Immigrants as scapegoats

[Mike M (the other one)]

(01-03-2019, 06:16 PM)GMDino Wrote: Well I'm American and have only lived in America so I am talking about America.  The country that should be better than the rest, right?

Yes we should be better, but we are still humans with flaws, and you missed my point.

If you want to play the "white privilege" game, then you need to acknowledge that in Asia, they have "Asian Privilege", in African they have "African Privilege", in the Middle East they have "Indian privilege". In Central and South America it's "Latin Privilege", and most of Europe, US and Canada have the "White Privilege". it's not a privilege like you are making it out to be. If it was a true privilege, I should be able to go anywhere in the world and get my special treatment, but I can't, cause in the Middle East/Africa/Asia/CS America there is no such thing as "white privilege".  It's simply a geographical privilege based on the majority that lives in that location rather than a "White" one.

Now if there is a minority out there screaming about "white privilege" and it's that important to them, there is always a place where they can go and get "their privilege". I plan to move to Asia in a few more years, now if I got over there and start screaming about how unfair it is there for me and they have their "Asian Privilege" what do you think they are gonna do?

(01-03-2019, 06:16 PM)GMDino Wrote: Soooo....I was right?

Right and Wrong at the same time.

(01-03-2019, 06:16 PM)GMDino Wrote: There are exceptions to rules.  There are those who can rise above despite the odds.  And then there is the norm.

And that is what I hope I will be when I move to Asia.

(01-03-2019, 06:16 PM)GMDino Wrote: Guess I wasn't talking about you then.

And a lot of those problems are caused by being a minority in a country where the majority thinks you just don't work hard enough to pull yourself up.

No you weren't talking directly to me, but you have a very bad habit of generalizing with words like "all". Especially when it comes to Trump Supporters. You think "all" Trump supporters are the same in the way they think, live and behave. Trump supporters come from all background types same as non-Trump supporters. The only difference is we don't always share the same views on every subject.

And yes, I will be a minority in Aisa, I accept that, and expect that I won't always be treated fairly and I plan to thrive there.

(01-03-2019, 06:16 PM)GMDino Wrote: And a lot of those problems are caused by being a minority in a country where the majority thinks you just don't work hard enough to pull yourself up.

No, it's caused by people of the same race being less open minded about other races. People tend to flock together.

Should I get upset cause a successful black/indian/latino/asian businessman only hires people of his same race to work for him?

If it was a White person hiring only other whites, you would be screaming Racist!!!! Whether they are racist or not, but now you've declared war on them so you are actually forcing the divide, you can't force someone to like someone they are unfamiliar with. Usually the outcome is negative when it's forced because people are stubborn to change.