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Anyone who makes judgements or general statements solely 'based' upon race is a racist by definition.
“The one thing we are going to do during this work period, sooner rather than later, is to ensure that women’s lives are not determine by virtue of five white men,” Reid said. “This Hobby Lobby decision is outrageous and we are going to do something about it. People are going to have to walk down here and vote.”
But by the mid 1800's, a seething anti-Chinese sentiment among the working classes was developing. Chinese immigrants became scapegoats for economic hardships because of their race and culture, willingness to work for lower wages and unwillingness to unionize with non-Chinese. Anti-Chinese agitation eventually convinced Congress to pass a national Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882. This law excluded Chinese from entering the United States until its repeal in 1943. Furthermore, the Chinese immigrants, 90% men, were declared ineligible for citizenship or to marry outside their race.
Following the passage of this act, many incidents of deadly violence and ethnic cleansing occurred against the Chinese. This period of American history is now known as "The Driving Out" with forced removals of the Chinese from Cherry Creek, Colorado; Tacoma, Washington; Tombstone, Arizona; Rock Spring, Wyoming; and Redlands, and California. A popular saying came into the American lexicon "He doesn't stand a Chinaman's chance." 1
Sacramento's Chinatown was no different than the rest of America. But the resilient nature of Chinese businessmen and their tenacious attitude towards the hostility of white society was best tested after the "Driving Out." Mysterious fires were rampant in America's Chinatowns and Sacramento was no exception. Although untouched by the first major fire which swept through Sacramento in 1852. The second fire of similar intensity on July 1854 destroyed the greater part of the downtown blocks on both the north and south side of I Street from Third to Seventh Streets. Many canvas structures and wood shanty-like buildings quickly fell victim to the racing flames. Many Chinese lives were lost and their belongs scattered.
The Chinese were considered by employers as "reliable" workers who would continue working, without complaint, even under destitute conditions.[1]
Chinese migrant workers encountered considerable prejudice in the United States, especially by the people who occupied the lower layers in white society, because Chinese "coolies" were used as a scapegoat for depressed wage levels by politicians and labor leaders.[2] Cases of physical assaults on Chinese include the Chinese massacre of 1871 in Los Angeles and the murder of Vincent Chin.
The Chinese were also treated Very Badly and brought to America to work in the Gold Fields and on the Rail Roads and paid Very, Very Poorly, there was a law passed the the Chinese men could not send back for their wives and fanilies and the younger men could not marry out of their race.
originally posted by: theantediluvian
Un-freakin-real.
When did it become popular to post asinine arguments in defense of random bigots whenever one of these jerks is called out for making offensive remarks publicly? (2008?) It never fails, some prominent ahole or one of his staffers tweets a bigoted sentiment or goes on some hare-brain tirade and as soon as there is a post about it, a flood of deniers rush in with the same tired arguments and fake outrage.
"Why is it fair that black people can call white people 'cracker' or 'honky' !?"
When exactly was the time when white folks where the victim of oppression at the hands of minorities in America? Where's the history of institutionalized racism against white people? When were we, as a race, disenfranchised in this country? Forbidden from owning land? When did white people have to fight against racists for their civil rights?
When was the last time a white person was called a "honky" let alone offended by being called one? Oh no, please don't call me a "cracker" that might lead to cops harassing me for my skin color! I might be denied a loan! My affluent neighbors may see "whitey" move in next door and lament to themselves, "oh great, there goes the neighborhood!"
STOP PRETENDING THAT WHITE PEOPLE ARE PERSECUTED
What a bunch of disingenuous whiners!
While I'm at it, let me extend this rant to some other unjustified blabbering:
It's now all the rage for Christians to claim that they are being persecuted and to say indefensibly stupid things like, "Muslims have an elevated status in this country." Who the hell honestly believes that?
The gay agenda perpetrated by "militant gays"? It doesn't freakin' exist. It's called people fighting for their civil rights and the ability to be who they are without fear of reprisal. Not being allowed to discriminate against the gay people in society is NOT a form of persecution. Being suspended from your reality TV show or fired for tweeting stupid bigoted things is NOT persecution — it's called a morals clause.
originally posted by: oblvion
originally posted by: rustyclutch
a reply to: oblvion
You do realize that europeans ran most of those countries right? Some until around the 90's. How much gold does Europe produce? How much oil? Natural gas? How many diamonds? Europeans have almost no natural resources so they dominate the rest of the world to get them. That is why black culture is a fail in Africa. It's a fail in America because the government conspired against us and floods our neighborhoods with drugs. Has been doing so for at least 60 years. The few of us that DO flourish have to truly be one step ahead.
You make a very good point about the government conspiring against the black community in America. Zoning laws alone wouldnt allow a liquor store on every corner of a predominately white neighborhood. However, are the liquor stores there to ruin the neighborhood, or are they there because there is demand for their products? Same goes for drugs. Are they being sold there to destroy black families and lives, or are they being sold there because of demand. I honestly dont know the answer to this, but I personally suspect it is combination of the 2 factors.
I dont know any solution possible here, unless someone from the continent could unite them all through some great act, or ruthless dictatorship.
originally posted by: Ameilia
a reply to: theantediluvian
You OP, are widely misinformed.
My WHITE grandmother was a slave. That's right, my GRANDmother. Not great or great-great. My grandmother was sold into slavery as a 2 year old and worked as a dishwasher. She is in two different books on slavery that my family knows of.
So yes, "white people" absolutely have been persecuted just like every other race or culture on this Earth. There is a racist on this thread, and it's you. A wonderful product of the sad state of education, I'm sure.
This is a dating site that is exclusionary by race. I am assuming a white person cannot use this site. If this is in fact true, it would mean that a group of people are being excluded from an activity because of skin color, ie race. Being barred from something can be viewed as ill treatment, or even harassment. So it fits the definition of persecution.
You need to learn your history my friend.
The whole racism joke - enslavement of black people by white people - is a myth.
99.999% of white people were sent to work in the mines or factories at 5 years old, they worked up to 16 hours per day, 6 days per week and were paid just enough to keep them alive.
originally posted by: theantediluvian
a reply to: Power_Semi
You need to learn your history my friend.
The whole racism joke - enslavement of black people by white people - is a myth.
99.999% of white people were sent to work in the mines or factories at 5 years old, they worked up to 16 hours per day, 6 days per week and were paid just enough to keep them alive.
The rare lunatic who flat out denies that slavery even existed. Strangely, I have in my possession documents relating to the purchase and subsequent registration of two female, black slaves in the Indiana Territory in 1802 by my own 5th great grandfather.
I also have copies of page after page from censuses and tax rolls that include columnar data accounting for the numbers of "negro slaves." Then there are the documents relating to indentured servants (Europeans) who lived in the households of some of my ancestors. Not to mention a collection of historic periodicals and books attesting to aspects of daily life from the 18th century onward. It happened. I don't feel personally responsible for it (why would I?) but why would I deny that it happened?
Conflating the abuses and exploitation of poor whites during the industrial revolution has little bearing on the modern day assertion that white people in this country are a persecuted group. If you want to discuss subjugation of the poor by the rich, I'll gladly agree that it's been going on throughout human history and continues to this very day but this is neither the purpose nor topic of this thread.
Specifically, I'm arguing against the assumption by some that whites, Christians and heterosexuals are subject to persecution (for being white, Christian or heterosexual) in present day America.