Whats wrong with racism?

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  1. LangleyMan

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    What poll? Reference, please.
     
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    Slav? Egads.
     
  3. LangleyMan

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    Wrong.
     
  4. LangleyMan

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    Should they mistrust Germans?

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  5. LangleyMan

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    Racism is stupid.
     
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    National socialists aren't socialists, they're fascists.

    Do you support democracy? If not, you may be a fascist.
     
  7. Esvees

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    What's wrong with racism?....

    First off it is morally repugnant and vile. The worth of another human being should not be measured by the colour of their skin.

    But morality can be subjective, so let me approach this from a more objective and scientific point of view.

    On the whole, there are slight genetic differences in average IQ between people of different races. (Caucasians are ranked below Asians btw) However, this is an average, and the difference is minimal; it does not indicate one race being superior to another overall. It also does not indicate one race being morally or socially superior to another. In fact individuals from any race can be outstanding and provide valuable contributions to science and society.

    A simple example is Katherine Goble. She was an African American mathematician that made a very significant contribution to the calculations for orbital mechanics in the early days of the American space program. It is likely that Apollo 11 would not have made a moon landing in 1969 without her contributions and those of her African American colleagues. The German and American scientists working on Apollo would have probably gotten there in the end, but having a larger talent pool allows for the appearance of more outstanding individuals and their contributions, hence they achieved the desired result more quickly.

    Another issue is group-think. If everyone thinks alike, radical ideas get shot down and innovation will eventually slow to a crawl. You are German; you live in a prosperous country thanks to the fact that German companies have become increasingly global. How much of that prosperity come from sales in other countries, where products are adapted to local needs? How much R & D is now done outside of Germany in order to produce those world-class products? It is an ever-increasing percentage. And it comes from mixed multicultural teams that are able to challenge and push each other's preconceptions of what should work and what actually does. Companies know this and are scouring the globe for new talent as they know limiting themselves to one location will very quickly cost them their competitive edge. Their supply chain is also global; some countries are better at producing good quality products of a certain type than others. You need the best to stay competitive.

    Then there's the whole "yeah, it's fine if they stay in their own country" BS. In fact that's exactly what people were doing in the 19th century. But most of the European powers got it into their heads that they were superior to the savages in these exotic lands and decided to go and "educate" them and steal all their property since they were too "uncivilized" to make use of it. Colonization and the need for cheap or free labor is exactly why these other races you dislike so much were brought to our countries in the first place. They usually did not choose to come. Now after generations of living here and wanting to be treated equally you think you can just ship them all back? To where? The communities their ancestors came from were utterly destroyed.

    And so we come to modern day immigrants. Many of them come here in order to build a better life. On average they commit about the same number of crimes or less than the local population. Certainly the first generation tends to work very hard and contribute as they know how bad things are where they come from. The 2nd and 3rd generations do not. Some manage to integrate, some do not. And that's where pretty much all the issues start, both when they encounter racism, but also when they are no longer willing to integrate. It is a cultural and economic problem, it has nothing to do with their race.

    Yes, there are bad apples and they can be white, black, blue or anything in between. Some cultural or religious practices are outdated and should be challenged. But nobody is good or bad because of the colour of their skin.

    Racism is not just morally wrong, it is utterly and completely stupid and ignorant of how the world works.
     
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    Different races? No.
     
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    Where do you get this stuff? You're dumbing yourself down.
     
  10. Polydectes

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    Ethnic group isn't a race. You are likely mixed race. But you are most likely mostly Caucasian.

    I personally don't care about race it's a rather insadental factor of humanity. Culture is a far more impactful issue, so great you can't distinguish it from race.
     
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    What country your ancestors lived in has no real bearing on their race.
     
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    Interesting part of history, Texas was the place where a lot of Germans migrated and mixed with the culture here. They even influenced the Tex Mex cuisine.
     
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    Another one who says Germany should let in 270 Million africans. Yawn
     
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    The media over here in the states has done a real good job of erasing the truth about the Nazi party.

    They don't want people to know Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party was socialist. They say that he was fascist. As if socialists can not be fascist.
     
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    No, Germany should not. No country should.
     
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    Well they violently try to come. We obviously need force to strike them Back. That creates ugly scenes.
     
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    Should i Care?
     
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    Well, we are having a bit of a problem here with people thinking they are entitled to residency in our country too. I think that's happening in Sweden, France, England and a couple other places.

    It makes me wonder why some people are suicidal enough to think it's a good idea.
     
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    A question that doesn’t deserve an answer.
     
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    Agreed, yet I'll answer it. What's wrong with racism? It's extremely unkind.

     
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    To those attacking Sobos, do him a favor and speak only to him in perfect German. First learn the way his local people think. Also learn what goes on where he lives. See if he is typical for his area or a rogue.
     
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    You are such a German, for whom many in the world hate us. You represent a racist mo'fucker as many Europeans were 100 years ago. See what racism has done to Germany and Europe during the WW2. You'll try it again? You'll fail again!

     
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    [​IMG]

    I have seen actual WW2 damage to buildings. Frankly it is totally possible that the US or British forces damaged those buildings. What I find amazing is that the way it looks, the buildings were not bombed. I can't say what caused the damage but actual bombed out buildings have a lot of busted up debris all over the place. Bombs do not produce clean damage and by clean I mean bricks that are not blown to hell. War movies are staged. But in real life you see plenty of fire damage and truly blasted stones or bricks etc. Notice the green in the grass? War damage sets fires to the structure and stuff like grass. And the car though gutted seems not to show bullet holes or damage due to shelling.

    Point being, what does that photo prove?
     
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    I dont care about the worlds feelings. The world can kiss my ass.
     
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    Do you believe the German race to be inherently superior to all other races?
     

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