender to qualify?
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Also disgusting and racist.
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^ Disgusting is harsh, but I don't support it. Just as i don't believe anyone should be discriminated against for their race, gender, etc. I also don't think it should be used as an advantage.
Not a story, but have you ever seen a modern childrens show?
"The music stopped! Without the music, the bees won't polinate! Without the music, the workers won't work!"
...soo, they're pushing to kids if the masses aren't entertained, they won't make babies or work their menial jobs..
#$/@/@???
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Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.