Originally Posted by LoisR (Post 1797860)

Gee. Since when is there a timeline to confront racism?

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1797507)

Also, you're a little late to the party. This is have brought up a dozen times on this board since that parade on June 14th and discussed at length.

Originally Posted by LoisR (Post 1797495)

By now, probably most, if not all The Villages has heard of or seen the video of the man yelling “White Power” at the recent golf cart ride. As inappropriate as that statement was, I started to think about why anyone would even use it. I then thought of several conversations I have had in the recent past with Villagers when we shared original homesteads and I mentioned I was from NY. On three separate times, I was asked, “What was it like living with “them?” “Where you ever attacked by “them?” “Weren’t you afraid to live with “them” so close? On two other times I mentioned we had to go into either Leesburg or Wildwood for an errand and we were asked what type of gun do we carry? The people asking the questions stated that they never go into “those areas” without a pistol.
That got me to wonder where, or how and why does one develop thoughts and fears like this? As humans, we are not born with a genetic predisposition to be a racist, bigot, or hater. As humans, like all other animals, our intelligence (the ability to incorporate and use information) is developed from combinations of our experiences with our environment, including family, our living experiences, including schools and religious associations, and interactions with other people and processes.
So, why would a person who has never met one of “them” be so fearful that they must carry a weapon because they assume they will be in danger? Why would a person who has never met with one of “them” believe they are different than we are? What was so devoid in a person’s development and life experiences that they must yell “White Power?” The questions are easy to formulate, the answers are not. I invite your thoughts.

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1797507)

Watch the whole video and not just the 15 seconds the media used for their sound byte, which portrayed TV in a bad light. You'll see after several minutes of the woman in black intimidating Villagers into responding and then the camera catching that moment, you'll see it was a setup. Also, you're a little late to the party. This is have brought up a dozen times on this board since that parade on June 14th and discussed at length.

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1797891)

REPLY WITH QUOTE, Please.

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI (Post 1797779)

My grandson's graduating class was over 500 students, the school had nearly 2,000 kids in it. It was blatant intimidation towards whites as they didn't have a problem with another black student passing through their blockade. You are way behind on what goes on in schools if you graduated in 77.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1797804)

There is no question that black people are more racist than white people.

Originally Posted by Windguy (Post 1797958)

I believe you missed the OP’s point.

Mention of the White Power video only set up the question. The issue raised is that there IS a lot of racism in America and the OP was asking what turns a person into a racist. Why do people cross the street when the see a minority coming towards them? Why do they say “I’ll wait for the next one” when waiting for an elevator? What instills this irrational fear in people?