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Voting for Race Instead of Ideas

There is a question going around in the news regarding a possible deep laying racism in white people. Basically, the media are asking themselves if white America is ready to elect a black president in 2008 and if many who are claiming support for Obama are actually unconsciously kidding themselves and will eventually cast a “white” vote when ballot time will come.

The question is fair because indeed, racism and prejudice affect the way some people vote. Take a look at the African American community to illustrate my propos: it seems like as of today, about 90% of the African American voters polled will vote for Obama. Just remember the democratic primaries and it is the percentage that the black candidate has already obtained in many states.  [Read more…]

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The War

“The war” is not about the minority groups that fought in World War two. It presents as many live testimonies as possible from the survivors of a disappearing generation. In the name of some twisted notion of diversity and entitlement, the documentary is called biased because soldiers of Hispanic origins that made the biggest fighting minority of the US Army don’t have the second biggest “air time” in the movie. This is not affirmative action and nowhere is it written that anything that is displayed, filmed or written should embrace every single thin skinned citizen that makes the angry fabric of our society.

What is next? The Gay community is going to call for a boycott of the movie, women, Italians, war dogs? What about the proud 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army, a unit uniquely composed of Japanese Americans who fought in Europe and never got reparations? Maybe the “Latino” community – and others – should make their own documentary to preserve their heritage. I made my mind up and won’t watch “The war” because it completely ignores the US soldiers from French ancestry. I know racism when I see it and this is as anti-French as it could be!

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Racial Gap in Education?

A Californian State report on State wide results in California schools showed that the origins of the “racial” educational gap is more cultural than financial (“Tests show racial achievement gap. State results shed new light on wealth vs. poverty debate” Article by Laurel Rosenhall – Sacramento Bee Staff Writer).

Basically, it demonstrated that across the State, poor white and Asian students were even faring better than their affluent and Hispanic peers. Now that the myth of poverty is out of the pictures when we talk about education, it is time to systematically include the higher achievement rate of poor and wealthy Asians in all types of studies (school performances, jobs, salaries, parent involvement, success) to get the white man guilt out of the picture and show that education, like anything else, is a matter of culture indeed, but also of parental involvement and personal will to succeed. [Read more…]

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Divided They Stand

Recent events have showed us how divided the African American community is between the Jackson/Sharpton/Poitier/NAACP entitled crowd and the one they derogatory refer as the “house slaves.” Interestingly, the latter are the successful students, business persons, police officers, artists, or politicians that have succeeded despite all the handicaps “the race card flashers” use as excuses for their failures. On today”s news, we have the local NAACP standing up for the drugged-out outstanding black citizen that was shot after a high-speed chase, a crash, and after resisting arrest and fighting with a police officer. We also have the failed presidential candidates and known “race racketeerers” Jackson and Sharpton saying that despite his skin color, Senator Obama is not one of “their kind” because it does not fully embrace “their agenda” (of charity, victimization and entitlement?).

So close to Martin Luther King”s day and his dream…what was it again?

“I have a dream that my four little children (Lamaar Alexander, Jackson, Sharpton, Obama???) will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

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Japanese Internship: Justified Racism or Criminal Behavior

I recently read a piece on the righting the wrongs that was done to the about 100,000 Japanese that lived in America during WW2 (Sacramento Bee). $20,000 per interned or the surviving family, and the camps turned into museums for the American guilt trip. That is nice and Americans are so generous and forgiving,

Now that the Japanese Americans have been generously “repaired”, (reparations!), I hope that the media will lead them into getting some war reparations from Japan!

Do you know that Germany paid billions in war damages and reparations, was rebuilt from ground up and completely “denazified” for decades, and its war criminals tried and executed? [Read more…]

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The Race Card

A 20-year veteran American of African American ancestry firefighter was (tentatively) awarded a $2.7 millions settlement because his spaghettis were seasoned with some dog food. The fact that he kept on calling himself the “big dawg” and kept telling newbies on cooking duties that they needed to feed “the dog” had of course nothing to do with the prank. Racism was the culprit and the city of L.A and its deep pockets the target. (Thank God he has a history in hazing new recruits and just got what he deserved. LA might not pay!).

A car robber went on a high-speed chase with a stolen vehicle, was eventually blocked, resisted arrest and was stricken 11 times to obedience with a flash light. He was awarded a $450.000 settlement! [Read more…]