DO white people in america even care what happens to poor black people in a disaster
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Absolutely I care!  No, he didn't do enough.  How would the poor of New Orleans benefit him or daddy's cronies?
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Black people today are not feeling the effects of what happened during their Grandfathers era.  There are more social programs from minorities than there are for White Men.  Black have more opportunity for advancement and more opportunity to attend college than most white people.  Look at the scholarships available today, most are for minorities or gays.  I am not holding the Black Man down, I do not owe anybody anything.  There is no free lunch, go out and work and make yourself better.  Don't expect me to help, but I won't stand in your way neither.
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I responded to you other question, but this guy said something true just now.\n\nHurricanes do come every year (Hurricane season) so that is a downside. But we know about them before they happen. Smart people get flood insurance, wind insurance, & insurance in general. \n\nYou see people on the news pissed off at FEMA and others, and I'll bet you most of the people that are still pissed didn't have any flood or wind insurance.\n\nSo to get any worries out of you. They warn us when a hurricane is coming, and what category it is. They let us know if we should evacuate or not. It is all over the news also, its not like they say it one time and then forget it.\n\nThe West Bank (New Orleans suburbs) like I said before, it got hit but not like New Orleans. Wind damage was the worst over here.\n\nI hope you move to my city, it is still a wonderful place. People still goto New Orleans to have a good time. But don't take my word for it,come down and see how it is for yourself.
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i think the problem with modern black people in america has nothing to do with noah but a lot more to do with inheriting a crisis of wealth disparity,\n\nexample,  home ownership in black america is significantly less then the overall american average, american average is like 75% and the black american average is like 55% -60%.  So the first thing blacks did in america was get out of slavery,\nthe second thing was political freedoms, like not riding in the back of the bus and not being denied their vote, and becoming members of the jury,\n\nnow there is an economic problem that blacks face.  Financial independence.  Many go to get good paying jobs and home owners.  Others turn to a life of drugs and crime and end up dead or in jail.  One doesn't have to be white or black to notice that at some places they just don't go at night because theres a creepy guy at the door that every few minutes someone comes running up to.\n\nThe problem of drugs affects whites and blacks.  The problem of the home owndership, this is specific to blacks, and they will need to address this in their own community.  Why and what is the solution I dont know.  To suggest a myth of someone named noah or his son has anything to do with modern society, this I know isn't part of it. ANd it weakens the effort to fix the disparity.
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I personally feel that this is part of the goverments doing. What I mean is if you think back throught american history can you ever remember a time when all people got along? Kudo's if you can because there isn't. The only difference now is that there are a lot of other ethnic people floating around. \n\nThe black population has been this nations whipping boy for many generations, and only recently did this honer get passed to the muslim/middle eastern folk. (Not trying to offend anyone at home). The more devided you are the less likly you are to unite and "beat the man" at there own endgame.\n\nAs far as interatial marrages go I am a firm beliver in "if its not what you like DON'T DO IT"! Its not for people to tell you that a white and black can't marry or any other gender/racial mix can't either. Some of the most beautiful are the product of interatial unions. Off the top of my head Vin Desil, and the Rock are both products of interatial unions. \n\nNow the white supremestis are a small section of very BITTER (ingorant)  angry white folks. For why else are there tools of choise are fear tactics and assult. Let them colinize there own section of america like the mormans did. Most of them are so messed up that they honestly belive that the holocost never happened. Come on how sick is that! \n\nThe problem in my oponion is not race it is the enviorment in which these people live. In poorer sections of town it is very sad to see these people(no need for a  lable because it effects many citizens and not one specific race) It is a problem that will be on going because the darling politions are to worried about re election. Sadly many don't vote there fore they don't really care.  If you don't belive me think back to New Orleans last year when the hurricane hit. If I am not mistaken the first people of the scene were Canadian not American. Now that is just wack!\n\nIn conclusion, I think that you are correct in that the blame game has got to stop. We have become a nation of people who can't take responsibility for there own actions. So they need to blame other people and, I find it sad. We need to stand up and stay strong in the struggle! Real quick if you want to see something that is garneteed to turn your stomach. There was an episode on Dateline where they were talking to white supremests and there were these twin girls who looked like a younger version of Mary Kate and Ashly Olsen. The things that they were singing and saying was revolting it will make you quite angry if not upest you all together. \n\nI mean come on people we are living in the 21 centery. Everyone is in need of a reality check.\n\n I also ask that you please excuse all my spelling errors!
