Martin Luther King Day

Harrekin

Harrekin

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KushGawd said:
Why should we learn to laugh at ourselves, when there is nothing funny?? If you want to go joke about some good ol' racism why don't you go post on stormfront.com (if you dont already)
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See you just wouldn't get it, the sense of humour in this country is people can laugh at racism or racial stereotypes...I'm Irish and I think potato, drink, red hair jokes are hilarious. I know a person who's self-imposed nickname is "Blacky". We call Eastern European people Russian and they call us English...it's funny, it's banter, noone gets butthurt and ultimately you'll get treated the same whether your black, white, green or blue.

And we were basically enslaved for 800+ years so stick that in your pipe.
 
abandonconflict

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The race struggle continues because it would not bode well for those who occupy the apex of the socioeconomic strata if the real (and ancient) struggle were the widespread focus. I'm talking about the poor vs the rich. Get black and white out of your minds if you want to break free of the false dichotomy. 1% of the population owns all means of production, everyone else is a wage slave.
 
eyesky

eyesky

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KushGawd said:
Why should we learn to laugh at ourselves, when there is nothing funny?? If you want to go joke about some good ol' racism why don't you go post on stormfront.com (if you dont already)
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If we say anything about black society were RACIST! Yet you just called us all NAZI SKIN HEADS, but I guess that is all right!

Once again a quote from your brother of the dark skin... Oh wait my guess would be you will call him Uncle Tom!

Mr. President, please don’t play the race card in 2012

Congressman Allen B. West

I was born in the inner city of Atlanta in 1961, when segregation was still rife, at a time when I would have been barred from visiting the very beaches that make up part of the congressional district I so proudly represent.

Just two years after my birth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. momentously described his dream that one day his children would “live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but the content of their character.”

How proud he would have been on that November Tuesday in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States. Clearly, Dr. King’s dream had come true. White voters across America had judged our President by the content of his character, not the color of his skin, and elected a man of color, whose very lineage with a black African father and white American mother, was a literal manifestation of the figurative melting pot of these United States.

The inauguration of our first black President, the highest office in the land, and perhaps the world’s most powerful office, clearly demonstrated to the world that race need not be a hindrance to success and achievement in America. The fact that Barack Obama won the largest share of white support of any Democrat in a two-man race since 1976 indicated the lion’s share of these voters made their decision based on his character, his vision of hope and change, and his ability to relate with everyday Americans.
Still, let us not ignore that white Democrats aren’t the only voters who are capable of making a decision based on character rather than color.

In the 2010 election cycle, 42 black Republicans were vying for seats in the House of Representatives, and 14 of them made it to the general election. Two of those candidates, myself as well as Tim Scott from South Carolina, carried that success all the way to the House of Representatives. I represent a Congressional District where more than 90 percent of my constituents are not black. A powerful movement of respect for black conservatism is brewing in this country, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be proud of it.
With all of this progress, why is it that we continue to hear charges of racism emanating from the left, and most disturbingly, from the White House itself? It seems anytime there is criticism of the President or any of his black members of his administration, such as Attorney General Eric Holder, that criticism is decried as racist.

Mr. Holder recently said of his critics, “This is a way to get at the president because of the way I can be identified with him, both due to the nature of our relationship and, you know, the fact that we’re both African-American.” In other words, he insinuated Republicans -- along with Conservatives and Tea Party members -- are incapable of judging anyone solely by their character, something I take very personally.

Mr. Holder and others need to know, the criticism of the President is not of his person, but of his policies, which have clearly failed our nation--and most tragically of all in this supposedly post-racial period --have failed the black community.
As of December 2011, black unemployment remained in double digits, nearly double the national average for men at 16.4 percent, and 14.1 percent for women.

According to a Washington Post poll in September 2011, the proportion of black Americans with a “strongly positive” view of President Obama has slipped from 83 percent to 58 percent. It would obviously be absurd to say the black community’s changing view of President Obama is racially biased, so how can one make the same claim about white members opposing his policies?
As we proceed into this general election cycle, it would be a disgrace if Mr. Holder’s comment is the first salvo in the upcoming campaign to deflect honest assessment of the President’s performance in office. This campaign must be about ideas, policy and the direction of this country, and the President must not hide behind a curtain of so-called racial bias.

All Americans, black or white – and every shade in between – must be allowed to voice their opinions, level their criticisms and engage in candid discussion without fear of being labeled “racist” simply because of the color of their skin. This is precisely what Dr. Martin Luther King spoke of so eloquently, and what we celebrate today.

My message to President Obama is this: “Mr. President, your very presence in office demonstrates Dr. King’s dream has indeed come true. But how devastated would Dr. King be to know the Americans who are still fomenting racism at the highest levels are the very people for whom he fought for and died?”
 
KushGawd

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Harrekin said:
See you just wouldn't get it, the sense of humour in this country is people can laugh at racism or racial stereotypes...I'm Irish and I think potato, drink, red hair jokes are hilarious. I know a person who's self-imposed nickname is "Blacky". We call Eastern European people Russian and they call us English...it's funny, it's banter, noone gets butthurt and ultimately you'll get treated the same whether your black, white, green or blue.

