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Nad R wrote:
"Snag" wrote: Billy wrote: You know what you are? I'll leave you to fill in the blank. -- - Billy Yup , it sure sounds like I'm a racist . But then you don't live where I do , you haven't seen what I've seen , and you haven't experienced what I've experienced . Most of the black people I know are fine upstanding citizens . Some of them aren't . Most of the White and Hispanic people I know are also fine upstanding citizens too , and some aren't . Scum is scum , no matter what color their skin is . It's just that there's a higher proportion of that behavior in a certain segment of the population here , and they use their race to perpetuate the myth of "poor mistreated us" . That same neighbor said "I hate you because you're white , I hate ALL white people." the very first time he laid eyes on me . Kinda set the tone , I'd say . Didn't matter to him that we bought his son a bicycle (while HE was in prison) because he was the only kid on the block that didn't have one , he couldn't get past race ... that same guy assaulted and tried to kill me at a later date , because I said something he didn't like . Gee , I wonder if I shoulda just turned the other cheek , so to speak . -- Snag Nah , I shoulda popped a cap on his ass . Hmm... I will probably regret writing this in this day and age where free speech is limited. In many ways I agree with snag. Living in an area where where whites and blacks lived for a time next to each other. When I was a kid my neighborhood was almost all white. One mile away was the infamous eight mile road that was almost all Black. Those societies was only one mile apart and yet amazingly dramatically different. The black is race in my book is a cursed race, a very violent race. big snip I have spoken to blacks, some think that "just by being white one is a racist". Now before anyone calls me a racist and by that definition I might be. But first, I would like someone first tell me what a racist is? Waiting for the thrashing... -- Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) And I'm probably gonna regret stokin' the fire , but if blacks are about 11% of the population of the USA , why is it that they constitute almost HALF of the prison population ? -- Snag Eat *that* with hot sauce , Billy . |
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"Snag" wrote:
Nad R wrote: "Snag" wrote: Billy wrote: You know what you are? I'll leave you to fill in the blank. -- - Billy Yup , it sure sounds like I'm a racist . But then you don't live where I do , you haven't seen what I've seen , and you haven't experienced what I've experienced . Most of the black people I know are fine upstanding citizens . Some of them aren't . Most of the White and Hispanic people I know are also fine upstanding citizens too , and some aren't . Scum is scum , no matter what color their skin is . It's just that there's a higher proportion of that behavior in a certain segment of the population here , and they use their race to perpetuate the myth of "poor mistreated us" . That same neighbor said "I hate you because you're white , I hate ALL white people." the very first time he laid eyes on me . Kinda set the tone , I'd say . Didn't matter to him that we bought his son a bicycle (while HE was in prison) because he was the only kid on the block that didn't have one , he couldn't get past race ... that same guy assaulted and tried to kill me at a later date , because I said something he didn't like . Gee , I wonder if I shoulda just turned the other cheek , so to speak . -- Snag Nah , I shoulda popped a cap on his ass . Hmm... I will probably regret writing this in this day and age where free speech is limited. In many ways I agree with snag. Living in an area where where whites and blacks lived for a time next to each other. When I was a kid my neighborhood was almost all white. One mile away was the infamous eight mile road that was almost all Black. Those societies was only one mile apart and yet amazingly dramatically different. The black is race in my book is a cursed race, a very violent race. big snip I have spoken to blacks, some think that "just by being white one is a racist". Now before anyone calls me a racist and by that definition I might be. But first, I would like someone first tell me what a racist is? Waiting for the thrashing... -- Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) And I'm probably gonna regret stokin' the fire , but if blacks are about 11% of the population of the USA , why is it that they constitute almost HALF of the prison population ? I indirectly answered that question. High testosterone levels in people tend have a greater tendency to violence, the rage, the promiscuity... A race that probably has a natural higher levels of testosterone for males and females. -- Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) |
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Nad R wrote: "Snag" wrote: Nad R wrote: "Snag" wrote: Billy wrote: You know what you are? I'll leave you to fill in the blank. -- - Billy Yup , it sure sounds like I'm a racist . But then you don't live where I do , you haven't seen what I've seen , and you haven't experienced what I've experienced . Most of the black people I know are fine upstanding citizens . Some of them aren't . Most of the White and Hispanic people I know are also fine upstanding citizens too , and some aren't . Scum is scum , no matter what color their skin is . It's just that there's a higher proportion of that behavior in a certain segment of the population here , and they use their race to perpetuate the myth of "poor mistreated us" . That same neighbor said "I hate you because you're white , I hate ALL white people." the very first time he laid eyes on me . Kinda set the tone , I'd say . Didn't matter to him that we bought his son a bicycle (while HE was in prison) because he was the only kid on the block that didn't have one , he couldn't get past race ... that same guy assaulted and tried to kill me at a later date , because I said something he didn't like . Gee , I wonder if I shoulda just turned the other cheek , so to speak . -- Snag Nah , I shoulda popped a cap on his ass . Hmm... I will probably regret writing this in this day and age where free speech is limited. In many ways I agree with snag. Living in an area where where whites and blacks lived for a time next to each other. When I was a kid my neighborhood was