Sir, every country in the world that has accomplished anything has a 'racist past'. Let it go; it serves no purpose to hold on.
NFL eradicates racism!
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At the same time, you repeat the past if you don't remember it. If you notice, the supposed aggrieved party here is doing the least talking. It appears that this is more about the mirror being turned on a group and maybe they don't like what they see so they get upset at people who happen to bring up the subject.
That’s not only laughably false, it reads like something from a junior high class essay.
Do a good days work. Be somebody. Move on.
“Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as racists.” — Thomas Sowell
You don't know me and stop with the "hard work" diversions. The point was Black people are not asking the NFL for their little on field messages. It's the NFL who wants to virtue signal and then there is you who wants everyone to forget about it. It's two factions of the same group that are sitting around here fussing over old stuff. Don't get mad at me for getting my popcorn ready and enjoying the show.
Don't need to know you to read your post my friend. Like the rest of the America that has had enough, just grown weary of being pushed around by the squeaking wheels.
Out of everything I said that’s what you chose to focus on?? Maybe you need to educate yourself more on the topic you choose to minimize. It is simply a fact. If I was holding on to it I would not have joined the Marines to protect it.
That's what they do. They try to act like you are a victim holding on to a grievance when you are simply stating a fact. I'm a 58 year old guy that pretty much has it on cruise control professionally. All of this race-based stuff is pretty much beyond me. I am just striving to be here 30 years from now like my dad and say I am glad to be here when I wake up. Nonetheless, it's not our job to downplay facts just to make people feel good about themselves. Feeling good about yourself is something you have to work on.
I don't think you're a victim whatsoever. You come across very sharp to me. I think there are charlatans who hold you out as a victim for their own self-interests.
Honestly, what are these facts are you and USMC-Cock talking about at this point in time? We're all aware of what happened almost 200 years ago. The most common issue in black communities today appears to be obesity, a general distrust of law enforcement, and voting for those who tell them want they want to hear and then do the opposite.
It's weird that the tone of the issues that you bring up are negative, but that's what people in a toxic relationship do. They blame each other without looking at themselves. What does weight have to do with anything? That just came across as a general shot just to be taking one. With regard to law enforcement, the distrust is warranted when you look at history and how law enforcement is used even today. There has been a tendency for law enforcement and the criminal justice system to come across as heavy handed. When you have those issues over time, you are going to have distrust. Further, there are still issues in hiring practices and retention, however, I blame that on us more than your community. What I mean by that is the Black community has to become more entrepreneurial. You can't expect total fairness when you are going to another community for a job. For example, if you are applying for a job to work for my law office and you are competing with the son of one of my law school classmates that also happens to be a frat brother, who do you think I am going to hire. That is what a lot of young black professionals run into. It's an employment fact that a white male with a high school education and a criminal record will get a call back for a position over a black applicant with a college degree. That's just a fact. It's nothing to get mad at. Just accept the fact and do better if you choose to. Further, there has to be more of a focus on education in the Black community. This thought that you are acting white just because you are trying to do better has to stop. My youngest son would hear remarks all the time in high school that he thought he was better just because he was taking IB classes for college credits. Now, they wouldn't do it much to his face because he was a captain on the football team and was a starter on the basketball team, but he heard it and we have had several talks about it. So, that's a problem we have. However, if I can acknowledge the problems we have, why is it so hard for some in your community to do the same. For the record, the fact that I was talking about in this thread was the irony in two factions of the same group arguing over who is more or less racist. This NFL initiative has very little to do with racism at this point. It may have back during the Colin Kaepernick controversy, but Blacks have long since moved on. This is classic virtue signaling on the part of the NFL. A plea that we are one of the good ones. Sort of like how Tim Scott keeps saying we are not a racist country to get the white voters he needs on his side.
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I think we can all agree that putting "end racism" in the end zone is empty, useless virtue signaling.
I have to give you credit on this one. In the same two sentences, you denied playing the victim and you played victim to some nefarious "they" on the board. That's next level stuff.
I appreciate the depth and candor in your reply—it cuts through the noise with a clarity that invites genuine reflection rather than reflexive defense.
With regard to the obesity comment, my point was that most communities aren't dealing with issues of scarcity at this point in time.
With regard to law enforcement, it might be A Tale of Two Cities. I live in an area where progressive prosecutors and judges are hell bent on not enforcing the law to the detriment of both the black community and society as a whole. You have 1% of the population causing continual havoc for the other 99% of residents. And unfortunately, a general distrust for law enforcement only serves to exacerbate these issues. I personally would like to see what's happening in DC right now applied to more places throughout the country for the betterment of all Americans.
I don't think this was the OPs intent but damn, a lot of racists were exposed in this thread! And I love this comment... "Oh and less not forget the "male cheerleaders." It`s no wonder I watch mostly college football only." So you mostly watch the sport where practically every team, including USC, has male cheerleaders. Nice!
I think you need to refer to a dictionary and educate yourself on what a victim is. Calling attention to what some people do is not playing a victim. I was trying to give you grace by saying they, but your hasty response clearly illustrates that you know I was talking about you. As I have said to you before, hit dog will holler.
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You write that while hollering the loudest about being called out for playing the victim, again. I find the irony very funny.
How about, "End Rent a Mob Street Violence" regarding brownshirt provocateurs who are daily assaulting federal officers.
You're not kidding. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when they ran a story about the "rent a protestor" company not sure if they wanted to join the anti ice protests.
Kudos for the entrepreneurship, but pathetic that protests are now even more suspect.
The only thing remarkable about America regarding racism is how non-racist we are as a country. Most Americans have zero concept how widespread and awful racism throughout Europe and other parts of the world. You do realize that modern slavery still exists to this day in Africa?
What's most amazing about America's history with slavery is how brief it was. What took other countries hundreds or thousands of years to eradicate, America did in under 100 years.
Also, Americans did not import slavery to the New World (since Americans didn't exist) and neither did the Europeans. When they arrived here, slavery was already here with the Indians. Indians brutally enslaved one another.
Sadly, most Americans live under the notion that America has a terrible past with slavery, worse than anyone in the history of the world, when we actually come off looking better than anyone else.
When it comes to recognition and eradication, America wins hands down!
And it's not even close.
Slavery was awful, no doubt. But it's not the blight on our history that some would make it out to be.