Racism

**Alien5** · 09-11-2005, 03:50 PM

the word exist in the dictionary means To have actual being; be real.

so no i think racism is a state of mind. it does not exist in the uk

**Everose** · 09-11-2005, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by manker

Originally Posted by Everose

I found it necessary. I care very much for people. I care for this board.

I feel very strongly I have a choice here. I can continue to remain quiet when others lower theirselves to that 'level.' Is that the best way, Manker? Be a little follower like the boys in 'Lord of the Flies?' I can continue to watch people of all nations walk away from this drawing room without a word because they have had a belly full of the low levels of humanity that are displayed here. I suppose it would be much easier just to raise my head in arrogance, mumbling that I am 'better than the 'low levels' (your words, not mine), wash my hands of it and walk away.

And for those of you who fire back and ask me why I don't? It is for the same reason that I detest seeing this (America....love it or leave it!) posted on the bumper of a vehicle in America. I am as loyal to this board as I am to my country. But I will be damned if I am quiet about the inequities I see in either. I will work to change instead of walk away.

Call it 'lowering' myself if that is your will.

The right way to go about it, I think, would be to refute their suggestions in a proper manner each time they trouble you, without resorting to a tit-for-tat campaign.

You do not have to remain quiet, you can voice discontent and paint the perceived aggressors in an unfavourable light with on point rebukes. I find that once a person is made to look quite foolish, he or she thinks twice before repeating the act.

Well, that's what I'd try to do, anyway

I appreciate your advice, Manker. I feel I try to do that. However, it is not normally within me to 'paint the perceived aggressors in an unfavorable light'. I try to separate the person from the viewpoint.

Please explain to me what your perceptions are of a 'tit-for-tat campain.'

**whypikonme** · 09-11-2005, 04:11 PM

Everose, you talk as though we only run down the policies of the US government, which is quite wrong, most, if not all, of the regular posters here have negative things to say about their own country's government, so what exactly is your point?

**maebach** · 09-11-2005, 04:17 PM

I think she wants 'white' enemployment to go up.

**manker** · 09-11-2005, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by Everose

Originally Posted by manker

The right way to go about it, I think, would be to refute their suggestions in a proper manner each time they trouble you, without resorting to a tit-for-tat campaign.

You do not have to remain quiet, you can voice discontent and paint the perceived aggressors in an unfavourable light with on point rebukes. I find that once a person is made to look quite foolish, he or she thinks twice before repeating the act.

Well, that's what I'd try to do, anyway

I appreciate your advice, Manker. I feel I try to do that. However, it is not normally within me to 'paint the perceived aggressors in an unfavorable light'. I try to separate the person from the viewpoint.

Please explain to me what your perceptions are of a 'tit-for-tat campain.'

I already have, above in post #5.

**Alien5** · 09-11-2005, 04:23 PM

if it was a battle of cleverness between the us and the rest of the word
the us would loose

**manker** · 09-11-2005, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by Alien5

if it was a battle of cleverness between the us and the rest of the word
the us would loose

I'm not sure from whence you hail, but I sure hope that you're not on my side in any 'battle of cleverness'.

**Everose** · 09-11-2005, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by whypikonme

Everose, you talk as though we only run down the policies of the US government, which is quite wrong, most, if not all, of the regular posters here have negative things to say about their own country's government, so what exactly is your point?

I run down policies of the America's local, state, and federal government, myself, whypikonme.

Policies should and will always be disputed, discussed, and hopefully revamped.

If you have missed my point, thus far, I am sorry. I respect you and know you as a person who is way smarter than that.