I surrender and admit - There IS institutional racism in America

In past couple hundred years, blacks have gone from being slaves, to being victims of segregation/jim crow laws to eventually having a black man become president, TWICE. Probably more impressive is how today, you can be a black man who wears socks depicting cops as pigs, Castro shirts, criticize America's military for killing murderous terrorists and yet be a millionaire who is labelled a hero who gets endorsements. Today, cops can kill white people on the streets and no-one pays attention, but even the death of a violent black man incites riots. Today, black protestors can burn cities to the ground and be defended yet white conservatives who riot are punished severely and face the wrath of a weaponized DOJ. Today, white parents who express concern regarding what their children are being taught at public schools are in the crosshairs of the FBI. DE&I is all over corporate America, blacks have an advantage over equally qualified whites when applying for jobs. Blacks also have an advantage when applying to universities, over equally qualified whites.

i admit it. There IS INSTITUTIONAL RACISM in America, against whites. The left has achieved something remarkable. The left and the MSM have brilliantly brainwashed many Americans into believing blacks today are still oppressed and in doing so, they have turned institutions against whites, therefore ushering a new era of institutional racism.

 

Institutional racism absolutely does exist. Any legislation that favors one group while disadvantaging another based upon their race is an example. There are lots of them. Every person should be treated equally under the law, without regard to their race.

 

Assume you're 'white'...you poor man! I don't know how you get through each day being subject to such institutional racism

 

I'm a naturalized immigrant latino.. but i guess white latino. I'm doing ok.... i guess since i'm latino, i'm considered a minority. In today's world, that's an advantage. I guess i can play both sides.. When i need it, i can pass as white but i can also pass as a minority given ethnicity... the latter seems to be more beneficial today.

 

Appreciate your honesty. I really think that if you're pure at heart you can make it in any environment in the US.

There's a glass ceiling though, particularly for Blacks. It's not that they can't get through it it's just they might need to put up with a bit of unpleasant scrutiny to do so.

 

Yep they should be, but they aren't.

 

We're tough stuff. But then the majority of us came from two parent families male and female. Where dad's taught us that excuses don't pay the bills and that no one owed us a damn thing just because we still drew breath.

 

The OP makes valid points. Our problem now is that the black race has been spoiled because some whites felt guilty and bestowed upon the blacks advantages not available to whites. So now how do we level the opportunities and ignore skin color? Just an attempt at being color blind causes some blacks to claim discrimination if they don't get their way. So based on the world history I have to ask -- were blacks and whites ever destined to live among each other? Heck, it's hard enough for males and females of like color to live among each other.

 

What advantages are bestowed upon Black folks and not white folks?

 

Read posts #1 and #6.

 

Mocking him in no way makes what he posted untrue.

 

According to the FBI, the same number of homicides are committed by Blacks (13% of the population) as Whites (60% of the population). Given that police don't get do overs when they get it wrong, they have to act on a natural perception of elevated danger, almost 5x, when approaching a suspicious Black person versus a suspicious White person.

While the stats are indisputable, they don't tell the whole story. The party of slavery, the KKK, Jim Crow, and Segregation wasn't done with Blacks in this country. In January 1964, LBJ authored his war on poverty that did nothing to defeat poverty, but was effective at defeating the formerly strong Black family and at the same time creating an addiction to entitlements. LBJ's 1965 Voting Rights Act wasn't about voting rights at all. It was about taking advantage of the aforementioned addiction to incentivize Blacks to vote against their own interests for, in words attributed to LBJ, "for the next 200 years".

The consequences of these Democrat policies are outlined as follows:

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Children from single-parent families are more likely to have behavioral problems because they tend to lack economic security and adequate time with parents.



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The Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency reports that the most reliable indicator of violent crime in a community is the proportion of fatherless families. Fathers typically offer economic stability, a role model for boys, greater household security, and reduced stress for mothers. This is especially true for families with adolescent boys, the most crime-prone cohort. Children from single-parent families are more prone than children from two-parent families to use drugs, be gang members, be expelled from school, be committed to reform institutions, and become juvenile murderers. Single parenthood inevitably reduces the amount of time a child has in interaction with someone who is attentive to the child's needs, including the provision of moral guidance and discipline. According to a 1993 Metropolitan Life Survey, "Violence in America's Public Schools," 71 percent of teachers and 90 percent of law enforcement officials state that the lack of parental supervision at home is a major factor that contributes to the violence in schools. Sixty-one percent of elementary students and 76 percent of secondary children agree with this assessment.

https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-l...-cause-juvenile-crime-juvenile-crime-opposing

It's, therefore, no surprise that FBI's statistics indicate that Blacks commit 5 times more homicides per capita than Whites.

Fast forward to August 1994. Bill Clinton followed LBJ's war on the Black family with his Crime Bill. The Clinton Crime Bill unleashed a regime of mass incarceration against a Black community.

 

Yes, I'm sure I was born on a bed of roses compared to some of you guys. However, just to point out that leftist philosophy isn't just about redistributing wealth (aka giving money) to poor people. It's about making a fair world for everyone, and ensuring that if you do put in the work then you are rewarded fairly.

 

And what constitutes 'fairly'. And why is it always a moving target?

 

Fallacy. Argumentum ad hominem. A factual rebuttal addressing the topic would better-support your position.

 

I'm sorry you feel you are being picked on.

Me, - I'm not feeling it and I am very white. To be honest, even if I felt it, it would roll like water of a ducks back, because I have nothing to complain about. If some people didn't like because I'm white....well, that's too bad. They can go pound sand.

The victim mentality among Republicans is a new thing, and I think its a by-product of the populist movement who sell themselves as victims who are in need of a savior.

 

Indeed. Politics is innately corrupt - due to election "sweeteners" and pork.

 

I hope you mean LatinX.

It's easy for you: To play 'whiteX,' simply wear pleated Dockers while driving your Volvo wagon. To play 'LatinX,' simply button only the top button of your white oxford while driving your '66 Chevelle w/ bags!

(hoping this lands in the spirit intended)

 

It's been an intrinsic part of American conservatism since at least the Civil War.

 

Fallacy. The black middle class has experienced explosive growth over the past two decades. Those who have taken advantage of the opportunities available have prospered. Those who chose to remain mired in the victological muck of the racial grievance industry have not.

 

I haven't seem them behave like victims until recently. Its important for their handlers to have them feel that way, because it puts them in position to offer themselves as the solution to their problem.

"the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country." - Hermann Goering

 

When we reach that goal we will have largely succeded, but I fear it will take some time and some attitude adjustments.

 

I think the government should have a role in making the rules fair for all of the people. I believe in Free Enterprise which is much different from Capitalism, Socialism, Communism or any other ism. Our constitution allows for laws to be passed regarding monetary policy and rules for businesses and large international corporations. There is nothing in the US Constitution regarding Capitalism, Socialism, Communism or any other ism nor are any of them among the tenets or principles upon which this country was founded.

 

Capitalism is the free market.

 

One can ignore the racism. Almost everything in life is worth more attention than racism. Inequality is worth worrying about, not race. The institutional part of racism against whites is government abandoning equality in favor of picking winners and losers. I ignore the whole mess and take care of myself. It isn't worth nickel. I disapprove of almost everything federal government does but that is my problem because I only have to help pay for it.