5 Arguments Against 'America Is a Racist Country'

[Revmitchell]

No. 1: If there is so much racism in America, why are there so many false claims of racism and outright race hoaxes?

No. 2: The constant references to slavery.

No. 3: The reliance on lies.

No. 4: The large African immigration to the United States.

No. 5: The preoccupation with "microaggressions."

5 Arguments Against 'America Is a Racist Country' | RealClearPolitics

 

[Marooncat79]

The Welfare State's Legacy, by Walter E.Williams

 

[Revmitchell]

 

[Scott Downey]

Black people some or many, take the easy way out by receiving government handouts as in welfare payment etc...
According to them, white supremacy now includes a whole lot of personal character traits that make for a successful personal career in your life. How disgusting to associate that with white supremacy. So they take the easy way out of hard working and rugged individualism by way of embracing poverty, not working, instant gratifications, government handouts of all sorts of free stuff.
DC museum criticized for saying 'delayed gratification' and 'decision-making' are aspects of 'whiteness'

The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC received a wave of backlash from some quarters on Twitter Wednesday after publishing a graphic linking things like the nuclear family and self-reliance to whiteness.

The graphic, which is part of a "talking about race" article on the taxpayer-funded museum's website, discusses how white dominant culture, or whiteness, have instilled a long list of values in the U.S. "Since white people still hold most of the institutional power in America, we have all internalized some aspects of white culture -- including people of color," it reads.

The museum's graphic breaks the "aspects and assumptions of whiteness" into categories such as "rugged individualism" and "history."

For example, under "future orientation," the graphic lists "delayed gratification" and planning for the future as ideas spread by white culture. Others aspects of whiteness include: "Objective, rational linear thinking"; "cause and effect relationships"; hard work being the key to "success"; respect for authority; "decision-making"; a "steak and potatoes" aesthetic; children having their own rooms in a household; and the idea that "intent counts" in justice.

Those who reject those good character qualities are what they are today, a waste of human life, destructive, parasitical to the greater good of our entire society. To democrats who need their votes, they could be though of a useless idiots by them.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

The Welfare State's Legacy, by Walter E.Williams

This is BS. I have a good friend who made a choice in his life to elevate himself and he worked it out. He is a total American Capatilist and he worked to get himself to a position in life that whites and blacks would be envious of. Forget this social crap. The truth is that some people are born free even in ghettos, even under persecution, even in slavery. I would suggest that it is a mattter of spirit.

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

This is BS. I have a good friend who made a choice in his life to elevate himself and he worked it out. He is a total American Capatilist and he worked to get himself to a position in life that whites and blacks would be envious of. Forget this social crap. The truth is that some people are born free even in ghettos, even under persecution, even in slavery. I would suggest that it is a mattter of spirit.

If that were the case, if it’s really merely “a matter of spirit,” then there wouldn’t be any need for selfish bellyaching about being in some financial hole and wishing for a war to get out of it, or for pushing some moronic underhanded Leftist RINO assassination attempt via the Lincoln Project—it wouldn’t matter one whit who was president, or what he said or did, or even what sort of government was in control.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

If that were the case, if it’s really merely “a matter of spirit,” then there wouldn’t be any need for selfish bellyaching about being in some financial hole and wishing for a war to get out of it, or for pushing some moronic underhanded Leftist RINO assassination attempt via the Lincoln Project—it wouldn’t matter one whit who was president, or what he said or did, or even what sort of government was in control.

(1)War is good... if War were not then there would be no wars. Got us out of a depression and allowed us to take advantage of others and control markets. I like war, it’s mans natural state. Even trained for it. (2) what are you rambling about some assassination? You must be crazy! (3) tyrants get in the way of free enterprise and democracy...just ask the Russians, Chinese, French, German and English people... btw, ever read about Oliver Cromwell and how he deposed a tyrant... but I digress, that’s a political system where you could kill your opponent. In a capitalist system, a business for example, if an enterprise that’s messing up and loosing profit(thus not growing) you fire the president ie the guy responsible for growing it; or lack there of, in the 1st place. Happens every day... in the business it’s called trimming the dead wood.

Now my friend has always landed on his feet and prospered because he refused to be defeated. He started flipping burgers ending up running 7 franchised restaurants, sold vacuum cleaners door to door on full commission & ended up as sales manager, started selling telephone systems as a salesman and ended up as VP of sales, dated and eventually married the president of Rutgers daughter and he collects art work. Not bad for a black kid from the inner city w/o a father on welfare.

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

(1)War is good... if War were not then there would be no wars. Got us out of a depression and allowed us to take advantage of others and control markets. I like war, it’s mans natural state. Even trained for it. (2) what are you rambling about some assassination? You must be crazy! (3) tyrants get in the way of free enterprise and democracy...just ask the Russians, Chinese, French, German and English people... btw, ever read about Oliver Cromwell and how he deposed a tyrant... but I digress, that’s a political system where you could kill your opponent. In a capitalist system, a business for example, if an enterprise that’s messing up and loosing profit(thus not growing) you fire the president ie the guy responsible for growing it; or lack there of, in the 1st place. Happens every day... in the business it’s called trimming the dead wood.

