[Freakinoldguy]

Hmmmm Hmmmm:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

.... as for my priorities let's discuss them. I'd hazard a guess that you have zero idea, etc ....

Your hazarded guess about someone else's "idea" has nothing to do with discussing your priorities. Flying that honoured flag you should have a better command of the English language and its legitimate use.

Are you the language police and if you are may I be so bold as to suggest you find a dictionary and look up the word hazarded before attempting to correct any grammatical errors in someone else's post.

[Lemmy]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

No offense taken but, I have experienced open racism towards whites and while I may not be able to share your collective experiences my perceptions are based on that fact.

Where?

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

So, I may not know what I'm talking about when it comes to you and your families experiences or any other coloured peoples for that matter but, I do know what I'm talking about when I say that I experienced racism based on my skin colour which would seem to indicate that anyone can be a victim of racism and it isn't the exclusive domain of one or a few groups of races.

My post clearly acknowledged that there are places where whites experience racism. There area lots of places where racism against whites is endemic: Asia, Caribbean, Middle East. But not here. Not in North America. What whites in North American perceive as racism isn't racism. It's people who've experienced racism's reaction to racism. So I'm not convinced you've experienced it. I think what you've experienced is reaction to racism. They're not the same thing. And if you don't get that, then you don't get it.

Answer the first question (where?) and I'll retract that last part and stand corrected if I'm wrong...and did you really call my wife "coloured"? Really?

[martin14]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Lemmy Lemmy:

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

Well it's about disenfranchisement which is not commonly forced on th white race. Maybe in Zimbabwe but I can't think of anywhere else.

Caribbean. Take a trip, FOG {BF}, to Bahamas or Jamaica some time and go for a walk off the resort. It's a real eye-opener for whites. Then you'll have a sense for what African-Americans experience every day.

^^ This. My sister worked for years in the Cayman Islands. She found blacks to be so openly racist toward whites, that she likened it to the reverse KKK. Blacks anywhere else would not have tolerated the treatment shown toward anyone not 'black enough', and especially the melanin challenged.

The times I went to North Africa, as long as you are in the tourist areas and giving money,
everything is fine. Once you leave, things change.
But I wasn't worried, you should see how they treat the blacks living there.

Only white Liberals think racism is a White only thing.

Just shows their own ignorance.

[Freakinoldguy]

Lemmy Lemmy:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

No offense taken but, I have experienced open racism towards whites and while I may not be able to share your collective experiences my perceptions are based on that fact.

Where?

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

So, I may not know what I'm talking about when it comes to you and your families experiences or any other coloured peoples for that matter but, I do know what I'm talking about when I say that I experienced racism based on my skin colour which would seem to indicate that anyone can be a victim of racism and it isn't the exclusive domain of one or a few groups of races.

My post clearly acknowledged that there are places where whites experience racism. There area lots of places where racism against whites is endemic: Asia, Caribbean, Middle East. But not here. Not in North America. What whites in North American perceive as racism isn't racism. It's people who've experienced racism's reaction to racism. So I'm not convinced you've experienced it. I think what you've experienced is reaction to racism. They're not the same thing. And if you don't get that, then you don't get it.

Answer the first question (where?) and I'll retract that last part and stand corrected if I'm wrong...and did you really call my wife "coloured"? Really?

Not your wife specifically but people of colour in general and for the record no offence was ever intended.

But what exactly is "reaction to racism"?

There may be different levels and degrees but it's still racism and your assertion that white people in North American don't experience racism might or might not be true depending on how you define the term. But, I do know all those areas with the exception of the Middle East that you listed as being racist towards whites are places I've been fortunate enough to have visited in a long military career. So, think what you will but, the fact remains I've seen and experienced it first hand and if that doesn't fit in with your perception of who I am then I'm sorry but what I've stated are facts and not some figment of my imagination used to buttress an argument.

As for your question. The "worst" places I experienced anti white racism were:

The Far East and South Pacific with Japan being the worst of the worst. I don't know how the Caribbean is now but when I was there they weren't so much racist as just ignorant to everyone, their own people included.

[Hmmmm]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

.... before attempting to correct any grammatical errors in someone else's post.

Not about grammar. About your pretence that you were going to discuss your own priorities but just went on about your hazarded guess about someone else's lack of ideas.

In your own words "some figment of my imagination used to buttress an argument."

[Freakinoldguy]

Hmmmm Hmmmm:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

.... before attempting to correct any grammatical errors in someone else's post.

Not about grammar. About your pretence that you were going to discuss your own priorities but just went on about your hazarded guess about someone else's lack of ideas.

In your own words "some figment of my imagination used to buttress an argument."

Cute, cut and paste pieces of a sentence to change the context to suit.

$1:

I'd hazard a guess that you have zero idea about what they really are because if you had, you'd understand why I defended peoples rights to fly Lee's Battle Flag over the perpetually butt hurt who seem to think anything and everything is a slight against their or someone else's, race, creed, colour, religion or other sundry beliefs.

Where in that statement does it say or insinuate, I'm going to give anyone my priorities?

But, it still doesn't explain your use of "hazarded" which, after perusing numerous dictionaries failed to turn it up as an actual word.

So, you either didn't understand my original statement or, you're trying to troll me but either way you've failed miserably.

[andyt]

White people in the US or Canada whinging about racism seems about as precious as Beyonce whinging about it. Neither have really experienced harm from it.

Probably be different when we become the minority tho.

[Freakinoldguy]

andyt andyt:

White people in the US or Canada whinging about racism seems about as precious as Beyonce whinging about it. Neither have really experienced harm from it.

Probably be different when we become the minority tho.

You haven't been out to the Cloverdale Sunday swap meet in awhile have you. It's already starting to change and we are in a lot of situations the minority.

[Hmmmm]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Hmmmm Hmmmm:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

.... before attempting to correct any grammatical errors in someone else's post.

Not about grammar. About your pretence that you were going to discuss your own priorities but just went on about your hazarded guess about someone else's lack of ideas.

In your own words "some figment of my imagination used to buttress an argument."

Cute, cut and paste pieces of a sentence to change the context to suit.

$1:

I'd hazard a guess that you have zero idea about what they really are because if you had, you'd understand why I defended peoples rights to fly Lee's Battle Flag over the perpetually butt hurt who seem to think anything and everything is a slight against their or someone else's, race, creed, colour, religion or other sundry beliefs.

Where in that statement does it say or insinuate, I'm going to give anyone my priorities?

But, it still doesn't explain your use of "hazarded" which, after perusing numerous dictionaries failed to turn it up as an actual word.

So, you either didn't understand my original statement or, you're trying to troll me but either way you've failed miserably.

Oh, right! Thanks.

[raydan]

Did Charles Barkley actually just say that???

$1:

He has as much chance to win as a black girl on the bachelor.

[Hmmmm]

OMG, those Moooslims are coming to OUR swapmeets !!!

[herbie]

Hmmmm Hmmmm:

OMG, those Moooslims are coming to OUR swapmeets !!!

Said the Chinese guy to the Punjabi...

[N_Fiddledog]

This girl's getting death threats for this one.

[Freakinoldguy]

Hmmmm Hmmmm:

OMG, those Moooslims are coming to OUR swapmeets !!!

Thanks for answering my question regarding whether you're a troll or not.

[2Cdo]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Hmmmm Hmmmm:

OMG, those Moooslims are coming to OUR swapmeets !!!

Thanks for answering my question regarding whether you're a troll or not.

Yep. Him, Andy and fifeboy. Anything negative posted about muslims is answered with "But Christians,,,,,"