If one is truely committed to the great cause of civil rights, then one seeks to further the cause, that is, reach people and change minds. \n\nMany people live in the middle, in other words, they have never had to seriously look at the issue and are open game to racists and civil rights advocates. If a self-serving "civil-rights" race-baiter plays cries wolf with every transparent trumped up story, do we not lose the war when these animals try to win nothing battles?\n\nMy opinon is, its not even close, the race-baiting Jacksons of the world are the scurge of the world.
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First of all, you are lumping those who live in "trailer parks" into one category and not a very nice category, at that.  No, I do not live in a mobile home community.\n\nIn answer to your question, the worst are those of ANY race who refuse to open their minds and hearts and see PEOPLE and not the color of skin.  If you remove the skin, we are all the same mass of muscle, bone and so forth.  The only thing that separates us is mind set.\n\nBigotry exists in all races; there are those in each race who consider their race superior to others.  There are none of us superior to anyone else except for our mind set.  It is the thinking processes we have and the willingness to see everyone beyond skin color that makes us superior to those who continue to make efforts to keep people divided against one another.\n\nIn my opinion, it makes no real difference who the haters and the pot-stirrers are; regardless of whether they get media coverage or not, they still impact society and continue the separation of people.  How do we change that?
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Racist and Racism has been used so friviously it has little or no impact anymore.\n\nPeople who have been raised and taught to live by the Victim mentality have abused the usage of the words to the point they are meaningless.\n\nWhen you won't accept any responsibility for yourself, you have to blame someone eles for your failures. Racism became the easy mantra to use.\n\nJesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, 3 well known Congresswomen, and many others have abused it into meaninglessness.\n\nTo me the racism is when your own say thing like your turning white by getting a good education and wanting to be sucessful.\n\nQuit listening to the self proclaimed leaders of yours or any racial group. The Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons of the world. Listen and follow the real leaders like the Colin Powells, Condy Rices, Bill Cosbys of this world and you will find it is not racism holding  you back. What was holding you back were the people telling you that your always a victim of racism.
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An American historian, discussing why southern histories of the Civil War emphasize 'the Lost Cause' rather than slavery in their writing, said that the only thing worse than losing a war is losing a war that was fought for a bad cause. If you lose a war to defend slavery, or to defend overbearing corporate interests as the Japanese did in invading China and then creating the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere, then you have to change the story. Because the United States and the Japanese governments have gone to such great lengths to recreate the sort of economic structure in Japan that existed before WWII, in order for it to be legitimate the story must be changed to show the war was actually started for good reasons.\n\nFor another example, just look at our History Channel and the portrayal of the Vietnam War. I have always said that the men and women who fought in Vietnam have gotten a raw deal and I am glad that the focus is now changing, but the History Channel is becoming ridiculous. The focus is now on only those engagements that the US won and completely ignoring the reasons why American support began to decline, which is complete disinformation to make people believe that protesters were actively collaborating with the Communists to hurt America, with absolutely no legitimate grounds for protesting anything. In another five years, the way things are going, we will start to believe we actually won the Vietnam War.\n\nWhat the Japanese government is doing is certainly outrageous, but it is sadly not unique.
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For God's sake - when will all this whining and whinging end?  Why should the people of today be responsible for the actions of people hundreds of years ago.  You cannot equate the culture and way of life during the times of slavery with the world we live in today.  The African people themselves were selling their own people - not only to Europeans and Americans but largely to the Arabic countries so shouldn't the African governments be apologising to their own people!!!!  Do we blame the young Germans of today for the Holocaust - NO we don't!  We can only learn from past mistakes and MOVE ON!!  This is another example of people trying to make financial gain in todays compensation culture!
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They're looking for something to run to the ACLU about.\nWe aren't racist, we just have common sense.\nAnd we are tired of feeding the lazy.
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I don't feel that we live in a time that is in need of heros. A hero for a cause eventually becomes the entire face of a cause to those looking in from the outside. If you asked someone to name a hero from the civil rights movement, I would bet that 99% of the answers would be MLK. There were many other heros of that time, but MLK was the civil rights movement. A face for the gay community would only serve to solidify whatever stereotypes people choose to see in that person. The gay community is far too diverse to be represented by even a handfull of people.\n\nThe gay community doesn't need a short list of heros who stand up to the masses and lead us in a fight for civil rights. What the community needs are everyday heros. We need people who will stand up to their friends, coworkers and classmates and denounce descrimination at it's source, not someone denouncing it from a podium on high.
