When will liberals "STOP" gettting even for long past, civil rights attrocities?

Question

There was a day when labor unions were needed, however, all the necessay laws have been changed and their original purpose is extinct, yet labor unions won't go away.

There were horrific time, when civil rights laws were needed to protect minorities, however all the necessary laws were changed long ago, yet thing like affirmative action, won't go away.

If liberals followed Dr King's message & God's message, to love one another, heal wounds, bring people together and make racism an attocity of the past, instead of practicing the business of "getting even" we could have racial harmony.

If liberals proclaim they really want to end racism, why do they pervert the message of Dr King and support race baiters, reverse racism and constantly regurgitate sins from long ago, to keep alive the perception that civil rights laws have yet to be corrected, when we all know they have been, long ago.

Are liberals in the business of getting even? Do liberals really oppose racial harmony?

To the liberals who totally missed the point- I NEVER said that racism and civil rights issues don't exist, they do. However, why do you support retaliation instead of peace? Isn't racial harmony the goal? You have over 50% of the population totally unsympathetic to your actions because they believe all racism is wrong and all racism should end; you can not bring people together by "getting even"; my real point- if you were really committed to racial harmony, you would stop supporting anti-white racists (Jackson, Sharpton); it's apparent the real reason, is because socialism is in a partnership with civil rights advocates and you have become, one in the same. Civil rights laws have been corrected but you oppose healing the wounds. Dr King's message is God's message- to forgive, to heal wounds, to come together BUT liberals can't/won't support Dr King's message because of your corruption with socialism.

Answer 1

Why is it called reverse racism when it's black on white? How come only whites can commit racism? Why is it ok to use the word redneck to describe lower-class whites, but it's an unforgivable sin to use the "n" word to describe lower-class blacks? The pro-black racist double standard in this country is disgusting, and those of you who don't agree should wake up and take a look around you. Have you ever heard of the United Caucasian College Fund? The National Association for the Advancement of White People? White Entertainment Television? White History Month? I think not.

Answer 2

I don't quite know how to explain to you that there are shades and nuances that if left unchecked would reverse every step that has been gained. There are people that are still afraid of us we get pulled over in other neighborhoods meaning not racially integrated neighborhoods gender discrimination and harassment in the work place still exist there are quite a few enlightened and good harted people out there unfortunately most of the time those are not in control if you mentioned to a none minority person the possibility that you have and still are being discriminated against they usually get this blank look on there face and usually the first thing out is you are just being overly sensitive or it was probably just a joke and my all time favorite you must have done something to provoke it. Look at how quickly we as a country became so afraid and recent full of illegal immigrants and in my opinion that was a nice little distraction from Iraq created for the purpose of shifting the attention of all Americans to something that we feel we can control. See how easy it is? Now we think maybe is a good idea to get rid of affirmative action would you switch places with a minority person if you really could? Would you really feel the same way after that? I really would like you to really give that some serious thought.

Answer 3

Labor unions have nothing to do with liberalism. Workers always have to power to unite and bargain collectively with their employer. As long as workers feel that bargaining collectively will get them more than leaving it up to management, unions will exist - its simple free enterprise.

We still need civil rights laws. Right now I can be fired for being gay. I am denied the right of marriage and the right to adopt children. Things are better, but women and minorities are under represented in the work force. There are people actively working to disenfranchise Spanish speaking citizens by outlawing bi-lingual ballots. If you think hate, discrimination and intolerance are a thing of the past in this country you are mistaken. And affirmative action is not about racial quotas and preference for less qualifies minorities. It is about awareness and actively working to reduce and ultimately erase the disparities in the work force. If you think these disparities don't exist, you are wrong.

Answer 4

Labour unions are needed to prevent the laws coming back. You could say the same thing about the US army - the US has its borders and its land secured, why do they need an army? In case their enemies come back.

The laws were not changed. Some laws were. Women still don't earn as much as men, and homosexuals are still treated as second class citizens.

Although I don't agree with "affirmative action" (why can't people be ACTUALLY treated equally) I can see why sometimes it is a necesary evil. People can't be treated equally because people DON'T treat people equally.

I do not oppose racial harmony in any way. I believe in an ideal world people should be treated equally. That means no affirmative action, because if a black person ISN'T as qualified as a white person to do the job then I think it is patronising to say "oh don't worry, you're black so have the job" - as if they couldn't get it on their own. Unfortunately there are people STILL who will not hire minorities unless they are forced to. Sometimes affirmative action goes too far, but I think it is still needed.