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i think it's all wid the idea of if u're not rich u have nothing.balls! the americans  believe they're living the american dream and also racial superiority to a certain extent. humans are greatly moved by sad things so by showing them the harsher things that ppl r gng thru they believe that the un will be sucessful in it's efforts  to help ppl when we all already know that it's just a puppet in the hands of almighty america it can do nothing wrong or even if it does do wrong it's appropriately justified  the blacks have always been deprived of things cuz of their colour and their so called likeness to primates it all a little sadistic pleasure that they derive in showing such images
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they probably should.....they say things like they dont care then wonder why blacks are so pissed off
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Really, it matters not where you live as to wether your children will suffer any form of racial hatred or abuse, or not. I have lived in seven different counties in the U.K. and each time one of my children have suffered. My eldest daughter (12 y.o) was sexually abused by two classmates, my twin boys were targeted and bullied at two different schools because of their color, and finally my youngest daughter had her left arm and leg broken because she 'is not white' and 'wasn't allowed to play with the same toys as white folks'. I am an American citizen, I was born in West Virginia, but my father (who is Jamaican) married a beautiful white woman and my skin color is is btween the two. My wife is African (Morocco) and so our children are not white. \nSo, to answer your question, no, interacial couples are NOT wrong, we have every right to be a couple as the Bushes or the Blairs.
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I live in Florida so I know a little about hurricanes. 1) they are an act of nature and there is no defense against them 2) When one threatens my locale I go to a place where I will be safe and wait it out 3) Although governmental help is needed in the infrastructure each individual should be prepared to help themselves. I am aware that many people are not able to recover by themselves and need assistance, there is usually help to be had within a day or two. While I personally don't like president Bush I do ot hold him personally responsible for my well being. The agencies that are in place to provide relief have been in place far longer than he has been president. People who own their home should insure it, people who rent their homes can move, I know that this isn't a popular view but it is perhaps time that people began to take responsibility for their actions.
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Becuase America need to pay for their crime, because it's over doesn't mean their except from a crime. See it's pride of America everyone like to blame what America and their ancestors did on the "Africans". I guess the Africans killed 100 million blacks on their trip here. I guess the "Africans" shoot them, lynch, burn alive, rape, burn their homes, rob of their nationality, names, culture, customs, religion, and families. I guess the "Africans" call them Nigger, and put hoses on them, sent dogs after them. What about the Africans that put them in iron collars, worked from sun up to sun down, whip, beaten, then poured salt in their wounds, I guess it was the Africans. I could go on and on about what America and white America ancestors did. But they all have too much pride to admit it. They don't tell you that they get to benefit from 400 years of oppression to this day. America will bankrupt just repaying for the millions they kill. They will go bankrupt just for the million they mistreated. And if they have to repay for free labor bankrupt their too. If not the fact that America owe blacks anything it the fact America don't have a right to benefit from it. No one no matter what race should come here are be living off the expense of our ancestors that America still hates. The question is who will blacks back then want to benefit form their expense, everyone or just their descendants.
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your right! They are milking the government for all they can get. crying racism if they don't continue to get free places to stay, eat, get a check etc...I feel sorry for the real victims of Katrina, but they have found cases of people actually living in St. Louis, Missouri; that collected quite a bit of money; stating they were victims just because of their race. Most of the real victims have re-started their lives, but you have the ones that are lazy,and never having anything to begin with, in new homes. What a disgrace to our country. When another catastrophe happens, there won't be any funds. Not to say there hasn't been other catastrophes, but because of the race issue; this one will continue on.
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I think so.  And it's a shame that more people haven't answered this question.  It's horrible what goes on in those regions, and people don't seem to care because Africans tend to be seen as lesser people.  Hence, the lack of action.
