The lunatics have taken over

[Siro]

I do not support that candidate but I think you are very selectively twisting his words. He did not say Mexican = Rapist.

It wasn't far off either.

Anyways, I think I should exit this discussion. I don't like the left's approach of ensuring racism survives by supporting it in non-white cultures, nor the right's deception about the existence of racism. And deconstructing both positions doesn't take precedence over drinking whiskey and watching basketball.

 

[Zombie]

The actual quote:
"When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

 

[carolinajazz]

I for one am Muslim, and thank my stars that my first and last name are not blatantly Muslim-associated. Getting jobs with the name Hussein Mohammed would be twice as hard, and you're a fool(speaking generally) to think otherwise.

...you're wise beyond your years! Nobody threw your brains to the hogs, that's for sure!

 

[carolinajazz]

Two things:

1)When you post someone else's words to this site you should provide a link. Otherwise you are nothing but a plagiarist and a fake.

2) When you stick your conclusion on the end of someone else's argument you should at least take the time to make sure it follows logically.

...sorry if I "offended" you, big Joe!

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

It wasn't far off either.

Anyways, I think I should exit this discussion. I don't like the left's approach of ensuring racism survives by supporting it in non-white cultures, nor the right's deception about the existence of racism. And deconstructing both positions doesn't take precedence over drinking whiskey and watching basketball.

Good move, and I'm going to do the same. I simply don't believe that focusing on race is going to lead to a productive destination. There are way better things to focus our attention and time on.

 

[Deleted member 848]

I don't think dal is saying it's that simple either. It's also not at simple as work hard and pull yourself up by your bootstraps and you'll totes succeed. There are a lot of factors that are in play and racism absolutely has a part to play.

yup.

In response to Siro, I'll ask you the exact same questions: why is it that Asians and Jews have been more financially successful than blacks? Is it because black people are more prone to entitlement? Genetically inferior? Lazier culturally?

The real answer lies within the legacy of slavery, black racism, and the structures set in place to differentially treat blacks in the United States. It's the same thing we see here in Canada with the indigenous. The lazy, cop-out answer is to suggest that they need to pull themselves up by the bootstraps. Relying on that thought process will never solve any extant race problems in either country on this continent.

 

[Deleted member 848]

The actual quote:
"When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

And I thought Stephen Harper was inept. God bless Canada.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

I do not support that candidate but I think you are very selectively twisting his words. He did not say Mexican = Rapist.

The actual quote:
"When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

Hmm. Apparently I was wrong. Yes, that's offensive.

 

[Stoked]

y'all have leading presidential candidates calling Mexicans rapists and you think racism is over? I love America.

I'm sorry but who here is saying racism is over? Not agreeing on how much racism exists or what individual acts are racist does not mean anyone thinks the problem is over.

Stop exaggerating because you are not getting complete agreement.

 

[jimmy eat jazz]

If they knew colonialism, they wouldn't move to a nation and proceed with attempts at destroying indigenous and African culture once arriving to America. Shortsighted on their parts.

If I recall things correctly, when freed slaves emigrated to and settled Liberia, they proceeded to oppress and dominate the local inhabitants. Apparently, their years under the yoke of slavery failed to teach them basic human compassion and empathy. Their experience does not appear to have increased their capacity to internalize the concept of 'do unto others . . ." But neither does it diminish the oppression they did experience under slavery.

I see this as simply human nature. That the Irish may have participated in their own share of oppressive acts (e.g., during the NYC draft riots during civil war, gangs of 'Irish' terrorized and even hung/klled blacks) doesn't take away the fact that they were horribly oppressed by the Brits.

I do agree with you other point that seems to have been lost--those who have never experienced cultural and political oppression are less likely to understand or empathize with the legitimate, if at times excessively over the top, reactions of those who have.

I am on board with the posters who find this type of PC excess to be ridiculous. I do think that some folks suffer from some kind of 'white savior complex,' in which they see themselves of righting all of the wrongs that their 'race' may have historically perpetrated on other races/groups. The lengths to which some of these self-righteous nimrods act on their savior complex can reach truly absurd proportions.

 

[jimmy eat jazz]

I disagree with your assessment that we live in an environment of prevalent racism. All around me I see people who chose to focus on success rather than victim-hood, and they are thriving. There is absolutely no upside to perceiving yourself as (or acting the part of) a victim.

Here is an important truth that is hard for many people to accept: Life is not fair. I have certain advantages, and I also have certain disadvantages. So does everybody. Each one of us must make the best of our situation given what that situation is. It's great if we have the energy and resources left over to help others, but that's not an obligation.

I think you would be seriously benefitted to experience life from the perspective of a person of color living in today's society. I am pretty confident that your perspective would undergo some serious changes.

There is plenty of liteature, studies, and personal experiences amply demonstrating the pervasiveness of racism in US society. That one denies its existence strikes me as likely one of two things: ignorance (this is not intended as value judgement--being white, middle class, for example, does not equip one to empathize with black and poor) and willfull ignorance (this IS intended as a value judgment).

 

[Red]

People suffering from stress, depression, and frustration have also turned to yoga for solace and solutions. Is yoga simply an exercise routine that will give the practitioner a healthy, slim body and some peace of mind? Can yoga be practiced without any religious overtones?

How far back in history can yoga be traced? Figures of people seated in various yoga positions appear on seals found in the Indus Valley, in present-day Pakistan.

The Hindus claim that the figures sitting in yoga positions are images of the god Siva, lord of the animals and lord of yoga, who is often worshiped through the lingam, a phallic symbol. Thus, the book Hindu World calls yoga “a code of ascetic practices, mainly pre-Aryan in origin, containing relics of many primitive conceptions and observances.”

The objective of yoga as a discipline is to lead a person to the spiritual experience of being “yoked” to or merged with a superhuman spirit.

In Hindu World, author Benjamin Walker says of yoga: “It may have been an early system of magical ritualism, and yoga still retains in its meaning an overtone of occultism and sorcery.”

Whatever health instructors may say to the contrary, yoga does not stop with physical exercises! The ultimate goal of yoga is "moksha", explained as the merging with some impersonal great spirit.

The choice of what physical exercise to pursue is a personal one. For those exercising simply for the sake of their health, there are many avenues available that do not involve exposure to the dangers of spiritism and occultism.

So there you have it! Not only is it "offensive" to many....it's down right dangerous!

I believe the only reason you find it dangerous is because it does not stem from a Christian tradition. Yet Christian mystics also practiced techniques, spiritual practices, the contemplative tradition, which also aimed to experience a "higher reality".

https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/christian-contemplative-tradition

There are dangers involved on such a path, but I believe you're dismissing yoga because it stems from a different spiritual tradition. I think you're biased to the hilt, and dogmatic to the core....

Here, try a little genuine understanding instead of labeling another spiritual tradition as "sorcery" by searching the web for the opinions of the woefully clueless...

https://frimmin.com/faith/lotuscross.php

God, I must be an apostate, a heathen. Woe unto me for finding a commonality between Christianity and Buddhism.