The comments about critical race theory? It's not bad. Real history NEEDS to be taught. Racism is a dreadful issue still. The propagandists don't like real history. As for careers, you are right on that point. Teachers need our support if they are NOT white supremacists such as tRump. But then again, most US politicians support white supremacy, even Obomber!
Thanks for your commentary. ☺️
2. This system is immensely corrupt. Regulate these price- gouging crapitalists! That IS one of the governments real jobs.
As for Critical Race Theory, I have studied it, and I do think it's quite bad and does not show an accurate portrayal of history. For instance it leaves out the great contributions made by white Abolitionists and the Free State of Jones to combat racism, and how whites and blacks unified in these instances for common goals, including ending chattel slavery and the downfall of the Confederacy. It claims that racism is inevitable and blames it on white people rather than the system itself, since liberals have no issue with capitalism.
Now, you say it's a dreadful issue still. It is? To be frank, my friend, I do not see white people or conservatives blatantly attacking black people openly as a race. However, I see many liberals of all races doing that to white people (particularly white men) all over social media. We do not have to claim "microaggressions" or anything like that, because the attacks are very "macro" and blatant. I have been hit with numerous racial slurs for being white by liberals during debates.
Further, when I was a child in elementary and high school decades ago, we were taught all about racism and slavery, contrary to what the liberals claim. During the 1970s there were numerous good TV shows dealing with issues of racism and presenting us with these facts, including "Good Times" and "All in the Family," not to mention award-winning dramatic TV mini-series like "Roots" which showed us in rather graphic detail what chattel slavery was like for PoC in the antebellum South.
The writings of Martin Luther King Jr. were readily available at that time, and he was one of my childhood heroes growing up.
These are matters of historical record that I remember clearly from having lived through that era, so teachers of CRT are objectively wrong claiming that this wasn't taught back then.
I also do not see racism "all over the place" as often claimed by liberals because I live in a big city where plenty of my neighbors are black or Hispanic, plenty of police officers are PoC, plenty of businesses in the area are owned by black, Hispanic, and Indian families, and all places that are not have numerous black employees, including many in supervisory positions. The mayor of my city is black, and several councilmen are. Many of my black and Hispanic neighbors are doing better than me financially, and we all get along well without the type of resentments that liberals claim always goes on when white people meet black people etc.
That is how it is in the 21st century United States. It's largely the liberals who are encouraging the perpetual continuation of these resentments between whites and blacks, and claiming whites are responsible for it, since that keeps the various demographics of the working class at each others' throats rather than uniting as a class. Which I often point out.
Is Trump a white supremacist? I guess that depends on how broadly you define the term. He is hardly a card-carrying Clansman like Strom Thurmond, the late, not-so-great friend and political ally of Joe Biden. You say many politicians support white supremacy? I guess you would have to define precisely how you use that term, because what I see most prevelantly in Congress and the White House is capitalist supremacy, and the capitalist class cares nothing for anyone in the working class. I can personally attest to you, my friend, that the government has never offered me any relief from college debt, tax debt, medical debt, or helped me pay my bills just because I am white.
Just my 5 cents there on the matter you brought up, based on my own experiences and readily available research. Thank you for reading and supporting even when you may not agree, it's much appreciated :-)
I am aware of some of this discrimination against white males. I can't feel it as I'm obviously? a woman. It's not obvious here. My name is Jane.
My immediate family is of mixed race. So, some of my perspective reflects this bias. However, I was not taught anything about race in Chicago as a kid or in high school or college. My mother taught me a lot. I am old so much of it happened as I grew up. Born 10/22/'48.
My 1st college term paper was on the Black Panther Party. All info. came from periodicals. 1969
I also share your disdain for the majority of liberals and politicians. I despise capitalism. Also, I work hard (boycott Amazon) to avoid shopping as much as possible.
I will not be voting for Democrats or Republicans. Believe me or not, I, me, Jane checked Joseph Biden's ID at Cargo Terminal 18 in Seattle in 2006. I did not vote for him as I know what he represents.
