Critical race theory and elections

[allvol123]

Still think this nonsense isn't being taught?

Maryland's most populous county told students there is a 'double pandemic' of COVID and racism

Just whities on the right overreacting again. Ya know.

 

[mrorange211]

White fragility

 

[Vol423]

Still think this nonsense isn't being taught?

Maryland's most populous county told students there is a 'double pandemic' of COVID and racism

No liberal indoctrination occurring there at all. I personally love how the Anti-Racist Baby, the "perfect gift for toddlers and infants" (because there is no better time to start the liberal brainwashing), is not only CRT, but also ropes in lefty favorites of Black Lives Matter and Climate Change.

 

[Ttucke11]

I don't feel bad for being white. I'm not going to apologize for being white. Bad things happened to black people in the past. I wasn't alive then so I have zero accountability in that. Honestly, if a 75 year old black person told me they hate me because I'm white, then that's cool. They went through it, and I don't blame them for holding that sentiment. People my age (28) and younger that pretend they are being held back because they are black are wrong. They have more opportunities than I have in regards to being hired, receiving financial aid, getting government contracts (if they own a business), etc. The only institutional racism that exists today are literally against white people. My child will never sniff scholarship money unless she's an incredible athlete. A black kid could score a 20 on the ACT with a 3.0 GPA and get a full ride to UT. I know, because one of my friends did. It's just a bucket of excuses. In regards to unfairness in the court system, well the big, liberal cities seem to be the primary culprits so maybe if black people would help vote their local "leaders" out it could get fixed.

 

[n_huffhines]

I don't feel bad for being white. I'm not going to apologize for being white. Bad things happened to black people in the past. I wasn't alive then so I have zero accountability in that. Honestly, if a 75 year old black person told me they hate me because I'm white, then that's cool. They went through it, and I don't blame them for holding that sentiment. People my age (28) and younger that pretend they are being held back because they are black are wrong. They have more opportunities than I have in regards to being hired, receiving financial aid, getting government contracts (if they own a business), etc. The only institutional racism that exists today are literally against white people. My child will never sniff scholarship money unless she's an incredible athlete. A black kid could score a 20 on the ACT with a 3.0 GPA and get a full ride to UT. I know, because one of my friends did. It's just a bucket of excuses. In regards to unfairness in the court system, well the big, liberal cities seem to be the primary culprits so maybe if black people would help vote their local "leaders" out it could get fixed.

Except our completely fkd up criminal justice system. You know, that's kind of important.

You don't need to feel bad for being white, just educate yourself. The point of CRT is education so people don’t believe false things like the bolded above.

 

[AshG]

Still think this nonsense isn't being taught?

Maryland's most populous county told students there is a 'double pandemic' of COVID and racism

Well, that helps explain why recruiting off the Eastern Shore has been picking up for me. I'd get away from that, too.

 

[Ttucke11]

Except our completely fkd up criminal justice system. You know, that's kind of important.

You don't need to feel bad for being white, just educate yourself. The point of CRT is education so people don’t believe false things like the bolded above.

I mentioned the court system, California's court system in particular is notoriously harsh against black people. Our current VP made sure of that. I'm plenty educated on the topics. No law today institutionally targets black people. If one does, please link it to me. Crime statistics from all sources definitively show young, black males commit extremely higher rates of violent crime than any other demographic. We just supposed to ignore that fact? Actions have consequences. Do I think black people have a higher propensity to inherently commit crimes? No. Poverty is the number 1 factor. Impoverished whites and impoverished black people commit similar crime rates. It just so happens there are a lot more impoverished black people. It's my opinion that welfare programs have encouraged generational poverty among that demographic. I am more than happy to acknowledge some new ideas on how to help them overcome that, welfare is not a viable one, it is a cancer.

Having quotas on government contracts to meet a certain criteria of "minority" is institutionally racist. A friend of mine recently transferred ownership of his business to his mother because he was being passed over on every government contract he bid on. Now business is booming because his mother "owns" it. One of a million examples. Lower requirements for admission rates and financial aid for black people is another.

