Aristotle
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I think the most ironic thing about the critique of "black anger" towards whites (or those that perpetrate racism) is that blacks are told to "get over it" yet, myself I tend to see many whites who are racially conscious continue to make snide remarks on media outlets like Yahoo, YouTube, websites like USMB and other outlets. It's quite ironic that there are those who tell others to get over the historical depravities of their culture, heritage, and original language yet continue to argue about race themselves. But despite all that I think there needs to be an honest discussion of racial animosity, if such exists.
What is racial animosity?
I think that question is best answered by the individual or community that has a feeling of contempt towards another culture. I believe the development of contempt is due to the persistent experience of inequality and injustice and the lack of the other group in recognizing (and continuing) that inequality. Nelson Mandela once said:
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”
With the continuation of racial profiling and the disproportionate numbers of Latinos and African-Americans going to jail for non-violent crimes. I believe there is a sense of hopelessness in some of these communities and a lack of funding on educational programs. There is also not enough emphasis on education and higher learning. Unfortunately, culture becomes pervasive which also breeds not only intolerance to authority, but also people become afflicted with a lack of will to do better.
I firmly believe there are those in the communities that have good cause to have FEELINGS of racial animosity (although I do not condone a generalization of the masses based on one individual experience) then there are those who continually and willfully live in impoverished and negative condition yet still deflect their own personal responsibility to others. I think we needs to be understood when it comes to racial animosity is the dynamic effect it has upon one culture to the other.
As an African-American I can only speak for myself, but in my experience every black person that I know and those I associate with are responsible individuals who contribute to society and that any personal misfortunes are not placed upon whites or any other ethnic group. However, like myself, they believe that regardless whether its 2013 and no matter how many advanced degrees one has or how much money in their bank account, unfortunately in this time and in this society we will always be seen as "different" or "black" than simply a human being.
"Look, I'm not one who kind of just reflexively cries racism," New York Magazine columnist John Heilemann said on "Morning Joe" today before going on a rant about how there's a "racial element" in opposition to President Obama.
"I think it's true. There is some -- this thing has gone on for four years. This notion of, you know, as you said there was some on the show the other day. Trying to basically insinuate that the Muslim faith still claims Barack Obama because he was born in a Muslim household and that Barack Obama's polices are -- he's given a free pass to Muslim extremists around the world whose leading this slaughter of Christians. He's talking about Sharia law. There is a racial -- for some number of the president's enemies who talk about it in this way. Who cast him as a -- in the way that we're talking about there is some undertone of persistent racial animosity that fuels that," Heilemann said.
Ref:http://www.realclearpolitics.com/vi...animosity_fuels_some_opposition_to_obama.html
What is racial animosity?
I think that question is best answered by the individual or community that has a feeling of contempt towards another culture. I believe the development of contempt is due to the persistent experience of inequality and injustice and the lack of the other group in recognizing (and continuing) that inequality. Nelson Mandela once said:
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”
With the continuation of racial profiling and the disproportionate numbers of Latinos and African-Americans going to jail for non-violent crimes. I believe there is a sense of hopelessness in some of these communities and a lack of funding on educational programs. There is also not enough emphasis on education and higher learning. Unfortunately, culture becomes pervasive which also breeds not only intolerance to authority, but also people become afflicted with a lack of will to do better.
I firmly believe there are those in the communities that have good cause to have FEELINGS of racial animosity (although I do not condone a generalization of the masses based on one individual experience) then there are those who continually and willfully live in impoverished and negative condition yet still deflect their own personal responsibility to others. I think we needs to be understood when it comes to racial animosity is the dynamic effect it has upon one culture to the other.
As an African-American I can only speak for myself, but in my experience every black person that I know and those I associate with are responsible individuals who contribute to society and that any personal misfortunes are not placed upon whites or any other ethnic group. However, like myself, they believe that regardless whether its 2013 and no matter how many advanced degrees one has or how much money in their bank account, unfortunately in this time and in this society we will always be seen as "different" or "black" than simply a human being.
"Look, I'm not one who kind of just reflexively cries racism," New York Magazine columnist John Heilemann said on "Morning Joe" today before going on a rant about how there's a "racial element" in opposition to President Obama.
"I think it's true. There is some -- this thing has gone on for four years. This notion of, you know, as you said there was some on the show the other day. Trying to basically insinuate that the Muslim faith still claims Barack Obama because he was born in a Muslim household and that Barack Obama's polices are -- he's given a free pass to Muslim extremists around the world whose leading this slaughter of Christians. He's talking about Sharia law. There is a racial -- for some number of the president's enemies who talk about it in this way. Who cast him as a -- in the way that we're talking about there is some undertone of persistent racial animosity that fuels that," Heilemann said.
Ref:http://www.realclearpolitics.com/vi...animosity_fuels_some_opposition_to_obama.html