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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 4537022" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>You guys never consider the fact that in much of the country in the 50&#039;s it was illegal if not downright dangerous to intermarry.&nbsp; Just showing a white woman attention could get a black man killed.&nbsp; Now there are interracial couples everywhere and most people don&#039;t think about it at all.&nbsp; Things have changed.&nbsp; Most interactions with police don&#039;t end in violence and the relative few that do are almost always a failure to comply with a lawful order.&nbsp; Not saying there isn&#039;t racism anywhere but I don&#039;t believe for a second that you are constantly being put through racist situations.&nbsp; It&#039;s just not reasonable to put it all on the White man and not acknowledge the systemic problems in the black community.&nbsp; Cities like Baltimore, NYC, and Washington are spending a lot of money per student yet proficiency in math and across the board is very low.&nbsp; Most black babies are born to single mothers.&nbsp; Violence is pervasive in large cities with large black populations.&nbsp; I do see blacks who work hard to get an education do well for themselves.&nbsp; Why aren&#039;t they being treated badly?&nbsp; Immigrants come here and succeed.&nbsp; So why is the black population doing so poorly?&nbsp; You don&#039;t want to believe it but it&#039;s liberal policies that have lead to dependency and black leadership creating a pervasive mindset that blacks can&#039;t succeed because everything is stacked against you.&nbsp; As long as that persists there&#039;s really nothing whites can do to help because you sincerely believe we&#039;re out to harm you.&nbsp; And I think you personally ought to be able to see this because you&#039;re doing well for yourself and your family.&nbsp; I wish there was some secret white handshake that would&#039;ve opened doors for me but my whiteness hasn&#039;t done much for me.&nbsp; But I&#039;m content with the little I have.&nbsp; Too many people seem to think that if they aren&#039;t living the wealthy life they see on tv they&#039;re getting screwed and in the case of blacks it&#039;s due to racism.&nbsp; If you&#039;re eating well, have a roof over your head, clothes to wear, a car to drive, you&#039;re already doing better than much of the world.&nbsp; I know I&#039;m talking to a brick wall and opening myself up to ridicule, just giving my two cents.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 4537022, member: 24302"] You guys never consider the fact that in much of the country in the 50's it was illegal if not downright dangerous to intermarry. Just showing a white woman attention could get a black man killed. Now there are interracial couples everywhere and most people don't think about it at all. Things have changed. Most interactions with police don't end in violence and the relative few that do are almost always a failure to comply with a lawful order. Not saying there isn't racism anywhere but I don't believe for a second that you are constantly being put through racist situations. It's just not reasonable to put it all on the White man and not acknowledge the systemic problems in the black community. Cities like Baltimore, NYC, and Washington are spending a lot of money per student yet proficiency in math and across the board is very low. Most black babies are born to single mothers. Violence is pervasive in large cities with large black populations. I do see blacks who work hard to get an education do well for themselves. Why aren't they being treated badly? Immigrants come here and succeed. So why is the black population doing so poorly? You don't want to believe it but it's liberal policies that have lead to dependency and black leadership creating a pervasive mindset that blacks can't succeed because everything is stacked against you. As long as that persists there's really nothing whites can do to help because you sincerely believe we're out to harm you. And I think you personally ought to be able to see this because you're doing well for yourself and your family. I wish there was some secret white handshake that would've opened doors for me but my whiteness hasn't done much for me. But I'm content with the little I have. Too many people seem to think that if they aren't living the wealthy life they see on tv they're getting screwed and in the case of blacks it's due to racism. If you're eating well, have a roof over your head, clothes to wear, a car to drive, you're already doing better than much of the world. I know I'm talking to a brick wall and opening myself up to ridicule, just giving my two cents. [/QUOTE]

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