Does racism still exist in U.S.A?

Question

House passes Voting Rights Act renewal.

Southern conservative efforts on amendments fail.

See links at the below for additional information.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2190007

http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-22/1152828272111640.xml&storylist=alabamanews

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/13/voting.rights.ap/

Answer 1

Anyone who says it doesn't is wrong. You don't need all those links to know that.

Why do you ask "still" exist - did it ever even appear to go anywhere?

Answer 2

This is all just bunk. The 15th amendment gave African Americans the right to vote. Yes there were still problems and it was difficult for them. President Johnson created the Voters Act to protect and enforce their rights that they had since 1870 (yes that is 1870). For some reason they feel it is necessary to keep this act going. The old acts of racism are long gone from this country. This is a non issue that people want to try and make an issue out of for self promotion. Read them both and you will see this is just the media or some special interest group trying to get attention.

Answer 3

Yes, but it has nothing to do with the renewal of the Voting Rights Act. That would be an incorrect conclusion. Blacks no longer need this Act in order to exercise their right to vote. The segregationalists and Jim Crow laws are all gone, and the Federal Government guarantees their right to vote because they are citizens, not because of this act.

You see, the reason they want to change it is because when the original Voting Rights Act was passed, there were specific southern locations that were called out for special scrutiny. These are still called out, but the special scrutiny is unnecessary anymore. Why? Because there is no longer any of the segregationist shenanigans preventing blacks from voting.

In fact, what is happening in these locations, some of which are now predominantly black and Democrat, is that they cannot even change the location of the voting locations, not even across the street, without having to petition the federal government. That's just plain silly, don't you think?

Anyway, at this point in time, there is no longer anybody preventing blacks from voting, so this renewal is symbolic - it accomplishes nothing but tying the hands of local election officials in specific southern locations.

It's time to recognize the fact that thanks to the efforts of the people who fought for equal rights, this legislation is no longer needed.

Answer 4

Unfortunatly it nevertheless exists everywhere. stupid quite, in case you commute alot you are able to finally end up in an section the position you're the in basic terms one among your race round and then you will be able to comprehend the way it feels to be a victimof racism. i'm in Hungary excellent this second and the individuals right here quite are racist hostile to the Gypsies.They tell me that i'm an interloper and do not comprehend how undesirable they're.they have not in any respect damage me so I have no longer something hostile to them. My husband went to S.Africa contained in the 1970's for a visit.He became so taken aback by the way the black human beings were dealt with there that he got here decrease back to the united states once he might want to. It genuinely scared him.he's a white guy yet not in any respect stated human beings dealt with so unfairly merely because they were of a distinct race. He became dealt with very sturdy there yet theory it became unusual that each and each human being became brilliant to him merely because he became white,he might want to of been an evil human being yet did not count number to them in basic terms his dermis colour mattered.He became raised in a communist usa the position human beings were no longer judged that way so he became dumb struck.

Answer 5

Unfortunately it does still exist in the US and it shows all it's faces. Every race, every religion, and the list goes on are guilty and at the same time are victimized. I'm not saying that every single person but as a whole; everyone is affected.

Answer 6

Yes, by all parties. No one group is exempt from being racist, although the term is generally thrown as an aspersion on whites. There is no shortage of Black or Hispanic racists. The white folks do not have a corner on the market of hate.

Answer 7

Unfortunatly, it does. As long as there are stupid, lazy people of any race that would prefer to be criminals, drug dealers etc. instead of being productive members of our society there will be racism.
Someone will always see a person from one or another ethnic group do something evil and blame his whole race for the actions.
So do your part and become an educated, caring and productive American!

Answer 8

I will go ahead and speak for all white people.
race (color) has absolutely nothing to do with why some blacks are disliked by some white people. white people adopted martin luther kings advise many years ago and judge people by the content of the character. so sure, if you are in our country illegally we don't like you and we don't want you here because you broke the law to get here. any black man who has an honest job, works hard, lives within his means and supports himself and his family is as respected as any one else. but the black street hustler thug with three kids by different women is not respected.

Answer 9

When one hears hurtful, ignornat comments about other races.

The Immigration Debate easily spirals into a racist diatribe.

As to the Voting Rights Extension, why wasn't it unanimous? 33 Representatives voted against it. To me, that smacks of racism.

Answer 10

Racism is alive and well WORLDWIDE. It will continue, as long as there is evil in the heartys of individuals.Laws are USELESS in trying to curb racism, ecxept on certain circumstances. As far as individual racism is concerned, laws are unenforceable.You simply don't have that great of a number of enforcers.

Answer 11

I agree with Jack f I have experienced it first hand in the East, the racism issue is a world wide problem.