I haven't expereienced so much racism in years as I have these past few months and more specifically these past few weeks regarding this election.

It's disgusting. I thought we were making progress. I'm not going to post what all I've heard but I can tell you that racism is definately alive and well in America, even if you choose to think otherwise.

Why are folks so full of hate? If it's not the African Americans, it's the Mexicans, or the Jews, or the Asians, or the Native Americans, and when that wares out they move towards hating the gays. What is with all this hate? We are all people. All of us. We have 99.999999999% the same genes.

What the hell gives?

I could post example after example of what I have come across (I work in a field where I am out amongst the people) and it is sickening the things I have heard people say.

I think racism still exists just as much as it did 45 years ago, only it's more hidden now. It's implicit.

I've noticed it a lot more also. Seems as if race, sex, and age discrimination are definitely on the rise. But also on the other hand, people are calling nondiscriminatory statements as discriminatory simply because the person the statement is being directed at is a protected minority.

Your right, the racism in this country is really getting to me too.

When Mayor Ray Naggin stated that “New Orleans will be Chocolate Again” I couldn’t believe my ears.

When a black rapper went on TV and said “Bush Hates Black people” I was just dumbfounded.

When Louis Farakan said, “All White People Need to be Killed” I was extremely upset and realized who the enemies of America really are.

When Obama’s pastor constantly makes racist comments in a so called Christian Church that was when I realized where all the racism these days comes from.

It comes from black politicians, black religious leaders, and black rappers. Heck, most of the racism that I see today comes from blacks, not whites.

I think you are noticing latent de facto racism that has existed for a long time being discussed more candidly. Nothing really has changed underneath. P.C. attitudes and antidiscrimination laws helped swept it under the rug for awhile. The Northern U.S. is going through a revival of bigotry in large part due to the induced illegal Mexican panic. I know it because I'm living it.

We have 99.999999999% the same genes.

Doubt it. That's more precision than there are genes.

Well when it comes to racism, you can't necesarrily point fingers at a certain group starting it all. There seems to be a subtle racial undertone in every group. This is apparent in our prison system. We have white supremacists, black racists groups, and brown pride etc. To point fingers at "whites" or "blacks" as the fountain of this country's growing racial tensions is just ignorant.

I can point out several times when I was in high school where i heard racial slurs being flung around by everyone to everyone, these included ni**er, cr**ker, b**ner, ch**k and sand ni**er. Each one coming from different "racial" groups, each one founded on idiotic beliefs of racial difference, or racial inequality. And even innocent racial remarks like, white people can't dance/jump, black people naturally play base, asians are great at math, mexicans run around and get people pregnant, heck, even i got called a twinky *yellow on the outside, white on the inside* and i thought that was a little ill humored. To break free from the shackles of such an ill would be to deny ignorance, and to do that, people need an open mind, sadly, few of those exist.

I have traveled around the country in many spots many people could not find on a map. Racism is still around, just not seen by many outsiders, and the media sure isnt brodcasting it "as it is". Yes its a shame that racism is still there, it will never die out, or go away. It I beleive is built into us. "Bird of a feather flock together"

What I see is the news media stirring the pot along with a few individuals. People discuss the news. If racism is the top news story people will see it as an attack on them and become defensive. That is why innocent remarks are now called racist.

I for one believe that racism is generated by ignorance, fear and a low self esteem. If people were better educated from an early age then things would be a lot better.

A child does not see color in people - they only see people. It is not until their minds are corrupted by adults that they become bigots.

Fundamentalist Christians also have a lot to answer for, often quoting the "Curse of Ham" to justify their racism.

Racism is disgusting in any form, and as I have already stated, it is born out of ignorance, fear and a low self esteem. People call other people names to make themselves feel better. Just pathetic really...

No, it is not ignorant to say, “It’s mostly coming from ____.” Why? It is because history proves this to be true. But why is this true. It is true because like all propaganda racism is used by the forces in power to gain more control. Whoever has or wants the most power will use racism the most in order to gain it or keep it. It depends on the season who is using it the most to benefit their own agenda. To say otherwise is what is ignorant of the truth.

In Germany during world war two it was the Nazi’s who used racism to further their goals of global domination. In japan at that same time it was the Japanese that claim that the Chinese were genetically inferior to the Japanese.

In world War One is was the Americans and England that used racism against “The Huns” in demonizing Germany and making them out to be no different than the Germanic Hordes that the Romans fought so many centuries ago.

In America’s own past it first was the Europeans who used racism to demonize the Native American’s by calling them savages and people without souls.

Later, it was whites, who published entire textbooks about how the African races were meant to dominated by Europeans.

But now, it is mostly the blacks in America that are trying desperately to gain more power and influence over each other and America itself and so they will use and protect racism whenever it suits their own agenda. As well they will attack anyone else who may point out the fact that they are using racism as a tool for power.

Today, Black Americans will justify racism from Black Politicians, Church Leaders, Artists, and anyone who is also black. At the same time they will claim that any comments against their activities are racist in nature.

It’s the same old game that’s been played time and time before, and no, it is never equal in its use and promotion for that is the essence of why it is used. If it was equal in its usage then there would be no advantage in its tactics and it would be abandoned by all.

Racism is a tool of hatred, and like any other tool of hatred, the ones who use it the most are the ones who usually want to attack their neighbors to gain control of the area. The only thought that is nieve or ignorant is to believe otherwise. For to believe otherwise is a glaring contradiction in light of history.

All races have racists in them. It must be interesting how these people think. Somehow, a jerk from your own race is just a jerk and not indicative of you or your race, but a jerk from another race is a racial slur and is indicative of that whole race.

A jerk's a jerk regardless of race, and all races are full of jerks. Deal with people on an individual basis, and stop the generalizations.

[edit on 4-9-2008 by ThePiemaker]

The answer to the question of why is there racism is simple: divide and conquer. If the ruling powers can maintain this farce of racism that keeps us from standing together in a show of unity against the status quo, then that status quo can be maintained indefinitely. As long as we are squabbling amongst ourselves, we can't fight the real enemy. And that is exactly the way they want to keep it!