I remember reading all the cheerleading among the chattering classes about the impending dawn of the U.S. minority white population. At the time I thought it sounded like so much wishful thinking, so I read Richard Alba's book. And yes, it turns out to be nonsense.
For some weird reasons, many white, left wing people here.....don't like white people.....even though they're white. Hmm?
Turns out the fallacy that everyone not white is automatically sympathetic to the Democratic Party drives much of the said cheerleading in our main-stream press.
"cheerleading in our main-stream press" Indeed. Politics trumps everything including race. Our "team" is not our race, or religion, geographical region, education level, or income level. It's Left vs Right all the way down.
American journalists are bone idle....who knew? 🤣 I'm of mixed European celtic heritage, and spent much of my 1970s childhood hiding my Irish roots (for obvious reasons)....folk should just celebrate their heritage and others accept it. World would be a much better place. But, humans....
Hi. Well, in UK mainland the IRA was very active during the 70s and 80s, and anyone with a hint of Irish heritage (in my limited experience) was treated pretty badly by other kids.....driven by media coverage and the ignorance of their parents no doubt. Kids will pick on any difference, no matter what it is, but it was, at times, quite uncomfortable for the small Irish community in our village.
My 99.8% white husband (according to 23andMe) has more of a tan than me, a Brazilian mutt. I accused him of cultural appropriation - now I’m just waiting for the woke police to show up at our doorstep to give him his comeuppance.
Mr. Gage, the American replacement isn't a color issue, but an ideological issue. Replace liberty loving Americans with socialist loving Latinos. That is our danger. You is the political ideology of the Muslim.
Perhaps, Mr. McDonald, you might not have been following the news to see that a lot of the “socialist loving Latinos” you speak of are switching sides, due to their disenchantment with the present administration. But maybe they’re just not white enough for you?
Again, my apologies. I was obviously wrong and I appreciate your clarification! The word I should have been thinking all along was “bigot”. Also, I’m pretty sure FDR did not have Latinos in mind when he came up with the first forms of welfare in this country. But you know what? I like you! I’d rather deal with a bigot who still call us Latinos, than a progressive calling us Latinx. If you’re ever in San Antonio, TX I will buy you a drink! Just hit me up through Mr. Sour’s Substack. 👍
My apologies for making an “accusation” about someone making a sweeping generalization about a very diverse group of people leaving socialist countries that they apparently are so fond of.
Yes that wonderful group that we support with welfare benefits. 65 percent of these folks get those benefits. As for the vote you so foolishly brought up. Biden got 65 percent. Clinton 64 percent. So yes overwhelmingly they voted Socalism.
Well said. I get totally miffed at how "color" is so slavishly barometerized. Why not number of freckles or the width of the cranium or a la Galton, your breathing capacity or visual acuity? Or other anthropmetric, eugenic measurementy? Why the focus on the quantity of melanin one possesses? I recently was called a racist and just couldn't understand. My wrong, I eventually discovered? During dinner conversation I voiced the opinion we have to start seeing each other without colorized glasses. Seems that's wrong too - people just want their color.
Actually (if I have this right) espousing color blindness is racist. (Yes, it's hard to find that which is not racist, particularly if espoused by anyone paler than anthracite.) (And any "it" that is not today is likely to be tomorrow.)
Well, I still don't get it. One can think of others without color in their thought but still at the same time realize, understand the injustices done in technicolor. These things aren't mutually exclusive and I reject any thought thereof. The real world we wish to live in, was always enshrined by the best of sacred books and inner constitutions - we are all equal. Nake and alive. Shitting, coughing, spitting, fornicating and brillantly singing. I reject all thesises espousing otherwise. What's next? Whitman was a racist?
I remember reading all the cheerleading among the chattering classes about the impending dawn of the U.S. minority white population. At the time I thought it sounded like so much wishful thinking, so I read Richard Alba's book. And yes, it turns out to be nonsense.
For some weird reasons, many white, left wing people here.....don't like white people.....even though they're white. Hmm?
Turns out the fallacy that everyone not white is automatically sympathetic to the Democratic Party drives much of the said cheerleading in our main-stream press.
