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Originally Posted by cmac2012
I will of course agree that people have many differences. But the essence of racism is some sort of intolerance of people of other racial groups. How it manifests will be different but at its core it would seem to be pretty standard. I hate to admit that racist thoughts rise up in me semi regular though I think I do well in not discriminating or causing any sort of public grief based on that. That would be a distinction right there.
Bundy said words to the effect that while slaves blacks had stable family relationships and something to do whereas now, while on govt. subsidy (his words) many people are idle, babies are aborted. He said young men have no work cuz they never learned to pick cotton, or something in that vein. Ah, here's a transcript:
Nevada Rancher, Conservative Hero: "Negroes" Should Be Picking Cotton |
All racists believe all races are inferior to one (presumably their own, I guess) race? Is that a fact? There is no possibility that they might think some races are equal and some are not, or that there is a spectrum, or that some races have some superior abilities while others excel (or retard) in others? I believe I have heard lots of different racial beliefs that probably cause as much disagreement among the flavors or racists as with any of those races thus elevated or denigrated.
Bundy: "And because they were basically on government subsidy, so now what do they do?" he asked. "They abort their young children, they put their young men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton. And I've often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton and having a family life and doing things, or are they better off under government subsidy? They didn't get no more freedom. They got less freedom."
Uggabooga or death by Uggabooga?
I don't believe his analogy is exactly equivalent, but I do believe he is on the right track in that depriving people of freedom is the sin, not the type of bonds put on the slave. The difference between those dependent on gov and a slave is one of choice. People who are dependent have a choice while a slave does not.