This is an important issue we shy away from. We have new Polish neighbours and the whole character of our street has changed - for the good. This has nothing to do with their ethnicity and everything to do with them replacing local pond scum and what they attracted. The underlying issues are not about ethnicity and religion, but decent and reasonably objective social agreement - what in a bee colony might be 'hygiene'. Immigration does lead to social and psychological problems (the other 'Manhattan Project' in the 1960s). People can be different and unproblematic to each other, but poor migrants and criminals are typically 'dumped' in areas already in need to help and well away from the better off. This is key rather than ethnicity.
On 6 Aug, 13:21, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd say its a combination of factors. A lot of white people have > garbage in the front yard, mug people in alleys and stand in > unemployment lines. It's risky to broad brush traits in relation to > ethnicity, although statistics do show a wide disparity in activity > between ethnic groups. I think economics plays a large role. If one > has no money they will do virtually anything to eat, although I think > I have heard that if you want a job, you can get one. Many people > don't want to flip hamburgers and would prefer to steal old ladies > purses. > > Although racism can be a result of ethnic behavioural patterns, this > self-perpetuates since the behaviour is exacerbated by racism. A lot > of blacks can't get jobs because of racism, which causes behaviour to > ensue in order to exist. There is a mixed bag of problems that seems > to be hard to fix. > > On Aug 6, 7:39 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Racism is an important issue although I think it is a secondary > > consideration when examining social behavior in relation to > > ethnicity. Racism can be a result of ethnic behavioral patterns. > > How can people not be racist towards any ethnic group that displays > > negative behaviors that are detrimental to themselves and society. > > As rigsy points out, much of it has to do with experience. When you > > see good neighborhoods turn ugly consistently and based solely > > upon the introduction of a specific ethnic group, it is easily > > understood that "avoidance of that group", which translates to racism, > > makes sense. I can drive across town, take a look around and > > instantly know that I wouldn't live there. Is it economic, > > environment or ethnic? > > > On Aug 6, 6:07 am, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Yep, although they didn't have the added visual stigma of colour to > > > overcome. It's hard to envision a day when racism doesn't exist, > > > especially until it is stopped being ingrained in children. > > > > On Aug 6, 6:38 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > You don't hear the Irish bellyaching about being indigent servants for > > > > seven years, bought up to fight the Yankee Civil War, the rotten > > > > salary as they built our cities. They took another route- politics and > > > > law enforcement. > > > > > On Aug 6, 5:34 am, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > In the US, African Americans make up ~13% of the overall population, > > > > > yet make up ~44% of the inmates in federal prisons. While this > > > > > statistic may seem revealing, the extenuating social and economic > > > > > circumstances that exist certainly clouds the issue. > > > > > > Nobody alive today can be blamed for slavery, yet we still hear > > > > > complaints about it in the news. Although the history of blacks in > > > > > America must be taken into consideration, it seems like there must be > > > > > an internal effort to change this statistic. One of the biggest voices > > > > > against the life style of the black man comes from Bill Cosby. It > > > > > would be shocking to listen to him if he was white, and he would > > > > > certainly be labelled a racist if he wasn't black himself. He is > > > > > right, it is time to move on. > > > > > > In order for blacks to climb out of the social stigma that surrounds > > > > > them, grass roots efforts have to be made to change the attitude of > > > > > children so that they do not grow up to be in a position where nobody > > > > > wants to give them a job. Stop blaming the past and make an internal > > > > > effort to change the perception of others. I feel sorry for the > > > > > situation that they are in, and realize it will take a major effort on > > > > > their part to change this. I hope for the sake of everyone that they > > > > > succeed.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
