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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 3130571" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>There it is in a nutshell.&nbsp; No matter what we do it will never be good enough.&nbsp; If we try too hard we&#039;re patronizing.&nbsp; If we give up in frustration we&#039;re racists.&nbsp; There are no winners in identity politics.&nbsp; You are an obvious example of someone who has worked hard and done well for himself.&nbsp; No matter what your color is.&nbsp; But is it not true that there are concentrations of Blacks in inner cities all over the country that have developed a dependence on government assistance?&nbsp; Who think that if the government isn&#039;t helping them get by that it&#039;s racism?&nbsp; I worked with some Black guys in Texas that were good workers.&nbsp; Most made more than I did.&nbsp; Always got the impression that they were watching for any indication that I was prejudiced.&nbsp; And I wasn&#039;t saying any of this out loud there, just got loaded questions all the time.&nbsp; I&#039;m not trying to solve your problems for you, just pointing out that most Whites I know respect anyone who works hard and makes their own way.&nbsp; And get frustrated when people assume the worst about us.&nbsp; I see liberals painting all of us with the same broad brush.&nbsp; Self righteous jerks in my book.&nbsp; For the record I want you and your family to have the best life you can possibly have based on your efforts to obtain that life.&nbsp; I want you to have a safe, secure, happy life.&nbsp; I don&#039;t want you to deal with cops who bother you solely based on your skin color.&nbsp; I want idiots like that racist in South Carolina who shot and killed those folks at that church to forfeit his life.&nbsp; Same for those idiots who drug James Byrd to his death.&nbsp; What I don&#039;t want is to have to constantly prove I&#039;m not a racist because I&#039;m a Southern White male.&nbsp; To be suspect no matter what I do.&nbsp; And I&#039;m betting most Whites feel the same way.&nbsp; We can&#039;t stop idiots filled with hate from doing horrible things.&nbsp; But we&#039;re not responsible for all the killing going on in Black communities.&nbsp; White cops aren&#039;t hunting down Blacks for sport, and if race relations are ever going to improve then there needs to be an acknowledgement such as what Chris Rock has said, that he fears his own kind more than Whites.&nbsp; Won&#039;t happen because reaming Whites for everything bad that happens in the Black community is too profitable for some, too politically lucrative for others.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 3130571, member: 24302"] There it is in a nutshell. No matter what we do it will never be good enough. If we try too hard we're patronizing. If we give up in frustration we're racists. There are no winners in identity politics. You are an obvious example of someone who has worked hard and done well for himself. No matter what your color is. But is it not true that there are concentrations of Blacks in inner cities all over the country that have developed a dependence on government assistance? Who think that if the government isn't helping them get by that it's racism? I worked with some Black guys in Texas that were good workers. Most made more than I did. Always got the impression that they were watching for any indication that I was prejudiced. And I wasn't saying any of this out loud there, just got loaded questions all the time. I'm not trying to solve your problems for you, just pointing out that most Whites I know respect anyone who works hard and makes their own way. And get frustrated when people assume the worst about us. I see liberals painting all of us with the same broad brush. Self righteous jerks in my book. For the record I want you and your family to have the best life you can possibly have based on your efforts to obtain that life. I want you to have a safe, secure, happy life. I don't want you to deal with cops who bother you solely based on your skin color. I want idiots like that racist in South Carolina who shot and killed those folks at that church to forfeit his life. Same for those idiots who drug James Byrd to his death. What I don't want is to have to constantly prove I'm not a racist because I'm a Southern White male. To be suspect no matter what I do. And I'm betting most Whites feel the same way. We can't stop idiots filled with hate from doing horrible things. But we're not responsible for all the killing going on in Black communities. White cops aren't hunting down Blacks for sport, and if race relations are ever going to improve then there needs to be an acknowledgement such as what Chris Rock has said, that he fears his own kind more than Whites. Won't happen because reaming Whites for everything bad that happens in the Black community is too profitable for some, too politically lucrative for others. [/QUOTE]

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