RockyRocketLauncher wrote...
cruz737 wrote...
RockyRocketLauncher wrote...
cruz737 wrote...
RockyRocketLauncher wrote...
Honestly, this whole 'I can't be racist to whites because I don't benefit from the system,' is such bullshit. True, we can't benefit from a system that was built on the backbone of Africans (cough America cough.)
America wasn't built on the labor of slaves. Not the NorthEast, not the West/Pacific or Midwest. To some extent the south was but then the North Torched the south to the ground and forced them to rebuild and modernize. Not to mention slavery was terribly inefficient and cost them more in the long run, not including the civil wars.
If you're going to be a provocative little shit, at least say something like, It was built on the graves of countless natives and a -Manifest Destiny- crazed government. Most nations participated in a form of slave trade, but if it wasn't for western exceptional-ism and chauvinism, slavery would still be a big thing world wide.
Ok, fine, your country was built on the graves of countless natives and you celebrate that fact through 'thanksgiving,' you must be so proud.
thank god, slavery isn't a big thing because we still people being treated like slaves but because we have some dude with a big beard 'abolish' 'slavery.'then what? did racism and discrimination magically just disappear, it's not like black people everywhere are still opposed and suppressed and treated like shitbags who can't be trusted. From the year slavery was abolished to 2015, nothing has really changed.
And if you're going to be a fucking douchebag, then don't try say how 'african americans didn't build America.' and then say 'it was built on the graves of native americans.'So what? Doesn't it change the fact that Americans are bunch of selfish, imperialistic, arrogant lazy pieces of shit?
You know nothing of History and you think you can talk down? Also no, I was referring to America only when it came to slavery. Great British Empire, despite being a world power with many colonies took plenty of measures to stop practices of slave trade throughout most of the world. The Western world pretty much stamped out slavery, most forms of slavery that exist today are in Asian/Middle East countries, or by Militia groups in Africa.
Also Hi, I'm black. We DIDN'T build America, a giant group of diverse people built America, we are a nation of immigrants after all. Blacks are part of it's history and cultural and to say we're some oppressed/helpless group of weakling/victims with no agency is racism on YOUR part.
Also none of those rants about us "evil Americans" are true for everyone here or anyone/everyone in the world, and for the most part no one minds our "imperialism", since we are in charge of defending about 1/4 of world. The US isn't perfect nor is it free from it's past and present crimes but at the same time the rest of the world consumes our media, uses and benefits from our inventions, pays for our services, has some form of economic exchange, and gets protection from the US. Go ahead and be an emotional crybaby who would rather argue based on his feelings instead of facts though.
PLOT TWIST: I'm black as well and I actually study history (ik ironic right?)
and c'mon are you really serious? Protection from the US? That's funny considering America can't really protect its own citizens (especially blacks.) and yes true we benefit from your media since America is a spearhead in the film, animation, tv industry etc. But even so there's still racism in the industry i.e. whitewashing, stereotyping and simply just ripping off culture because it looks so 'cool.' i.e. 'http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/10/hollywood-whitewashing_n_5515919.html.'
but yeah, i'm an emotional crybaby man.
:( pray4rocky
You are an emotional crybaby, because rather than argue on facts you argue on emotional based arguments and perceived truths. Things that "feel" right, but actually aren't.
And yes, the US has defense treaty with 1/4 of the world, and countless others small ones.
>America can't protect it's own citizens
>has taken countless measures to keep national defense up, food and health standards up, social security and welfare
No the US is by no means perfect, and it can't protect everyone at the individual level, but it's a much better alternative to many places. To say the US does nothing for the citizens makes you look like an edgy retard. If anything, us blacks have been coddled for too long. Disproportionate amount of welfare and social programs, race based quotas rather than merit based acceptance, etc. etc. There's better things the US can do regarding crimes and us Black people like ending the War on Drugs and reforming the incarnation process, but not just black people are affected. So it's not really a race problem, and more of a poor people problem.
OH NO, NOT WHITEWASHING. THIS PIECE OF MEDIA THAT I'M IN NO WAY OBLIGATED TO CONSUME EXIST, AND IT'S MADE SO OTHERS CAN RELATE TO IT.
Also isn't that Hollywood's fault?
Does Hollywood represent all of America now?
Are you seriously this stupid?