tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post3111750633899883764..comments2023-05-10T04:52:13.662-05:00Comments on American Descent: Two Comments Left at a Followers Blog...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-56184890254847469652009-03-23T16:31:00.000-05:002009-03-23T16:31:00.000-05:00The evidence (I know poor Ben chained to the shack...The evidence (I know poor Ben chained to the shackles of reality) shows America as a nation and it's policies still has some work to do.<BR/><BR/>The ratio of Blacks graduating and entering college is drastically different compared to caucasians.<BR/><BR/>The number of blacks living in poverty, unemployed, and with substandard housing and health care is imbalanced.<BR/><BR/>The number of blacks who have risen high in politics, corporate America is low compared to census population ratios.<BR/><BR/>Women face many of these same imbalances.<BR/><BR/>In many ways America is still a country owned and run by white men. Fifty years has not been enough time to change that. America is not overtly rascist, like South Africa before apartheid. But there are still many inequities held over from your parents' generation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-91369154031323756812009-03-23T06:08:00.000-05:002009-03-23T06:08:00.000-05:00The question is: "Is Barack Obama a racist?"Judgin...The question is: "Is Barack Obama a racist?"<BR/><BR/>Judging from his bvackground...and his campaign...I'd say a hearty "YES"!<BR/><BR/>And...Greybeard should use his time wisely and go accuse those of his own ilk at liberal blogs. <BR/><BR/>The most important mission field is closest to home.Al-Ozarkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-60898342624657169542009-03-22T23:08:00.000-05:002009-03-22T23:08:00.000-05:00You are correct Dan. I would refer to Nazi Germany...You are correct Dan. I <I>would</I> refer to Nazi Germany as racist-- among other things --but your argument is false. The argument isn't 'WAS Nazi Germany an evil empire?' but rather, the argument is, 'IS Germany a racist country?' And the answer to that is 'No.'<BR/><BR/>Going back to the body of my comments, I do not argue that America NEVER had racist policies, but rather, that America IS a nation of freedoms; founded upon certain principles that are as equally true today as the day they were penned. But just like TODAY'S government in terms of corruption, America lost its way in terms of slavery, and spent a century getting back on track.<BR/><BR/>America TODAY is not a racist country by any stretch of semantics. PRESIDENT Barack Obama puts that lie to bed. America is FREEDOM. We as a nation lost sight of that for a time, just as Nazi Germany lost sight basic human dignities. No one can't point to Germany today and say they are a nation of racists and butchers. And by that same measure NO ONE can call America a racist nation.<BR/><BR/>I do not discount the things the Gray Headed Brother has seen and experienced. All I'm saying is THAT is not what America IS.<BR/><BR/>You're a reasonably bright man, Daniel, but you sure slipped up on this one. You completely failed to grasp the context of my comments. <BR/><BR/>No black man can ever again honestly say America is a racist nation. The evidence all around him to the contrary names him a fool, uninformed, or worse... a liar. <BR/><BR/>There are black men and women succeeding every day. All it requires is to cast the shackles that men like Sharpton, Jackson, and other race pimps insist be carried. <BR/><BR/>To reiterate, what Edward James Olmos said rings true. Race and racism are merely the tools by which the REAL oppressors perpetuate class and cultural hatred. And in the case of Sharpton and Jackson to perpetuate their own status as leaders within the communities <I>they themselves</I> oppress. <BR/><BR/>Anyone can succeed in America. ANYONE. But success requires effort, hard work, and oceans of sweat. It is never simply given to you... you've got to work for it. But even then there is no guarantee you WILL succeed. Everyone in America has the opportunity to succeed, but no one is guaranteed success. And there's nothing racist about it. That's just the way it is. The way it's ALWAYS been. And short of Christ's return, it's not going to change.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874712703862427318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-22091780347558038582009-03-22T18:57:00.000-05:002009-03-22T18:57:00.000-05:00Eric, was it fair to refer to Nazi Germany as a fa...Eric, was it fair to refer to Nazi Germany as a fascist country? I believe we all understand that a nation itself - as a corporate Thing - does not think nor breathe and therefore can not be racist itself as an unthinking Thing, that is a bit of semantics. <BR/><BR/>If a nation has fascist or racist or totalitarian policies and/or majorities, then it is not beyond the usage of the English language to refer to that nation as fascist, racist or totalitarian. <BR/><BR/>I am correct that you might refer to Nazi Germany as a "fascist nation," yes?<BR/><BR/>Now, one might legitimately question whether or not our particular nation still has racist policies and/or thinking, but no one really thinks it uncalled for to refer to a nation on the basis of the policies and majority mindsets.Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-63969767048759126672009-03-22T13:40:00.000-05:002009-03-22T13:40:00.000-05:00A country is the ideals for which it stands, upon ...A country is the ideals for which it stands, upon which it stands... its foundation. <BR/><BR/>It is not bull. <BR/><BR/>America is not a racist country. And I challenge you to prove otherwise.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874712703862427318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-85311788069498214892009-03-22T13:02:00.000-05:002009-03-22T13:02:00.000-05:00This is Bull. A country is not just the land and ...This is Bull. A country is not just the land and infrastructure. It is ALSO the people and their opinions and customs. If the customs or people of a country are racist, then it is fair to call that country racist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com