almost all white. One mile away was the infamous eight mile road that was almost all Black. Those societies was only one mile apart and yet amazingly dramatically different. The black is race in my book is a cursed race, a very violent race. big snip I have spoken to blacks, some think that "just by being white one is a racist". Now before anyone calls me a racist and by that definition I might be. But first, I would like someone first tell me what a racist is? Waiting for the thrashing... -- Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) And I'm probably gonna regret stokin' the fire , but if blacks are about 11% of the population of the USA , why is it that they constitute almost HALF of the prison population ? I indirectly answered that question. High testosterone levels in people tend have a greater tendency to violence, the rage, the promiscuity... A race that probably has a natural higher levels of testosterone for males and females. As Saint Molly said, "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging". Mathematicians aren't known for empathy. If you want to be cured, go to St. Lucia for a week, and don't stay in a resort. If you need help with accommodations, let me know. -- - Billy Both the House and Senate budget plan would cut Social Security and Medicare, while cutting taxes on the wealthy. Kucinich noted that none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans "appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of waste, fraud and abuse." http://www.politifact.com/ohio/state...is-kucinich/re p-dennis-kucinich-says-gop-budget-cuts-dont-targ/ [W]e have the situation with the deficit and the debt and spending and jobs. And it’s not that difficult to get out of it. The first thing you do is you get rid of corporate welfare. That’s hundreds of billions of dollars a year. The second is you tax corporations so that they don’t get away with no taxation. - Ralph Nader http://www.democracynow.org/2011/7/19/ralph_naders_solution_to_debt_crisis |
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Billy wrote:
As Saint Molly said, "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging". Mathematicians aren't known for empathy. Who keeps quoting the statistical data? Your using lots of metaphors and numbers but little reasoning. -- Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) |
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wrote: Nad R wrote: "Snag" wrote: Billy wrote: You know what you are? I'll leave you to fill in the blank. -- - Billy Yup , it sure sounds like I'm a racist . But then you don't live where I do , you haven't seen what I've seen , and you haven't experienced what I've experienced . Most of the black people I know are fine upstanding citizens . Some of them aren't . Most of the White and Hispanic people I know are also fine upstanding citizens too , and some aren't . Scum is scum , no matter what color their skin is . It's just that there's a higher proportion of that behavior in a certain segment of the population here , and they use their race to perpetuate the myth of "poor mistreated us" . That same neighbor said "I hate you because you're white , I hate ALL white people." the very first time he laid eyes on me . Kinda set the tone , I'd say . Didn't matter to him that we bought his son a bicycle (while HE was in prison) because he was the only kid on the block that didn't have one , he couldn't get past race ... that same guy assaulted and tried to kill me at a later date , because I said something he didn't like . Gee , I wonder if I shoulda just turned the other cheek , so to speak . -- Snag Nah , I shoulda popped a cap on his ass . Hmm... I will probably regret writing this in this day and age where free speech is limited. In many ways I agree with snag. Living in an area where where whites and blacks lived for a time next to each other. When I was a kid my neighborhood was almost all white. One mile away was the infamous eight mile road that was almost all Black. Those societies was only one mile apart and yet amazingly dramatically different. The black is race in my book is a cursed race, a very violent race. big snip I have spoken to blacks, some think that "just by being white one is a racist". Now before anyone calls me a racist and by that definition I might be. But first, I would like someone first tell me what a racist is? Waiting for the thrashing... -- Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) And I'm probably gonna regret stokin' the fire , but if blacks are about 11% of the population of the USA , why is it that they constitute almost HALF of the prison population ? And this wasn't about race ;O) The depth of your ignorance is unfathomable. To figure that out, you would need a brain, but you could start with sentencing differences between powdered (whites), and crack (blacks) cocaine. Crack cocaine is the only drug for which a non-violent first-time offender can receive a mandatory minimum sentence for possessing. ----- 2005 Stats. Pop. Poor Blacks 38,700,000.00 (12.3%) 8,243,100 25.8% White 231,300,000.00 (77.1%) 18,966,600 8.2% Hispanic 37,500,000.00 (12.%) 4,687,500 12.5% Total 31,897,200 Poverty by race: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/...ncome_wealth/0 05647.html ---- Crime Stats: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/table_43.html Offense charged Total White Black TOTAL 10,189,691 7,117,040 2,830,778 Percent 100.0 69.8 27.8 #of arrested/# of poor 0.3752=38% .3434=34.4% Everyone, even the most wretched, deserves to be happy, sometime, even if it comes in a plastic bag, or a bottle with a screw cap. -- - Billy Both the House and Senate budget plan would cut Social Security and Medicare, while cutting taxes on the wealthy. Kucinich noted that none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans "appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of waste, fraud and abuse." http://www.politifact.com/ohio/state...is-kucinich/re p-dennis-kucinich-says-gop-budget-cuts-dont-targ/ [W]e have the situation with the deficit and the debt and spending and jobs. And it¹s not that difficult to get out of it. The first thing you do is you get rid of corporate welfare. That¹s hundreds of billions of dollars a year. The second is you tax corporations so that they don¹t get away with no taxation. - Ralph Nader http://www.democracynow.org/2011/7/19/ralph_naders_solution_to_debt_crisis |
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