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Originally posted by die_another_day
Let's just say that only idiots focus on superficial differences on a daily basis.
Smart people tend spend their time wisely to educate themselves and become even more wise as a result.
Originally posted by whatukno
I really don't see the problem.
America was supposed to be the great melting pot. However some people have gotten it in their heads that the only melting that should be going on is in flavors of vanilla and the rest should be taken out of the pot.
I am afraid that your OP rock is a desperate attempt at trying to hide your utter disdain for other cultures, other races, and other ethnicities. This is America, where we should embrace and welcome instead of exclude.
Originally posted by Jomina
Honestly, I will be glad to see the day when crap like this does not matter anymore.
I'm a mutt... primarily native american non-traditional. I enjoy all aspects of my genetic culture, no matter what it may be.
And, frankly, all of us started out as the same, one way or the other. The fact that adaptation/etc has made us what we now identify as "races" does not really matter.
We're all homo sapiens.
Originally posted by dude69
reply to post by James1982
No,no,no...Me wanting to act out is a direct response of being treated like some sort of criminal that just got released from prison and has to be taught some manners. As though I'm gonna strip of my clothes any second and run across the room. Aaaall the freaking time simply because of my skin color...Imagine indirectly being treated like a child in detention every day. A bad seed, although you haven't even done anything wrong...you just go nuts after a while.
Originally posted by Gazrok
reply to post by Rockpuck
You are confused.
There is no overriding "white" culture, just as there is no overriding "black" culture.
It could be said that there is a "white American" culture and a "black American" culture, but to try and take credit for our ancestors conquests (or follies, for that matter), is really not accurate.
Even a "European" culture is much more diverse than just that. Spaniards, French, and the English all have VERY different cultures from each other...for example.
There's a reason for the decline in the white population. Simply put, kids are expensive, and more and more folks (myself included, an American white guy), realize it's simply too expensive for my budget.
Of course, you can stereotype all you want, but there are also statistics that back up the trends in poorer people (regardless of color or religion, etc.) tending to breed more. Of course, this used to be due to rural agrarian societies (more kids equal more farmhands), but the "cultural practice" of large families has continued, while the need for them has not.
Personally, I have no illusions that I will be a minority by the time I'm in my old age. Globally, I already am (i.e. your 16% figure)... It is neither "right" nor "wrong", it simply "is"... I could care less about color or religion, but the REAL problem with large influxes of poorer populations (no matter what color or creed) is brain drain, the economic impact. That concerns me far more than becoming a minority.
Originally posted by Anthony1138
reply to post by Rockpuck
Your proud of white history? We ripped off natives for their land, and enslaved other races, and your proud of that?