Wew these posts are getting long, if we reach the point where the thread is super derailed or character limits start showing up I'd be happy to switch to PMs, just gimme the word if you need to.
At 6/11/16 01:50 PM, TylerFromTexas wrote:
I don't know much about the serfs, but were they given literally the exact same treatment once it ended, or did they struggle to gain more rights like what happened during the Civil Rights Movement?
Wikipedia seems to give the most complete explanation on the aftermath of it, at least from a quick Google search, but there doesn't seem to be that many articles or data dumps about serfdom as there are for black slavery. Also, note that this reform entry is only for Russia which i think it's more relevant since most modern Russians are descendants of serfs.
Seems that while they were freed, they were taxed highly forcing them to sell what little they produced for their survival and they also weren't given nearly enough land to last on their own, causing several revolts that ended in deaths of the former slaves.
Can't say for sure if this compares to the Civ Rights movement since i was never properly educated on it, neither at school nor on my own interest but as you can see, former serfs didn't have it easy.
I'm also assuming there was some sort of discrimination that lasted for at least a few generations, much like with blacks and asians in the US.
Much of it is subtle again. It's not like there's blatant racism that still exist like a sore thumb (but Trump and his supporters are testing my mindset everyday),
Not all of us are bad, i'm being rather civil, no?
but there was a study that was presented at college that brings up the issue (unfortunately I don't have the source for it this time, so you don't have to take my word for it on this one).
The study was conducted to see if race does matter when it comes to getting a job. Three people of the same background, experience, and degree applied for the same jobs. They only differ in race; white, black, and Hispanic. They performed exactly the same at every interview, and the results were that the white guy was offered the job more than Hispanic guy, but the Hispanic guy were offered the job more than the black guy (though I'll stress that the black guy still had job offers).
I bet if an asian was put into the mix he'd get more offers than all of the combined.
Hell, even i'd feel more inclined to hire one over a white, hispanic or black person and i'm white. They're just usually for efficient.
Hispanics and blacks from what I've gathered growing up has this negative stigma because of their skin color. Hispanics have the negative stigma of being an illegal alien, while blacks have the negative stigma of being a criminal.
The best way to counter those bad reputations is by going the complete different route, not following it. If those people end up resorting to crime for example, just because they're accused of being criminals, then they were always criminals no matter what.
It gets more complicated than that. Maybe I need to explain that there are many factors into how someone will act when someone is being raised, but how's your family structure in general?
Raised by a single mom, older sister, grandma on my mother's side and my uncle until i was like, 8 years old, then he moved out to another town.
What kind of music do you listen to?
Pretty punk-ish and metal sometimes, usually from pretty liberal bands like Ska-P, Bad Religion, etc.
Who are your role models?
I guess no one? Besides stuff I watched on TV i didn't really look up to anyone or anything in particular.
One thing I will admit is that blacks in general have different taste in music than what we would listen to. I just think of how parents are raising their kids, and what they'll let them get away with.
Mmmm, yeah black people usually like rap, hip hop, RnB and pop more than others but music comes in fads, in the 90's i've been told that hip hop was the most popular style around my town and then in the early to late 2000's it came back, now it seems electronic and dubstep are all the rage.
You would think, but I've seen many white inmates come in and out of the jail (I used to work in corrections a year ago).
Wouldn't that have more to do with whites being a majority?
Once again the stigma that blacks get can affect the outcome of them being arrested or just ticketed. Since it's true that blacks in the US are more likely to commit a crime, the police are more likely to profile them as criminals during a stop. Not saying this is a common occurrence, but it could explain why there have been more reports of criminal activity among blacks than whites.
Oh this reminds, i heard this just recently but didn't some deputy in New York in the 60-80's start doing stop and frisk campaigns for a while and didn't it manage to work really well? The stat i heard from it was 1 in every 10 people who were searched were found to be culprits of some crime and got detained. I really don't remember where i heard this from but i'll try and find it by looking through my browser history.
If you do know about what the hell i'm talking about and agree that the statistic is correct then wouldn't you agree that racial profile works? A 1 out of 10 chance is pretty damn high.
At 6/11/16 02:06 PM, TylerFromTexas wrote:
I hate to say, but the link doesn't work.
Fuck. Well now i'm on the laptop so it's easier to copy paste stuff.
I'll just upload the graphic with this post and link the site i got it from, here: https://iq-research.info/en/page/average-iq-by-country
Valuing intelligence I can buy though. They lived a lifestyle for so long that they'll more than likely to continue it down the road. I still think that if a baby of a different race were to be adopted by someone from a different culture and background that the outcome will be much of the same (though IQ could differ as they are inherited).
Rain forests and the Sahara Desert were literal Natural Blockage from the rest of the world, so communicating to the outside world back before colonization would be next to impossible (at least from what I understand). I think you mention you live in South Africa, so maybe you have better knowledge of that?
Gods no, I'm European, i couldn't be paid enough to live there even if i was desperate. South Africa was just an example i mentioned before because of their known racial dynamics, what with whites always having been a minority and etc. It's also what I assumed would be easier to find, I doubt i'd have much luck looking for proper stats of Botswana.
But back on the subject, i mean sailing the seas. I know for a fact that you don't need to be a rich kingdom from the start to build ships and explore the oceans, i should know since it's how my country got rich in the first place.
Not by the same person, and it's only one example. Have you've noticed that when a Muslim attacks something it's automatically terrorism, while when a white guy attacks something it's just a deranged criminal? The media likes to jump the gun and say is this when the investigation isn't complete.
I'm not saying that suicide bombers aren't mentally ill, some of them obviously are for the shit they do while most of them were just unfortunately brainwashed (oh no not this again) but when muslims do terrorists attack they usually do it for their religion, when whites do it it's indeed because they have some serious mental issues they can't cope with.
But i don't really get your point, are you saying that if a muslim attacks for example a homosexual it shouldn't be considered terrorism or a hate crime?
At least you don't automatically denounce someone based on race (at least from what I gathered from you so far); you judge based on character and personality am I right?
Don't wanna say yes because i feel that makes me sound like i'm all high and mighty but yeah, i guess that's a way to put it.