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BIGTEX said:OMG - rational though! It appears that some on this board live in a parallel universe where lies repeated often enough become "truth" and then life revolves around these lies. I gather people don't think on their own but rather accept anything that is spewed their way that fits their predesigned paradigm. People spew garbage as if it were fact - and others just suck it up like sponges - Obama is a Muslim an Arab a terrorist his wife hates whites - it is never referenced - just rumors and innuendos and the claim "that I am not a racist"
Obama is not a Muslim. Obama is not an Arab. Do any of you know any Muslims? Talked to them about their religion? Discussed their culture? Do you know any Arabs - ever gone out to dinner with an Arab? Understand the differences between different Arab cultures? Have a Black friend? Invited him or her to yur wedding? By and large this is the most narrow minded, provincial, bigoted, intolerant bunch I have had the displeasure to interact with in a very long time.
DL said:4 dictionary results for: racism
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rac·ism /ˈreɪsɪzəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[rey-siz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others. yet, in California, our textbooks are teaching my child that christianity and jewdaism had not cultural or individual achievemnt for 1000 years and that islam is superior and has the right to rule. there is clearly differences between races that are clearly observable as single nucleotide polymorphism. differences, mean that everyone CAN NOT be the same, achieve the same etc. it seems many of the worst leaders in history have been from the left or progressive bent, lenin, stalin, mao, pot, chavez, castro, hitler (a mix of both left and right), wilson, fdr. there is no right to rule, that's why we have elections, where we have the right to advocate for our postitions and let the people decide. this business of being upset that something is superior is the foundation of the country. a person has an idea they think is superior, and they develope it and attempt to "rule" that market. goavernment is not exempt from this concept.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination. we have a policy that is completely discriminatory in this country today.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races, particularly when it comes to illegals.
[Origin: 1865–70; < F racisme. See race2, -ism]
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rac·ism (rā'sĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n.
1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. if this wasn't true, everyone, by default would be the same, and we're not.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race. our school and hiring policies are completely discriminatory against whites, and white men. by extension, if all postions are not a perfect representation of the breakdown of the population based on race, then we are discrminatory. who is to decide which races can have babies. what is the "ideal" breakdown of races on the earth.
rac'ist adj. & n.
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1. the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races. again, why should some races get access to anything above their representation in the population. now, we are removing tests in hiring for police officers in CA because it's discriminatory against people who study. they are discrminatory for people who don't study. this is RACIST.
2. discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race for me, the ratios speak for themsleves. if we were all equal, there wouldn't be a difference in violent crime perpetrated by one race against another. it's pretty clear that on a per capita basis, whites don't commit violent at near the rates per capita that latino's and blacks do against whites. of course one could argue that bubba's economic policies drive this and of course this is exploited. if all races were equal, there would be an exact breakdown by race and demographics in pro sports. what is so wrong with being superior at anything? if we didn't like superiority, we wouldn't have sports. running backs, wide receivers, cornerbacks can't be white. this goes all the way down to pre high school sports.
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racism
The belief that some races are inherently superior (physically, intellectually, or culturally) to others and therefore have a right to dominate them. In the United States, racism, particularly by whites against blacks, has created profound racial tension and conflict in virtually all aspects of American society. Until the breakthroughs achieved by the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, white domination over blacks was institutionalized and supported in all branches and levels of government, by denying blacks their civil rights and opportunities to participate in political, economic, and social communities. and there wasn't a white male anywhere trying to undo this. why is it that whites have to be diverse, but when any race based community sets up networks of racebased contact systems to do business, that this isn't racist. you'd be amazed at the business listings that list race as a "benefit". for example, you can find craiq lists for contractors listed by race, say filipino. this is soft racism, just like the soft tyranny of reverse discrimination. so we can fire jimmy (bubba) the greek for saying black atheletes are better, but they can make a movie that whites can't jump , when it's pretty clear they can as eveidenced one year when a kid from stanford had the highest vertical leap of anyone in the draft by about 4", that white's don't have rhythm, whites can only make jokes about themselves, but they are free game blacks, latinos etc. i feel there is equal opportunity for racism by everyone, but that racism is going on by the constant narrative that for whatever reason, it's just more damaging by whites.
