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- lvl_130
hmm...last time i checked i was born and raised in the us.
- lvl600
Australia loves America we kill lots of people together
- lvl_130
and i'm not bashing per se. i'm pointing out obvious problems
- Crouwel0
JazX, okay, let's assume those figures are ok, they are indeed correct.. let's go from there now.
What does that contribute to improving society? We should simply point our fingers to colored people?
hmmm... perhaps we should put them in Ghetto's. You know where the word was used before?
Right, here in Europe. Jews were put in special neighbourhoods, also called ghetto's. They were driven into a corner in society.
They were put on a label, a yellow star with the word Jew on it.
Seriously, what are you going to do with these facts?
Deport all - pardon my french - 'niggaz' back to Africa?
- skt0
prove me wrong and I'll give you one
JazX
(Sep 6 05, 05:49)I can't as nasty is your term. And as far as I can tell, nasty, to you, is areas of a city populated by black people. (that are up to no good).
- lvl_130
more facts:
Black Male White Male % earnings gap behind white maleHigh school grad $27,224 $35,738 23.8%
Bachelor's degree $45,079 $59,914 24.8%
Master's degree $50,763 $69,655 27.1%
- paraselene0
i am sure that horrific things happened and will continue to happen.
we have a lesser-known moniker for the big easy: the northernmost city in central america.
baskerville is totally correct about the division between rich and poor in the evacuation effort, but it extends much beyond the time of crisis.
we're talking about a city that has class gaps like tegucigalpa, was for quite some time the murder capital of the world, suffers the astronomical levels of obesity that are endemic to the poverty-stricken of the southern u.s. and is fighting rampant drug and gang problems.
i reckon that in the face of the above, plus basically losing everything you ever knew and ever had, plus your own government basically telling you to get bent and go ahead and shoot one another, the people of new orleans are doing the best they can.
- determinedmoth0
Study Finds Big Increase in Black Men as Inmates Since 1980
Numbers don't lie and that was as of August 28, 2002.
JazX
(Sep 6 05, 05:32)That could also just mean that the police and the system is inherently racist.
JazX - you lived in SA right? I've been there and I can tell any do-gooder that a certain amount of distrust towards the black community over there might just save your life/ property or possesions. While I think Jax might be overreacting this time I can see why he's saying it.
Are they pre-disposed to crime and violence? Maybe - but I think that's just a product of the hardship and discrimination inflicted on upon them since fuck-knows when - not because the black man just cant help stealing stuff.
So... I guess I blame it on everyone.
- Crouwel0
wow, para.. i couldn't have worded it better!
- JazX0
I'm not saying there is a solution and no trust me, no one wants to go back to Africa to try and set up shop and fit in somewhere, (although there are those that do that, that I've met). I just find it horrible that the majority of these guys would act this way, especially in a time of crisis. So on one level I agree with you.
- mrdobolina0
institutionalized racism is as big of a contributor as anything.
- JazX0
we have a lesser-known moniker for the big easy: the northernmost city in central america.
paraselene
(Sep 6 05, 05:54)lol hahahha
I agree with your statements 100% para, but that doesn't change the fact that they went ahead and did this. The government doesn't control morals and dignity and more than they did before and after this event.
- lvl_130
mr.dobs is always on point.
- JazX0
I blame the pruno!
- Trousermouse0
Yes. America - pre-emptive strikes all over the last century. Get some learning done.
Europe has its problems, but the country I live in had fuck all to do with the war and broadcast that fact loudly.
- Crouwel0
same here, trousermouse.
- JazX0
The three states with the lowest ratio of imprisoned to unimprisoned population are: Minnesota (121 per 100,000), Maine (128/100,000), and North Dakota (120/100,000).
The three states with the highest ratio are: Louisiana (763/100,000), Texas (704/100,000), and Oklahoma (653/100,000).
About 12 percent of all black males in the United States between the ages of 20 and 39 were in prison, compared to 4 percent of Hispanic males and 1.6 percent of white males.
- unfittoprint0
America
don't be afraid of socialism.
- mrdobolina0
jazx has stats to back up his racism.
and who gives a squirt of piss if you have been to africa.
- JazX0