White Racial Resentment Bubbles Under the Surface of the Tea Party Movement

[SpeedRacer 1]

Completely irrelevant attempt at an analogy.

5 yard penalty.

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[ridestrong 1]

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Affirmative Action is racist.

if you steal something and the police take it back - are they stealing from you?

FAIL!

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[dreamdancer 0]

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Completely irrelevant attempt at an analogy.

5 yard penalty.

affirmative action is just a strawman for resentful whites - back to teabaggers again
(are you in the party)

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[dreamdancer 0]

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Affirmative Action is racist.

if you steal something and the police take it back - are they stealing from you?

FAIL!

you've marked your own paper
(are you a teabagger too)

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[CanuckInUSA 0]

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck.

Affirmative Action is racism. Anytime someone is disqualify from a job solely because of their race, it's racism. Jobs should go to the most qualified candidates regardless of their race.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[dreamdancer 0]

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If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck.

Affirmative Action is racism. Anytime someone is disqualify from a job solely because of their race, it's racism. Jobs should go to the most qualified candidates regardless of their race.

it's good to get all that resentment out. but remember whites made all the profits from slavery. perhaps universal healthcare would be a good idea
(and perhaps you should try another sport)

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[CanuckInUSA 0]

What the hell does trying another sport have to do with your racist beliefs?

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[dreamdancer 0]

you can't play basketball - but want everyone to feel sympathy for you. how about football instead

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[CanuckInUSA 0]

You are a delusional Leftist who walked right into the basketball trap.
You think I give a damn about basketball?

Good grief ...

I will say one thing though about the people running the NBA. They are not delusional Leftists. They know race is not an issue in their sport when it comes to employing people. They know not to implement brain dead policies like "Affirmative Action". The NBA gives jobs to the best basketball players in the world regardless of their race.

BTW Spare me your crap about slavery. First off it does not apply to me. Wrong frigging country. The country of my birth did not practice this slavery you speak of. Secondly I was not alive when slavery took place. I had nothing to do with it.

Stop living in the past. The world is changing everyday. "Affirmative Action" is racist. Give the jobs to the people who are most qualified regardless of their race. I don't know about your environment, but where I am I work with people of all different races.

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[dreamdancer 0]

i'll debate the future with you, if you can agree that affirmative action was the best thing to do at the time
(considering the undoubted racism exhibited by whites at the time)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQp0AyaI2ao&feature=related

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[dreamdancer 0]

i don't click on unknown links
(is there interesting stuff there)

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[futuredivot 0]

To make it more palatable to you.

Some Alternet Bullshit


More Alternet Bullshit

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

[dreamdancer 0]

now you're being sneaky
(luckily i can see the dire origins of your links before having to click - try again)

surely you can put some descriptive words together for us?

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[futuredivot 0]

and surely you can look at the links and tell they are not hazardous or offensive.

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

[rushmc 23]

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If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck.

Affirmative Action is racism. Anytime someone is disqualify from a job solely because of their race, it's racism. Jobs should go to the most qualified candidates regardless of their race.

it's good to get all that resentment out. but remember whites made all the profits from slavery. perhaps universal healthcare would be a good idea
(and perhaps you should try another sport)

Your statement(s) here is (are) not true

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 23]

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i'll debate the future with you, if you can agree that affirmative action was the best thing to do at the time
(considering the undoubted racism exhibited by whites at the time)

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rhaig 0]

so you're saying that if Joe and Bob both apply for the same position, and Joe gets that job because of his race, and Bob is left unemployed, that it's not racism?

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Rob

[dreamdancer 0]

what i am saying is that the tea party are obviously very resentful of affirmative action (ie it's a racial thing). now, there was a need for affirmative action back in the sixties - do you agree that it was needed? if you do then we can debate the future

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[rushmc 23]

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what i am saying is that the tea party are obviously very resentful of affirmative action (ie it's a racial thing). now, there was a need for affirmative action back in the sixties - do you agree that it was needed? if you do then we can debate the future

Obvious, how?

By the way. This is 2010

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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To make it more palatable to you.

Some Alternet Bullshit


More Alternet Bullshit

I like the part about "I am not an Africa America. I am an American".

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[rhaig 0]

50 years ago, it was needed.

Now, it is institutional racism.

There should not be a "race" set of checkboxes on any college application.

No unqualified applicant should be hired for a job or admitted to a school over a qualified applicant based on race.

By making race a factor at all (even if it's not the only factor), affirmative action is (by definition) pre-judging an applicant based on their race.

Prejudice based on race. That's racism isn't it?

(by the way, nice non-answer on my question. because you know the answer would have involved "what color is bob")

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Rob

[dreamdancer 0]

what do you think will happen if affirmative action is ended now. something like the glass-steagall act?

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[CanuckInUSA 0]

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There should not be a "race" set of checkboxes on any application.

I few years ago I started a new job with a fairly large corporation. On day one they had me fill out a series of survey questions. One of the questions was "Are you a member of a visible minority (this would include African American, Native Indian, East Indian, Oriental, etc, etc)." I could not believe it. But being new to the company I did not want to rock the boat, so I answered what they wanted me to say which was "No".

Now I bring this up because in my local area of the city I live in, I am NOT part of the dominate race. Walk around my local grocery store and 10 out of 20 people are Chinese, 6-7 out of 20 are caucasian and the remaining 3-4 out of 20 are some other race. Now don't get me wrong I am NOT oppressed by the Chinese nor do I feel that I am disadvantaged. But the world is changing. People from all over the world are emigrating/immigrating to various western countries. The stereotypes of yesterday do not fit the reality of today or tomorrow.

I have no problem if a Chinese person gets the job offer ahead of me. I know the Chinese are very smart people and they are very hard workers. The bottom line is that the most qualified candidate (regardless of their race) should be the one given the job offer.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[dreamdancer 0]

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There should not be a "race" set of checkboxes on any application.

I few years ago I started a new job with a fairly large corporation. On day one they had me fill out a series of survey questions. One of the questions was "Are you a member of a visible minority (this would include African American, Native Indian, East Indian, Oriental, etc, etc)." I could not believe it. But being new to the company I did not want to rock the boat, so I answered what they wanted me to say which was "No".

Now I bring this up because in my local area of the city I live in, I am NOT part of the dominate race. Walk around my local grocery store and 10 out of 20 people are Chinese, 6-7 out of 20 are caucasian and the remaining 3-4 out of 20 are some other race. Now don't get me wrong I am NOT oppressed by the Chinese nor do I feel that I am disadvantaged. But the world is changing. People from all over the world are emigrating/immigrating to various western countries. The stereotypes of yesterday do not fit the reality of today or tomorrow.

This most qualified candidate (regardless of their race) should be the one given the job offer.

yes, you keep telling us how resentful you are. now answer my question - was affirmative action ncessary even if it's usefulness is now ended?

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