Hi, Jane. I am aware of *much* of that discrimination against white males because I regularly associate with Left circles and my professional work is part of the entertainment industry that is infested with and largely controlled by liberals. They routinely make their disdain for white male heterosexuals very clear with no "micro" about it.
It is true that much of that history was not taught in the schooling system during the 1950s when you grew up. Television of the era was entirely bereft of content dealing with that, or any important social issue really; and the civil rights movement wasn't as visible as it later would be.
But by the 1970s, this had all changed dramatically. Education about these things did not just start in the 21st century, but much of what we learned about this history during the '70s -- the Abolitionists, the Free State of Jones, the white sympathizers of black liberation during the civil rights movement in the early-to-mid 20th century -- are eliminated from Critical Race Studies. That's because it is not education-based with a foundation in historical accuracy but *activist-based* with an agenda to spread a certain narrative. The goal of that agenda is *not* to unify PoC and whites, either socially or as a class, to purport that such unification is impossible. That type of unity, btw, was crucial to Martin Luther King Jr.'s writings, but that aspect of his teachings were scrubbed out in the mainstream education system and on television etc by the 1990s to only mention the parts pertaining to black liberation.
The liberals of today, as you know, are most certainly not against capitalism. Their DEI initiatives were created and funded by some of the wealthiest corporations in the world, such as BlackRock, Vanguard, J.P. Morgan, and Disney. It's important to understand that identity politics *does not* come from the grassroots, but started with elitists in universities and is now administered in its current from from the top to bottom. It is a distinct capitalist phenomenon with a strong agenda to preserve that system, and it controls the Democrats and all of their liberal policies.
I fully commend you for abandoning the duopoly, since as you can see too many on the Left -- including those who openly disdain capitalism, or at least say they do -- continue to support the Democrats and parrot their talking points without the slightest degree of objective analysis. They are so obsessed with their hatred of Trump and Russia that they cannot focus on any goals other than keeping him from getting into office and continuing to wage war on Russia.
You're very welcome for the response, and thank you again for doing the same and for your support, it's much appreciated. The working class needs you! :-)
Sounds good, Christofer . . .
Jim
I would say a couple things here:
1. I largely agree with you.
The comments about critical race theory? It's not bad. Real history NEEDS to be taught. Racism is a dreadful issue still. The propagandists don't like real history. As for careers, you are right on that point. Teachers need our support if they are NOT white supremacists such as tRump. But then again, most US politicians support white supremacy, even Obomber!
Thanks for your commentary. ☺️
2. This system is immensely corrupt. Regulate these price- gouging crapitalists! That IS one of the governments real jobs.
That's all. ✌️
Thank you for your response, as always.
As for Critical Race Theory, I have studied it, and I do think it's quite bad and does not show an accurate portrayal of history. For instance it leaves out the great contributions made by white Abolitionists and the Free State of Jones to combat racism, and how whites and blacks unified in these instances for common goals, including ending chattel slavery and the downfall of the Confederacy. It claims that racism is inevitable and blames it on white people rather than the system itself, since liberals have no issue with capitalism.
Now, you say it's a dreadful issue still. It is? To be frank, my friend, I do not see white people or conservatives blatantly attacking black people openly as a race. However, I see many liberals of all races doing that to white people (particularly white men) all over social media. We do not have to claim "microaggressions" or anything like that, because the attacks are very "macro" and blatant. I have been hit with numerous racial slurs for being white by liberals during debates.
Further, when I was a child in elementary and high school decades ago, we were taught all about racism and slavery, contrary to what the liberals claim. During the 1970s there were numerous good TV shows dealing with issues of racism and presenting us with these facts, including "Good Times" and "All in the Family," not to mention award-winning dramatic TV mini-series like "Roots" which showed us in rather graphic detail what chattel slavery was like for PoC in the antebellum South.
The writings of Martin Luther King Jr. were readily available at that time, and he was one of my childhood heroes growing up.
These are matters of historical record that I remember clearly from having lived through that era, so teachers of CRT are objectively wrong claiming that this wasn't taught back then.
