White History Month

[MMDad]

Originally Posted by wishes26

Here you think I'm wrong check your facts............

Hoffman reveals: The Forgotten Slaves--Whites in Servitude

Revisionist history? Wow, biased much?

How about a credible source.

[wishes26]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Revisionist history? Wow, biased much?

How about a credible source.

Here's a few more examples for you... but I will say the difference between white and blacks slaves is that we got over it.

When Europeans Were Slaves: Research Suggests White Slavery Was Much More Common Than Previously Believed
YouTube - They were White and They were Slaves - 2 of 3
The Multiracial Activist - www.multiracial.com - White Slaves
White Slaves « TORONTO News & Views

[MMDad]

Originally Posted by wishes26

Here's a few more examples for you... but I will say the difference between white and blacks slaves is that we got over it.

When Europeans Were Slaves: Research Suggests White Slavery Was Much More Common Than Previously Believed
YouTube - They were White and They were Slaves - 2 of 3
The Multiracial Activist - www.multiracial.com - White Slaves
White Slaves « TORONTO News & Views

None of that has anything to do with your stated "fact" that whites are a minority.

Here's a starting point: White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 Maryland: 58.4% US: 66.4%

[firstroundko]

Originally Posted by wishes26

YOu talk about minorities and I agree with you. But whites are minority now. If you look at it. There are so many blacks around that the police changed description from us being number one female or number one male to number two female or male. Not that i have any problem with those of any other race. It's just the point when they pull up to social services with hair done nails done driving a Cadillac they get 1000's of dollars in help. i pull up needing a hair cut, nails bit off driving a beater i get 20 dollars.

I do not celebrate black history month nor do i tell myself I'm taking off for Martin Luther King Jr's birthday. Why is Robert Lee not honored there anywhere his birthday is the same day? Some one always talks about we were slaves and we had to accomplish more and become stronger. You all had everything handed to you. Well look at history whites were slaves also and we have overcome everything. Now we are back paying taxes so certain people can live on welfare their whole life and have 10 kids and sell dope for a living

i'm sorry if i offended anyone but it's the facts

It's simplistic thinking like this, that contributes to the problems of race relations in America.

Have you ever stopped to consider the fact that many white people are ALSO on welfare?

In regards to Robert Lee - why in the hell should America honor him? He fought to destroy our unity! Do you revere Benedict Arnold too?

[PricklyGoo]

firstroundko, thank you for being civil and sticking to the topic in our debate.

I do think that many programs and policies promote White guilt, put in place by White Americans. I think that while we've taken steps to "put you inside the stadium", that slavery and the civil rights era are too fresh in people's memory. In that process, and focusing more on minority accomplishments, we are intentionally ignoring ours to magnify the effect of theirs. I don't think that's right.

[PricklyGoo]

1968 - James Earl Ray assassinates MLK in Memphis.

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by PricklyGoo

1968 - James Earl Ray assassinates MLK in Memphis.

Great way to show your true colors there Richard.

[PrchJrkr]

Originally Posted by firstroundko

In regards to Robert Lee - why in the hell should America honor him? He fought to destroy our unity!

Nooo, he fought to preserve the rights of his great state of Virginia from what he deemed a tyrannical federal government. Second amendment anyone?

I remember April of 1968 very well. We weren't allowed out of our yard to play because Washington was in chaos, and we lived in one of it's suburbs. Burn, baby, burn! How's that for black history?

[wishes26]

Originally Posted by PrchJrkr

Nooo, he fought to preserve the rights of his great state of Virginia from what he deemed a tyrannical federal government. Second amendment anyone?

I remember April of 1968 very well. We weren't allowed out of our yard to play because Washington was in chaos, and we lived in one of it's suburbs. Burn, baby, burn! How's that for black history?

[wishes26]

Originally Posted by MMDad

None of that has anything to do with your stated "fact" that whites are a minority.

Here's a starting point: White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 Maryland: 58.4% US: 66.4%

You want proof that whites are the minority.

Lets start with the Negro college fund do we have a white college fund. Then you have the all Black colleges but they still go to our colleges. Then lets see Miss Black Universe and Miss Black America but they still participate in the other ones. The NAACP to we have a WAACP?

I never said white people weren't on welfare but they don't get all the breaks the others do. If a white person doesn't give a black person what they feel they deserve then your dealing with the NAACP. Yeah you can have your percentage up but I bet you the only way they tell that is by how many pay taxes then of course we would have more.