Ummmm. Actually... I do tend you agree with you (in fact, although I know that in certain places in the south it is still an issue, I feel that from what I see, racism is far more prevalent in the African American community than elsewhere.) but.... I don't think you answered her question. Sorry.
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Ummmm. Actually... I do tend you agree with you (in fact, although I know that in certain places in the south it is still an issue, I feel that from what I see, racism is far more prevalent in the African American community than elsewhere.) but.... I don't think you answered her question. Sorry.
Yeah, probably not. I knew what she wanted but I refused to give it to her since I thought it was a crap question.
I'm just saying you coulda been true to yourself and made you points as well as answering her question just by framing your answer differently.
But ah well. Water under the bridge, spilled milk, etc.
(and I know we're being rational and mature and I get the impression that this community, by and large, will be rational and mature. But this sort of topic is dangerous to delve too deeply into on the internet.)
It's a touchy question and it always will be. There's still crap going on in Canada between blacks and whites even though there never was slavery here (I think now it's more immigrants bringing cultural differences, honestly), some people are just afraid of or hate anyone who is different from them, and there's nothing you're going to say or do that's going to change their minds, even though most of the rest of us ask, "wait, what? You seriously think there's a difference between you because of the colour of your skin? Really?"
... but of course we are not without our own problems... our particular sticking point here is native reserves... but again, there's no real answer to that either.
And it really doesn't help either side of the issue when people walk right into the stereotypes other people have about them, whether it be "helpless" women using their sex to manipulate, domineering men, gangstas spewing "ebonics", upper-class bigots, drunk or violent natives, or what have you, pick an ethnicity or culture, there's a stereotype we've all seen for ourselves (imagine my surprise when on a hike in Algonquin Park fifteen years ago, we were approached by a closely-huddled pack of Japanese tourists with cameras sticking out all over, I had thought that had to be an exaggeration until I saw it myself!). We're all people, we all have some amount of control over ourselves, we can all overcome conditioned responses... and the more we interact with others who are different, the more we will come to understand them and be comfortable with it all...
And I'm going to go for my jog before this becomes a political rant, sorry for going off-topic!
We even have proof - almost 400 posts on a thread that turned into a religious discussion, nobody flamed, nobody banned, nobody even impolite, even though it's quite obvious some posters have very strong feelings, we all just shared our thoughts for a better understanding of how the others think. I'm so proud of us.
Jog. Now.
I like your thinking... it shows a lot of insight.
Has anyone ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world without prejudice or selfishness or greed? - Just food for thought. I get sick of the way this world is sometimes. Particularly the way everything revolves around money.
Well, I'm growing my own Hops this year, but it's still the only way to buy malt and honey ;D
I knew someone would go there.Now we just need someone to pipe up with "I grow my own barley" or "I keep bees."
Now we just need someone to pipe up with "I grow my own barley" or "I keep bees."
Weeeeelll....We grow our own hops, herbs, roses, some grapes, and berries for mead. Had a hive as well but we think the hard winter of 2 years ago killed them. We'll get another hive again at some point in time.
Weeeeelll....We grow our own hops, herbs, roses, some grapes, and berries for mead. Had a hive as well but we think the hard winter of 2 years ago killed them. We'll get another hive again at some point in time.
Can I move in with you?
If you have enough land, I'll just plant and tend to the barley and then you'll be set.
Damn Spammers!!!!
On a side note I still haven't got the ethic question grade back yet, put I did get my grade for my Compare and Contrast Paper (I chose to do it on State Run Prisons vs Private Prisons) and I got a 100%
On a side note I still haven't got the ethic question grade back yet, put I did get my grade for my Compare and Contrast Paper (I chose to do it on State Run Prisons vs Private Prisons) and I got a 100%
And now for a few words about The Emerald Isle.
I paid a visit about 10 years ago, but I doubt much has changed since then in this respect.
In the southern part of the island the countryside is dotted with smashed stone cottages. Evidence of the presence of the Black & Tans some 150yr ago. In the northern part of the island there are occasional big old manor houses likewise in ruin, evidence of revolting common folk.
Back in the day, it is reasonable to expect that there were ruined cottages and ruined manor houses all over the island, north and south.
It is human nature for the oppressor to be disinclined to recall evidence oh having been oppressive, just as it is human nature for the oppressee to maintain evidence of having been oppressed.
The southerners presumably cleaned up and either renovated or removed evidence of smashed manor houses. The northerners presumably cleaned up or renovated the smashed stone cottages. Who wants to be always looking at evidence of their own shame?
Germany is one remarkable exception, where a traveler can visit evidence of Arbeit Macht Frei or Jedem Das Seine.