You can choose to ignore that CRT is teaching white children to feel guilty, and teaching black children to blame their classmates for their problems, but it is. I learned about all these things and had conversations with my black classmates about it without shame, guilt, or any awkwardness. That has changed in many places.

 

[Rickyvol77]

I mentioned the court system, California's court system in particular is notoriously harsh against black people. Our current VP made sure of that. I'm plenty educated on the topics. No law today institutionally targets black people. If one does, please link it to me. Crime statistics from all sources definitively show young, black males commit extremely higher rates of violent crime than any other demographic. We just supposed to ignore that fact? Actions have consequences. Do I think black people have a higher propensity to inherently commit crimes? No. Poverty is the number 1 factor. Impoverished whites and impoverished black people commit similar crime rates. It just so happens there are a lot more impoverished black people. It's my opinion that welfare programs have encouraged generational poverty among that demographic. I am more than happy to acknowledge some new ideas on how to help them overcome that, welfare is not a viable one, it is a cancer.

Having quotas on government contracts to meet a certain criteria of "minority" is institutionally racist. A friend of mine recently transferred ownership of his business to his mother because he was being passed over on every government contract he bid on. Now business is booming because his mother "owns" it. One of a million examples. Lower requirements for admission rates and financial aid for black people is another.

You can choose to ignore that CRT is teaching white children to feel guilty, and teaching black children to blame their classmates for their problems, but it is. I learned about all these things and had conversations with my black classmates about it without shame, guilt, or any awkwardness. That has changed in many places.

This. People who believe the criminal justice system today is racist are living in 1980

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Gabbard celebrates McAuliffe loss as rejection of efforts to 'separate us by race': 'Victory for all'

Former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard celebrated the Virginia gubernatorial loss of Democrat Terry McAuliffe as "a victory for all Americans."

"McAuliffe’s loss is a victory for all Americans. Why? Because it was a resounding rejection of efforts to divide us by race, the stripping of parental rights, and arrogant, deaf leaders. This benefits us all," Gabbard tweeted Wednesday.

Gabbard celebrates McAuliffe loss as rejection of efforts to 'separate us by race': 'Victory for all'

 

[mrorange211]

I mentioned the court system, California's court system in particular is notoriously harsh against black people. Our current VP made sure of that. I'm plenty educated on the topics. No law today institutionally targets black people. If one does, please link it to me. Crime statistics from all sources definitively show young, black males commit extremely higher rates of violent crime than any other demographic. We just supposed to ignore that fact? Actions have consequences. Do I think black people have a higher propensity to inherently commit crimes? No. Poverty is the number 1 factor. Impoverished whites and impoverished black people commit similar crime rates. It just so happens there are a lot more impoverished black people. It's my opinion that welfare programs have encouraged generational poverty among that demographic. I am more than happy to acknowledge some new ideas on how to help them overcome that, welfare is not a viable one, it is a cancer.

Having quotas on government contracts to meet a certain criteria of "minority" is institutionally racist. A friend of mine recently transferred ownership of his business to his mother because he was being passed over on every government contract he bid on. Now business is booming because his mother "owns" it. One of a million examples. Lower requirements for admission rates and financial aid for black people is another.

You can choose to ignore that CRT is teaching white children to feel guilty, and teaching black children to blame their classmates for their problems, but it is. I learned about all these things and had conversations with my black classmates about it without shame, guilt, or any awkwardness. That has changed in many places.

There is zero chance of convincing an interactionist, like yourself, that anything is out of the control of the individual and where ultimately all responsibility for success and failures falls on their singular actions. There is no societal component, so why not just agree to disagree because it's like mixing oil and water?

 

[Ttucke11]

There is zero chance of convincing an interactionist, like yourself, that anything is out of the control of the individual and where ultimately all responsibility for success and failures falls on their singular actions. There is no societal component, so why not just agree to disagree because it's like mixing oil and water?

