re: Is being racist always wrong?

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I have never longed for anything that's impossible... traveling to Mars, being a girl, being another race. What's the point of weighing the advantages of something that is not possible?

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Well I guess all types of personalities are different because I fantasize about things I know I'll never do all the time, like climbing Mount Everest or walking on the moon.

First, I don't think that definition applies in terms of what most consider racism today. For instance, many liberals consider thug the new N word and racist. To me, thug does not suggest superiority over said thug, rather it is a negative connotation that suggests criminal nature. As such, I think most of what is considered racism today is simply creating a negative image of a particular race.

Second, racism is a social construct often based on experience/reality. If a particular race has a disproportionate number of criminals, then perception stems from reality and members of the race should be looking at what needs to change socially to improve conditions and less concerned about racism. The racism will end when the reality changes.

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Theres a surgery for that..

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Yeah, but it's pointless since I'm not attracted to men. If I were surgically transformed into a supermodel with big tits the only change in my life would be to install large mirrors in every room.

"Not longing to be another race" = "subconsciously thinking your race is superior"

is some of the hokeyist bullshite I have ever heard

I don't even long to be anybody else in my own exact age/race/sex cohort. If I was different I would not be me. I am used to being me. I like me.

Believing you are inherently superior in worth compared to another based on skin color or ethnicity is always wrong. It is both socially and scientifically ignorant.

Believing your culture is better is not necessarily wrong though.

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a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.

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and conversely: a person who believes that a particular race is inferior to another
(this is the insidious core of affirmative action, a/k/a "good racism")

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It's been said many times but I'll say it again. Enabling generational welfare simply out of guilt, or because deep down, one really thinks that some minorities are incapable of taking care of themselves is the worst kind of racism imaginable. Far worse then using the," N" word or making dumb stereotypical remarks. And not addressing one of the root causes of generational welfare, ( having no fathers in the home) is almost criminal.

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I think this point is lost on a lot of people who oppose all welfare programs. One of the fundamental ideals associated with welfare is to get people help temporarily so that they can later take care of themselves.

Obviously our welfare policies don't always work like that, but that is generally the logic behind them.

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I'd disagree strongly.

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Are you referring to buying votes and making people dependent on the government in a way to control them?

Politicians may use welfare that way, but that's not why welfare exists.

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Racism is part of nature, as long as two or more groups of beings can perceive differences between them, they will naturally align with the ones that are more like themselves.

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It's no different than LSU fans feeling their school is better than everyone elses.

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Politicians may use welfare that way, but that's not why welfare exists.

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The proof is in actions.

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Spanish language advertisements airing south of the border.

Efforts to seek out and enroll Appalachian families who originally had an innate aversion for dependency.

The structuring of dependency-provoking programs to weaken the family (and to be clear I am using the term "family" in this instance to reference any dual parent household).

Actions in this case, reveal intent IMO.