Greed, Racism, or fear?
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So are you asking whether we support immigration laws?\n\nImmigration laws need to be updated. With new immigration patterns, governments need to change their definations of what constitutes as "legal" and "illegal." Along with government policy come laws that are based on greed, racism and fear. When people say that they are for immigration and against illegal immigration, what we should really be looking at is why we are against illegal immigration. We should further analyze our laws and question where policies seem biased and discriminative, just as where they seem just and equal.  We need to analyze the complete picture.. rather than the negatives.
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Money, greed, and religion.
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Time does not heal all wounds, it just makes them a little less important.\n\nYour question and the reading raises a few interesting points but I will say this, racism is not a 'thing' we can see or touch or taste, it is an emotion based in an irrational fear that is taught from generation to generation. It matters not what the specific race of the individuals are engaging in hate behavior, it is more closely related to the stereotypes that have evolved over literally hundreds of years.\n\nWithout education, racism exisists as an entity rather than a concept and with education, racism will cease to exist. Do not concern yourself with products on store shelves that have been bolted down. You see it in communities all over America and in places where there are no Black people, so take heart in knowing that yes, racism is indeed alive, but only in the hearts of those who have a vested interest in keeping it alive.\n\nAbout your comments, there are lots of Black people that use "White" hair products and vice versa; in case you were unaware, CVS has anti-theft devices in or on all of their products. They have one of the highest loss-ratios in the business, meaning that people are stealing from there all the time, White, Black, whatever. Stealing is not a Black thing, it's a people thing.
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I loved these articles by Walter Williams (Professor of Economics).  He states exactly how I feel about affirmative action way more eloquently than I ever could.  You should give them a read, if you really value diversity and are open minded, then you might find them interesting.
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Does this have to do with what your looking for?\nLORENZO KOMBOA ERVIN\n \nTHE REST OF THE NEWS - Racist Insurance Racket \nWhen I was a boy coming up in the South, I used to hate to see the army of white insurance men coming into the Black community. They represented a variety of companies, many long since having been swallowed up by some multinational conglomerate, or not even in existence at all now. But I remember them well. \nWho's Buying Up All The Black Funeral Homes? \nI was talking to a funeral home director in Georgia recently who told me something that shocked me, and I am sure, will shock you too. \nThe Rest Of The News: Black People Have A Right To Rebel \nA massive anti-cop rebellion has broken out in Cincinnati over the police shootings of 15 Black men, ranging in ages of 12-44 years old, all unarmed. The latest case of Timothy Thomas, a 19-year old brother, allegedly wanted for misdemeanor traffic offenses, was gunned down last week by a crazed white cop. \nBlack Capitalism: Part III \nYou know, everybody looks down their noses at poor Black people. They fault them for their own poverty, suffering and even deaths. They "lie, cheat and steal," both the smug well-to-do whites and suburban upper class Blacks say about the poor. They, of course, feel themselves every bit superior to "those people." \nWhite On White Crime? \nI get so tired of hearing all this garbage about "Black-on-Black crime" that the media created to hypocritically denounce internal crimes and contradictions in our communities, and justify police control of the community. I can prove it's propaganda. \nReflection Of Dr. King \nI am not one of a number of persons and commentators who come merely to hypocritically give salutations to Dr. King, when in their own times, they betray his entire history of activism. In fact, the political establishment present us with a Martin Luther King, who never really existed. A saint, instead of an activist, a dream instead of a man, and a pacifist, instead of a man who would fight back if you personally tested him. \nBlack Faces In High Places \nA right-wing Republican angrily wrote me a letter last week, something to the effect like: "why don't you Blacks just give it up about charges of fraud [?]