[Starhawk]

"Come back and complain about all this stuff when you have been a minority for a significant period of time, and been subjected to the whims (ranging from indifferent to malicious) of those in power around you. Until then, realize that you have far more advantages than other minorities in the Western world, and keep your complaints about so-called unfairness to yourself, because they aren't valid. When you can see the bigger picture, you'll realize that"

Unless you were born in the 60s-70s period you don't even know what it's like to really truely be at the "whim" of the government so that argument of yours is a little bit harsh considering you dealt with a minority of jerk offs, I assure you the reverse is true in places like Harlem, or Hampton Virginia or Norfolk Virginia......and to be perfectly blunt I've met more racist black people in my life then I have openly racist white people sorry but should I now go claming I'm at their "whim" since I was outnumbered and they got a kick out of knocking me just because I was "the white boy"?

And my point about black students getting bonus points on their exams is taht if you want to be treated equal you should have to work for it just like everyone else, you only earn respect when you are worth respecting.


OH and BTW the majority of Americans are either White or Mixed race these days so I do kind of understand why they are in main political offices and stuff, simply stated there are more of them then there are black/asian/latino people in this country.

"As things are now, minorities are in a white-dominated culture. I don't know the exact numbers, but I believe fairly soon, whites will not even make up half of the population in the United States, but will still control most of the political and economic power. The cultural celebrations you speak of are an attempt to counteract this extreme power differential. The same goes for things like affirmative action. It's a common misconception among a lot of white people that affirmative action says you must hire a certain amount of minorities, or else some negative consequence occurs. On the contrary, the majority of affirmative action laws on the books simply require that due consideration be given to each candidate, and institutes policies requiring that minorities be given interviews for positions. Laws having quotas have routinely been struck down, and the ones that hold are the ones that will require employers and institutions to interview minorities and then choose the BEST candidate, when before, it would be all too common for all the non-white applications to be thrown out, and never even make it to the interview process. The laws are not there to put whites at a disadvantage, but instead to counterbalance the prejudice held by those in power."

Yeah actually white people and mixed races severely outnumber other races in the majority of the united states so I don't know where your getting your info from.


Anyway to end my statements here on a note of non argument, you have ALL made valid statments and points. None of us are racists that's been made clear, and we all hate racism of any fashion. So let us all say we hope (and pray) that in the future racism is no longer a trait we have to see ever again.