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pan6467 · 07-31-2005, 01:32 PM

Whoa whoa whoa....... the use of African American, Asian American, whatever-American peturbs me to no end.

WE ARE ALL FUCKING AMERICANS FIRST, and if you have to put a label that draws attention to BS then you are part of the problem.

I will never say I am Irish-American or German-American or whatever..... Yes, my ancestors came from those places but I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE USA AND I AM SOLELY AMERICAN (of the US variety).

This country is not the Indians, because maybe my forefathers stole it from them.... (which is BS the earliest any member of my family on any side came to the US was in 1880's and they settled first in NYC then Ohio and as far as I know there were no Indian wars for land at those times.) Noone in my family owned slaves (and there were many blacks in Africa that did and sold them to the white man), noone in my family wore a swastika, or burned a cross or whatever..... I owe noone anything for the sins of my father.... all I can do is try not to repeat those sins and to try to make a better world for the future...... BS and negativity and the like does not make for a better world.

I am about as color blind as it comes to people until they show me I can't be.... i.e. their attitude that they have more rights and deserve more respect than I do because of their ethinicity..... I can only be called a racist 1 time by someone before I believe them to be racist..... and even then I show them the same respect I would anyone else.

I treat all people equally and with the respect I wish to be shown.

Again, by stating "To me...." is my OPINION ONLY. It is how I feel, period.

You want to end racism, get the Jesse Jacksons, the Louis Farrakahns, the Al Sharptons to shut up how badly they are treated and get out the Clarence Thomas', the Colin Powell's, the Sandra Day O'Connor's, the successful men and women who don't use freaking excuses to cry about how unfair the world is.

I forgot those are all Uncle Tom's who betray "their people" to become successful. It's bullshit..... face facts man, some people are going to use whatever excuse they can to not advance and not change how they live. And as long as we as a society allow this and feel sorry for them and give them what they want (AA, Welfare, ETC.) and
not what they need, (EDUCATION) WE CONTINUE TO FEED THE PROBLEM AND LET THE HATREDS BUILD.

Negativity only breeds negativity.

07-31-2005, 01:32 PM	#62 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Whoa whoa whoa....... the use of African American, Asian American, whatever-American peturbs me to no end. WE ARE ALL FUCKING AMERICANS FIRST, and if you have to put a label that draws attention to BS then you are part of the problem. I will never say I am Irish-American or German-American or whatever..... Yes, my ancestors came from those places but I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE USA AND I AM SOLELY AMERICAN (of the US variety). This country is not the Indians, because maybe my forefathers stole it from them.... (which is BS the earliest any member of my family on any side came to the US was in 1880's and they settled first in NYC then Ohio and as far as I know there were no Indian wars for land at those times.) Noone in my family owned slaves (and there were many blacks in Africa that did and sold them to the white man), noone in my family wore a swastika, or burned a cross or whatever..... I owe noone anything for the sins of my father.... all I can do is try not to repeat those sins and to try to make a better world for the future...... BS and negativity and the like does not make for a better world. I am about as color blind as it comes to people until they show me I can't be.... i.e. their attitude that they have more rights and deserve more respect than I do because of their ethinicity..... I can only be called a racist 1 time by someone before I believe them to be racist..... and even then I show them the same respect I would anyone else. I treat all people equally and with the respect I wish to be shown. Again, by stating "To me...." is my OPINION ONLY. It is how I feel, period. You want to end racism, get the Jesse Jacksons, the Louis Farrakahns, the Al Sharptons to shut up how badly they are treated and get out the Clarence Thomas', the Colin Powell's, the Sandra Day O'Connor's, the successful men and women who don't use freaking excuses to cry about how unfair the world is. I forgot those are all Uncle Tom's who betray "their people" to become successful. It's bullshit..... face facts man, some people are going to use whatever excuse they can to not advance and not change how they live. And as long as we as a society allow this and feel sorry for them and give them what they want (AA, Welfare, ETC.) and not what they need, (EDUCATION) WE CONTINUE TO FEED THE PROBLEM AND LET THE HATREDS BUILD. Negativity only breeds negativity. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"