Why is the us government so racest against white people?
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Being a "white" man I hear what you are saying.\n\nAnd yes Affirmative Action is very controversial these days.  "White" men also miss many other government funded opportunities, like minority grants for starting businesses, etc. \n\nBut as a "white" man I must admit that I have many advantages others in our society don't have.  People throw jobs at me.  I have never been fired.  Police treat me with respect, and don't stop me when I walk down the street at night.  I can catch a cab in a bad neighborhood at night.  I have never been to jail.  Have never been suspected of a crime.  Basically I have had the ideal life, and the list goes on and on.\n\nI have never taken this for granted.  I have always worked hard, paid my taxes, voted, gone to jury duty, treated minorities with equal respect, etc.  I know that I have it better than most, and don't flaunt it by driving an expensive car or portraying myself as "better off".\n\nBut have I had these "extra" opportunities because I am "white", or because I have been give opportunities from my family and friends since childhood; I went to private schools, live in a rich city, have rich friends, have been taught manors, and know how to walk and talk, and earn others respect.  I was taught that communication is the most important aspect of any relationship.\n\nThe reality is that I have opportunities today because my family had given me opportunities growing up.  They were able to do this because they had money and love for me, and they learned from their parents how to be good parents.\n\nBut many people out there have nothing to give to their families.  They come from poverty.  Their kids go to crapy public schools in the inner cities.  Their parents beat them or are never home because they work three minimum wage jobs just to pay the rent.\n\nMany of these people are poor because their families were either exploited, enslaved, warred upon…………by families like mine.\n\nMy family enslaved "blacks" in the old days.  The companies my family invests in hold factories in third world country where workers are poorly paid.  My country has a history of exploiting, conducting wars, and economic takeover in foreign countries.  Most of the minorities in America come from these backgrounds.\n\nIf these people are not given a hand up they will stay down. And desperate people are expensive to control.  Desperate people commit crimes, they use drugs, and they don't care about others.\n\nThe problem is that there are poor "white" Americans too.  Should we not reduce Affirmative Action to skin color, but to financial status?  There are rich "blacks" that are given more opportunities than poor "whites".\n\nBut if we stop setting quotas for race, will poor "whites" get more jobs than poor "blacks"?  We can't afford not to make compromises, but I see that the system needs revisions.\n\nToo many right wing "whites" say that we are all given an equal chance in this country, and if you don't make it, it is because you are lazy or just stupid.  I say it is easy for the rich and whites to say such things.  Whites come from privileged backgrounds (not all, but many more than other ethnicities).  Racism still exists, and not just in Affirmative Action. \n\nBut a problem exist that must be fixed; poor whites are given less opportunities because they are white.
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You don't seem racist, just intellectually curious. There's nothing wrong with that. Hopefully this will help with some of your questions. \n\nRacism is a product of institutional ownership. In other words, whites dominate in the most important areas of society. For example, the Federal Reserve Bank controls interest rates, the chairman is always been white. Our highest political offices in this country have typically been held by whites and the white cultural majority dominates mainstream television and other forms of media. Blacks and other minorities have gained considerable influence, but it's just one minority here or there. \n\nWhites have no reason to celebrate racial pride because they wrote the history books. There have been a lot great things contributed to this country by minorities, but we only talk about them for 28 days a year. An African-American would have to take a class specifically designed to educate them about there culture in order to learn about themselves. Whites have only to go to school. Ask a Native American if Christopher Columbus discovered America. They would probably tell you it was never lost. Only from the white, European perspective was this country a discovery. \n\nAs for affirmative action and similar innitatives I'd offer an analogy. I'll challenge you to a mile run. Now here are the conditions:  I get a three quarter-mile head start. With that kind of advantage do you even have a chance to win? Would you even want to race? I doubt it. I do agree that minorities have closed the gap in alot of ways. Maybe affirmative action is less needed at the present time. \n\nI can't refer back to what you've wrote, so I don't remember all of your points. I hope this little bit helps.
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hmmm...interesting, I have one to write too. 10 pages....anyway...every race is racist against others.  I would think more whites are racists because they are a superior race. But then.there are alot of blacks that are racist against whites because of the past and vice versa. Hispanics are racist against blacks and whites because most think they are better...( a ran culture) the funny thing is I am white, black, cuban, native, and phillipino. and its not the color that bothers me its more of the person. i hope this helped you out.
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Sounds like you hate white people to me.  . Every race on earth has its share of good and bad. I am white and I didn't have my first child until I was 32 so that blows your theory
1063775
that's a good question. its because the US government are scared to act. it would be call racism. blacks always complain about that there people where tortured and slaves... like they where the only one. Egypt enslaved hundreds of thousands of whites  for hundreds of years. Blacks where enslaved for like 100 years and they still complain.\nSISSYS.\nBlacks always say stuff like well i get put in jail for nothing. then later we find out he did do something wrong.     they need to take responsibility for there own actions\n\nP.S. Blacks choose not to get a bad education. they have all these excuses like they have less of a chance than us. they are just lazy. \nthey have the United Negro College Fund. what do whites have? nothing but smarts. that not our fault... I'm not saying that whites are all smart but you are wright about blacks having more rights. If whites made a United Caucasian Fund, the creators of it would be sued for racism.  ya that sounds real equal... NOT
504743
Of course the same issues will arise. They don't respect the United States as a sovereign country. They feel they should be able to just walk around doing what they please on our soil because they hate whites.
