I've lived in NY from the late 70's and was told to always wear a hat over my yarmulka when traveling. There was one case where I was asked to remove my yarmulka for a job at the naacp and a church (security work). I even had a lady drive up to me and say "hey hymie, where's kings highway". She didn't see a problem but it was akin to saying "hey nigger/spic/wop/etc." This is the borat problem. If people are comfortable with bias....
I personally don't think of myself as a victim but when looking at the double standard used against Israel, I see how the victim feeling comes about. Rockets being shot at you? Just suck it up because your Israel. China would obliterate anyone doing that. France would obliterate anyone doing that. etc.etc.etc. But Israel has to hold back. Yeh, victim feelings are easy in such a case. It's the ones who wear it like a badge... the "We're victims" idea > just bugs the crap outta me. > > I bet I just don't get it. Probably because I'm a white guy, and > white folk can't really know what it's like. > > Everybody's special, like snowflakes. Everyone. Exactly the same; > Different. > > Every thing is Unique :-P > > Maybe if one is raised being told one is special, and one believes it, > it is so? Eh. > > Just seems like some people would rather live in the past, than brave > the future. > > Not directed at you, Michael. Directed at the "we're victims" folks. > Being a victim is silly. > > Implies no responsibility, you see. > > Bah. I probably just stuck a couple feet in my mouth-- > Ahhhh! I'm a victim of myself! > > Oh well. That's life, I reckon. > > -PS my favorite trip in the bible is the "end times" stuff. That dude > was /so/ on shrooms! "The scroll was sweet in my mouth, but bitter in > my stomach" or whatever. "And then the visions came". Not that he > wasn't seeing the future-- but, wow, that was a trip if I've ever > journaled one! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255664 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