... your man [Gore] just lost, and hey Bush has now appointed Black people to high positions in this administration, which shows he is not a racist." Well, yes, the Grinch (aka as George W. Bush) has now appointed a number of Black and Brown faces to his Presidential Cabinet, and we are supposed to believed that this "diversity" means something to moderate our views of him for the theft of the election and installation of a racist government. \nThe Ballot Or The Bullet? \nThere are no fair elections in America, certainly when the questions of race and political power are evident. It's interesting therefore to look at the presidential election of the year 2000. Many things have not been widely reported, which shows that this electoral race has come so close to political violence, if not outright fascism. The right-wing, including paramilitary militias in Florida and other states, have been planning for a civil war for quite some time. Now they have a genuine "excuse" for political violence. \nWill The Revolution Be Televised? \nI was reading a letter from an activist a few days ago about the protests around the Democratic and Republican political conventions this past Summer, and about how the media distorted and covered up everything that happened. Did you know that over 3,000 persons have been arrested since the November 30, 1999 demonstration in Seattle? There has been widespread police brutality and repression of all those protests mentioned, and those in Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, Cincinnati, and other cities in the USA. \nAuthoritarian Leftists: KILL THE COP IN YOUR HEAD! \nIt's difficult to know where to begin with this open lette
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I think it is endless. In a country where all the people are the same race there is predjudice. Look at the treatment of women in Africa by African men. Look at the killing in Northern Ireland, the past wars between Native American tribes, the 20 million Russians killed under Stalin's rule, and the killing of Islamics in Iraq by other sects of the same religion. Some people, many people, (not all), just naturally look for a way to put other people down. I have seen a lot of self hate in my own race:(Gang wars in our inner cities). I have had hispanics tell me that other hispanics discriminate against them. I have seen white people put down other white people based on what state they came from. And of course there is the unfair way one whole race is placed in a "box" based on what some people of that race did or how they are portrayed on TV. I pretty much ignore people who are prejudice. I am guilty of some "pre judging" of people that I do not even know as well. I guess that means I am a bit racist too at times. Humans are ALL infected with sin since the time of Adam and Eve.
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People have negative feelings towards things they don't understand.  A little eductaion may be all these 'people' need.  But than some people are just stuck in their old racist ways.
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You'll find a lot of black racism, they've made a fortune on selling other african-americans the 'poor me' spiel, 'whitey' is their oppressor, and now here comes mexico to steal that welfare check etc. People are lazy, greedy, and stupid, including a lot of blacks, but mexicans and whites are right behind em. The keys to success are hard work, a savings plan, and the determination to be successful to begin with. Everything else is a lot of political hyperbole, and everybody's selling something...\nwhat we need in america is a level playing field with a paucity of handouts as part of its' foundation. If you wanna work, fine, get a job and earn and save your money. If you wanna sit on your ass and complain, well, Darwin's a real bastard, and you'll get cold out there come wintertime.
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I can't help but wonder where everyone's sense is. I don't know about "owed something," but if the majority of Americans truly believe that people of color are *not* discriminated against in our society, we are in a very sad state.\n\nRead the Constitution, people. The US Constitution and Bill of Rights is one of the most incredible documents ever written. One of its overall purposes was to establish a government that PROTECTED THE MINORITY FROM THE MAJORITY. Because in all times and all places, it is the minority that NEEDS protection.\n\nWhen I hear people say that Hispanics and blacks are lazy welfare bums, I want to scream. Do any of you truly believe that a mom chooses to live in a studio apartment with her kids with maybe $47 a month left over for clothes, soap. laundry, transportation, entertainment, school lunch, birthday gifts, furniture, dishes, pencils, toilet paper, shampoo, books and aluminum foil because she's trying to take advantage of you!? One minute's thought should dispel THAT belief. They do it because they stumbled into the situation, and can find no way out of it.\n\nNo, not all people of color are in that situation, but there are reasons that a higher percentage of the poor people in our country are minorities. It is because, in spite of what you say, they DO NOT have the same opportunities as the majority. Every day I read numerous posts here that begin, "I am not a racist, but . . ." and then they paint every black or brown American with the same lazy, stupid, criminal, drug addict brush. The people writing some of those posts are the people doing the hiring.\n\nAgain, in every society, the marginalized minority *is* the group that commits the most crimes per capita. Why? What the heck have they got to lose? \n\nCan you imagine what it's like being pulled over for "driving while black?" I can't. I am over 50, and I've been pulled over ONCE. Will Smith, one of the best-known, richest, and most respected African-Americans, said that he drives a fancy car and lives in a fancy neighborhood and gets pulled over about ONCE A MONTH. How do you think that kind of harassment might change your attitudes and behaviors? What might happen to your self-esteem if every time you walked into a store, the owner followed 20 steps behind you blatently staring at you?