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| Cigar Smoking Man Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 02:27 AM Location: A-Town, Illinois. Age: 33 Posts: 4,998
Car: MY07 G11 WRX-TR WRB. Rep Power: 86 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Think I am kidding? Read the article. Quote:
So, cities for years were trying their best to keep whites in the city, and now that they are coming back, the people in the city do not want them. Where I highlighted is typical of the flaky, elitist "champagne socialists" who are now moving back into the city.
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| Can't Start His Wank Joined: Oct 4th, 2005 Last Online: 08:43 PM Location: Washington State, USA Age: 25 Posts: 1,971
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| As someone who graduated from a predominately black highschool, I can understand why they would want to move their children. That was the only school I've ever been to that had more parking spaces outside reserved for cops than it did handicapped spaces; unfortunately they were always full, too.
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| I went to a racially diverse high school, almost everyone was hugely racist, and a vast majority of people fit their respective racial stereotypes very well. I decided to not really interact with anyone.
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| Joined: Jan 20th, 2008 Last Online: November 20th, 2008 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 411
Rep Power: 11 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Give me a break. If it were black parents wanting a more diverse racial mix, you would be applauding.
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| Can't Start His Wank Joined: Oct 4th, 2005 Last Online: 08:43 PM Location: Washington State, USA Age: 25 Posts: 1,971
Car: '97 Mustang GT, '78 MG Midget (12a swap) Rep Power: 48 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | What? Sorry to break the news to you but I'm not a racist. People are people, no matter the color of their skin. Over focus on "race" by racists like Jessie Jackson and the like create problems that shouldn't exist. These parents are being racist, they should be called on it.
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| Joined: Jan 20th, 2008 Last Online: November 20th, 2008 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 411
Rep Power: 11 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | And I say the parent's are not racists, they are realists.
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| Joined: Oct 5th, 2007 Last Online: 08:44 PM Location: Finland Posts: 478
Car: Ford sierra 2.0 in a few months time. Rep Power: 12 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ffs.. When are people going to understand that people of different races (Yes, I think its appropriate to use the term "race". According to the latest (1992) research, most biologists believe that the term 'race' is appropriate to describe people of different ethnic backgrounds) do not mix particularly well.. I mean, as soon as the black/hispanic/arabian minorities pass 20% of total population in a given area, lots of things start happening. The crime rates shoot up, 'racism' (never liked the word, exept when uttered in the Zero Punctuation Crysis review) arises and everyone who can afford it, move away.. Racial(not cultural) diversity is not a gift.In some cases it can, and will work, but in a large scale, there is no positive impact on anything. Call me racist, I dont care. Just dont neg. rep. me for having opinions.
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| Cigar Smoking Man Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 02:27 AM Location: A-Town, Illinois. Age: 33 Posts: 4,998
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The difference being is that you can try to fight against it everyday in your mind, or give up and succumb. You seem like a fighter to me, so how about putting on some boxing gloves and fight those demons in your head. I know you can, I believe in you. ![]()
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| Joined: Oct 5th, 2007 Last Online: 08:44 PM Location: Finland Posts: 478
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![]() ![]() But honestly, I think religion is a big part of the issue, and honestly, 2 boxing gloves, however large, are not sufficient for kicking Islam out of this world. I suggest you all go to Youtube and watch videos by a british comedian called Pat Condell, he is at the heart of the issue. ![]()
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| Joined: Dec 11th, 2006 Last Online: 09:46 PM Location: Manhattan, Kansas Posts: 2,324
Car: '78 Ford, '74 Yamaha, '74 Honda Rep Power: 26 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | People are always scared of things that are different; things they don't understand. You can take this argument and substitute black/city for white/suburb. And vice-a-versa. I only wish people would try a little harder to 'get over' racial and cultural differences in their communities instead of bitching about it. I've moved from the inner city to the suburbs, and back ... and places in between. Gone to mostly black schools and mostly white. The same issues of racism, fear of change are present everywhere. It's a shame. Anyway, Kansas City is a pretty good example of this whole "white flight, in reverse" phenomena. Smack in the middle of KC's east side, a historically black neighborhood for oh, the last 80 years or so, city planners built a fantastic entertainment district and sports arena. People (mostly white) are actually living in downtown now, a few people I know who recently graduated have bought 100k+ lofts down there. Black community leaders are (choosing their words tactfully) very dissatisfied with this 'white invasion', despite the fact that a few years ago they where complaining how dead downtown was. It's all very funny, and a little sad too. |
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| Politically Charged Joined: Mar 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 09:04 PM Posts: 3,610
Rep Power: 28 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Kind of on the same subject White Americans no longer a majority by 2042 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26186087/ Keep in mind, they will still be the largest minority. So according to this, by 2050 the number will be 46%. Blacks at 15% (not much of a change) and hispanics 30% (compared to 15% now). That's a huge jump. This kind of leads into what I posted in the other thread about letting in more skilled immigrants. Not only should there be a greater emphasis on skills, but maybe try to maintain proportions by not allowing a larger amount of immigrants from a single geographic location? I understand the increase isn't only related to immigration, but also birth and mortality rates as well. But the immigration system can be used to balance things out. I'm kind of rambling here, and it probably goes against the whole "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses"....but I wonder how different this country will be a few decades from now, and if it will be for the better or worse.
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If the 20% blacks had all been results of adoption by white parents, this would be a non-issue. The fact that they're immigrants is the issue. You don't have to be mexican to be an illiterate thug, you can just as well be a serb or a russian, who are chalkier than a glass of milk. | |
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| I hate your sig! Joined: May 21st, 2004 Last Online: 12:39 PM Location: Frankfurt, Germany Age: 24 Posts: 1,397
Car: Mazda MX-3 Rep Power: 25 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Yeah but you can hardly call the african americans immigrants. |
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| Joined: Feb 19th, 2007 Last Online: 11:09 PM Posts: 1,059
Rep Power: 17 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I'm going to say an incredibly wise thing here, so bear with me: ![]() People are dumbasses. The problem is not in the racial difference, it's the people, who are dumbasses. Where there are people, kids, whatever, who are nice and intelligent, there are no problems with race, no matter how much races you throw into the mix. But, when you take in all the people, from the entire range of social and other backgrounds, you can bet your ass the dumbasses among them will prevail and make life hell for everyone else, and everyone else will turn into dumbasses. The worse the ratio of dumbasses to normal people is, the worse the place is. Prisons are 99.9% dumbasses, look at how they turned out. Highschools, similar. Colleges, a bit better. Highly proffessional environments, a lot better.
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| Joined: Feb 19th, 2007 Last Online: 11:09 PM Posts: 1,059
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abroad and just continues their rural habits in the big cities around EU or USA. On the other hand, there are lots of professionals, regular people who can't find a job here, even though they're highly educated. They move to EU or USA, and most likely you couldn't even guess where they are from, because they don't feel the urge to announce their ethnicity with loud folk music, flags and tattoos.
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