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We can't, I mean we probably could but everyone is not willing to change. Mainly because people are well justify for the belief to be racist or prejudice. God tells us "all the ways of men are right in their own eyes." When you think of it anyone can justify their belief in something true or not to cause them to do it. Racism will not end unless we all change, example if I say something mean about the white race would they get defensive and say something back about me or will they lash out at the whole black race. When this happen it will cause others to find a reason to lash out and thus cause separation and discriminating. As long as these groups don't agree on something then we will never get rid of racism.\n\nLike this site all it takes is one word and some words from one group to spark racist thinking from people who are not even racist. Because one side stereotypes one side and vise versa. One side can say how bad one group is and the other group will do the same because everyone want to stand up for their race. Like any argument when we disagree their will always be someone who wants to be right, and neither side is willing to give up any ground. But as long as we disagree we will always continue this cycle of discrimination and racist thinking.\n\nOnly way we can stop it is for all to agree and learn and understand others feeling, right or wrong. Also to do something that both sides can agree on. Because whites and blacks disagree on almost all the above, racism, history, and everthing else. When you think of it if we all agree then their would be nothing to complain about.\n\nLike slavery whites say blacks bring it up because they live in the past, untrue. They do it because whites down play it so much that blacks have to remind them. See if whites acknowlegde what happen then blacks counldn't complain, why complain about something if they already know it. This in it's self will stop a big chunck of racist thinking. All we have to do is find something to agree to. But what are the odds of that happening?
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Yes, there maybe some issues here but alot of what you have said is true.  Why there is not an an admission of this is unknown to me....I think that in this era people are uncertain of thinking this way since the desegragation and the ongoing violence that race still provokes(Rodney King for ex.).  People that remember this violent time in our county (1960's) do not want it to be repeated and those that have mearly learned about it have been conditioned to ignore the white issues surrounding blacks because it has become "politically incorrect".  There is a seemingly new race "war" brewing...Black's vs. Mexicans.  Now that is ALL our great nation needs..............
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i understand they want to preserve their race, which is fine. I don't agree with the raping, killing and tourturing they did to blacks long ago. Also, not a lot of white supremists are in groups, but they are still out there doing the same thing.  Two racists killed and raped this mexican woman in late 2004. If you want to save your race then do it without throwing it on other people. Those who do that are scared little whores who should soak their dicks in gasoline over night, then go to hell.
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It was really intended to be an eye-opening speech, and meant to bring people together for an obviously well deserved change, for the better. There wasn't any violence injected in his speech, because violence (even suggestions of) in that type of situation would deem counterproductive. His intentions were clear, and he was a great man for doing what he did, and standing up for what was right. If you apply it to any race who endures inequalities (as he addressed), it is a positive thing, and definitely a step in the right direction.
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I gather you're also in the comedy business. Or at least in some profession that creates fantasies. There is no doubt in my mind that anti-black racism is huge problem in much of American society. You might be surprised to hear that your kind of position on it was fairly common even when there was active segregation and Jim Crow laws. Nobody seemed to be racist then either. Some just thought Martin Luther King was "moving too fast," or that "left-wing" agitators were "causing all the problems," and yet others were "sure" that blacks by and large were happy with their situation - and that "equal but separate didn't mean racism at all." \n\nI've worked for some of the most prestigious U.S. corporations, and I can guarantee you that racism is practiced in a myriad of subtle and not-so subtle ways. I have also watched as "white flight" changes the demographics (and value) of huge areas overnight. And that just covers jobs and housing.\n\nYes, progress has been made, very often against violent, even murderous resistance. But to say it's not there is self-serving wishful thinking. It's easy to point to the shrill nonsense of idiotic poverty-pimps and say, "See. They're just whiners and defenders of criminals!" etc. But when you do the research you will find the problem almost anywhere you care to look.
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Not even close - the purpose of the morons shouting "Civil War!" is to continue their cut and run campaign.\n\nI just love it when supposedly influential and important newspapers, magazines, and columnists are caught out as they are with this "Civil War!" campaign.\n\nI love it even more that my boy George doesn't give a flying fuc! what those losers are screaming about today.  Unlike White Trash Billy, he keeps his eye on the ball instead of on the bobbing head!
