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To the OP: I think no one posted because everything was pretty obvious and there wasn't much to discuss/argue about... but you had to do bring this up, didn't you? LOL
Divided, we fall... and dividing the country into blacks and whites, into those who have and those who have not, cultivating in blacks hatred towards white people, and a sense that society owes something to black people - is exactly what the likes of Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Obama, and a lot in the media do... thus creating a double standard and holding a black person to a lower standard. It is this kind of attitude which killed Michael Brown, and it is this kind of attitude which feeds the riots. Luckily, a lot of black folks, maybe even majority, do not subscribe to such notion, but unfortunately enough do, and it doesn't take too many to support a riot and unrest. I think being treated equally starts with being equally responsible for your actions - there is no substitute.
I've met enough black people along my life path and have plenty of firsthand examples of hardworking honest people who became successful to various degrees despite perceived or real challenges, discrimination, and inequality. Never before black people had so much sympathy from white people, so much so that a black president was elected - twice. There are plenty of lazy and irresponsible examples as well though.
Sean Hannity asked Michael Brown's family attorney to provide one example of how Michael Brown's civil rights were violated. The attorney was unable to do so, and resorted to saying that we have to analyze every word of the police officer and maybe we will find some words/actions suggesting a civil rights violation. This entire issue is built on racism - a racism of some black people against white people. Their sentiment is simple: even if a black person commits a crime, even if a black person attacks a white police officer, even if a black person tries to take a gun from a white police officer - the officer has no right to defend himself. There is no point arguing with such people - they have been brainwashed, and unfortunately many of them are unable to think independently. In the meantime, blacks killing blacks is perfectly OK, and Sharpton and the likes are very silent about it.
I also would like to know why so few black applicants become police officers in Ferguson? Are they applying and being discriminated against?
Of course, all of this only hurts black people. The notion that society owes them something fosters irresponsibility, dependency on government, and absence of self-reliance. Such notion is taken to an extreme, and it is not surprising that like so many other things taken to extreme, this produces the exact opposite of the original intent.
I don't want to care whether a person is black or white. My desired perception of a black person is something along the lines of "oh, and by the way that guy with deep sun tan" - an observation I can barely remember. However, I am being reminded every day by the likes of instigators like Sharpton and others that I have to be extra careful with black people, be gentle to them, and watch every word I say.
I come from a country where I was a second class citizen. Such treatment was supported and enforced by the government, and carried out by most of the population. I know what discrimination is. I lived through it - playing on the street as a kid and being called racial names, police laughing at you and threatening to arrest you for complaining about it, being unable to attend a college I wanted to, being turned away from a job, and many other instances involving me, my parents, and other relatives. I had to live by a simple rule - BE BETTER and maybe you will get through an obstacle. I did, and it often worked, although at times it didn't.
I can tell you that in this country, all roads are open to a black person - free education in best colleges, employment opportunities, business opportunities, and more. However, you still have to work hard for it - there is no substitute. So, to me the entire situation TODAY with black people "suffering" from the PAST discrimination is laughable. And so many examples of successful black people is a testament to that.
Divided, we fall... and dividing the country into blacks and whites, into those who have and those who have not, cultivating in blacks hatred towards white people, and a sense that society owes something to black people - is exactly what the likes of Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Obama, and a lot in the media do... thus creating a double standard and holding a black person to a lower standard. It is this kind of attitude which killed Michael Brown, and it is this kind of attitude which feeds the riots. Luckily, a lot of black folks, maybe even majority, do not subscribe to such notion, but unfortunately enough do, and it doesn't take too many to support a riot and unrest. I think being treated equally starts with being equally responsible for your actions - there is no substitute.
I've met enough black people along my life path and have plenty of firsthand examples of hardworking honest people who became successful to various degrees despite perceived or real challenges, discrimination, and inequality. Never before black people had so much sympathy from white people, so much so that a black president was elected - twice. There are plenty of lazy and irresponsible examples as well though.
Sean Hannity asked Michael Brown's family attorney to provide one example of how Michael Brown's civil rights were violated. The attorney was unable to do so, and resorted to saying that we have to analyze every word of the police officer and maybe we will find some words/actions suggesting a civil rights violation. This entire issue is built on racism - a racism of some black people against white people. Their sentiment is simple: even if a black person commits a crime, even if a black person attacks a white police officer, even if a black person tries to take a gun from a white police officer - the officer has no right to defend himself. There is no point arguing with such people - they have been brainwashed, and unfortunately many of them are unable to think independently. In the meantime, blacks killing blacks is perfectly OK, and Sharpton and the likes are very silent about it.
I also would like to know why so few black applicants become police officers in Ferguson? Are they applying and being discriminated against?
Of course, all of this only hurts black people. The notion that society owes them something fosters irresponsibility, dependency on government, and absence of self-reliance. Such notion is taken to an extreme, and it is not surprising that like so many other things taken to extreme, this produces the exact opposite of the original intent.
I don't want to care whether a person is black or white. My desired perception of a black person is something along the lines of "oh, and by the way that guy with deep sun tan" - an observation I can barely remember. However, I am being reminded every day by the likes of instigators like Sharpton and others that I have to be extra careful with black people, be gentle to them, and watch every word I say.
I come from a country where I was a second class citizen. Such treatment was supported and enforced by the government, and carried out by most of the population. I know what discrimination is. I lived through it - playing on the street as a kid and being called racial names, police laughing at you and threatening to arrest you for complaining about it, being unable to attend a college I wanted to, being turned away from a job, and many other instances involving me, my parents, and other relatives. I had to live by a simple rule - BE BETTER and maybe you will get through an obstacle. I did, and it often worked, although at times it didn't.
I can tell you that in this country, all roads are open to a black person - free education in best colleges, employment opportunities, business opportunities, and more. However, you still have to work hard for it - there is no substitute. So, to me the entire situation TODAY with black people "suffering" from the PAST discrimination is laughable. And so many examples of successful black people is a testament to that.