And we were basically enslaved for 800+ years so stick that in your pipe.
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lol is this a competition on who's people had it worse?? that is my point
and its not saying "anything" about black society, its what you say and how you say it
 
abandonconflict

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KushGawd said:
lol is this a competition on who's people had it worse?? that is my point
and its not saying "anything" about black society, its what you say and how you say it
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As long as there is a "black society", nobody that isn't black will ever be a part of it. If you want people to understand "Black Society", JOIN THE REST OF SOCIETY.

When society has different layers, everyone has fewer peers. When you are stuck on race as the defining line between the layers, you miss the real problem and thus, you will never rise above it.

Join the army if you can't get a decent job.

We all know it isn't perfect but it really doesn't help when you stay stuck on race.
 
KushGawd

KushGawd

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abandonconflict said:
As long as there is a "black society", nobody that isn't black will ever be a part of it. If you want people to understand "Black Society", JOIN THE REST OF SOCIETY.

When society has different layers, everyone has fewer peers. When you are stuck on race as the defining line between the layers, you miss the real problem and thus, you will never rise above it.

Join the army if you can't get a decent job.

We all know it isn't perfect but it really doesn't help when you stay stuck on race.
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If you have been reading the thread, you would see that i wasn't the one that started using the term "black society" genius.
I have a job and I am still in school, i don't need your advice on the military
there are always racial undertones against every race and whenever there is a bad history on race its idiotic to think that its as easy as just "joining the rest of society"
that basically sounds like you're saying forget history?? and that wont happen, even tho it should
 
eyesky

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KushGawd said:
If you have been reading the thread, you would see that i wasn't the one that started using the term "black society" genius.
I have a job and I am still in school, i don't need your advice on the military
there are always racial undertones against every race and whenever there is a bad history on race its idiotic to think that its as easy as just "joining the rest of society"
that basically sounds like you're saying forget history?? and that wont happen, even tho it should
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OK me as a 21st century white man says that slavery was barbaric and totally wrong... If I could I would pop my old mans, old mans, old man in the melon and tell them it was wrong!

But as I read it you as a 3rd or 4th generation African American freed from slavery still hold be "the White Guy" accountable!

And think racism only comes from the mouth of white folk!

Racism is only alive today because of those who STILL feel oppressed and there is 27 pages of posts still blaming the "black societies" problems on slavery!

Once again see my quote from Congressman West! He is black, his decedents were slaves, but yet he has seemed to move beyond this whole black/white concept!

Obama spews it, Holder Spews it and many others spew of both races!

Here is more then I should say on a impartial website! I have black uncles and Aunts via marriage, which equal lots of blood cousins of mixed race....

When this topic comes up during a summer BBQ, what do you think is said?
 
DelSlow

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Why is this thread rated 1 star?

I got the day off yesterday, thanks MLK!

Edit: Bumped it up to 2 stars
 
eyesky

eyesky

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AND ON A GOOD NOTE..... SO FAR YESTERDAY AND TODAY HAVE BEEN SHOOTING AND VIOLENCE FREE HERE IN OMAHA!

HERE IS TO 10,000,000 MORE DAYS OF THE SAME :bigjoint:
 
abandonconflict

abandonconflict

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KushGawd said:
If you have been reading the thread, you would see that i wasn't the one that started using the term "black society" genius.
I have a job and I am still in school, i don't need your advice on the military
there are always racial undertones against every race and whenever there is a bad history on race its idiotic to think that its as easy as just "joining the rest of society"
that basically sounds like you're saying forget history?? and that wont happen, even tho it should
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Ok if my 'tone' seems insensitive, can I change it?

Let's say I am asking you, Will you please accept peace so that you and I can be peers?
 
eyesky

eyesky

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PeachOibleBoiblePeach#1 said:
I think every city or town in America has a "Bridge or Street",,,Named after MLK,,,what's the deal?
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As they should! Just like Jefferson, Franklin and Washington! But what gets me is why does it seem like the ones named after MLK are the darkest, most crime ridden shit holes of the bunch?

Gotta be that whole slavery thing!
 
KushGawd

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eyesky said:
OK me as a 21st century white man says that slavery was barbaric and totally wrong... If I could I would pop my old mans, old mans, old man in the melon and tell them it was wrong!

But as I read it you as a 3rd or 4th generation African American freed from slavery still hold be "the White Guy" accountable!

And think racism only comes from the mouth of white folk!

Racism is only alive today because of those who STILL feel oppressed and there is 27 pages of posts still blaming the "black societies" problems on slavery!

Once again see my quote from Congressman West! He is black, his decedents were slaves, but yet he has seemed to move beyond this whole black/white concept!

Obama spews it, Holder Spews it and many others spew of both races!

Here is more then I should say on a impartial website! I have black uncles and Aunts via marriage, which equal lots of blood cousins of mixed race....

When this topic comes up during a summer BBQ, what do you think is said?
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where did I say that racism is only spewed from white peoples mouth? In fact in the post you quoted i said there racial undertones within all races
such as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaBSNop3g9M not the best example but you get the point.
where do you believe racism in a America stems from? please tell me.
 
KushGawd

KushGawd

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abandonconflict said:
Ok if my 'tone' seems insensitive, can I change it?

Let's say I am asking you, Will you please accept peace so that you and I can be peers?
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well I apologize for responding the way did then...tone is often subjective in message boards
and of course i accept, I never saw you as anything less than my peer to begin with.
 
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