Because this is a message board solely used to state your opinion. I wasn’t rude or confrontational. Also I plainly stated there is a societal component, poverty. I asked for some solutions to that. The current ones have been complete failures. And yes, people have hard lives. Most everything involving childhood and adolescence is out of your control from the beginning. Eventually though you become an adult, and you should be held accountable for your actions. My wife had an unimaginably terrible childhood. She’s now an extremely successful businesswoman, mother, and wife. But no one seems to give a **** about impoverished white people, they don’t get every excuse in the book they’re just privileged whites. Just look at our resident libs diction, rednecks/inbreds/racists/etc.

 

[n_huffhines]

I mentioned the court system, California's court system in particular is notoriously harsh against black people. Our current VP made sure of that. I'm plenty educated on the topics. No law today institutionally targets black people. If one does, please link it to me. Crime statistics from all sources definitively show young, black males commit extremely higher rates of violent crime than any other demographic. We just supposed to ignore that fact? Actions have consequences. Do I think black people have a higher propensity to inherently commit crimes? No. Poverty is the number 1 factor. Impoverished whites and impoverished black people commit similar crime rates. It just so happens there are a lot more impoverished black people. It's my opinion that welfare programs have encouraged generational poverty among that demographic. I am more than happy to acknowledge some new ideas on how to help them overcome that, welfare is not a viable one, it is a cancer.

Having quotas on government contracts to meet a certain criteria of "minority" is institutionally racist. A friend of mine recently transferred ownership of his business to his mother because he was being passed over on every government contract he bid on. Now business is booming because his mother "owns" it. One of a million examples. Lower requirements for admission rates and financial aid for black people is another.

You can choose to ignore that CRT is teaching white children to feel guilty, and teaching black children to blame their classmates for their problems, but it is. I learned about all these things and had conversations with my black classmates about it without shame, guilt, or any awkwardness. That has changed in many places.

IDK what you mean by this, but institutional racism means that there are laws that disproportionately hurt certain races, and I can say with 100% certainty that the draconian attack on personal liberty known as the war on drugs disproportionately hurts minorities. Some of the people who pushed for the war on drugs did it with racist intent, and they have all fallen by the wayside, and few/nobody is racist now, but the result is the same.

 

[Ttucke11]

IDK what you mean by this, but institutional racism means that there are laws that disproportionately hurt certain races, and I can say with 100% certainty that the draconian attack on personal liberty known as the war on drugs disproportionately hurts minorities. Some of the people who pushed for the war on drugs did it with racist intent, and they have all fallen by the wayside, and few/nobody is racist now, but the result is the same.

If it matters, I’m all for the federal legalization of marijuana. But Joe would never want his infamous crime bill undone.

 

[n_huffhines]

If it matters, I’m all for the federal legalization of marijuana. But Joe would never want his infamous crime bill undone.

If racial tensions with blacks and cops are currently at an 8 or 9 on a scale of 1-10, I truly believe that if we had never initiated a war on drugs, those tensions would be at around a 2 or 3. It's one of the most reckless things our government has ever done.

 

[VolStrom]

If racial tensions with blacks and cops are currently at an 8 or 9 on a scale of 1-10, I truly believe that if we had never initiated a war on drugs, those tensions would be at around a 2 or 3. It's one of the most reckless things our government has ever done.

I don't understand your logic about this. Letting people shoot up drugs doesn't seem to be making a positive contribution in the liberal states of the west coast. Nobody cares about marijuana, but heroin, crack etc. seem to really be a bad thing to allow.

 

[Ttucke11]

If racial tensions with blacks and cops are currently at an 8 or 9 on a scale of 1-10, I truly believe that if we had never initiated a war on drugs, those tensions would be at around a 2 or 3. It's one of the most reckless things our government has ever done.

We can definitely agree on that part. I do think tensions have been manufactured by a lot of outside sources though, not just that. People weren't prepared or able to process the level of visibility and coverage that is now out there. A vast majority of interactions on a daily basis with police and black people are peaceful and civil. But even if 1 bad interaction a day hits the internet it has people thinking it's a widespread pandemic, for lack of a better word. In a perfect world, the 1 bad interaction a day doesn't exist, but we are dealing with imperfect people in hostile situations. The last call any cop, especially a white one, wants to go on right now is one involving black people.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

If racial tensions with blacks and cops are currently at an 8 or 9 on a scale of 1-10, I truly believe that if we had never initiated a war on drugs, those tensions would be at around a 2 or 3. It's one of the most reckless things our government has ever done.

