The census is coming. Are you black/white etc. Have you had a DNA test? Maybe not what thought.

I still don't understand why we classify people by race, but on the other hand say that all people are created equal.

Until we stop, the problem will always be there.

 

On rare occasion, behind the scenes, just based on the title, moderators make book on how long a thread lasts before it implodes. This is one of them.

 

I'm guessing this could go political and have a short life span!

Bob H.

 

I am a meat popsicle...

 

https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html

There is no politics involved here.

That's not the point at all. The point is that people are looked at as a particular "race", and that is not fair at all. Why would you want to classify a person by race?

 

Unfortunately, the answer(s) is(are) political, and there is no (realistic) expectation that it can be discussed in a public forum such as this.

It is as old as the nation, and would take a while and lots of time and words to un-wind.

Here is the best source for understanding why it is how it is today, and a good starting point to "reverse engineer" the whole of it.

https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/race/MREAD_1790_2010.html

 

The only way to stop racism is to stop classifying people by what is assumed to be their race.. If their really is such a thing anymore.

 

People have been classified by race (or looks) for millennia. That's humanity. I agree we should stop doing so, but that is not going to change overnight. It will take generations of people trying to change the thought process.

America in particular has issues with race because of the original sin of slavery. Slavery may be gone, but the mindsets and attitudes toward race haven't changed.

 

Pure bull ****

You find me one group of people or area that believe blacks,.Mexicans or any other race other than white should be used as slaves now,..and I'll kiss your ass. I'm racist against stupid and lazy people of all color,..myself

I feel like 90% of people that are classified as racist are just sick of being labeled as such because they don't agree with entitlement,..

But I agree I dont have an issue clumping us all together for such purposes,..we are all gods God's children,..they should however separate and identify the stupid and lazy people

 

And there we go...

 

When I said mindsets and attitudes, I did not mean people still think there should be slaves. I meant people still look down on other races. Which is a legacy of the original sin.

 

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