I also do not see racism "all over the place" as often claimed by liberals because I live in a big city where plenty of my neighbors are black or Hispanic, plenty of police officers are PoC, plenty of businesses in the area are owned by black, Hispanic, and Indian families, and all places that are not have numerous black employees, including many in supervisory positions. The mayor of my city is black, and several councilmen are. Many of my black and Hispanic neighbors are doing better than me financially, and we all get along well without the type of resentments that liberals claim always goes on when white people meet black people etc.
That is how it is in the 21st century United States. It's largely the liberals who are encouraging the perpetual continuation of these resentments between whites and blacks, and claiming whites are responsible for it, since that keeps the various demographics of the working class at each others' throats rather than uniting as a class. Which I often point out.
Is Trump a white supremacist? I guess that depends on how broadly you define the term. He is hardly a card-carrying Clansman like Strom Thurmond, the late, not-so-great friend and political ally of Joe Biden. You say many politicians support white supremacy? I guess you would have to define precisely how you use that term, because what I see most prevelantly in Congress and the White House is capitalist supremacy, and the capitalist class cares nothing for anyone in the working class. I can personally attest to you, my friend, that the government has never offered me any relief from college debt, tax debt, medical debt, or helped me pay my bills just because I am white.
Just my 5 cents there on the matter you brought up, based on my own experiences and readily available research. Thank you for reading and supporting even when you may not agree, it's much appreciated :-)
I am aware of some of this discrimination against white males. I can't feel it as I'm obviously? a woman. It's not obvious here. My name is Jane.
My immediate family is of mixed race. So, some of my perspective reflects this bias. However, I was not taught anything about race in Chicago as a kid or in high school or college. My mother taught me a lot. I am old so much of it happened as I grew up. Born 10/22/'48.
My 1st college term paper was on the Black Panther Party. All info. came from periodicals. 1969
I also share your disdain for the majority of liberals and politicians. I despise capitalism. Also, I work hard (boycott Amazon) to avoid shopping as much as possible.
I will not be voting for Democrats or Republicans. Believe me or not, I, me, Jane checked Joseph Biden's ID at Cargo Terminal 18 in Seattle in 2006. I did not vote for him as I know what he represents.
Perspective is important.
Thanks for responding. JC ✌️
Hi, Jane. I am aware of *much* of that discrimination against white males because I regularly associate with Left circles and my professional work is part of the entertainment industry that is infested with and largely controlled by liberals. They routinely make their disdain for white male heterosexuals very clear with no "micro" about it.
It is true that much of that history was not taught in the schooling system during the 1950s when you grew up. Television of the era was entirely bereft of content dealing with that, or any important social issue really; and the civil rights movement wasn't as visible as it later would be.
But by the 1970s, this had all changed dramatically. Education about these things did not just start in the 21st century, but much of what we learned about this history during the '70s -- the Abolitionists, the Free State of Jones, the white sympathizers of black liberation during the civil rights movement in the early-to-mid 20th century -- are eliminated from Critical Race Studies. That's because it is not education-based with a foundation in historical accuracy but *activist-based* with an agenda to spread a certain narrative. The goal of that agenda is *not* to unify PoC and whites, either socially or as a class, to purport that such unification is impossible. That type of unity, btw, was crucial to Martin Luther King Jr.'s writings, but that aspect of his teachings were scrubbed out in the mainstream education system and on television etc by the 1990s to only mention the parts pertaining to black liberation.
The liberals of today, as you know, are most certainly not against capitalism. Their DEI initiatives were created and funded by some of the wealthiest corporations in the world, such as BlackRock, Vanguard, J.P. Morgan, and Disney. It's important to understand that identity politics *does not* come from the grassroots, but started with elitists in universities and is now administered in its current from from the top to bottom. It is a distinct capitalist phenomenon with a strong agenda to preserve that system, and it controls the Democrats and all of their liberal policies.
I fully commend you for abandoning the duopoly, since as you can see too many on the Left -- including those who openly disdain capitalism, or at least say they do -- continue to support the Democrats and parrot their talking points without the slightest degree of objective analysis. They are so obsessed with their hatred of Trump and Russia that they cannot focus on any goals other than keeping him from getting into office and continuing to wage war on Russia.
You're very welcome for the response, and thank you again for doing the same and for your support, it's much appreciated. The working class needs you! :-)