Posted on Jul 17, 2015
Is Racism Alive And Well In The Lone Star State?
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I was disheartened after reading this story. My state, my beloved Texas, also known for ... its racism. We've discussed racism on RP, this week, as a matter of fact. I never thought we would be discussing racism In Texas. Not that Texas is so great that racism wouldn't exist, but, I hate to see that it still does.
"The stars at night are big and bright/ Deep in the heart of Texas..."
Texas is an immensely popular state. It easily ranks high among the states in our union with an international profile. Texas boasts three of the fastest growing regions in America along with three of the ten most populous cities. The state's low cost of living along with its thriving business community is attracting new residents seeking fresh starts and new opportunities for success.
Last week, Sandra Bland made her southward odyssey to Texas to begin a new job that was awaiting her at her alma mater, one of Texas' most storied historically Black institutions of higher learning, Prairie View A&M University.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-w-waters/deep-in-the-heart-of-texa_1_b_7815750.html
"The stars at night are big and bright/ Deep in the heart of Texas..."
Texas is an immensely popular state. It easily ranks high among the states in our union with an international profile. Texas boasts three of the fastest growing regions in America along with three of the ten most populous cities. The state's low cost of living along with its thriving business community is attracting new residents seeking fresh starts and new opportunities for success.
Last week, Sandra Bland made her southward odyssey to Texas to begin a new job that was awaiting her at her alma mater, one of Texas' most storied historically Black institutions of higher learning, Prairie View A&M University.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-w-waters/deep-in-the-heart-of-texa_1_b_7815750.html
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Yeah...everybody talks about Texas' high level of racism...except Texas. Why, you may ask? Because we rank 38th out of 50 states in hate crimes (FBI stat, not mine)...that may be one place to start looking. That doesn't mean there are 37 states better...that means there are 37 worse. (by the way, several of the 10 worst were in the NE)
That's what I can tell you from statistics...now here's what I can tell you from experience: I moved to a Southeast state in 2006. I'm here to tell you, my odometer told me that I had moved 1400 miles east, but my moral compass told me that I had moved at least 50 years back in time, based on the racial relations & tensions that I saw. Trust me, Texas ain't so bad.
That's what I can tell you from statistics...now here's what I can tell you from experience: I moved to a Southeast state in 2006. I'm here to tell you, my odometer told me that I had moved 1400 miles east, but my moral compass told me that I had moved at least 50 years back in time, based on the racial relations & tensions that I saw. Trust me, Texas ain't so bad.
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Those that dwell on race can find individual racists in every state and in every race.
I don't believe I'd take the Huff Post as an unbiased source; liberals hate conservatives and will go out of their way to slander them with the flimsiest of evidence.
I don't believe I'd take the Huff Post as an unbiased source; liberals hate conservatives and will go out of their way to slander them with the flimsiest of evidence.
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Capt Seid Waddell, Sir, What source out there is not unbiased? Almost every time someone posts a question from a news source, an RP member dismisses it as not a good source. I've had members tell me to stop watching Fox News, stop watching CNN news, stop watching NBC, CBS, ABC, Bill O' Reilly, and on and on. I'm just curious which news source is the best one to fit in with all of these different personalities and beliefs. If someone can do that, that's the news source I'll use, whether I agree or not.
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Capt Seid Waddell
SGT (Join to see), I take your point; however some sources are far worse than others. It is important IMHO to read a wide variety of sources and to take into account their individual biases.
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SGT Jeremiah B.
Capt Seid Waddell, my experience is that the slander aspect is alive and well on both sides of the aisle. I could point directly at a couple of active RP members who constantly call anyone left of them traitors, unamerican and evil. Everything is malice and hate, not difference of opinion. We really, REALLY need to move beyond that type of rhetoric if we want to move on as a country.
SGT (Join to see), I think some are more biased than others. The problem I see today is that so many sources don't even pretend anymore. They openly spin everything to fit their agenda and get huge followings for it.
SGT (Join to see), I think some are more biased than others. The problem I see today is that so many sources don't even pretend anymore. They openly spin everything to fit their agenda and get huge followings for it.
