When "Neighborhood Watch" Gets Out of Hand

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I am at a loss as to why people thought that the election of a President would make people less biased or racist?

I doubt anybody thought that. It's backwards.

The thought would be that the election of a mixed-race president could occur in the first place because enough voters were less biased or racist.

Not to mention that this country hardly has a monopoly on racist people. Most conflicts in the world have a large element of race/religion involved

Yeah, a shame, as this is the most free country in the world, created out of immigrants and mixed races. Too bad the hate and racism of some persists, even here. Look at the Christian Taliban here. Look at Rick Santorums current "preacher" problem, just like Rev. Wright, the preacher telling everyone not like him to get out of the USA. It's disgusting, their hate to non-what-they-are.

And that hate and racism and bigotry should be least tolerable in the United States than anywhere else on earth, according to our Constitution. Our whole existence here is founded upon, "All men are created equal".

Obama's election merely brought the racist and intolerating and bigoted out of their crypts, where we can point at them in disgust.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

I doubt anybody thought that. It's backwards.

The thought would be that the election of a mixed-race president could occur in the first place because enough voters were less biased or racist.



Yeah, a shame, as this is the most free country in the world, created out of immigrants and mixed races. Too bad the hate and racism of some persists, even here. Look at the Christian Taliban here. Look at the Rick Santorums current "preacher" problem, just like Rev. Wright, the preacher telling everyone not like him to get out of the USA. It's disgusting, their hate to non-what-they-are. And that should be least tolerable in the United States than anywhere else on earth.

Yes and the racism of those immigrants isn't eliminated when they touch ground here.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Yes and the racism of those immigrants isn't eliminated when they touch ground here.

True: Italian, Jewish, Irish, German, Mexican, Japanese, etc. Racists are racists.

But that doesn't mean we should tolerate that here. Racism is learned behaviour. Do you think we should tolerate racism in the United States?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

True: Italian, Jewish, Irish, German, Mexican, Japanese, etc. Racists are racists.

But that doesn't mean we should tolerate that here. Racism is learned behaviour. Do you think we should tolerate racism in the United States?

I believe that it is your right to be racist as long as you remain within the laws of the land. I wouldn't consider myself racist in the least and have disassociated myself at times of my life with those who are but sometimes the political correctness in this country gets completely out of hand.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I believe that it is your right to be racist as long as you remain within the laws of the land.

Of course it's one's "right" to be racist in the USA. Fully agree. The question was, do you think we should tolerate racism in the US?

Socially tolerating racism is a sure way to propogate it, IMO, as it's learned behaviour.

If one is with someone, and they say, "Hey, look at that ...... " (fill in any obviously hateful racial expletive) one has a choice on how to react.

I agree that political correctness can get out of hand here.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

Of course it's one's "right" to be racist in the USA. Fully agree. The question was, do you think we should tolerate racism in the US?

Socially tolerating racism is a sure way to propogate it, IMO, as it's learned behaviour.

If one is with someone, and they say, "Hey, look at that ...... " (fill in any obviously hateful racial expletive) one has a choice on how to react.

It is difficult to not tolerate it to a degree because of the freedom as individuals that we have. The thing is that the country has made tremendous strides in this area yet we are often browbeaten into thinking that racism is still running rampant. As long as you have people with differences socially, economically, historically, culturally, etc you are going to have some biases and racism that will live on regardless.

[Riot]

And today's unbelievably moronic comment winner is Geraldo Rivera, who said today on Fox News:

Geraldo Rivera said Friday he would “bet money” that Trayvon Martin wouldn’t have been fatally shot if the teenager hadn’t been wearing a hoodie, and the Fox News host’s comments immediately drew a fierce response, with one critic branding him a “moron” on Twitter.

“I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies,” Rivera said on “Fox & Friends.” “I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories...#ixzz1py97p2o0

Yeah. And men who wear shorts get raped? So don't wear shorts?

There is no facepalm large enough to describe this.

Hint, Geraldo: Treyvon was killed by a racist toting a gun and pursing a black man. His hoodie had nothing to do with it.