Now my friend has always landed on his feet and prospered because he refused to be defeated. He started flipping burgers ending up running 7 franchised restaurants, sold vacuum cleaners door to door on full commission & ended up as sales manager, started selling telephone systems as a salesman and ended up as VP of sales, dated and eventually married the president of Rutgers daughter and he collects art work. Not bad for a black kid from the inner city w/o a father on welfare.

This is BS. … Forget this social crap. The truth is that some people are born free even in ghettos, even under persecution, even in slavery. I would suggest that it is a mattter of spirit.

If that were the case, if it’s really merely “a matter of spirit,” then there wouldn’t be any need for selfish bellyaching about being in some financial hole and wishing for a war to get out of it, or for pushing some moronic underhanded Leftist RINO assassination attempt via the Lincoln Project—it wouldn’t matter one whit who was president, or what he said or did, or even what sort of government was in control.

Though we can all cheer the success story, your anecdote has little to do with it. Your claim involves being “even under persecution” and “even in slavery” neither of which applies to your friend. But by citing tyrants as a problem, you’ve proved my point. And imagining the Dems aren’t pushing a tyrannical system is—how did you put it?—crazy. Your claim “is BS,” and maybe you meant that phrase as an intro to what you were saying. Sorry, if I misunderstood.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Though we can all cheer the success story, your anecdote has little to do with it. Your claim involves being “even under persecution” and “even in slavery” neither of which applies to your friend. But by citing tyrants as a problem, you’ve proved my point. And imagining the Dems aren’t pushing a tyrannical system is—how did you put it?—crazy. Your claim “is BS,” and maybe you meant that phrase as an intro to what you were saying. Sorry, if I misunderstood.

Anything that gets in the way of my making money is a tyrant. Anything that is political is an absurdity. As I sited before, my black friend never allowed anything hold him back... not being black, not having a Non existent father, not living on welfare, not nothing... he pegged his way to the top. I respect that.

what I don’t respect are people who can’t get off their own arses to advance themselves. They can go screw themselves. Now a war could address a lot of that, provide jobs, and perhaps even vacate some of them from this mortal coil, which would be a good thing.

 

[carpro]

The USA ranks far down the line of racist countries. Never mentioned are the Japanese and the Chinese, the most racist people on the face of the earth. #3 might possibly be American blacks.

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

The USA ranks far down the line of racist countries. Never mentioned are the Japanese and the Chinese, the most racist people on the face of the earth. #3 might possibly be American blacks.

Regarding that last point, too many blacks have thought in terms of race for so long that they seem incapable of grasping the obvious, namely that there are many other reasons people may not get along. All they have to do is look at their relationships with other blacks to see this. And blacks are not beating, robbing, stabbing, shooting, and killing other blacks because of racism.

 

[Marooncat79]

Your View: Research shows America isn’t a racist country

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

Anything that gets in the way of my making money is a tyrant. Anything that is political is an absurdity. As I sited before, my black friend never allowed anything hold him back... not being black, not having a Non existent father, not living on welfare, not nothing... he pegged his way to the top. I respect that.

what I don’t respect are people who can’t get off their own arses to advance themselves. They can go screw themselves. Now a war could address a lot of that, provide jobs, and perhaps even vacate some of them from this mortal coil, which would be a good thing.

The problem is that your hyperbole far exceeds that of the president you so despise, and is coupled with such incoherence and illogic that it boggles the imagination. It is impossible to make your original case by citing the need for anything external or impedance by anything external.

Your claim was that even persecution or slavery could not prevent success by someone determined to succeed. And both of those are far more serious forms of tyranny than your petty, irrational complaint, “Anything that gets in the way of my making money is a tyrant.” If your premise were valid, you should be saying something like, ‘Nothing in my way of making money will prevent me from making money.’

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

This is BS. I have a good friend who made a choice in his life to elevate himself and he worked it out. He is a total American Capatilist and he worked to get himself to a position in life that whites and blacks would be envious of. Forget this social crap. The truth is that some people are born free even in ghettos, even under persecution, even in slavery. I would suggest that it is a mattter of spirit.

What’s funny is that what you are arguing so incoherently, the article you offhandedly dismissed is arguing clearly and correctly. The author started out saying, “That the problems of today's black Americans are a result of a legacy of slavery, racial discrimination and poverty has achieved an axiomatic status, thought to be self-evident and beyond question.” He then goes on to question it, concluding that it isn’t axiomatic but wrongheaded and damaging.

Since you’ve been trained for war, you should appreciate the fact that until someone understands what their real enemy is, they will not be in much of a position to fight effectively. Your friend seems to have come to a realization that set him on the road to success. Others need help reaching a similar realization. The Progressives seem bent on blocking them from getting that help. Leftists want to keep the myth of modern systemic racism alive, because it hurts not just those blacks but the entire country.

 

[Reynolds]

The USA ranks far down the line of racist countries. Never mentioned are the Japanese and the Chinese, the most racist people on the face of the earth. #3 might possibly be American blacks.

Its hard to put your 1-3 in order. They are all terrible. Some are just a bit more subtle than others.