[Fairtoall]

People that know nothing other than always having been in the "I love the USA" controlling majority get really really scared when the population via birthrates and the resulting voters growing up are leading them into being in the minority themselves. That is why they attack the lowest, part of the opposition which is the most erroneous but easiest to attack and they want it to be a stereotype. Example; some blacks that really hate white people in a fight might call a white person a KKK member even though they know it is a stretch beyond belief. Some white people in a fight might eventually consider stooping to the N word which is also as ridiculous as well. Then we all float around somewhere in the middle of those extremes. Just be mature, learn to be in the minority. The majority is supposed to get their way here. It might not be our "turn" anymore. W are just scared it won't include us anymore, kind of like losing all of your riches. In a really free society the majority rules by fair and ongoing voting. Try to respect that even though you are scared of being a minority. Once again; I am a 72 year old white male, veteran, ex CFO, not a minority yet.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Mikenbats66

This makes me sick . I was a policeman in a large city and never harassed any person black or white . It was always about who are the ones who commit the crimes . More often than not it was blacks who did it and often against whites . But you would never hear about that . Oh no !

Please excuse me, based on the entirety of your comment...if I don't believe your first post.

[Nipper]

Thank you. You are so right.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Reesie

Maybe the word that we should be using is blessed.
Blessed that we have a loving home. Blessed that we have food in our bellies.
As whites, we are privileged. We have not even once had to be in fear of jogging down a road. Never once been in fear of going into a Starbucks and sitting.
We have never once been judged strictly by how much melanin is in our DNA.
All I am asking is to show grace. Don’t assume. Never assume.

So you never went into an area and felt concerned for your safety? Whether real or perceived, anyone who says they haven't are not being honest.

And yes, all people have been judged by color at times. You, me, and everyone reading this. Not right or fair, but true.

Take your own advice.

Don’t assume. Never assume.

[aallbrand]

if you make a statement that black crime is higher then any one else and that's all you have to say you are a jive white racist chump and a idiot ( I am white )

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Fairtoall

Each one should be judged by his or her own behavior just like you would like done to you and that is just not happening at a fair rate.

So how do you feel /judge about the rioting and looting behaviors?

[airstreamingypsy]

OrangeBlossomBaby, I don't know who you are, but I hope we are friends in real life.

[Joe C.]

A man of privilege??
NO!!!

I am the result of RESPONSIBLE PARENTS.

Don't feed me that BS that I'm living that special life.
I've had to work my butt off to get where I am. No affirmative action or special programs for me. I had a poor childhood...I know what it's like to go to bed hungry, go to school some days with no breakfast, have no heat some days in the winter, holes in the bottom of my shoes, and putting cardboard in the shoes to cover the hole.
The thing is, though, we were taught values....and they were enforced and reinforced.

What we are seeing today is the result of irresponsible parents and teachers.
There is a reason for the slogan "spare the rod and spoil the child".

[Fairtoall]

Perfect example of how things get right to the lowest so fast. The policemen and the guy calling the guy a racist. Oh and the white nationalist comment. You left out, exactly "who" was tracking, exactly who "they" are and exactly "how they are tracking, exactly where did you get this information" you are so excited about you want everyone to know about it. Sorry, just hard to follow with the real meat of your observation left out. Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it

[jebartle]

[QUOTE=Slapnut;1774719]We will never be able to get over these racial barriers because of people ( both black and white) not being able to get over the past. Forget the skin color and look at that person as an individual. There are certain people that make it rough on their race by doing terrible things that reflect on them as a race whether they are black or white. We can't base our opinions on these few but we do. We need to look at the big picture and look at one race (the human race). Until we can get skin color and just the few people who set the bad examples out of our head then maybe we can get over this problem. I seriously doubt that it will ever happen because of living in the past[/QUOTE

I see a glass half full, our grandkids are more inclusive than our generation will ever be, our prejudice is written in stone with some, sad, really sad.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

Excellently stated!

And yet, we keep hearing from the usual suspects that it really doesn't make a difference...having black skin.

Funny (funny sad) thing is though, you don't hear a single one of those same people...saying that they wish they had been born black.

Why is that?

Yes, but I also don't hear you or anyone else saying they wish they were born White Trash. Do you have a chance to see the online news source that can't be linked and see some of the trash that is busted on an almost daily basis? Way more white than any other. Did they miss the Privilege Train or was it just bad luck in the DNA Lottery?

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by lorilorilori

The next generation ... will NOT be "born white and priviledged."
Many/most government jobs going to minorities
Social security going to minorities and lots of whites being turned down. (yes, its true)
Scholorships available for minorities and less for white kids
Minorities are banding together against whites.
Ok for a black to be a racist - not ok for a white.
If you think your grandkids are going to have it EZ - U R asleep in the real world.

I think you may have single-handily proved your theory wrong.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

The demise of the black family unit is a major cause of our current social problems. Children need fathers as well as mothers. IMHO our welfare system is a major cause of today's problems. 80% of the men in prison, black or white, were raised in fatherless homes.

If the black leadership in this country would pound away on kids needing two parents, children would grow up with values.

[Fairtoall]

jebartle totally agree with you. Some amazing young people out there.

I'm out. Leaving to enjoy the day even with my mask on. Need to respect the other people, not just stomp my feet, demand my rights or I will take my football home.

Everyone please enjoy yours too no matter who you are, where you are from, what you think, etc.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

So you never went into an area and felt concerned for your safety? Whether real or perceived, anyone who says they haven't are not being honest.

And yes, all people have been judged by color at times. You, me, and everyone reading this. Not right or fair, but true.

Take your own advice.

Don’t assume. Never assume.

"As for interracial violence generally, blacks disproportionately commit it. Between 2012 and 2015, there were 631,830 violent interracial victimizations, excluding homicide, between blacks and whites, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Blacks, who make up 13 percent of the US population, committed 85.5 percent of those victimizations, or 540,360 felonious assaults on whites, while whites, 61 percent of the population, committed 14.4 percent, or 91,470 felonious assaults on blacks.
Regarding threats to blacks from the police: A police officer is 18.5 times more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a police officer."

From: The Deadly Shootings That Black Lives Matter Ignores | Manhattan Institute

Jesse Jackson: “There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps... then turn around and see somebody white and feel relieved.”