More ignorance about supposed racism

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Actually I feel no sympathy for anyone who makes moronic choices and ruins their lives and futures regardless of their race.

In the not so distant past those choices did not include which rest room to use, which seat one could occupy in the theatre or bus if black, which hotel one could stay in (regardless if the person is a headliner at that hotel in Vegas), which job was suitable for your race (if black), where you could live in a city, if you could or could not move (if you were a sharecropper in debt to "the boss" you could not), you could not choose to marry outside your race, whether or not you could vote...etc ad naseum.
Today we have black billionaires (winfrey), millionaires (sports), CEO's (Aetna Insurance and FedX), President, Physicians (Clark of John Hopkins). In other words achievement at all levels when race is removed from the picture.
The ignorant and lower classes of all races will continue with racist remarks as they search for someone less than themselves.

SPOT ON!

I have always felt completely out of step with that philosophy which tells us to seek a balm for our troubles by looking for people who have it worse off than we do

The whole:

"I cried becuase I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet"​

philosophy is rather bassackwards thinking, as far as I can tell.

Basically it's the rationalization technique of a psychopathic personality to find solace in others' misery.

How on earth can somebody else's misery be expected to cheer me up?

I have never really understood that value system.

It strikes me as basically insane to be honest.

 

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I have always felt completely out of step with that philosophy which tells us to seek a balm for our troubles by looking for people who have it worse off than we do

The whole:

"I cried becuase I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet"​

philosophy is rather bassackwards thinking, as far as I can tell.

Basically it's the rationalization technique of a psychopathic personality to find solace in others' misery.

How on earth can somebody else's misery be expected to cheer me up?

I have never really understood that value system.

It strikes me as basically insane to be honest.

There might be a touch of insanity to it, but I doubt anyone exists that does do it, at least a little.

Reminds me of this...

Vicarious

Eye on the TV
'cause tragedy thrills me
Whatever flavour
It happens to be like;
Killed by the husband
Drowned by the ocean
Shot by his own son
She used the poison in his tea
And kissed him goodbye
That's my kinda story
It's no fun 'til someone dies

Don't look at me like
I am a monster
Frown out your one face
But with the other
Stare like a junkie
Into the TV
Stare like a zombie
While the mother
Holds her child
Watches him die
Hands to the sky crying
Why, oh why?
'cause I need to watch things die
From a distance

Vicariously I, live while the whole world dies
You all need it too, don't lie

Why can't we just admit it?
Why can't we just admit it?

We won't give pause until the blood is flowing
Neither the brave nor bold
The writers of stories sold
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing

I need to watch things die
From a good safe distance

Vicariously I, live while the whole world dies
You all feel the same so
Why can't we just admit it?

Blood like rain come down
Pound on grave and ground

Part vampire
Part warrior
Carnivore and voyeur
Stare at the transmittal
Sing to the death rattle

La, la, la, la, la, la, la-lie

Credulous at best your desire to believe in
Angels in the hearts of men
Pull your head out your hippie haze
And give a listen
Shouldn't have to say it all again
The universe is hostile
So impersonal
Devour to survive, so it is
So it's always been

We all feed on tragedy
It's like blood to a vampire

Vicariously I, live while the whole world dies
Much better you than I

 

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[JBeukema]

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This thread sure took a turn for the weird.

Trolls make the world go around, you didn't know?

 

[JBeukema]

This thread sure took a turn for the weird.

Trolls make the world go around, you didn't know?

Good thing we have you, then