Comment Racism in America (Score 1) 634
Let's look at some historical facts about racism in America:
1)Racisism exists: Has since who knows when.
2)The Black community does not have it worse than other groups of people. Lets look at the other races as well.
--Indians: (the American Tribes that were here before the white man came) were forced off their native lands into reservations. Many were slaughtered, raped, camps pillaged, some taken as slaves. Some of these groups have capitalized and built casinos and gotten rich. While others still live on poor reservations.
--Asians: Came to America in the mid 1800's with the promise of a better future. This particular group of people helped built the first cross-county railroad in the united states. How were they repaid? Many were killed while working on the railroad because the Tycoons didn't want to pay them. Yes, they hired gunmen to kill them on the job or off. Others of Asian decent worked in laundry shops or as servents. Some where even taken as payment by white men and made slaves as well. Many are now furthering themselves in college. As a college student I have been amazed at how many people of Asian decent are in the IT sector of college. It's good to see.
--Blacks: Used as slaves. The initial group of black slaves where sold into slavery to the Brittish and other merchants by their own people in Africa. Some where taken forcibly from their homes. Many died on the trip overseas as well. However, their plight was to be slaves. They were not mass slaughtered due to their value as slaves and cost to aquire them initially. Some where targets of outraged white citizens due to percieved crimes and lynched. They are no longer slaves.
To say that the black community has suffered the most is a farce. There's no basis for that claim at all. As one looks at the history of the world, racism was practiced by all cultures. The Persians segregated their populations and forced entire cultures to be split and moved to different parts of the empire to keep them from rebelling after being conqued. Many were made slaves. Romans also made slaves of those they conquered. Killed those who stood against the empire. Many of the conquered were also made into Gladiators when the arena games became popular.
Racism is an ugly fact, but it's not one that we have to allow to continue. People who claim to be African-American, Asian-American, German-American, etc. are only helping to keep it all alive. We are all Americans in this country, and we need to work together to once again be proud to say it. We are not differnt groups of Americans, we are of differing decent. I am and American of European decent. I was born and raised here, that makes me full blooded AMERICAN. If you swore your allegiance to this country and gained citizenship, then you are an AMERICAN too. We should think of ourselves as not as black-american or white-american, but as simply AMERICANS with unique talents, skills, and looks.
Suits such as these need to be carefully reviewed before passing judgement upon what is going on. The amount being sued for was to help get media attention to the suit and spark just these kinds of comments pro and against. Racism needs to be wiped out, but this isn't the way. It's a long and perilous road up and out to true diversity and freedom. Who will join in that fight? The fight for all peoples, as a whole.
1)Racisism exists: Has since who knows when.
2)The Black community does not have it worse than other groups of people. Lets look at the other races as well.
--Indians: (the American Tribes that were here before the white man came) were forced off their native lands into reservations. Many were slaughtered, raped, camps pillaged, some taken as slaves. Some of these groups have capitalized and built casinos and gotten rich. While others still live on poor reservations.
--Asians: Came to America in the mid 1800's with the promise of a better future. This particular group of people helped built the first cross-county railroad in the united states. How were they repaid? Many were killed while working on the railroad because the Tycoons didn't want to pay them. Yes, they hired gunmen to kill them on the job or off. Others of Asian decent worked in laundry shops or as servents. Some where even taken as payment by white men and made slaves as well. Many are now furthering themselves in college. As a college student I have been amazed at how many people of Asian decent are in the IT sector of college. It's good to see.
--Blacks: Used as slaves. The initial group of black slaves where sold into slavery to the Brittish and other merchants by their own people in Africa. Some where taken forcibly from their homes. Many died on the trip overseas as well. However, their plight was to be slaves. They were not mass slaughtered due to their value as slaves and cost to aquire them initially. Some where targets of outraged white citizens due to percieved crimes and lynched. They are no longer slaves.
To say that the black community has suffered the most is a farce. There's no basis for that claim at all. As one looks at the history of the world, racism was practiced by all cultures. The Persians segregated their populations and forced entire cultures to be split and moved to different parts of the empire to keep them from rebelling after being conqued. Many were made slaves. Romans also made slaves of those they conquered. Killed those who stood against the empire. Many of the conquered were also made into Gladiators when the arena games became popular.
Racism is an ugly fact, but it's not one that we have to allow to continue. People who claim to be African-American, Asian-American, German-American, etc. are only helping to keep it all alive. We are all Americans in this country, and we need to work together to once again be proud to say it. We are not differnt groups of Americans, we are of differing decent. I am and American of European decent. I was born and raised here, that makes me full blooded AMERICAN. If you swore your allegiance to this country and gained citizenship, then you are an AMERICAN too. We should think of ourselves as not as black-american or white-american, but as simply AMERICANS with unique talents, skills, and looks.
Suits such as these need to be carefully reviewed before passing judgement upon what is going on. The amount being sued for was to help get media attention to the suit and spark just these kinds of comments pro and against. Racism needs to be wiped out, but this isn't the way. It's a long and perilous road up and out to true diversity and freedom. Who will join in that fight? The fight for all peoples, as a whole.
