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originally posted by: SprocketUK
Come on, it's a natural human thing, it may not be entirely rational, but we all do it.
Our team wins, we share the glory even though we weren't on the pitch.
On rememberance day at school we all spared a minute to think of the old boys as the headmaster read out the names of the fallen and felt a little pride by association with medal winners etc.
If someone in your family has a Roller or a Bentley, you are going to tell someone.
It's just life, some people even feel shame for what their nation or race or family may have done in the past even though they may not have had anything to do with it.
If identifying with someone who did something great gives you a little bit of good feeling and inspires you to do something, where's the harm?
originally posted by: Abysha
originally posted by: BatheInTheFountain
a reply to: Abysha
Peruse ANY of the profiles in most of Southern California on POF or TINDER or OKCUPID.
"WHITE" is the MAJORITY??
HAHAHAHAHA, I get flooded with emails from Hispanic/Asian girls at a rate 10 times more than White women. There are hardly any LEFT. And I'm supposed to be the "Majority"?
I admit, I've never been on any of those sites. If it is as skewed as you say it is, then I apologize for the assumption that it mirrors the demographics of our nation.
But like you said earlier, you can always filter out whoever you want by any number of characteristics, including "race".
In any case, I was only pointing out why a site specializing in the majority can be seen as exclusionary. I obviously don't know enough about dating sites so I'll probably back off from this thread now.
originally posted by: Crazy Diamond
originally posted by: awareness10
This .. i feel... is how the white race is beginning to feel, and they're feeling as though their own History is being ripped out from underneath them right now, their Culture, their Roots.
What exactly is "white culture"? I can guarantee you that culture of a country I was born in (Serbia, overwhelmingly white) is quite different than lets say Norway.
A while ago I was very interested to see how racist people think so I went to stormfront for some reading. It was a good laugh, they couldn't even agree who qualifies as white. A lot of them don't accept Greeks, Italians etc. as white.
And, by the way, thanks for speaking for all of us.
originally posted by: RickinVa
If you read the original article, you will notice that there is no mention of it being "racist",,,, simply as being an outdated mode of thinking.
But again, any google search for a specific race dating website will almost certainly turn up results.
It seems that it is politically incorrect based solely on the basis that it would be a website for white people to meet other white people to date, while totally ignoring that there are plenty of websites for other races other than white/Caucasian people to meet people of their own race.
I wanted to leave the racist aspect out of this, because we are talking a personal relationship preference.
Dating websites are designed to meet people like yourself, with like interests and common goals in life. If you only want to date people that fall within specific guidelines that you set for yourself, then by all means go for it.
originally posted by: marg6043
a reply to: Puppylove
Only in a make believe utopia we as humans could forget about the color of the skin and be just humans, male and female, gay or lesbian transgender or whatever.
But in this days and time in our reality, people will be prejudiced at some point in time toward their fellow human beings for been different.
We have choices and people have the right to chose, whatever be the reason for it should be respected.
originally posted by: Spider879
originally posted by: Vector99
a reply to: Spider879
Did you watch the video? 3 of the 4 people "interviewed" were minorities. A black lady said she thought is was racist despite this in the websites about us
The question naturally arises, can anyone join? That answer is yes, as long as you are at least 18 years of age and you agree to abide by the rules and regulations set forth for all members to follow. We want our dating forum to be simple and inexpensive with the ability to connect like minded people in a non discriminatory fashion.
Haven't seen the vid but they are off their freaking rockers to think that's an Issue , but like I said the black folks that I know would have just shrugged their shoulder like meh.
originally posted by: chishuppu
White people somewhere somehow forgave themselves for their wrong doings against other people, so with that idiocy believe that those people they wronged also forgave them therefore decided to give themselves a clean slate. So when I read this thread I sympathize with those who gave themselves a clean slate or feel that history should not involve them, but they are mistaken in believing that they are on the same level as those they wronged. As the masters of the art of racism and forced segregation people of other races you mistreated tend to get skeptical or fearful of whites gathering by themselves in an exclusive group, because history tells you that whites in an exclusive group is not good for anyone else. Dems the breaks unfortunately, but the hope is that your kids kids won't have to worry about it.
originally posted by: Crazy Diamond
originally posted by: SprocketUK
Come on, it's a natural human thing, it may not be entirely rational, but we all do it.
Our team wins, we share the glory even though we weren't on the pitch.
On rememberance day at school we all spared a minute to think of the old boys as the headmaster read out the names of the fallen and felt a little pride by association with medal winners etc.
If someone in your family has a Roller or a Bentley, you are going to tell someone.
It's just life, some people even feel shame for what their nation or race or family may have done in the past even though they may not have had anything to do with it.
If identifying with someone who did something great gives you a little bit of good feeling and inspires you to do something, where's the harm?
It's not rational at all and we certainly don't all do it. Why should I feel proud that my relative has Bentley or Roller? Now, if you are on the team and have contributed something to the win, sure, feel proud about it, even though you were not on the pitch.
When I was a kid, my dad, who generally was a good guy, but when he would get drunk, he would become quite violent. Few times my mom locked him out and he would be outside banging on the door, screaming, police coming etc. For the longest time I felt extreme shame as if I was doing those things.
Then one day it hit me, it's not me doing these things, why should I feel any shame whatsoever. And this is my parent we are talking about, you cant get any closer than that as far as genetic similarity. From there on I realized, by the same token, that I also can't be proud or ashamed of what other people did just because it so happens that they were born in the same geographic location, with same skin pigment, with same religion etc.
Sure, if you get inspired by someone you identify with and their accomplishments and because of it you accomplish something yourself, absolutely, be proud about it. However, I see a lot of people just riding their ancestral coattails and accomplishing absolutely nothing themselves and still feeling proud for what their ancestors did.
And then we also have extreme examples of people identifying with labels like "I am white, you are black, we must hate each other" or "I am Christian, you are Muslim, we must hate each other" or "I am Russian, you are American, we must hate each other" etc. I am sure some people would be happiest if went back to tribes, even further segregation.
In my opinion, one of the biggest problems on this planet is that some people are still stuck in "pack mentality", which is fine if you are a dog but not if you are a civilized human being. I have a dog, mix between German shepherd and Akita, and if another dog is part of his pack, he/she is cool; if not, there will be blood. It is sad to see there are people in this world who behave just like that. I am not saying you have to love everyone on this planet but at least be civilized when dealing with people who are not exactly like you (generic "you", not you personally).
originally posted by: chishuppu
White people somewhere somehow forgave themselves for their wrong doings against other people, so with that idiocy believe that those people they wronged also forgave them therefore decided to give themselves a clean slate. So when I read this thread I sympathize with those who gave themselves a clean slate or feel that history should not involve them, but they are mistaken in believing that they are on the same level as those they wronged. As the masters of the art of racism and forced segregation people of other races you mistreated tend to get skeptical or fearful of whites gathering by themselves in an exclusive group, because history tells you that whites in an exclusive group is not good for anyone else. Dems the breaks unfortunately, but the hope is that your kids kids won't have to worry about it.
originally posted by: Quetzalcoatl14
I agree that there is no one "white culture" or "white people," but do you know what? The social justice warriors and media often refer to white people with a broad brush and with stereotypes, as if there is one monolithic white culture.
And yes, Stormfront is a joke. I did the same as you out of pure curiosity and read some of the posts on Stormfront. Their leadership firmly believes in racial theories such as the white race being superior genetically, and hence why it is in power generally. Moreover, they also firmly believe in the majority of jews being genetically or culturally evil, parasitic, what you have.