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Posted by bad_luck on 5/29/2018 9:48:00 AM (view original):
That’s not what I think. I think minorities have a harder time making it because white people, in general, don’t treat them equally.
I 100% disagree. SOME white people sure. But speaking from personal experience most treat everyone equally. You will never end racism but you can certainly reduce it significantly and I think getting rid of labels is a great start. Stating that "black people have a disadvantage" to me is 100% racist. But that is strictly my opinion.
“Getting rid of labels” is a euphemism for “ignore the problem because it doesn’t negatively affect me.”
Again. My parents came here with $100, did not speak English and were labeled as "JEW" on their Soviet Passports. I have faced anti semitism a lot. It does not mean that I think everyone in the country is an anti semite. I just ignore those people and don't deal with them. I personally would never ever never ever never ever treat someone differently because of their race, color or gender. I think 90% of the country thinks the same way. The other 10% are what they are and yelling racism at them won't change them, instead it will just make them more racist.
The country in general is geared toward the wealthy. That is capitalism. If you have money your race, color or gender are irrelevant. The key is to allow people to take full advantage of capitalism and that starts with two parents. We need to preach:
#1) Stay in school and graduate HS
#2) Don't become a single parent
#3) Get a job
Doing this will help all races. Unfortunately 70% of African Americans grow up with one parent compared to 40% for whites. But African Americans with two parents are much more successful than whites with one parent. So we should start there.
The New England Patriots are the epitome of success of the NFL. They draft at the bottom of the draft almost every year and are usually a top 5 team annually if not #1. Did you know, bad luck, that they only draft players with fathers or who have strong father figures? Dez Bryant was not on their board. Not because he is black but because he grew up in a single parent household without a strong father figure.
Blacks are no less equal than whites and actually are better athletes more often than not. Don't ask me why. Jews are terrible athletes. The fact that I am OK at sports despite my ethnicity is a marvel to me, LOL. Hindus are excellent at spelling contests. Scandavians are great power lifters. Some cultures are just more adept at certain things.
If you would stop crying racism and start preaching dual parent households this country would be way better off. Instead we are calling each other racist, when likely neither of us is one. Do you not see how dumb that is?
Couple of things.
Firstly, how would you achieve
#1) Stay in school and graduate HS
#2) Don't become a single parent
#3) Get a job
How do we get to a society where everyone does this? Or are you saying that we already live in that society and no one, at all, is at a disadvantage, which is incorrect and contradictory.
Secondly,
Unfortunately 70% of African Americans grow up with one parent compared to 40% for whites. But African Americans with two parents are much more successful than whites with one parent. So we should start there.
You keep hammering this but you are missing the point. I agree that two-parent is a big thing. So why is there a giant gap? And why do the two races, even with everything else equal, still have differing incomes?