Immigrants as scapegoats

[Mike M (the other one)]

(01-03-2019, 05:09 PM)GMDino Wrote: Would it not be more accurate to say minority populations have been held back by those in power...which, in this country, tends to me white people?

I'm not talking yesterday but over the course of the history of the US.

Whereas white people tend to not have to face that restriction from the get-go.  

Meanwhile white people, who hold the vast majority of "power" in the US blame minorities for all problems like crime, drugs, etc.

Would it not be true that in any country the race that is the majority does the same? If so why are you making this a US thing?
I'm not talking about yesterday either. History shows us that the majority of a race in each country behaves the same. Go to an Asian country and watch how the Asians respond to a black man walking down the street. Go to Saudi Arabia, how's that white privilege work there for you?

That restriction is because people are more comfortable with people that look similar, vs different. It takes a long time for people to break thru that psychological gap and get past someone's differences.  Whites have been the majority in the US for a long time, so it's natural for whites to have established themselves with a lot of the power over that time. Times are changing though, there is becoming plenty of people that are not white that are wealthy. So if what you say about "white privilege" is true, these people should never have been able to rise up to the ranks of the top 100 wealthiest in the US.

No, I don't blame other races for the crimes, I blame lack of educational opportunities for those poverty stricken areas that have high crime/drug rates. Many have no way to escape poverty, so they are going to do what they can to survive. Sell Drugs, steal from others. I've already tried to explain it's a mindset. People in poverty worry about "today" today. "Tomorrow" is tomorrow's problem, not todays. Middle class and up, spends what they need to today and usually plan for tomorrow because they have that luxury.