Answer 5

When I was in middle school, there were about 10 minority kids in the whole school. They'd get made fun of in the halls.

When I was in high school, there were "race riots", despite there still being only 10 non-white students in the whole place. The rural country kids still couldn't leave them alone--they spit on them, threw things at them, called them "n's". These kids had done NOTHING to deserve it--I was there, and I saw it happen.

When I was in college, racial tensions caused a protest to last for 2 weeks on campus. After talking to both sides, it became very clear that the protest was entirely in the right---no one was looking for special treatment, and the protesters had a legitmate public safety complaint, which they had tried to express in every way, and were ignored, before finally getting to that point.

When I was in law school, I used to sit and watch court cases in the local Circuit Court of a major city. The absolute travesties of justice that I saw in those courts, mostly against minority defendants, were sickening. Whether meant as racism or just the result of a seriously flawed legal system is up to interpretation---but let's say that as a non-minority, I could believe it was racism at work, whether true or not. I can't imagine how it would have felt to a minority.

And now that I'm out of school, I still know people (not friends) who talk about minorities like they are animals, and refuse to hire them or voluntarily talk to them. It's wonderful that you may have been sheltered enough not to see this sort of thing, but it's not helpful to try to insist that your ignorance is the truth. Just because you haven't seen it happen doesn't mean that it's not happening. Understand?

Answer 6

First of all, to T. Junior, it is called "reverse racism" because the definition of "racism" or "sexism" or even "agism" is "the group with the greatest amount of social and political power using their power to suppress or dominate other groups." White people are in power. So when people of other ethnicities are prejudiced against white people, it is indeed "reverse racism".

Secondly, up until two centuries ago, this ethnic group (black Africans) composed the slaves of this country, as we all know. Take a step back and look at the other countries in history where slaves were all freed all at once because of some law outlawing slavery. For the next few centuries, those groups and their descendants would compose the lower class with very few exceptions, particularly if the enslaved group was of an ethnicity that set them apart in appearance from the rest of the population. The citizens would look at the former slaves and automatically deem them inferior, therefore worthy only of the worst jobs, the worst pay. It's a pattern of history, one that our laws try to ensure doesn't repeat itself. Who are you kidding if you think racism isn't a problem anymore? I look at the answers above me and I know it still is.

Answer 7

Are liberals in the business of getting even? Do liberals really oppose racial harmony? These questions are always interesting when they come from people on the outside looking in, or in your case, looking in through rose-colored glasses. Racism is alive and well in the United States. I have an MBA and a PHd. I have certifications galore, in my field. I'm well dressed, I don't use slang when I speak. When chatting with my counterparts on the phone who have never seen me before, they think I'm white. How do I know? Eventually they feel comfortable telling me racist jokes about black people, and they're surprised when I tell them I'm black. And, the others, when they come to our office to visit, want nothing to do with me when they get there, even though I helped them sell millions. They'd rather socialize with my white counterparts, people they never even saw before who did not help them sell a penny worth of business. Racial Harmony? What's that? I applied for a management position. A coworker got the job. A college degree was required. He has a GED, and no college degree at all. And no experience. But he is white and male. Racial Harmony? I applied for a job, and was qualified for it. I had a phone interview, which I aced. Then I had a face to face interview. The potential employer was cool. He liked me. His staff liked me. My references gave me an excellent review. He said the job was mine but I had to meet with his boss.His boss didn't like me the minute I walked in the office, and after a meeting with the potential employer, I was told there was no need for the position after all. You wanna talk about racial harmony? I pay my own bills, and with my own hard-earned money, I bought myself a Jaguar. When I went to visit friends in Janesville Wisconsin, I was stopped on the way to a grocery store. Why? Was I speeding? No. Was I disobeying a traffic law? No. When the cops stopped me, they asked why I was driving around in the area. They wanted me to prove the car was my own, and when I showed them my license and registration, they made a few calls and everything checked out. Did they release me? No. They patted me down and felt nothing. I had to call my best friend to show up. He had to assure them that I was visiting him and his family before they would let me go. You wanna talk about racial harmony?

Answer 8

I'm feeling like getting even for recent civil rights violations. What do I do? Where do I go? complaining accomplishes nothing and crimes result in prison. So what's the solution?

Answer 9

Never, becuase liberals hate america as we all know that employers are now comletely fair and no racism exists anymore.

Answer 10

htese things in way of abuses still exist and unions today dont address it in so far as i understand and depending on the union. Am I wrong?