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Originally posted by filtherton
...white people still generally have a higher quality of life than minorities....White people get the benefit of the doubt more often than minorities when it comes to... loan applications, etc. White people run this country.
...Stop feeling sorry for yourself, white people. You're still better off than the average minority. You(the general you) weren't too bothered by discrimination until it happened to you.
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Well, please state your reasoning behind this. Is it simply your perception? Or do you have reasonable proof behind this?
Do white people generally have a better quality of life? Well, according to the national statistics on poverty, indeed they do.
However, as far as some of your examples go, I guarantee you that white people do not get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to loan applications. It is more difficult for a white person to quality than any minority. As far as white people running this country, that's true, however, there aren't any laws that state that only white people are eligible. My issue is that laws set forth by our government are discrimitory at all, be it against whites or non-whites, I still would have issues with it.
I am not trying to give the impression that I feel sorry for myself, I have an excellent job & lead a generally happy life, but I don't think that simply because I am fine with the way things are that I should have absolutely no vested interest in what happens. Why do you say that white people are better off than minorities? I beg to differ as far as your comment about white people caring only when they are discriminated against, many people of all races are both for and against discrimination, and although in America's past, many white people were bigots, that (at least from my perspective) doesn't ring true anymore. I am not saying that noone is racist anymore, but the vast majority don't seem to have issues with it.
I am not saying that people in general shouldn't be helped better their circumstances, but if our goal is equality, in my opinion, we shouldn't be helping some more than others based on the color of their skin, nor the shape of their eyes...