When will racism end?

it will end when religion ends.

Unfortunately, I don't think it will ever end. Someone, somewhere will always hate someone else for some reason.

T.A. you are so far off base you are not in the same field. Religion supports most of the charities in this world and if they stopped giving those charities would fold. And that is just the beginning. Sounds like you have a hatred for religion.

Right on, Carol. Probably never completely.

True what? I am sorry, but religion is to blame for ignorance. Religion is also a racist term, so welcome to racism. Why blame any group. Evil is an individual. You, True American, if you say so, just did exactly what I complained about. There is a communist country that doesn't allow religion or having more than one child. Perhaps you would be truer there. I hope I read you wrong if so I will appologize, but if not you are predjudice and I'm sticking to it.

You've made some very good points, in efforts to form bonds we have classified mankind into too many colors, religions and lifestyles. I think each has its own beauty, and when we start appreciating the difference instead of rejecting it, we will start on our way to success over racism.

Go Jerry.

Carol, I am an Immigrant. I come from Swabian/Hun extraction- and also reflect that in my height and looks. I have been accused of being Arab and a drug runner, not to forget being profiled at the Canadian Boarder about five years ago. Realize, I am neither the above, but because of racism and TSA security issues, everyone that is even slightly suspicious is chequed out. The last trip to Canada, it took me three hours to clear - and I had to stand in line with the rest of the souls who were naturalized immigrants and those with green cards. It was really nuts. All the years I have travelled, I have never experienced such discrimination!

Racisim. America is an amazing place. There are so many ethnic groups here, so many different peoples, and for the most part, they manage to live together, with or without religeon as an issue. I feel bad for those who feel that religeous beliefs contribute to many of the factors that cause displeasure withen this society. This country was founded on good, solid beliefs as well as freethinking philosophy. It wasn't something that was just put together Helter Skelter. Each state either rejected it, or accepted it. Its this point that makes the USA such a cool place! Where I come from- historically, you had not rights. You served the Church (which ran your spiritual Life completly, right down to what you read, thought, composed and created) and the Emperor- who ran the rest of your Life. He/She could either make you, or break you. What is worse, to be a professional meant that you served the Emperor or the Church with your Scientific/Artistic/Jurisprudence/Philosophical-educational skills/military skills. Anyone else was a common tradesman or peasent-anything else, was a vagrent and should be put in jail. This Attitude lasted for almost two thousend years. Americans really don't know how lucky they have it. It really is the land of the free and the home of the brave, and I don't say that lightly. Today, most of what America has to offer is taken for granted. Thats the saddness of it.

To come here, and see the beauty of this land-the awe of her geology, the treasures of her Archeology, the ability to study at any university and become a success- is really a blessing.


I can go to any church I want- and follow whatever discipline I want to belive in my Heavenly Father.

The best part- there isn't anyone who can tell me otherwise.

As for those terms.

Most of that nonesense is for beaureaucratic usage- for instance the Census. Down the road, that is helpful information if you are doing geneology. It gives you insight as to whom and where your family may have come from. I don't see it degrading at all.

What is degrading is when a Naive American accuses you of being a NAZI because you come from Austria.

Racism = Stupidity

Stupidity= lack of education

lack of education= lack of awareness

and when a republic starts to decay and die, it succumbs to the above.

Johannes Chrysostomus M.

I'm really careful around people who call themselves True Americans

I have to agree with simon. I dont think in that context with the librarian she meant it as hateful.

umm.. hmmm... sadly, if it weren't "the black side of town," it would have been something equally uncomfortable. Our town got rid of the trailer park. They bothered the guy that owned it (citing all his other properties that were within their jurisdiction for nuisance violations, i.e., grass too tall, etc.) that he finally closed it. Most of them were very low income people, and it was the only place they could afford to live in town.

Hey, it made almost 100 people homeless, but it got rid of that nasty eye sore (that you had to drive out of your way on the other side of the tracks to see), and that "undesireable element" (poor people working as waitstaff, etc., or disabled or retired but only on social security...)

Any time you label a group, you lose the faces which belong to it.

thanks for sharing..

Sheryl very good point....if a white person says "black side of town" they are racist but if my six year old son gets called a white cracker by a hispanic boy that isnt racist.....racist come from all ethnic backgrounds.

PS the white cracker part is true.

As for the librarian, she is an educated person in a position of passing on knowledge. I would have said, the North side of town. That's where it is geographically. I saw people crying outside what was their home. That's all I see. Yes, racism exists; prejudice exists, but let's not pass it on to others especially in a courtroom or library. We're not talking about a ignorant people. To me if you call me religious I am sad. I am not religious: I love God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. If you don't, that for you to decide. It's just another way to divide us. Cut it out folks. Just my opinion for all it's worth.

Johannes, I want to write to you separately. Welcome to the United States of America. We are the best country because we can argue like this, and still, like siblings, love one another. My grandparents were immigrants from Italy, and I remember the terrible things people did to them because of the spelling of a name. We love you, Johannes! Let's be friends.

