About four months ago or so, they had a program on PBS that dealt with race relations. I watched the parts that didn't show negros talking. They showed a study that was done. I don't know if the person conducting the study was White or black. But it seems to me that it could have had some bearing on the outcome. But as it was, they would have young female negro children come into a room. In the room there was a table. On the table they had two dolls. One was a White doll and one was a negro doll.
The female negro children were asked which was the "good" doll and which was the "bad" doll. Almost all of the children said that the White doll was the "good" doll. When asked which one they mostly associated themselves with, most again chose the White doll. But when they were asked which actually represented them, some of ran out of the room, crying. Clearly, negros don't like negros. And if it takes White people going away to make them feel better about themselves, that isn't going to happen. So I choose to HATE negros. Just as negros themselves do. If they don't like it, tough shit!
Of course, you could. But why? Why be divisive? Why not try thinking of something new and actually caring about your fellow man. Of course there are assholes (of all creeds and colors) but you don't have to associate with them.
Associate with good people, wherever you find them, and unite against the assholes of the world. Then there will be fewer assholes.
westwall,
At another forum that I was banned from, a moderator asked me such a question. That person said that my mind was my mind. But that I should be respectful of other people's minds. But taking that approach isn't going to change anything.
For example. have you ever heard of a short story called "The Marching Morons?" I think it's where they got the idea for the movie "Idocracy." The world is on a downward spiral of shit. Global warming, overpopulation, pollution, you name it. Things look pretty grim. Without being "divisive," nothing is going to change.
Also, I heard a parable once about a frog that was put into a bowl of water. They slowly raise the temperature of the water. The frog doesn't notice and eventually cooks to death. Some people are satisfied with having a "new normal" pop up every now and then. But for some of us who use our minds, there is a better way. One in which you have to be "divisive" to obtain.
As for the "assholes" you speak of, I have something to tell you now. You can believe me later. The most numerous form of life on the planet are parasites. Though not exactly parasites, humans also have a parasitic tendency. The history of human conflict shows that. Humans also have a tendency to take the easy path through life. As do all other creatures. No matter who or what gets in the way. Another thing is that most people don't really care what happens. As long as it happens to someone else. Also, every unseemly thing that humans have observed chimpanzees to do, humans from time to time do also.
You speak of "good people." There is no such thing. Neither can we unite against the assholes because we ARE the assholes. The best we can do is to judge what is really right and do those things. Again, given the nature of man, that can't be done without being divisive. For example, for their size, Germany and Japan both kick the shit out of the U.S. in economic terms. Why? Because they don't have the kind of multiethnic mess in their countries that we do in ours. Good luck trying to set that straight without being divisive.
Your view of the world is so simplistic I don't quite no where to begin. Yes, mankind is lazy by nature. That's why we didn't advance for so long. But, once the ball started rolling the few who actually DID do things really accomplished a tremendous amount.
I'm not sure of your agenda but I will presume that it is to push a white supremacist one. Here's the deal, it can't ever work. Too many brown people. If you go with a closed off society, you eventually die out to the expansive, advancing society.
The MAJORITY of peoples, of all colors are passive. They won't harm you unless you try to harm them first. Assholes, on the other hand, go out of their way to harm people. They can run roughshod over a large number of passive people because the majority of people wish to avoid conflict. Eventually though, the asshole will run into someone who won't put up with their crap and they get dealt with.
Society as a whole has protected assholes, and their behavior, for far too long. Back in the day stupidity was a capital offense. Stupid assholes just didn't survive very long. Smart ones did (they could figure out when someone was dangerous so they left them alone) but the stupid ones didn't and paid the price.
Society though disarmed the good people (you'll notice those laws are changing finally) and allowed the assholes, stupid and not, to run rampant. Society is now swinging back to the side of civil behavior and in a few years the assholes will be under control (more or less) again.
As far as global warming go's, don't worry your head about that, when it has been much, much warmer in the past it has been very nice indeed, and when termites outweigh the human population of the world by ten times I can assure there is no over crowding problem.