I thought it only fitting that we all take time out to praise WHITE America since the blacks have this month of February to praise their people. Let us not forget that our Founding Fathers were all WHITE men, and that our revered Constitution was created by all WHITE men of time-tested impeccable stature. Let us not forget that any and almost all worthy inventions were created by WHITE men. High tech inventions of our modern world were also created by WHITE men like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. It was almost if not an all WHITE man revolution that helped us gain our freedom from an oppressive foreign nation led by a monarch.
I never understood why people take such pride in an accident of birth. We should be proud of what we’ve accomplished and, by extension, those of our family and friends. To somehow think we’re special because we can imagine some kind of connection to the work of others strikes me as hollow. That applies, of course, to race, ethnicity, and religion too.
Um, I don't mean to throw fact into such a well thought out argument, but Steve Job's biological father's name was Abdulfattah Jandali. He was of Arab descent, not "WHITE". Steve Jobs was adopted.
re: It was almost if not an all WHITE man revolution that helped us gain our freedom from an oppressive foreign nation led by a monarch. Let’s not forget that the oppressive monarch and his nation were also white. And that many of the men of "impeccable stature" were also slave owners. Sorry, they were not gods or devils, they were men.
I find that hard to believe by looking at Mr. Jobs with that pale WHITE face that he would have dark Arab blood running through his veins. Perhaps he took a shot of WHITE pigmentation like Michael Jackson did to help whiten up his skin tone. LOL!
You nice white people were even polite enough to apologize for the Chinese exclusion act, even if it did take a hundred years. I even get to marry a white guy! Ever since 1948 its been legal. We will remember what wonderful folks you all were as you go spinning into the slipstream of history.
I know. Sort of puts a giant (*)(*)(*)(*)ing monkey wrench into the "WHITE" argument you are putting forth. Much easier to claim it is not true than to check and admit your error.
We Cons don't wonder why you associate us with racism--we know why, its to take the onus off the democrat party legacy of racists from your KKK daze right up to your race baiting daze of today. None of us Conservatives give a monkey's behind what you think of us. You libs are the degenerates of society, and you sleep with other degenerates.
This thread has nothing to do with poltical beliefs. You want to compare races, we have a forum for that. Race Relations. Discuss it there.
No, I didn't know that...do tell! - - - Updated - - - I didn't want to compare races. I was merely giving praise for the WHITE race.
Still doesn't have anything to do with political opinions or beliefs, unless you can substantiate an argument that there's a correlation between race and politics. If it's all about race it belongs in the forum that was set up specifically to discuss that.
You do realize that African-American's only have one month of "special consideration" while White-American's have all twelve, right? You do also realize that aside from simply naming a month Black History month, no real privilege is handed to the African American community, no deeper consideration is ever afforded to their culture-past or present. There is simply Martin Luther King Jr, a few other more notable (according to us) Black-Americans, and a general sense of whatever. I don't believe their should be a Black History month. We should take the time to consider the impact of all cultures in our country on our country. Libhater...why would you embarrass yourself by saying that without even checking to make sure you weren't saying something stupid? I mean...that honestly is stupid considering it's common information. Very true, Margot. Before the massive world slave trade that started around the time of Columbus, people did not hold any special distinction on race or color. Even in the extremely polarizing conflict between the Europeans and Middle-Eastern states in the Crusades, the division was ideological supporting political/economic ambitions.
Also true. People tend to think all sorts of things originated with us (pale-skins, lol), both past and present, but in effect, a number of the things we prize as innovations we already in place. For instance, Bill Gates did not invent an operating system, he purchased it. The Greeks did not invent thinking, they sent there students across the Meditteranean to study in Egypt, and Hippocrates was not the father of medicine, the Egyptian king Imhotep was. We could go on, but the basic thing is that the world, nor civilization, nor innovation or science began with us. We can at least admit that much...
Well, I guess the top of the Rockys are pretty damn impressive but most of America is variations of green and brown, with a couple of smoky grey blobs on the coasts.
Because they were not white doh! Now if you will excuse, Im going to look for a topic started by an adult, or at least somebody with more than a brain cell.
Here you go, mate. It tells a little about the origin's of Mr. Jobs, though I wouldn't hold the entire thing as truth since you can't verify it. And Micheal Jackson changed his skin tone resulting from a skin disease or affliction that offset his natural skin tone. I'm not sure whether he had a surgery to conceal it or help alleviate it, but it wasn't to become White. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/steve-jobs/8811345/Steve-Jobs-adopted-child-who-never-met-his-biological-father.html
Impeccable stature? While the founders of America expressed noble ideals they were far from living up to those ideals. The slaughter of Native-Americans, the countless broken treaties that stole the Native-American lands, over 300 years of oppression of African-Americans that included over 100 years of slavery and was followed by extensive racial discrimination and oppression that continues even today where over 1/2 of all White Americans are racially prejudiced today is documented. Not much or a foundation for praising "White" Americans. The only way we can "praise White Americans" is if we remove all of the Racist White Americans from any act of praise. Of course when we do that then most of inventions and accomplishments of White Americans are also eliminated because most were accomplished by Racist White Americans. Henry Ford, racist. Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, was a racist believing that African-Americans were inferior to Whites. Even Abraham Lincoln was a racist. I find it hard to identify very many prominate "White Americans" that didn't reflect racial prejudice. Name a White American that didn't express racial prejudice is a good challenge. There might be some where we can't find racial prejudice in their documented statements but even that doesn't imply that they didn't have explicit racial prejudice. It only means we can't document it.
You can read a bit of history.. put in a query.. There was also a time when the Irish "need not apply".
You can also add that the Constitution was not the original idea of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, or any of them. They, and their European counterparts (Locke, Montesquieu, etc) had overtly and consistently referred to the American Indians- more specifically the Iroquois League of Five Nations- as the model for American democracy. Europeans could hardly conceive of the social structure of a democracy- though easy for us in hindsight- since they all came from a heritage where people were dominated under rigid monarchies and class structures. "It would be a strange thing if six nations of ignorant savages should be capable of forming a scheme for such a union and be able to execute it in such a manner as that it has subsisted ages and appears insoluble; and yet that a like union should be impracticable for ten or a dozen English colonies." - Benjamin Franklin
White as in the same people about 200,000 years ago were black ? Or the heavily influenced American music by black artists? Or people more diverse in their own culture and genetics ?
Nice that you put it out there so open and clear how deranged you are, and how ready to spew "christian" hatred. Deranged, or, just like to make up lies because your spiritual master is the master of lies? "MY" KKK days. Me, a race baiter. I wonder what race I'd want to bait? My husband is blond, I guess i wont bait the Nordic types.. You sure are easy to bait tho.... Perhaps you can get a job as a catfish? There wont be any better occupations for the regressive anti intellectuals, as the world leaves them further and further behind. Be advised there will be no angel with a flaming sword guarding your trailer park.