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JbarL said:.just cant understand how the 95% here can justify "socializing" dollars for "muslims" in the middle east, and try to justify that socializing dollars spent here is totally going ruin this country and will stifle our ability to be a "free" society?
again i must ask...how does our tax dollars we have/ and expect to spend on socialization of muslims in Iraq benefit us in the future, and what makes it a " good investment" for american democracy to apply our tax dollars for socializing muslims now, compared to social programs in the united states...what makes it so obviously a waste of money and a "bad investment" in our future here? the 95% here seem to put up with building hospitals and staffing it / and education programs to support the people that are killing amercian soldiers there,....but cant stand to see a american on unemployment/or food stamp program smoking a cig or drinkin' a beer....can anyone please explain this ambiguous rhetoric from the 95%'s? jbarlknabe said:JbarL said:.just cant understand how the 95% here can justify "socializing" dollars for "muslims" in the middle east, and try to justify that socializing dollars spent here is totally going ruin this country and will stifle our ability to be a "free" society?
personally, i would have retained our pre-war status, except for boming hussein's icons every time he fired on a jet, any incursion into the parallel's etc. i guess this means i advocate partitioning iraq, just like biden, as i would have provided oil development infrastructure in the north and south, essentially starving the center suni baghdad area, as there is no oil there, which is why hussein discriminated against people who were not suni's.
JbarL said:again i must ask...how does our tax dollars we have/ and expect to spend on socialization of muslims in Iraq benefit us in the future, and what makes it a " good investment" for american democracy to apply our tax dollars for socializing muslims now, compared to social programs in the united states...what makes it so obviously a waste of money and a "bad investment" in our future here? the 95% here seem to put up with building hospitals and staffing it / and education programs to support the people that are killing amercian soldiers there,....but cant stand to see a american on unemployment/or food stamp program smoking a cig or drinkin' a beer....can anyone please explain this ambiguous rhetoric from the 95%'s? jbarl
DLD said:I was never a huge fan, but I'm sure missing Hillary these days - at least I can agree with some of what she has to say. If I thought there was any chance it could work, I'd write her in.
[/quote]harley said:" By and large this is the most narrow minded, provincial, bigoted, intolerant bunch I have had the displeasure to interact with in a very long time."
until it does make sense and we quit spending our tax dollars on muslim socialist programs in iraq....i'm afraid the 95% here are going to lose the " do you want to spend it over there....or do you want to spend it here?" debate . i supported nixion in 74 ( that was a personal choice to end the Vietnam war, and my bus ticket there).....he got thrown out in discrace.... i supported 1/2 of Regan/bush terms....until he got caught giving weapons to iran ( that we are so scared of now).....i was ready a year ago to support a republican ( huckabee, caught my ear)..., just on the lack of addressing immigration and labor issues from the democrats..........but mccains immigration stance is by far the "left of center as you can get" for even the most coy of republicans....so between that and seeing my vote as a continuance of supporting the muslim social projects the bush admistraion has strapped us to, .....id vote for a chinaman........seems even the west virginian's are even gettin' a look at the real picture here.....could it be that a black man wins west virginia for the president of the united states??...one thing for sure...if that happens ....racism has finally lost its political power it once relied on....if this realization gives you a "bad/angry" feeling...you "might" be a racist....if it doesn't.....your probally not.....if john mccain walks into the debate tonight with all the indictments and lists of charges, hes ready to give to all involved in this ad mistration ( maverick style).....he will win this election....and racism will carry on at its present pace as well...if not...them times' ...they is a changin'.......jbarlknabe said:JbarL said:again i must ask...how does our tax dollars we have/ and expect to spend on socialization of muslims in Iraq benefit us in the future, and what makes it a " good investment" for american democracy to apply our tax dollars for socializing muslims now, compared to social programs in the united states...what makes it so obviously a waste of money and a "bad investment" in our future here? the 95% here seem to put up with building hospitals and staffing it / and education programs to support the people that are killing amercian soldiers there,....but cant stand to see a american on unemployment/or food stamp program smoking a cig or drinkin' a beer....can anyone please explain this ambiguous rhetoric from the 95%'s? jbarl
it doesn't. they have the ability to pay, and should. we don't have oil, they do, the world doesn't have equal distribution of assets, and is therefore discriminatory. it is in our interest that there is at least some system that allows movement of resources.
reenact the horse slaughter act and many other restrictions on commerce and regulation compliance costs like the recent one for excessive reporting by business to the SEC which is basically a subsidy to the accounting sector, both private and public. compliance cost containment should be treated like minimum wage, taxing on the rich or any other cost containment measure deemed by the government as needing control including tort reform. this notion of infinite damages on one hand and limitations on the other is a little weighty on the fulcrum and discriminatory.