Two people arrested after 25K fentanyl pills, heroin and meth seized in Chandler drug bust

Police also found two guns during the drug seize.

CHANDLER, Ariz. — A drug bust in Chandler ended with two people being arrested and a host of drugs and weapons being seized.

Detectives from the Chandler Police Department seized 25,000 fentanyl pills, 3 lbs of heroin, a 1/2 lb of fentanyl powder and 8 oz. of methamphetamine.

Chandler drug bust uncovers 25K fentanyl pills | 12news.com

 

[n_huffhines]

Two people arrested after 25K fentanyl pills, heroin and meth seized in Chandler drug bust

Police also found two guns during the drug seize.

CHANDLER, Ariz. — A drug bust in Chandler ended with two people being arrested and a host of drugs and weapons being seized.

Detectives from the Chandler Police Department seized 25,000 fentanyl pills, 3 lbs of heroin, a 1/2 lb of fentanyl powder and 8 oz. of methamphetamine.

Chandler drug bust uncovers 25K fentanyl pills | 12news.com

Are you confirming that there is a war on drugs?

 

[Rickyvol77]

IDK what you mean by this, but institutional racism means that there are laws that disproportionately hurt certain races, and I can say with 100% certainty that the draconian attack on personal liberty known as the war on drugs disproportionately hurts minorities. Some of the people who pushed for the war on drugs did it with racist intent, and they have all fallen by the wayside, and few/nobody is racist now, but the result is the same.

No it doesn’t. It shows you are basing this off 1970s and 80s policing.

 

[Vol423]

If racial tensions with blacks and cops are currently at an 8 or 9 on a scale of 1-10, I truly believe that if we had never initiated a war on drugs, those tensions would be at around a 2 or 3. It's one of the most reckless things our government has ever done.

Move to San Francisco for a few years, and then tell me how great things are when the legal system just looks the other way.

 

[n_huffhines]

Move to San Francisco for a few years, and then tell me how great things are when the legal system just looks the other way.

What does that have to do with the efficacy of the war on drugs? I'm saying we invented crime and created criminals with the war on drugs. Nobody is talking about looking the other way when it comes to real crime, like property crime or violence.

 

[Rickyvol77]

What does that have to do with the efficacy of the war on drugs? I'm saying we invented crime and created criminals with the war on drugs. Nobody is talking about looking the other way when it comes to real crime, like property crime or violence.

Why do you think the majority of property crime and violence occur?

 

[Vol423]

What does that have to do with the efficacy of the war on drugs? I'm saying we invented crime and created criminals with the war on drugs. Nobody is talking about looking the other way when it comes to real crime, like property crime or violence.

Clearly you aren't paying attention to what is happening in the country. Move to San Francisco, and you'll see exactly what my comment has to do with eliminating the war on drugs.

 

[n_huffhines]

Clearly you aren't paying attention to what is happening in the country. Move to San Francisco, and you'll see exactly what my comment has to do with eliminating the war on drugs.

So you're saying that they are no longer investigating, arresting, and prosecuting drug traffickers in San Francisco? I don't need to move there to find out if this is true or not. You could just send me a link. You won't because it's not true. They are still fighting the war on drugs in San Francisco and it's failing there just like it is in Baltimore, Chicago, my rural hometown, and all the countless meth/opioid towns that dot middle America.

 

[Vol423]

So you're saying that they are no longer investigating, arresting, and prosecuting drug traffickers in San Francisco? I don't need to move there to find out if this is true or not. You could just send me a link. You won't because it's not true. They are still fighting the war on drugs in San Francisco and it's failing there just like it is in Baltimore, Chicago, my rural hometown, and all the countless meth towns that dot middle America.

Like I said, you clearly aren't paying attention.