antishock8 wrote:I have strong opinions about Black, White, Brown, and Asian peoples. Why? Because that's a natural response to interacting with others. If we were never able to form an opinion about anything, develop stereotypes, etc.. We wouldn't make it long enough to reproduce. It's not a bad thing to develop opinions about groups. Sometimes it helps to serve and protect your own interests.
My association with the white man has led me to the conclusion that they are often sneaky, deceitful manipulators. But actually my own experience has led me to another conclusion. I don't have to have any ideas tied to race or even gender. My opinion on humanity is simple. I simply do not trust anyone except to the extent I am willing to risk them hurting me. Likewise, my ability to seek restition should they do so is considered. The only other consideration is personal experience with the person, but that is not a big point because con men operate by manipulating this one.
Likewise for the rotweiler / pit-bull mix. I simply don't trust dogs that growl at me or make threats regardless of the dog's race.
And yet race may not be worhtless. While I don't think Asians are inherently smarter or harder working, it has been my experience that often are. What's that worth? To me it's worth nothing. I still need to know the individual and I still wouldn't trust anyone regardless of race except inasmuch as I am willing to live with getting screwed that amount. That's life. Humans suck. Don't trust them unless you have good reason to believe that you can rectify the screwing and are willing to live with it.
in my opinion, make everything equal. Period. Men, women, white, brown... Doesn't matter. Make it equal. No legal discrimination.
I would prefer a system that also took need into account rather than just merit. Some white guys are just as needy as black guys. Personally I'd rather have the black community figure out how best to address their problems. They have some really bright, successful people and some who are more familiar with the issues than others. Me, I don't know jack about them, but I'm willing to have unfairness heaped upon me to a degree if it actually improves race relations and their situation. I'm not so keen on having unfairness heaped upon others and that's my problem with it. I'm also not certain that it really helps them. Then again, I don't think leaving it alone helps them. I don't know what helps them. I'm just saying that I'm willing Old Testament be at the losing end of the unfair stick if it really would help.