270421
It is a dominance thing. A power tip of sorts. That is how the government tries to oppress society. It is an individuals way of trying to oppress his fellow man. It makes no differance what race, sex, religion, and those with dissibilities.
658796
Every half of century of so. . there is one race that sticks out from the rest and gets the charge for worst race.  It was white ppl for what they did to slaves.. it was germans for what they did to the jews and so on and so forth right now its the muslism... in another few years it will be someone else.. that's just how it seems to me that it works.  dont know who's gonna be next but it gets worst and worst.
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Spanish speaking people in general (not necessarily people from Spain) are biast against ¨gringos¨ (white people) and see them as a representation of George Bush and the american government.   No one has problems with your skin color or ethnic background, but generally foreigners are associated with whatever their steriotype might be.  For example, white guys are the USA incarnate and its imperialistic government that invades Iraq.  On a more individual basis, most are more than willing to talk with you and hear what you have to say.  Most just loathe the power the United States wields as world police and think they are being picked on some how. It`s like your classic goth-teenager in highschool.  The whole world is different than them and is against them. (shutup!)\n    Its hard to classify an entire people as racist or not.  They are a huge mix of people just like you`d find in any other place.  Huge contributing factors: the news and education level.  Eveyone believes what they see on the TV (everywhere).
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I can honestly tell you that thet root of racism is directly related...at least in the U.S to series of events that most of us don't ralize are there because we don't MAKE THE TIME to inform ourselves. racism, war and poverty are a direct result of U.S interventions thru out the world in order to intimidate people w/ ideals that might pose a threat to THE U.S GOVERMENT...NOT THE PEOPLE OF THE U.S., BUT THE GOVERNMENT...this has been going on for at least the last 50 years. \nthe secret gov't spreads racism by means of terror.\nthis is a list of countries that the U.S has invaded since the 1950's  till today.\nIRAN, cambodia, VIETNAM, GUATEMALA, CHILE, EL SALVADOR, CUBA, EGYPT, IRAQ, AFGANISTAN,LAOS,PANAMA, BOLIVIA...the list goes on and on.\nthe U.S secret gov't is responsible for more than 5 millions of deaths and atrocities thru out this counries.\nRACISM exists because we allow the people that are supposed to represent us to do as they wILL. WE HAVE THE POWER TO END RACISM BUT WE CAN ONLY DO IT BY BECOMING CONSCIOUS AND CREATING SOLIDARITY THRU OUT THE WORLD.THE PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER, WE HAVE THE POWER TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL. BUT WE MUST SPEAK OUT AND BECOME INVOLVED AND FIND DIFFERENT SOURCES OF ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION.
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Good question.\n\nI'd like to think that it's because the Caucasian race originated to the USA from England, and England ruled them with a pompous and ignorant heavy hand.
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You answered this question yourself due to the manner in which you formulated it.\n\nThe answer is because they're racist. \n\nYou have implied that the racist person is white because they are complaining about illegal immigrants that are unwhite.  Therefore, the (racist) white would have no reason to complain against someone illegal that is their same race.\n\nIs this what you were looking for, or did I miss something?\n\nBy the way, not every person who is concerned about illegal immigration in America is white, and neither are they all racist.  It is a security issue as well as an economic one.  I don't think it should be a racist issue, and unfortunately some people seem to have brought it there.  Our country should have a means in place to accept immigrants who desire a better life and who want to work for themselves and their family.  Somehow the system is broken and now the people who benefit the most are corporations who exploit the immigrants for cheap labor and lack of oversight for the positive working conditions and benefits due to every worker in America.\n\nFreedom and justice for the world, not just for Americans!
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Its simple really.....its the same quota system the white people put into place to discriminate against themselves. Being a republican i really don't understand the why....just the how.
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Yea the federal government needs to do something about this IMMEDIATELY....this situation is causing much civil problems.....I do not want to see the federal government ignore this problem any longer....it is causing breeding of racism.
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its sickening how poorly white people are treated.\n tisk tisk
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The politicians like to keep it stirred up to win votes from the ignorant. Because it was such an important thing in the past and so many politicians cannot seem to find anything forward-thinking to run on, they keep racism stirred up so they can have something to "solve" for you.\n\nWhen all Americans can tell them to take a hike and ignore the rhetoric, we'll be waaaay ahead.
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It is all a bunch of political correct bullsh*t.  This is America.  We are free to live as we desire.  Tell your parents to order brown bread if that is what they prefer, they are paying for the meal, and they have no reason to feel bad about it.\n\nAny person who takes racism into every nook and cranny of other people's lives needs serious therapy from a medical professional.  Racism is discrimination against PEOPLE, not bread.  Using every day words and phrases are not racism.  \n\nCertain people have made it so because we have created an entitlement society in America and there is a certain percentage of citizens and non-citizens that make a living off bogus lawsuits.  \n\nAs long as we continue to give in, this crap will continue to go on.  It is up to us to take our Constitution back, to be knowledgable about the limitations of what the 3 branches of government can do, and take our country back from these power hungry super freaks who want to create utopia.  \n\nThe last person I remember trying to create a Utopia was Adolf Hitler.  Do you all remember how that turned out?