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Originally Posted by Jorn
I don't accuse you at all for being a racist, I doubt you are one and to be frank I don't really care. Racism is more of a problem for the racist (the one that lives in hate and fear) than the people he hates because of their skin. But I do find you excuses for not being a racist fascinating; It's like you are trying to justify it because the "other" side is racist as well. And I aree they are; racism doesn't follow politics.
The real problem I have is that most white Americans can not imagen how it is to be black in America in the 21st century and wave the existence of racism away because they don't see it or experience it. I call this a naive form of racism; harmfull but not filled with hate.
I'm confused about what you mean about "my heritage"; do you mean me being a liberal (and to be honest I don't even know what a liberal is) or the fact that the Dutch were the last ones to ship slaves from Africa to America?
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My own Father's Family (before He was married) had a tough time. But, when He tries to explain how bad He felt back then. I can see some of the bad effects it had on Him but I cannot identify with it as it did not happen to Me.
In addition I am not responsible for what Happened to Him.
I see My not identifying with My Fathers experience that same as what you are saying concerning Race. Likewise My Father does not identify with problems I have had in My life either; He does not see them as something important.
So what is left out of that is We live in a Country where the Individual used to be held responsible for there own life.
We were expected to try to overcome what bad things happened to use and try to move on with our life.
Not everyone succeeds at that but most are at least a little better off for trying.
So a lot of the White Racism has been illegal for quite a while now. Maybe not long enough historically for some.
While the Cost of Education has risen in the past it was not so costly.
What ever Race someone is they have a chance to do well in School if they can motivate themselves to do so (I had trouble with that Myself) and they can go on to College or a Trade School (I did that) or even Enlist in the Military (I did that also) if they don't have a criminal record.
They can do the regardless of Race.
Or they can get involved in Gangs and Drugs and so on and blame Whitey and a history of abuses that they themselves never suffered.