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personally as long as there is hatred in the world between races, religions, ethnic groups, poverty, environmental break down, his dreams will never be met. a country like ours, meaning the U.S. i assume, is populated with millions of different groups of people, who all want other groups to meet their standards.  yes lack of education does contribute, but keep in mind that graduates of Hardvard, Yale, Princeton, all make up the KKK and Black Panthers and other hate groups, nature vs. nurture, not too sure that really has anything to do with it, but sure, it is possible, money, YESSSSS!  that has a lot to do with it, when i have a $400k house, 4-5 mercedes just in Miami alone and 3 little kids are starving, then yeah, there are going to be problems.  parents, yes, when a 2 year old can say the "N" word to a black person, they didn't hear it on TV, they most likely heard it in their very on household, and WE aren't helping because we contribute, black people don't like the whites and blame them for all the wrong doing and tend to live up to the negative sterotypes created, whites don't like blacks and same thing blame them for so much wrong, jews and muslims, Irish and English, same thing.  i don't think that it will ever be met fully, because of the many many differences and problems that the world as a whole face today.  \n\ni can witness to this because i am black and live in a town where just being darker than a white person will get you pulled over by the cops.  DWB's are the most popular citations in my city.  yes it has came a long way, but still has a long way to go.  yeah, black can vote, go to school, get jobs, etc... but will still be labled as gang bangers, drug dealers, and whores.  hispanics can go to school, buy houses, own business, etc...but will still be labled  as drug smugglers, illegal aliens (even when born in the U.S.), and yes whores.  \n\nThe U.S. is still headed by one race, that has not changed, and probably won't for a long long time.  \n\nMLK's dreams are a work in progress, but sure it will ever be achieved.  the only way they can, is if we all had the same skin color, height, weight, money, house, car, came from the same background, and lived the same life.
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It becomes an issue of public priority. There is an underlying American opinion that your supposed to be able to make it on your own if you work hard enough (even though this is some times a very silly theory in praxis). So theres a general discontent for things which some people see as freerider type things. You could argue there is probably a lack of empathy as many people favor as little government as possible by cutting social safety net programs for the poor. When people keep blaming the victim, these type of injustices occur. Not to mention there are quite a few government expenses that are on the board right now, so people who see us in a defecit think, well now certainly isnt the time to help these people out. It is certainly frusterating and sad but its a part of the american psyche and probably wont change any time soon.
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Someone have to teach them. Since you really want to know I will tell you from the Blacks perspective. Believe me when I tell you rather you believe it or not, but if we don't tell them about their past will whites? Do you honest believe whites will teach them about the real history. Will whites say that Blacks were slaves and oppress for over 400 years,No. White America will say "African sold other Africans into slavery" White America will blame every single thing America has done against them on everyone in the World, except America(Their people). But have too much pride to say yeah it was our ancestors that kill over 40 million of your people and Lynch tens of thousands. They won't admit they had them mark like cattle, burned alive, shoot at them, sent dogs to bit them, rape them. No, what do they say "if only the Africans did not sell them" as if the Africans knew what was going on over here. They won't say that Blacks had their nationality took and religion, culture, customs and their way of life. They won't admit everything this nation has come from the foundation of slavery. \n\nThat's why we teach our kids this is because whites try to forget it to make 400 year old crime go unpunished. Especially when this nation still like to benefit from the millions that died in vain. I would say most blacks will not even care about it, if America man up to what it did and stop blaming 400 years of oppression on the "African" and todays Blacks. Whites say some blacks are poor because they blame things on whites and are to lazy to work, untrue. As I said Just 40 years ago blacks were marching to end segregation. So in other words most blacks have to start over they did not have nothing because they been rob so long. They do not have college funds for their kids, can't buy their kids cars because they inheritaged 400 years of nothing which in most cases devolops a spirit of poverty. Which is why other group come here and be successful over black because lots of black have a poor man spirit which is hard to break, even hard when they get older. Whites will not say that the poor blacks are not poor because they are lazy but because all their centuries of free labour went into our(Whites) hands. If your white then how many people you know had your parents help you in life, how many went to nice schools, someone to pay for your college, etc. Then compare it to blacks back in the 50's, and see that they had nothing and were trying to vote. Notice the difference, whites never had it as bad, just being white you have spiecal treatment and I'm talking about the 50's.\n\nIt not a reason to keep blacks back, thats what they won't us to think to make all that died for the benefit of America to go in vain. So they can continue to enjoy a 400 advantage.
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man i have been there. \nHere is a trick, start with "Slavery destroyed more families than anything else in america". then write your ass off. you will get sympathy instead of facts.
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I am going to totally answer your last statement. We do need to focus more on what is wrong in America first, as long as we have people living in third world conditions right here, no homes, no running water, no food. Pitiful. Did anybody catch Oprah the other day, it is horrible how some people have to live in this country, while some are filthy rich and have more than they and 30 families would ever need. Now I'm getting the heck out of here.