Racism - Come on down & Splain yourself Eh.

Retired_Can_Soldier

Retired_Can_Soldier

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When I was kid I wasn't particular about my friends. Brown, white, asian, european, aboriginal. I remember racism, even got in a few scrapes over it, but the people who annoy me more than any Klu Klux Klan or Skinhead are the anxious hand wringing white people who think they know how the poor oppressed other people must feel and start preaching how we should be more sensitive.

Those are the real racists.
 
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YukonJack

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petros said:
Didn't your mom ever warn you to stay away from the WASP nest?
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Are you trying to threaten me about the fact that I am not Anglo Saxon Protestant??

Sorry for being a Catholic.

Praxius said:
Yup, we are.... can't ya tell? <- Insert purple colour here.
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What in the name of Hell do you mean??

Is it too much to ask that respondents to this Forum use ENGLISH as primary language?

I learned it as an immigrant. Shouldn't born Canadians make an effort to do the same?
 
EagleSmack

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Retired_Can_Soldier said:
When I was kid I wasn't particular about my friends. Brown, white, asian, european, aboriginal. I remember racism, even got in a few scrapes over it, but the people who annoy me more than any Klu Klux Klan or Skinhead are the anxious hand wringing white people who think they know how the poor oppressed other people must feel and start preaching how we should be more sensitive.

Those are the real racists.
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It is so funny you say that. The other day I was listening to a radio program on NPR. In a predominantly Latino neighborhood in Boston, a "Whole Foods" supermarket is being built. Whole Foods is a organic, healthy, earthy crunchy food store. It is replacing a Hi-Lo supermarket that caters to Latinos. What is going on is that increasingly earthy crunchy white folks are moving into this neighborhood and the demand for "organic" earthy crunchy stuff supercedes the Hi-Lo Mart. Whole Foods is somewhat expensive as well.

So Latinos and Liberal Activist are battling the Earthy Crunchy Liberal Activists. During a speech a Latino Neighborhood leader got up to speak and although he wanted to know what Whole Foods was going to do about Latino Displacement in the neighborhood. He then surprised everyone in attendence by pointing out the white liberal activists who have been nothing but condesending to the Latino's they say they are trying to help. He was tired of these rich white kids coming into his neighborhood and telling the media that poor Latino's cannot fight for themselves and it is up to them to fight for them and be "THEIR" voice.

I loved it! Finally the truth has been spoken.
 
Ariadne

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Isn't racism another way of describing someone else's paranoia about being different? Everyone today has a minority group that they can join. Isn't every minority group disparaged in one way or another at some time or another? That would make everyone a "racist" in some form at some time. I bet everyone can find some sort of victim group they could potentially belong to ... lost a loved one, lost a big toe, darker skin, slower thyroid, has their wires crossed ... it's not just about race but about differences (culture, religion, politics), and it's really more or less normal society - isn't it? For example, if the school board was looking at doubling or tripling school bus fees, and cutting 200 or so teaching positions, but at the same time opening a new Arabic language school, I'd be scratching my head about who to hold responsible. If I object to the Arabic language school, does that make me a racist, or merely someone that does not want to see new programs created when current programs cannot be sustained.
 
Nuggler

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BaalsTears said:
Tell me about it. My wife hates white people. She lets me have it every day.:)
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Being white, you're lucky you get it at all.

When I was a wee lad me elders (the ones you are supposed to look up to, learn from, and respect), were all down on "DP's". (1950's.....just post war) Displaced persons, case you didn't know..............Anyways these DP's (Italians, Dutch, Ukrainians, Polish, etc.) were "ruining" the country and "taking all the jobs" we Canadians wouldn't do..................:roll:{wtf is that}

I looked around, and EVERYONE I knew HAD A FUKKIN JOB.!!!

These days it's the East Indians we're supposed to hate.

No doubt the Martians will be next, should they have the misfortune to land.

We wanna grow up..................sooner the better.
 
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