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Originally posted by ollncasino
Originally posted by CaptainNemo
Chicago will hire 111 bypassed black firefighters by March 2012 and pay at least $30 million in damages to some 6,000 others who will never get that chance, under a court order expected to be approved Wednesday by a federal judge.
So you mean black candidates to become firemen were passed over and bypassed in the same way as 'Historically Black Colleges' pass over and bypass white applicants?
That's racist.
edit on 27-2-2012 by ollncasino because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by R3velutionR3quired
Originally posted by CaptainNemo
Originally posted by kimish
reply to post by ollncasino
Wouldn't a black only college be considered along the lines of black privilege? Do I smell hypocrisy on the forums today?
There is no such thing as a black only college in the United States of America. Persons who are not black might be dissuaded from attending a historically black college for obvious reasons, but of course anyone can apply and be accepted regardless of race. The mission of a historically black college is to maintain and promote the legacy of higher education of black people.
edit on 27-2-2012 by CaptainNemo because: (no reason given)
So its a black collage then how would you feel if we had a white collage
Originally posted by Golf66
Originally posted by CaptainNemo
The U.S government has a thing called checks & balances so let's factor in the 535 members of congress and the 3600 federal judges. There are about 31 african american members of congress but I can't find a statistic for the judges, so that given I'd estimate the ratio of blacks to non-blacks in a position of power in the federal government to be very lopsided in heavy favor of non-blacks
Again Captain; you scare me a great deal with your obvious lack of knowledge coupled with the desire to share incorrect concepts with the public as if they are fact. If you are of voting age I will double down on that fear.
The system of checks and balances to which you refer in terms of the U.S. government is with regard to the balance of power between the three branches of government not the many races of the countries residents.
There is a failed experiment called affirmative action which allotted preference to minorities in hiring for government employment in the hopes it would break the cycle of poverty - we all see how well that worked. Perhaps that is what you are confusing with checks and balances? I don't know...
Where do you come up with this stuff...?
edit on 27/2/2012 by Golf66 because: (no reason given)edit on 27/2/2012 by Golf66 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by mcdgray129
Originally posted by dayve
F*ck you guys who are still defending white power in comparison to black power. Or those of you putting down African Americans just for the f*ck sake of argument. This thread is BS and it has been settled, the majority (white people) do not find pdiddys statement offensive. People made some good points on here but let it go..... The only people opposing black power on here just want to ruffle feathers. It's about statistics and idiots trying to prove how f*cked up the black community is. F*ck you guys..... Closeeeeee it......edit on 27-2-2012 by dayve because: (no reason given)
Yes.. Ok.. Nice one on that Rampage that you had there, so tell me again, where is people putting down african americans??.
Are we not allowed to have a debate on such a subject now??..
And saying the F word to a lot of people. including myself is a very rude remark imo.
All we are saying that in 2012 the is no difference.
Its all racist slurs now, and soon it will be classed as such. Dont get mad over such matters....
Originally posted by CaptainNemoThe U.S government has a thing called checks & balances so let's factor in the 535 members of congress and the 3600 federal judges. There are about 31 african american members of congress but I can't find a statistic for the judges, so that given I'd estimate the ratio of blacks to non-blacks in a position of power in the federal government to be very lopsided in heavy favor of non-blacks
Originally posted by Hellas
reply to post by OutKast Searcher
See? They're excluding themselves from the 'group'. Not the other way around