Goshdarn you, Britain

MoonlitSunshine · 03-07-2012, 10:13 AM

Psh, that's not a good attitude! The more voices the better, especially in a debate where it can seem that there are two sides, when in fact there are many. For example, A government or local council could give more attention to integrating a community than anything else, and they would still fail if the constituent groups didn't want to integrate. We're all opposed to the concept of Racism - that is, discrimination against a race or group of people based on their colour or creed - but is it racism to be angry with or discriminate against a group because as a group they have acted against the building of a community in your area? I'm not saying that this happens, I'm just saying that the "racism" card is played far too early for my liking in many areas of society, often in an attempt to gain something that one would otherwise not be eligible for.

I'm sure we've all heard stories of the black person skipping a cue and shouting racism when someone tells them to get in line. I know of a Kenyan national who served in the british army, who was assaulted by a group of asian immigrants, with multiple independent witnesses, who was told by the police that it wasn't a racial incident because no white person had been involved. Call me conservative, hell, call me racist if you want, but there are some serious problems with definitions in the world at the moment, and a lot of **** that needs to be sorted out before I'm willing to accept that more than the barest majority of cases of racism are actually racist.

View Poll Results: The problem?
**** those non-English twats stealin' our jobs!	2	11.76%
The Daily Mail said black people are bad so it must be true!	2	11.76%
No, people like that woman are the problem!	7	41.18%
That was disgraceful! They didn't even shake hands!	1	5.88%
Can't we all just get along?	5	29.41%
Voters: 17. You may not vote on this poll

03-07-2012, 10:13 AM	#13 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,097	Psh, that's not a good attitude! The more voices the better, especially in a debate where it can seem that there are two sides, when in fact there are many. For example, A government or local council could give more attention to integrating a community than anything else, and they would still fail if the constituent groups didn't want to integrate. We're all opposed to the concept of Racism - that is, discrimination against a race or group of people based on their colour or creed - but is it racism to be angry with or discriminate against a group because as a group they have acted against the building of a community in your area? I'm not saying that this happens, I'm just saying that the "racism" card is played far too early for my liking in many areas of society, often in an attempt to gain something that one would otherwise not be eligible for. I'm sure we've all heard stories of the black person skipping a cue and shouting racism when someone tells them to get in line. I know of a Kenyan national who served in the british army, who was assaulted by a group of asian immigrants, with multiple independent witnesses, who was told by the police that it wasn't a racial incident because no white person had been involved. Call me conservative, hell, call me racist if you want, but there are some serious problems with definitions in the world at the moment, and a lot of ** that needs to be sorted out before I'm willing to accept that more than the barest majority of cases of racism are actually racist. __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?"** - Arthur Dent