[mike234]

Originally Posted by scooterstang

First of all Black people say they want equallity, but it seems they go out of there way to seperate themselves from any other race! Can you imagine if we had "All White TV" to oppose there BET Channel! Can you imagine if we all walked around with "White lives matter T-Shirts on" To me all lives matter. Now it might sound to you like I am racist,but the fact is I am not. I am just tired of the poor me syndrome because way way back they were enslaved by our late late ancestors. I am truly sorry for that,but that has nothing to do with any of us living individuals right now. Dilbert had the guts to say what a heck of a lot of us are not saying! I have some real good friends who are black,but they don't walk around with a chip on there shoulder and don't sing rap songs about killing cops. Plus if they were pulled over for anything they would obey commands and not try to run or resist. Man I could go on and on but I think I have gotten my point out.

I agree with this guy, too....and I agree with the Dilbert guy too

[ElDiabloJoe]

I'm not convinced that the Developer's newspaper cancelled Dilbert. Dilbert was likely cancelled by a content coordinator that organizes, arranges, and pays for the comic strip page by paying for individual strips and organizing them into a collection of comic strips aka funny pages and then sells that content to various newspapers. I doubt that the Developer's newspaper (or any other) seeks out and contracts with a few dozen individual comic strip writer/illustrators. More likely a third party does all this and then sells the created funny pages to newspapers or newspaper groups.

[manaboutown]

I read Dilbert now and then over the years but it never grabbed my attention. I prefer light hearted funnies. Anyway, I found it amusing whenever I did get the point. At times I could relate having worked in bureaucracies, for large corporations and the government. I had never heard of Scott Adams in any way as I had never paid any attention to who wrote and drew Dilbert.

Well, I did a search on him to discover his history as one's life experiences weigh heavily on one's outlook on life and beliefs. He has had a difficult life at times, while a bank teller being robbed at gunpoint twice and losing an 18 year old stepson to a Fentanyl overdose. He is also very, very bright and well educated. Then I viewed his controversial video wherein during and after his controversial remarks he pointed out that education is the answer for one of any race. I agree with that, followed by hard work!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by mtdjed

A conclusion that half of black people hate whites because someone states that they dislike a statement is irrelevant in my opinion, I feel entitled without reading the entire poll or studying all questions and answers. We don't know the makeup of the group polled, cannot verify that their answers were properly interpreted or tallied. We don't know the nature of how the statement was interpreted. It really is my right to come to my own opinion based upon the info given.
Just like opinions are made on the issue of global warming. Nobody on this site has total knowledge from reading all sides of the issue. We read what we want to read and form an opinion.

Well... If you had actually listened to (or read) what he said, you would know that he NEVER said the 1/2 of Black people hate whites... So there's that...

Oh, and I actually listened to the entire segment he posted...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

True, but that doesn’t mean exercising your right to speak freely won’t have consequences you don’t like. It’s often better to NOT speak freely. You are more likely to keep your friends.

I think Adams should have kept his mouth shut. If not, he should have been much more precise in how he examined the poll and analyzed the implications. I remember ten years ago taking a black college professor out on a rather fancy date. I thought we had a nice time. As I was walking her to her car from the restaurant, she said, out of the blue, “I hate white people.” I was startled. She went on to recommend several books about whiteness. I read them. I didn’t agree. And I never called saw her again. A statement like hers fits in with Adams’ poll, I think, and it is problematic. It’s hard for everyone to get along when their starting point is a stated hatred of an entire group.

Adam's didn't take the poll... It was Rasmussen...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by tvbound

A whole lot of posts in this thread would be the first exhibit refuting the notion, when someone says "America isn't a racist country."

It's not like being a racist is even against the law, as long as someone doesn't have power/authority over another and uses their racism/bigotry. And one thing is for sure, the vast majority of power and authority are held by white people in this country, so it's not hard to figure out the rest.

Particularly interesting, is that so many posting were actually alive and recall seeing the separate white/colored signs over restrooms/water fountains/Etc., yet still like to say how much better it was -"in the good old days."

Thank goodness polls show that younger generations are a lot less racist/bigoted/prejudiced than many of those posting here...and the problem will eventually get better.

I don't think anyone has said America WASN'T a racist country...

But it's nice of you to conflate the issue of "the good old days"...

BTW, when was the last time you say "White/Colored signs" on a water fountain?

[Arctic Fox]

...was in today's Daily Sun

[lindaelane]

As I understand it, Adams misread the poll, and thought 53% of black people said it was not OK to be white. I listened to much of the longer podcast. I thought, in context, he was saying to stay away from black neighborhoods. But he has made a lot of money and hopefully is near retirement and will be OK. I agree that his words must be taken at face value since what he meant is not absolutely sure - but I think he more likely meant to stay away from Black neighborhoods.

Not that it is OK to even say "stay away from Black neighborhoods", it carries the assumption they are high crime neighborhoods. Or in Adams case, he thinks it is high crime and a majority there "hate" which people (which he is mistaken about, as I said).

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by lindaelane

As I understand it, Adams misread the poll, and thought 53% of black people said it was not OK to be white. I listened to much of the longer podcast. I thought, in context, he was saying to stay away from black neighborhoods. But he has made a lot of money and hopefully is near retirement and will be OK. I agree that his words must be taken at face value since what he meant is not absolutely sure - but I think he more likely meant to stay away from Black neighborhoods.

Not that it is OK to even say "stay away from Black neighborhoods", it carries the assumption they are high crime neighborhoods. Or in Adams case, he thinks it is high crime and a majority there "hate" which people (which he is mistaken about, as I said).

No, he read the poll correctly. You have it a bit backwards....

The question was "Is it okay to be white". Only 53% of Black Americans stated, yes, it is okay to be white. 42% strongly agreed, and 11% "somewhat agreed" (42+11=53). 9% "somewhat disagreed" with that statement. 18% "STRONGLY disagreed" with than statement (9+18=27), and 21% "were not sure". Hence, he stated that "almost half" (27+21) DID NOT agree with the statement that "It's Okay to be White"...

He quoted Don Lemon about the problems with certain (black) neighborhoods, and agreed with him. Don Lemon moved to a different neighborhood and Adams did the same...

He went on to say that he thinks this cannot be fixed. That he's done trying to fix it.

Here's a link to the poll results: https://twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/s...ay-to-be-white

[xlhig]

Originally Posted by russtcc

Yep.

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