Lori,
Is there something I said that condones racism or evil from anybody. To hurt innocent people is simply wrong. Now if your son is called a name that's bad, but he was called a name by a racist person. Get a grip on this and maybe some of it will go away. If my son were called such a name, I'd call the parent or principal, but I'd stop it. I had problems like that at school with my youngest adopted daughter. I quit my job and stay home and home school her. I work a few hours a week at the local college and keep her with me. This is the only way to keep our children safe from such evil. Protect your son: Move, Home School, Sign a complaint with the school board. It will stop. I don't speak out both sides of my mouth. Evil is wrong whenever it appears. If we teach our children terms like Hispanic and Black and Cracker we are sinning against God who made them and committing a terrible sin against our children.

Situation number one is that he just got caught making an illegal moving violation. Sometimes you can get away with it, like you said, sometimes you don't. Perhaps it was ticket quota time, but if he's habitually pulled over for petty offenses, then I could see calling racism.

Situation number two, it seems like although appalled, did anyone take the time out to point out the racism in her comment? Carol, you said you would have referred to it geographically, as it should have been, but yet the comment was let by. By allowing her to hold on to that negative connotation, aren't you helping to continue the practice?

I think racism can end. Think about it, if all the people who replied to this post did what they could to point out comments, behaviors, perceptions, etc. that they encountered and taught their children not to perpetuate it, it could be done. Can it be done in a lifetime, of course not, it'll most likely take centuries, but we can start now. I know that this is an utopian POV, but if we actually did something about it on a daily basis instead of just talking about it, we could be the people that God intended us to be.

Stacy, you are always so critical. I did state that I told her off. As did another professor. I can't say that. I told her she should not speak that way as an intelligent person and in a library called the learning center. I also told her that the students didn't need to hear that. The other professor was stronger. I just didn't go into my words exactly. Do I seem like the type of person who is afraid to speak her mind. I did not defend the driver because I had angered the judge already when I previously spoke my mind. Take care.

Carol actually my comment was to the comment that racists come from all ethnic groups. Not to what you wrote. I dont advocate racism at all. But some people assume that all racist have to be white. Hope that clears that up. Didnt mean to offend you. I agree with you and your article but I also think that we can get carried away with thinking something someone says is racist when really its not....the librarian example.

Back in my college days I had a white friend that only dated African american men. Now this was back in the mid 80's. Anyway some guys were giving her some crap about it and she proceeded to tell them that her boyfriend could beat them up. Cause he was big and black. She assumed just because of a persons skin color made them tougher or weaker than another person. Now I didnt necessarily see her as a racist and she didnt mean anything bad to white men I think she was trying to advocate for african americans.

As long as we have the need to feel superior to others, Racism will always exist. It is the need to have someone to blame for out own shortcomings that drive us as individuals and as a Nation to discriminate in one form or another. Only when we find the strength in ourselves to overcome these feelings can racism become one with the dinosaurs

All of you have been wonderful. We are all guilty of prejudice of a kind. That may be the only point. I just want to draw attention to a couple of injustices that I just saw, recently. Here's the worst. When I was 28 years old, we had a neighbor who was insane, litterally. He had a next door neighbor who was black and lived across from me. I saw the black man being hit over the head with a shovel by the insane white neighbor. The black man had only a metal garbage can lid for protection. I came from around the back of my house and seeing this started to scream. That black man told me while trying protect himself to shut and get in the house and lock the door. But I just kept screaming bringing out all the neighbors. We called the police who arrived quickly but despite our protests took tackled the black man to ground and arrested him. Leaving us there with this insane loon.

Hi Carol!
Thanks for the welcome. America is one of the greatest nations in the world. As I remember, from preparing for my exam- it is the great melting pot. The Classless nation!

Sadly--I think that we are now becoming more class oriented. Because of this, there is more definition between the ethnic groups. The Beauracracy thrives on this- its how it functions.

Each generation has its new ethnic group to contend with.

Since, my generation is closer to the WWII boomer generation, I get the "Nazi" harrassment. What is funny- I am everything that the "Nazis' " wanted to rid themselves of! I am not even blond! My Gymnasium years were spent taking classes in German, German History, The Holocaust- I had a real big dose of that! And how the Americans really saved us. Sadly, my homeland was occupied by the Allies right up until the fifties- and only now, in the last forty some years has it been free to roam in. Americans cannot relate to that. Their country is too young- they are still strong and able to stand up to just about anything and come out on top if they choose to, and are led right.

I am very happy and proud to be here. I have no desire to turn American flags upside down with my homelands flag. I am proud of my heritage, my origen, and culture- but I am also proud of my adopted homeland. If I were young enough, and physically able- I too would be a soldier in Iraq right now. No doubt about it. War isn't something I agree with, but when you take on the duties of citizanship- serving your country becomes part of that duty.

Johannes

What does God say to poor people?
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Maybe when this stops!!!

How can you judge someone else's hate when you do it too!!! Hate stops with I am going to steal Michael Jackson on this Look in the Mirror!! It starts with the Man in the Mirror (or woman)

So hate will never stop!!!