lolEU

There's a much easier way, you know.

Lube, bro.

Or something.

Lately, with all the talk about "white privilege" and the history of slavery, my mind has been churning.

I hear excuses for blacks' disdain for white people all the time.  A black person calls a white guy a cracker, and it's excused because the white man's great-grandfather was a slave owner or whatever.  But if a white person who was raised in Dixieland during or right after the big civil rights movement of the 1960s says is discovered to have said something remotely racist in their lifetime, they're crucified for it.

Now, while blacks were on the receiving end of racism (they were labeled the inferior race), this shouldn't excuse them from being criticized for being racially prejudiced.  Take Jews for example.  Since the middle ages Jews have been persecuted by societies and religious groups, and before that they were used as slaves by Arab societies.  Until the Papal States were dissolved in 1870, Jews were required to live in ghettos away from Christians.  This attitude of "good anti-semitism" (as it was called by the church) lasted well into the 20th century, until the end of World War II when the horrific acts perpetrated in the Holocaust were discovered.

Jews fled from Europe in two waves:  One during the lynchings and mobs in Leninist Russia, and the other during the rise of national socialism in Europe.  When they fled to the States they had nothing but the clothes on their backs.  Yet, despite all of this, Jews are now one of the richest demographics in the world, reaching or exceeding the average wealth of whites within five years of the end of WWII.

According to the theory of white privilege, because of the setbacks of slavery until 150 years ago and institutionalized racism until 1964, blacks are STILL at a disadvantage both socially and economically due to these [inherently immoral] practices.  Now let's compare this to what the Jews had to face:  Jews came to America in the early to mid-20th century not knowing a single word of English, and not having any money to their name.  Yet, on average, it took a mere 4.5 years for a Jewish family to reach the same average income of white families after WWII.

I believe you can argue that the Holocaust was worse than slavery, only because in one scenario the workers were fed and supported by their masters both to maintain their economic value and to keep their productivity up, and in the other the workers were just killed if they weren't putting out enough labor.  So the idea that blacks are doing poorly because of historical injustices, when compared to the Jews' strife, seems to me to be incredibly racist.  You're basically saying, "Well, Jews could overcome their historical injustices and surpass the wealth of whites in a decade, but for you poor, child-like, benighted blacks--it's taken you 50 or 150 years, and look where you are. *pats on head*  It's white privilege, you're just oppressed."  That's not what society told the Jews.  That's not what society is telling Latinos.  So why is society saying this to blacks?  My opinion?  It's incredibly racist.  It's saying, "Well the Jews did it in less than five years, but you surely can't do it in 150 years."

Until we put this theory of white privilege behind us, race relations in our society are never going to improve.  Historically, when you try to force artificial change on a culture (in this case, Dixieland), that culture only grows to be resentful of the people that are trying to change it, completely disregarding the real issues with what they think.  Should we discourage racism?  Of course.  But you can't expect to be taken seriously when you excuse the racist attitudes of one group and act openly hostile to the racist attitudes of another.

/ramble

How about this:  Pirate games you're unsure of and if, after a day, you're enjoying your experience, buy the game.

Quote from: BrenMan 94 on October 19, 2014, 06:56:17 AM

You're delusional if you think that government is the solution.

Carbon.

Tax.

Is the government also being taxed?

Quote from: BrenMan 94 on October 18, 2014, 05:20:19 PM

I'm all for promoting green technologies in a non-coercive, free-market fashion.

So yeah, the movement as it stands is trash.

>supporting environmentalism
>supporting the free market

Pick one.

As it stands, companies get permission from the government to pollute.  You're delusional if you think that government is the solution.

I'm all for promoting green technologies in a non-coercive, free-market fashion.

So yeah, the movement as it stands is trash.

Quote from: BrenMan 94 on October 18, 2014, 02:22:23 PM

]Been playing a lot of Euro Truck Simulator 2.

My little brother plays the shit out of that game, or at least he used to.

I torrented it until I can spare the $25 to buy it on Steam.  It's more than worth that price.  Mods make the game come to life more (added traffic, real-life companies, etc.).  And the game is just relaxing in general.

I don't get high because of the anti-depressants and mood enhancers I take.

Mostly AAA.  Some indie titles are fun for a while, but most indie games don't excel at longevity.

Been playing a lot of Euro Truck Simulator 2.

And it only cost me $53!  :­­D

Welp, there go my plans for this weekend.  I'm playing a show next Friday so maybe I'll get some money from that.  Still looking for a job in the meantime.

Discuss how tertiary education in America is flawed ITT.

>Taking Republicans seriously when it comes to the Reagan circlejerk

I don't really understand why it's illegal when pornography is a legal thing. Just doesn't compute for me.

Because pornography is consensual and prostitution isn't*...

...oh wait.