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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: OT: Ignorance about racism |
| Date | 2014-05-04 21:18 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <CF8C5F37.367E7%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink) |
| References | <CF8C4CA7.367D6%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <ghufa0.3a@rooftop.invalid> |
On 5/4/14, 8:24 PM, in article ghufa0.3a@rooftop.invalid, "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote: > Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote: >> <http://wp.me/p3wtJm-1nU> [Political Blind Spot] >> ----- >> Study Finds White Americans Believe They Experience More Racism >> Than African Americans >> >> There's a saying that "the new racism is to deny that racism >> exists." If that is the case, it may explain a study conducted by >> researchers from Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences >> and Harvard Business School. Their findings claim that >> self-described white Americans believe they have "replaced blacks" >> as the primary victims of racial discrimination in contemporary >> America. >> ... >> An astounding 11% of Caucasian respondents assigned the maximum >> rating of 10 to the seriousness of anti-white discrimination. >> Compare that with only 2% who reported the same of anti-black >> racism. Caucasians, the study found, often believe that racial >> equality is "a zero sum game," where one group gains at the >> expense of others. >> ----- >> >> Makes me think of the fools in COLA who think they know what it is like to >> have their rights denied to them because, oh no!, some people find it hard >> to pronounce their names! Or those who just want to sweep the facts of >> racism under the rug. I mean, really... just stupidity. > > Blacks are the most racist of all races. Even if true, in the U.S. they clearly do not have the power to do much about it. And, of course, it is a completely unsupported claim. -- * Mint MATE: Trash, Panel, Menu: <http://youtu.be/C0y74FIf7uE> * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? <http://youtu.be/CU-whJQvtfA> * Mint KDE working with folders: <http://youtu.be/7C9nvniOoE0> * Mint KDE creating files: <http://youtu.be/N7-fZJaJUv8> * Mint KDE help: <http://youtu.be/3ikizUd3sa8> * Mint KDE general navigation: <http://youtu.be/t9y14yZtQuI> * Mint / LibreOffice: <http://youtu.be/USU9iqppfto> * Win 8 / Word 2013: <http://youtu.be/z8gUL2TCcV4> * Mavericks / Pages 5.1: <http://youtu.be/D3BPWANQoIk>
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OT: Ignorance about racism Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-04 19:59 -0700
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-05 03:24 +0000
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-04 21:18 -0700
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-04 21:29 -0700
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-05 04:53 +0000
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-04 22:28 -0700
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-05 05:33 +0000
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-04 22:39 -0700
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-05 05:48 +0000
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-04 22:50 -0700
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-05 06:00 +0000
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-05 08:30 -0700
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-05 16:48 -0700
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-06 13:51 -0700
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-05-05 11:26 -0700
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-05-05 11:30 -0700
Re: OT: Ignorance about racism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2014-05-05 10:45 -0700
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