How recent? You know Al Sharpton and the other black self-appointed civil rights leaders continue to hold onto the past and desperately try to make us all believe that the same conditions of the 50's and 60's still exist. They don't, and these guys along with Obama are the ones keeping the races divided. Time to move on as a nation.
A generation ago...that was our parents! And if you think that
institutionalized racism ended in the 60's...you are crazy.
It ended with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Martin Luther King's dream was realized at that time. Blacks failed to seize the opportunities that law provided. Instead they were hoodwinked by the Democratic Party and went for the free ride instead (not all of them but most). It's the Al Sharptons that struggle to keep the "struggle" alive. Otherwise, they have no career (or income). Yes, there are still pockets of resistance but it's nothing like it was in the 60's. If it were, Obama could have never gotten the nomination, let alone be elected twice, and there would be no blacks in Congress. The struggle is over, it's time to reap the benefits. Don't squander the opportunity for some romantic desire to keep the struggle alive. You won, time to move on.
Sure, governmental sanctioned institutionalized racism ended in 1964...but racism did not. But I agree...its a new world and has been for a while...nonetheless, how can you expect all blacks to immediately reap the benefits of true freedom when they were only granted it a generation ago? My father did not have the same opportunities as your father. My grandfather had even less opportunity. Its not about keeping the struggle alive - not for me...Jesse and Al...sure, they are professional hustlers.
But the recent past cannot be ignored and MUST be factored into one's thought process when attacking an entire race. There is history, that is what causes the friction. It's hard to forget when blacks weren't allowed in hotels, when you were spit on, threatened, jailed for no reason, not allowed in town after dark, refused jobs...straight up treated in the nastiest of ways. Do you expect that generation to just forget and not react when race issues arise?
Progress isn't magical, it takes time. Spewing hate, like the USMB hate squad, Al and Jesse only stops growth and breeds division, resentment, and hate. You should quit looking at only the black racists and think about the white ones too. They are both a cancer.
But blacks have to be willing to put the past behind them. The institutional racism is a thing of the past, and they can never move on unless they let go of it. Life sucks sometimes but blaming everything on racism after 50 years of legislated equality is now simply an excuse for not trying. Yes, it took a while but the days of the Jim Crow south are over. Sure, some whites are still racist but no more than there are still blacks like Asswipe who are just plain racist and neither are the majority.
Asclepias is not racist...he simply enjoys getting a rise out of racists. It is entertainment for the most part, and if you tried to have a civil conversation with him, he would respond in kind.
You are right institutionalized racism is over...but how does the old saying go...forgive but don't forget...and to add - never let it happen again. In the end...opportunity is made and race should not be a factor. Whites say blacks make it a factor and blacks say whites make it a factor. That is the result of self segregation.
I remember a long time ago...I challenged white Christians to attend a black church and vice versa for blacks...no one would even consider it. If we can't worship together...we will never be able to live together.
We agree for the most part.
I just think that you hold blacks to a higher standard than whites and refuse to acknowledge the past and how it has formed attitudes today. I think that you look at the ghetto and assign those values to all blacks as opposed to the middle class blacks who have achieved so much in such a short period of time.
The cop problem is a different thing altogether. There may be a lot of racist cops but racism is not the heart of the problem. The problem is that the system allows corrupt people to become cops. Until that changes, we will have hateful cops, whether the hate is directed at blacks, hispanics, or just people whose looks they don't like. And the higher ups don't help their profession when they protect the bastards who break the law and violate people's rights.
You treat a cop with respect, they won't **** with you and you won't die. I have little sympathy for any criminal. Nonetheless, it is hard for ANYONE, despite race, to control themselves when they feel they are being harassed or wrongfully accused.
I literally just got back from some recreational oyster harvesting. It is legal in the right places. We were in the wrong place - but didn't know because there were no signs. I treated the rangers with respect..received no ticket and had a nice conversation with the cops...my friend (who is white) got a ticket...simply because he was an asshole to the cops. If it weren't for me....he probably would have gone to jail.
It's even easier to falsely accuse a rich man (not saying I think Bill is innocent). The only difference the rich man has legal resources and usually isn't stupid.
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