Why are non-whites so aginst individualism?

Question

I personaly donr give a rats *** about race , I'm all about me myself and my family. Its my opinon that anyone who puts there race ahead of their individuality in trying to compinsate for somthing else, I don't believe in racial pride, how can u be proud of somthing you had no control over. I say be an individual first, a friend and family(man or women) and save the race thing for a casual intrest in genetics. The most racist people i see and hear are the ones who ar proud to be a color and not an indiviual why is this?

Answer 1

I am not against individualism. I merely think family/community comes first. It has nothing to do with my race, per se. It has to do with the culture in which I grew up - a culture that values the greater whole over individual accomplishment.

It has nothing to do with color in any way shape or form. The color happens to come out because the people in my culture all happen to be from the same geographic area and thus happen to be non-white.

Answer 2

I suspect that many white people are proud of their race, it's just not chic to say it, and certainly not politically correct to do so. Also, Western European cultures in America are descendants of the early Americans who very much believed in individualism. The later immigrants are from socialist countries with major overpopulation problems. They lived more communal lives. I also think the media plays races off against each other as an "us against them" thing and it makes so called minorities feel defensive.... and also justified in their defiant "pride."

I'm a white guy who is proud of everything about me - my family, my race, and my independence.

Answer 3

If you were really an individual, this wouldn't even be a question.

Why is this a question? Who dissed you, turned you down, or whatever.

Aside from the race issue, it's pretty tough to figure out your point. I would be happy if Americans could construct complete sentences and spell. Perhaps we could communicate, if we didn't get so wound up trying to translate "l33t" speak, which I speak fluently, but it's place is between programmers. For that matter, real programmers don't even use it anymore.

Jeez! I read 4 or 5 languages and it's getting more difficult to understand Americans by the day!

I don't care about race, creed, background or sexuality! I am getting pretty testy about the language! If I have to be able to write a decent sentence in Spanish to be understood, as my second language, I think Americans should be able to do the same, in their only damned language!!!

Answer 4

I totally agree with you. AMEN brother John! I'm PROUD to be an Irish, German and Apache Indian mutt. I don't have the luxury of being racist. I BEEN ROBBED!

Answer 5

John that is an interesting way of looking at things and since you are an individual you are aloud to carry your own beliefs!

Answer 6

because they are weak and diffident.trying others to remember that you belong to another race is a scream for help or anticipation of compassion as non-whites were treated unfairly looking throughout the history perspective.

Answer 7

I think you are looking into the glass house from outside.. I think if maybe you were a minority in a different country, where you didn't feel completely comfortable with those outside your race, and you tended to socialize with those of your own color because you felt more comfortable and felt something in common with them. Others might feel as you do about "you" in their country.

Answer 8

because being a minority in the US means you get stereotyped as a group not as individuals. Just look at racial profiling.

Answer 9

In numbers there is strength. Blacks, Mexicans,
are nothing by themself. Alone they would cry for thier Mommy.