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But that does not change the fact that racism does exist in the US and around the world, and in the US it is often pushed under the rug, especially by the Republican party.
The analyses of the General Social Survey data from 1974 to 2000 replicate earlier findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth that racial disparity in earnings disappears once cognitive ability is controlled for. The results are robust across many alternative specifications, and further show that blacks receive significantly greater returns to their cognitive ability than nonblacks. The trend data show that there was no sign of racial discrimination in the United States as early as 1970s. The analyses call into question the necessity of and justification for preferential treatment of ethnic minorities.
Race doesn't matter it is the culture of certain races.
If you're claiming that racism exists then we need to strictly define the nature and scope of what you mean by racism. Is there overt bias? Laws now work to prohibit and punish outright expressions of racism. Is there covert bias? Probably, but I can't see any laws being able to change what is in the hearts and minds of people but which is not expressed in a way that can be proven to be racist. Is there institutional bias? Probably not. Many people assume that institutional bias exists because they see statistical discrepancies between groups, but these discrepancies usually aren't interpreted fairly. For instance racial wage discrepancies, when we control for cognitive differences, disappeared back in the late 70s:
Here is a chart which shows the returns to the highest levels of education.
No, race matters, and it matters across a whole spectrum of measurement variables. For instance, many people argue that it is the culture found in many Asian households that yields the infamous academic success found in Asian students. However, when researchers measured the academic success of White students who were raised in homes that stressed the familial principles stressed in Asian homes, the White students did worse than their peers raised in homes not stressing these "Asian" values.
You're disgusting.
Why especially republicans?
We have always aimed for equality under the law.
Always.
As Iyengar and his colleagues subsequently dug deeper into these data, another finding emerged: Republicans consistently gave less aid, and gave over a shorter period of time, to victims regardless of race.
Democrats and independents were far more generous; on average, they gave Katrina victims on average more than $1,500 a month, compared with $1,200 for Republicans, and for 13 months instead of nine.
But for Democrats, race mattered--and in a disturbing way. Overall, Democrats were willing to give whites about $1,500 more than they chose to give to a black or other minority. (Even with this race penalty, Democrats still were willing to give more to blacks than those principled Republicans.) "Republicans are likely to be more stringent, both in terms of money and time, Iyengar said. "However, their position is 'principled' in the sense that it stems from a strong belief in individualism (as opposed to handouts). Thus their responses to the assistance questions are relatively invariant across the different media conditions. Independents and Democrats, on the other hand, are more likely to be affected by racial cues." . . .
Iyengar said he's not surprised by the latest findings: "This pattern of results matches perfectly an earlier study I did on race and crime" with Franklin D. Gilliam Jr. of UCLA. "Republicans supported tough treatment of criminals no matter what they encountered in the news. Others were more elastic in their position, coming to support more harsh measures when the criminal suspect they encountered was non-white."
That sounds like different cultural expectations to me.
If your peers of similar culture are not subject to the same rules then you begin to wonder why you are and get less motivated.
I honestly just don't give a **** what color someone is. I'm way more interested on where they come from and what it is like.
I think it is horrible legislation with a stupid intent, but I don't think it is racist.
"right" candidate? What does that mean? That blacks are politically inferior? That it "just wasn't the right time"?
It has to be terrible to have people wonder if you are really qualified, if you really have the merit or are a product of quotas.
Jason Blair, who was mentored by Joe Biden, spoke about this pressure/reality.
Let's just have a level playing field and let the chips fall where they may. I'd love absolutely color blind, merit based progress of individuals. It's best for everyone, for society as a whole. That would be a great gift, a great example for the world to see and follow.
It's the brilliant stroke of trust in mankind the Founding fathers blessed this nation with and put in our hands to achieve. Dr. King believed in this dream. We have reached the mountain top. And we're fumbling it.
And yet if King were alive today, the right wing (which has continually attemtped to gloss over King's radical message and reduce his legacy to a pursuit of a merely legal and technical equality of the races and not a substantive one) would condemn his socialist politics and his commitment to non-violence as unAmerican and a threat to our security. If he hadn't already been murdered, the right would be calling for his assassination. King was a radical and a socialist and if you think for an instant that he would be content with the fact that the average black family has 1/8th the net worth or assets of the average white family, or that we have a similar inequality of wealth as Bolivia, then you are sadly mistaken.I grew up being told that King guy had the right of it... ya know "judge a man by the merit of his character not the color of his skin..."
Guess no one told him that wasn't the path to riches and power by the race hustle machine.
And yet if King were alive today, the right wing (which has continually attemtped to gloss over King's radical message and reduce his legacy to a pursuit of a merely legal and technical equality of the races and not a substantive one) would condemn his socialist politics and his commitment to non-violence as unAmerican and a threat to our security. If he hadn't already been murdered, the right would be calling for his assassination. King was a radical and a socialist and if you think for an instant that he would be content with the fact that the average black family has 1/8th the net worth or assets of the average white family, or that we have a similar inequality of wealth as Bolivia, then you are sadly mistaken.
I'm sorry, but I cringe when right-wingers invoke King. He was your enemy to the death.
It has to be terrible to have people wonder if you are really qualified, if you really have the merit or are a product of quotas.
Let's just have a level playing field and let the chips fall where they may. I'd love absolutely color blind, merit based progress of individuals. It's best for everyone, for society as a whole. That would be a great gift, a great example for the world to see and follow.
We would condemn his socialist policies. I would condemn them if the guy were yellow, red, white, brown or olive.And yet if King were alive today, the right wing (which has continually attemtped to gloss over King's radical message and reduce his legacy to a pursuit of a merely legal and technical equality of the races and not a substantive one) would condemn his socialist politics and his commitment to non-violence as unAmerican and a threat to our security. If he hadn't already been murdered, the right would be calling for his assassination. King was a radical and a socialist and if you think for an instant that he would be content with the fact that the average black family has 1/8th the net worth or assets of the average white family, or that we have a similar inequality of wealth as Bolivia, then you are sadly mistaken.
I'm sorry, but I cringe when right-wingers invoke King. He was your enemy to the death.
Eric Holder needs to resign or be removed from his post.
Median for Whites:
Bachelors: 48k
Masters: 56k
Professional: 90k
Doctorate: 76k
Median for Blacks:
Bachelors: 42k
Masters: 52k
Professional: 67k
Doctorate: 82k
river said:These downsides are built right into the very fabric of multiculturalism. If you set out to create a multiculturalist society then you can't escape differential achievement metrics.
Of course, you have to take these numbers with a grain of salt, as they don't take into account what type of degrees these are.
We do not need Eric Holder spreading hate.
Ever heard Bill Cosby's pound cake bit? Self-serving race-baiting bigots like Sharpton and Jackson are the ones who would want the officer lynched and the criminal enshrined in eternal victimhood. Obama and Holder are more the types to steal the pound cake for the entire black community while assuring those who follow the rules and work for a living that they're being "patriotic" for surrendering everything they've earned.
Holder needs to be race neutral or he needs to be disbarred and removed from that office.
We do not need an AG that expressed Black Panther idiology. This is a security risk that must be addressed.
Likewise, Afirmative Action is an outdated idea that needs to be scrapped. There is no use for it in today's world except as a spin tool for race-baiting bigots and their minions.
And more recently which party was David Duke in?
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