\n\nIf there's one science book between 5 students, aren't we all responsible for the kids' poor education? Should that mom above stop buying toilet paper to save up for six months for a $140 science book?\n\nEach individual must be held responsible for his own behavior. But to pretend that there's some kind of inborn propensity for evil among some groups is not only stupid, it's how societies fall.\n\nBTW, I am white. I am not currently on welfare, but have been. I am a single mom. I tend toward political conservatism, and I am ashamed of my countrymen's lack of understanding of simple social dynamics. Americans are ONE people with a beautiful tapestry of varied roots. The sooner we realize it, the better off this country will be. And if we don't, it will tear us apart at the seams. In fact, it already is.\n\nI don't know the answers. I know that things are a bit better than they were 50 years ago. But sometimes I wonder if it might not have been easier when words like ni**er and spi*k weren't politically incorrect. At least then people didn't start their rants with "I am not a racist, but . . ." The lines, at least, were clearer.
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Seeing as how you decided to use Yahoo Answers as a forum, allow me a moment to retort. \n\nIt seems that you are a bit confused....and I understand; you feel passionately about your point of view. I hope that you know that the people you've described here I'm sure can counter every single proclamation you've made, but will it help foster and facilitate a conversation that helps us all learn to understand each other? \n\nWill it help you to see and appreciate the many differences between our cultures that make us all ultimately the part of ONE HUMAN RACE? \n\nI hope so. I don't feel that only whites can be racists. That would be like saying that only white people are rich or educated. Its a blanket statement and its fear and ignorance that divides us. \n\nAt our core, we are all the same. We want to be safe and happy and live in a safe , thriving environment and wants the best for our families, friends, and loved ones. \n\nI appreciate you putting this question out here after all. Hopefully it would foster a conversation- the first step in understanding each other.
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I don't believe people are racist.I truly think they are fearful of what my happen when they let there enter self take over with feelings that make them say and do fearful things . You do have to say a lot has happen.Give them time to get to know you and see if you still feel the same way .Are maybe them are the people you just need to still away from.
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Dreams, I think the key is education. I have observed many racists on this site and notice that they are vastly uneducated and simplistic in their thinking. If you educate yourself and develop your ability to participate well in the economy, you can basically choose to separate yourself from these people in most places you go. I find that people who are educated (both in the academic and social sense) are well accepted all over. I go toe to toe with bigots constantly on this forum. Sometimes it has resulted in having answers removed, which may I mention I am proud of, knowing they were bothered when I confronted them. In my real life, I do not associate with or have to deal with people like this...Educate yourself, work hard, remember the training your parents gave you at home and seek people who have similar values. Just like this miserable has been comedian who made a fool of himself, bigots tend to find themselves in the same predicament... as outcasts.  Hold your head up proudly wherever you go.
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It’s not a question of colour but financial status. Poor people are more likely to steal. In the USA the rate of blacks is high among the poor. This can be the reason, I guess. Well, in my country many more white people steal.
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oppression, terror, and money laundering....
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ignorance and racism.
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I think there are cases where I have extra privileges for no other reason than I am white.  I also feel grateful for my blessings (being intelligent, healthy, etc).  I know that racism is real and there are many less-privileged people with fewer advantages than I have had.\n\nOn the other hand I don't think racism is the cause of people's problems as often as they think.  I think things are not so cut and dry.  If you want to pick one cause for things being unfair then in my experience, especially in the corporate world, it's not what you know it's who you know.  I've seen it many times: an undeserving person gets a promotion because he knows the boss.  I guess you can't blame people.  Everyone wants to help their own.
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racism, genocide, and death