"cheerleading in our main-stream press" Indeed. Politics trumps everything including race. Our "team" is not our race, or religion, geographical region, education level, or income level. It's Left vs Right all the way down.
One could also argue we are already majority Neanderthal. (https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/how-much-neanderthal-dna-do-humans-have) Wouldn't take that much to convince me. Given the dilution, shouldn't we be able to identify as whatever race we want?
Elizabeth Warren and thousands of other Pretendians think so.
American journalists are bone idle....who knew? 🤣 I'm of mixed European celtic heritage, and spent much of my 1970s childhood hiding my Irish roots (for obvious reasons)....folk should just celebrate their heritage and others accept it. World would be a much better place. But, humans....
May I ask what was unpleasant about being Irish in the 1970s? (Or perhaps you meant the 1870s?) Asking for a friend...
Hi. Well, in UK mainland the IRA was very active during the 70s and 80s, and anyone with a hint of Irish heritage (in my limited experience) was treated pretty badly by other kids.....driven by media coverage and the ignorance of their parents no doubt. Kids will pick on any difference, no matter what it is, but it was, at times, quite uncomfortable for the small Irish community in our village.
I realized after I'd sent it that my comment applied a USian perspective to a UKian issue. Apologies, sir.
Accepted. I'm a woman, btw, I realise my pseudonym doesn't indicate gender (and pseudonym is very necessary for me to use social media)
My 99.8% white husband (according to 23andMe) has more of a tan than me, a Brazilian mutt. I accused him of cultural appropriation - now I’m just waiting for the woke police to show up at our doorstep to give him his comeuppance.
Hahahaha! Give them time, doc.
Not bad, for a Jewish puppet.
Mr. Gage, the American replacement isn't a color issue, but an ideological issue. Replace liberty loving Americans with socialist loving Latinos. That is our danger. You is the political ideology of the Muslim.
Perhaps, Mr. McDonald, you might not have been following the news to see that a lot of the “socialist loving Latinos” you speak of are switching sides, due to their disenchantment with the present administration. But maybe they’re just not white enough for you?
Or maybe you're just seeing things that aren't there. Shall we count the socialist countries in central and South America?
Before you accuse someone of racism you might want to know them better.
Again, my apologies. I was obviously wrong and I appreciate your clarification! The word I should have been thinking all along was “bigot”. Also, I’m pretty sure FDR did not have Latinos in mind when he came up with the first forms of welfare in this country. But you know what? I like you! I’d rather deal with a bigot who still call us Latinos, than a progressive calling us Latinx. If you’re ever in San Antonio, TX I will buy you a drink! Just hit me up through Mr. Sour’s Substack. 👍
So now I'm a bigot because I spoke the truth.I can live with that.
My apologies for making an “accusation” about someone making a sweeping generalization about a very diverse group of people leaving socialist countries that they apparently are so fond of.
Yes that wonderful group that we support with welfare benefits. 65 percent of these folks get those benefits. As for the vote you so foolishly brought up. Biden got 65 percent. Clinton 64 percent. So yes overwhelmingly they voted Socalism.
Well said. I get totally miffed at how "color" is so slavishly barometerized. Why not number of freckles or the width of the cranium or a la Galton, your breathing capacity or visual acuity? Or other anthropmetric, eugenic measurementy? Why the focus on the quantity of melanin one possesses? I recently was called a racist and just couldn't understand. My wrong, I eventually discovered? During dinner conversation I voiced the opinion we have to start seeing each other without colorized glasses. Seems that's wrong too - people just want their color.
Actually (if I have this right) espousing color blindness is racist. (Yes, it's hard to find that which is not racist, particularly if espoused by anyone paler than anthracite.) (And any "it" that is not today is likely to be tomorrow.)
Well, I still don't get it. One can think of others without color in their thought but still at the same time realize, understand the injustices done in technicolor. These things aren't mutually exclusive and I reject any thought thereof. The real world we wish to live in, was always enshrined by the best of sacred books and inner constitutions - we are all equal. Nake and alive. Shitting, coughing, spitting, fornicating and brillantly singing. I reject all thesises espousing otherwise. What's next? Whitman was a racist?