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Originally Posted by Tripper
[quote:0d70e]I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America... Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens...Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.
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Easy for someone in the racial majority to say. These groups, associations, etc are intended to help a racial community that 40 years ago, desperately needed it - and even still today, where a white person (without even knowing it) is probably more likely to choose another white person over anyone else, its the minority helping establish themselves - I don't understand what the problem with that is. Especially after the general racial majority has been treating them like shit for the hundreds of years previous - Slavery or not.
People who rant ignorantly like this guy only hamper any interracial unification by half-heartedly pointing out false bullshit that other ignorant fools can use as a reference point.
[quote:0d70e]Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.[/quote:0d70e]
You can't compare something that is designed to efficiently kill or maim by sending a bullet through living flesh and tissue with something that is designed to hit a ball or transport people. Also, guns are so instant. Point and shoot. You don't even need to get close to the victim. That means you can kill someone and have alot LESS time to think about what you're doing as opposed to walking up close to someone and slowly beating them round the head with a blunt object. Also the person being beaten has a chance at resistance.
No chances with guns. Your resistance to death in that case all depends on where your killer decides to point his gun.
Pro-gun or anti-gun, I don't really care - I just hate it when people try to get away with those kinds of comparisons.
[quote:0d70e]I am sick of "Political Correctness." I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa; so how can they be "African-Americans"? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don't go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else[/quote:0d70e]
The difference is, the European-American would have made the decision to come over from Europe - leaving behind his european heritage. Most African-Americans were stolen from Africa (as slaves), and probably wouldn't have left had they had any say in the matter. I think that's part of why the association with Africa is stronger than it is for Europeans with Europe.
Wheres the point on the list that references the annoyance and ignorance of stupid right-wing internet garbage lists like this one? I think whoever wrote this could just mind their fucking business on alot of the points that have no application to them.[/quote:0d70e]once I have time, I'll write some remarks to that. I have a bunch of school work right now.