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Trying to respect everyones' rights is a fool's errand. There are lots of people who will never think for themeselves unless you rattle their cage a little from time to time. Plus it's just plain fun to offend people, so long as you do it with a little respect.
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I think they are allowing  these no longer residents to vote to keep Rev Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and other so called black "leaders" from whining, bitching, and screaming their usual claim of dis-disfranchisement and discrimination more than they already have. I hate if anyone thinks that sounds racist but it is just how I see the situation. Every time there is a bad situation involving African American People those vulchers take every opportunity to get before the public and further their own interests.They are worse for their people than the Klan was!
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You don't want to balme the Klan because you can't. Why is it so difficult to see fault in your own actions and so easy to blame someone else? African-American oppression is not the Democrat's fault. Someday someone will realize that lifestyles need to change and adapt to society not the other way around. Hoping and waiting for everything to change to better fit you is   selfish and naive.
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Finally I'm not alone! I think it is kind of racist, actually it is racist. Just think about it. A whole television network worshiping white people? It would be an outrage! Many black people would call it white supremacy. Am I right? Its ok for blacks to go around shouting "Black Power!" but a white person would be in trouble if they said "White Power!". I think its wrong that another race gets special rights because they've been done extreamly wrong. Don't get it twisted I feel really angry about slavery and segregation. But I think its wrong that Black people get off with some stuff that obviously they shouldn't. Thats just what I think.
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Well first I want to say this is because of ill-informed white liberals and unsophisticated Democrats as to why we have this proble in America...\nI'll proceed...\nLet me put it to you like this: there are lazy black people and there are hard working black people. The only problem is, there is a good majority of them that are lazy. This is unfortunate because like with anything, the ones that are lazy give the ones who are hard working a bad name. Now, I'm not a conservative but I'm not a liberal. I'm not a racist but I definately know what you're talking about. As a matter of fact I'm not even white, but that doesn't matter. Anyways, the problem isn't so much that they're lazy as it is the problem that lies behind the fact that the majority of them who are lazy don't want to take on the responsibilities of bettering themselves and their community and accepting their faults as to why they are poor, why they don't have black-owned businesses even in the cities that they live in, why so many of them are incarcerated, why they can't stop depending on the government to give them handouts. I could go on and on. The truth of the matter is (and this is not just coming from me but other African-Americans as well), the majority of black folk in America don't want to take on responsibility to make change. They'd rather complain and blame everything on the white man and everyone else who isn't black. I mean, when Martin Luther King rallied a Civil Rights movement, he intended that to better the lives of black folk and give way to equal opportunities for them. As a matter of fact, the very people who fought for those civil rights back in the sixties sacrificed their lives just so black folk could prosper in America. But its a shame to see a good number of black folk disgrace that legacy by allowing drugs, crime and a lack of work ethics to tarnish it. I always hear this left-wing rehtoric that blacks have it hard in this country because they're black. It's not because they're black, it's because they don't want succeed the right way. I'm sure a number of you want to call me a racist, a this or that. You know what, it doesn't really matter because I know for a fact that when the Chinese, Vietnamese, East Indian (who some that are darker than some of the black folk here), and other ethnic groups who immigrated here, worked their asses off and did what they had to do with the very little rights they had and actaully pulled through and ended up owning businesses, having the highest level of education and made names for themselves. Now why can't black people here do the same? Well, here are number of reasons why:\n\nFor one, they highly depend on the Liberals and Democrats to give them this warm feeling that everything is in good hands as long as it is trusted in the hands of Liberals and Democrats, when the truth of the matter lies behind the fact that Democrats don't encourage them to pull their weight, stop using race as an excuse for success, leave family guidance and morale to the side (after all, Bill Clinton was po' black folk's daddy), and brainwash them into thinking that communism is going to solve all the problems when in fact it'll only make things worse for blacks (after all, with communism, who needs to work hard?).\nThe second and foremost reason is because white liberals use their aethist, communist, anything goes, anarchist delusional theory driven ideas to confuse African Americans to believing that as long as they're poor and black, they can be used as puppets for deranged liberal marketing.\n\nSo, if African Americans actually think that the Democrats or the radical liberals are going to make things better for them, then they better start rethinking why they go to church, why they're in America and not in Africa and why they don't need schools at all. Because as far as I'm concerned, it's not the A