Union Vs Confederacy

[GhostOfAMemory]

What does star wars have to do with anything?

I think there's a little something inside everyone that is more likely to prefer things that are similar. With similarity comes a feeling of kinship, it's only natural to act that way. However thinking that one trait is inherently better than another or that one trait is inherently bad is totally wrong. I admit I am more likely to be attracted to a guy of my own race than another, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen or that I think my race is better. Just similar to me.

I myself have never encountered racism against blacks. I've seen it on TV and read about it and etc but I've never actually seen a black person descriminated against.

I think there is more racism in the south.It exists everywhere, true, but I think there's more in the south, especially small towns. I heard a story once of a sports team of kids or teenagers and one of them was black and they were supposed to play at this country club but they wouldn't let him in coz he was black. I think it was the 70's? I'm not totally sure of this, it's a vegue memory, but I heard it somewhere. Anyways, I had an online friend in Alabama who admits pretty much her whole family are racists. She had some extremely slight tendencies herself, but nothing hostile. My grandmother was mildly racist, although it was something she was totally unconcious of. ANYWAYS!

I think a lot of the reason some hispanics are in low wage jobs is that most are imigrants and either don't speak fluent english or are unqualified to get better paying jobs. There is no reason they can't learn to speak english better or go to school and get qualified for better jobs. I don't think it has anything to do with racism at all.

While we're talking about racism, what about racism against native americans? I think they are probably the race most descriminated against currently. We still have sports teams called the indians and chiefs and redskins and etc. No one cares about that, but everyone would be in a total and complete uproar if we had a team called the blackskins or negros or especially the other word that starts with N.

[Theresa]

Wasn't there a golf course that Tiger Woods wasn't allowed on?
Like you, I've never seen any form of racism. I've heard total dumb-ass comments, but I've never seen any active agression toward people of any color.

[Founder]

[Sam Kenobi]

[GhostOfAMemory]

I've never encountered racism of any kind personally, towards any race. My only experience at all is in 4th grade when this boy I had known since like, first grade *who happened to be black* accused me of calling him "the n word" I'm not sure if he actually thought I did or if he was making it up, all I know is I almost started crying right there in the counselors office at even the thought of doing that.

I think it's awsome to have bi-lingual people. I work with a few. They speak english pretty well and also help the rest of us learn spansih. All I'm saying is, if you already know english somewhat, it's not that hard to learn it better, especially when you're speaking it on a daily basis.

Tell me more of this "reverse racism"

[Jeremy]

[IntrepidIsMe]

Racism against, Native Americans, hmmmm. That's an interesting point. But then again, I can see how they do some things to cause hostitility towards them, but that doesn't make it right, nor am I defending them.
I mean, building casinos on land they claim to be "sacred" to them when appealing for it towards the government? Sheesh, hypocritical.

[Hitchhiker]

It's hypocritical mostly because they're forced to be hypocritical. Native Americans don't believe in ownership of the land, but because the government requires ownership of the land they have been forced to assimilate into that system.

[Toad]

The Union was right. I toss my head back and laugh if anyone said that the Confederacy was right. For one human to own another human is gross and disgusting.

[Sam Kenobi]

and... your ignorance removes all doubt.

[Zippy]

[IntrepidIsMe]

[Sam Kenobi]

INdians have always smoked. and gambled probably... in their own weird indian way. that's their reason. so you know.. .it's their land, they do whatever they want. they'll always be crazy injuns to me

[marimbaplayer]

Totally. I don't care that there's teams with indian names. I think it's kinda cool. And I also think that people need to be less easily offended. That would help more than anything. And I know about reverse racism too. On college apps where it says race and then has "african american" "native american" "white"...that's just a small example, I know there are much more, and that that one's a bit too sensitive. Anyhow, the redskins had to change their names to the braves or something like that I think. I know they had to change their name. That's retarded, in my opinion. And indians are awesome. Except for the ones who drink alcohol all day long...they're just creepy deebs.

[Sam Kenobi]

they sure are creepy deebs, my friend. they sure are

anyway. I think you're right. If I have an aplication with the choices of "African american" "native american" "asian american" "hispanic american" and "white", I'll choose "other". because if I'm white, then the others are black, red, yellow and brown. it's only fair

[GhostOfAMemory]

I think the term African American is degrading to foreigners. There are many black people who are not American, so what are they, eh? Besides, what would us white americans call ourselves? There are waaayyy to many countries where white people came from. We'd be European Americans but nto all europeans are white, either! White's much simpler. Or Caucasian, but that sounds dumb. Besides, have you ever actually seen a WHITE person, hmm? Other than an albino? We're actually beuge/tan people

[Sam Kenobi]

ha.. ha ha... i guess. that is so darf

[DemonClassY]

I am for the North.

[CaptianCircuitGod]

Holy crap.. I know its been a while since I last posted but damn you people post some long crap. lets cut it down when u quote... TRY NOT TO USE AN ENTIRE PAGE BY YOURSELF....

[Captain Dappet]

Or perhaps they have many intelligent points to forward, and are smart enough to cover them all in one post, rather than posting them all over in small one line posts.

Anyhow, I am not for the Union. I am not for the Confederacy. Having analyzed the war, it's my belief that the Union used slavery to justify the forced entry of the South into the Union.

Note that blacks didn't get all their rights until the 1960's.

On the other hand, slavery is terrible and immoral, and at the time of the Civil War, most European nations had outlawed slavery long ago.(U.K, 1830's) I believe that the Confederacy was wrong, for utilizing slaves, and the Union wrong for forcing the South into the Union, and using slavery to justify their forcing them into the Union.

That's the Forum Communist's say on this matter.

[marimbaplayer]

Well said Dappet. I think I would have been on the Confederate side, because the north was kinda dumb, what with the awful working conditions for lower class people and all. I mean, I'm not saying slavery is right or nothing, because it's not, it's a horrible horrible thing. I also agree with those arguing that the war wasn't all about slavery, but stated rights. Take a friggin history class! Anyhoo, I'll leave with another quote from Lincoln, a pretty cool guy

[Jadzia Lenara Dax]

Regardless of whether or not the war was fought over the rights of states, you cannot disregard slavery as some minute issue that had no affect on the history of the United States.
I'm moving this topic to World News due to the sensitive nature of the subject, as is obvious by the reactions of posters.

[Captain Dappet]

As I said before, the blacks didn't get their rights and freedoms until the 1960's. Even after the war, slave labour was still used because of one main reason; they created a nice tasty economical income.

[Hitchhiker]

[Sam Kenobi]