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It's most everywhere, certainly not in Texas alone. But my observation, and I not about to apologize for what I see and hear everyday on the news, is that a great deal of the racial divide in this country has been and continues to be fomented by several infamously prominent members of the black community itself. It doesn't take a deaf or blind man to see who the most visible and vocal racists are in America today: Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama AND especially his wife, Eric Holder, Maxine Waters, Elijah Cummings, Charles Rangel, Sheila Jackson Lee and, now, Baltimore's Sheila Rawlings-Blake and Marilyn Mosby, to name but a very few. Everyone of them a black Democrat, and everyone else afraid to call them out for what they are. There is still racism and racists in this country, but some of the most despicable kind are those that earn their living off it.
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SGT (Join to see) - And he, and every Al Sharpton like him, gets away with it because of what they are, not who they are. Try calling them on the carpet!!!
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SCPO (Join to see), Yes Sir, nobody messes with this radical. It would take up too much time and money to get anywhere near a court building. They just let him ran rant and rave, and collect his fees. I must say though, one time a few years ago, a black man's family were missing and he did get the dad to admit he killed them, and he showed the authorities where the bodies were. I don't know if Harris County paid him or not, but my opinion is he charged someone a lot of money for doing that. I have no proof, but from what I understand, he doesn't do anything out of the "kindness " of his heart.
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I have read numerous books by and about Martin Luther King Jr. And this one of my favorite quotes made by him.
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Texas is a big place you really can't generalize. Racism is a,real problem in this country. Part of the problem is the fact that minority birth rates are climbing while Caucasian birth rates are dropping, this increase tension among those who feel that their hegemony is threatened. The number oh hate groups ha grown exponentially during the last 10 years.
Texas is really no different than any other state. Racism exists everywhere.
Texas is really no different than any other state. Racism exists everywhere.
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Racism does indeed exist, not just in the United States, but throughout the world. I feel what we witness on a day to day basis is not racism, but racial intolerance, ignorance, and discrimination. The term racism has evolved over time. It used to mean the belief of a race being superior to another, but now has a different meaning entirely. For the most part, I believe "classical racism" is defeated and society in general has gone above that. The traces of the old beliefs still exist, but they are considered a dying breed.
My opinion on Texas and racism is that racial intolerance, and discrimination in that state may stem from the population of illegal immigrants, particularly from Mexico.
My opinion on Texas and racism is that racial intolerance, and discrimination in that state may stem from the population of illegal immigrants, particularly from Mexico.
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Texas is a big place. It's silly to paint it with a broad brush that carries baggage from the entire South. The author needs to try Alabama or Georgia one of these days...
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Or, Arkansas, Louisiana, or Mississippi. It's not just the Southern states. A lot of the East Coast, and central states can be worse than the southern states about racism. I feel like with all the young pacifist people coming up, racism might be a thing of the past. We can hope it will.
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Huff Post is very liberally biased, so I don't even consider them a trustworthy news source anymore.
Is racism alive and well in Texas? Of course it is, I don't need to read an online article to know that. But racism is alive and well EVERYWHERE, not just in Texas. The simple fact is, as long as there are people of different ethnic backgrounds there will be racism. If there were only 2 people left in the WORLD there would be racism.
There are certain neighborhoods in every state where I as a white person can't go just like there are neighborhoods where my black wife can't go. It works both ways.
I've been to Texas a few times to visit with my brother, and I've taken my wife (who is black) and our daughter (who is obviously mixed ethnicity) with me and have not run into any issues of racism.
Huff Post is very liberally biased, so I don't even consider them a trustworthy news source anymore.
Is racism alive and well in Texas? Of course it is, I don't need to read an online article to know that. But racism is alive and well EVERYWHERE, not just in Texas. The simple fact is, as long as there are people of different ethnic backgrounds there will be racism. If there were only 2 people left in the WORLD there would be racism.
There are certain neighborhoods in every state where I as a white person can't go just like there are neighborhoods where my black wife can't go. It works both ways.
I've been to Texas a few times to visit with my brother, and I've taken my wife (who is black) and our daughter (who is obviously mixed ethnicity) with me and have not run into any issues of racism.
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PO1 John Miller
SrA Edward Vong
In addition to the email scandal there's also Benghazi and the false claims of coming under sniper fire.
In addition to the email scandal there's also Benghazi and the false claims of coming under sniper fire.
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PO1 John Miller
SrA Edward Vong
As a former Navy IAM (Information Assurance Manager) I learned what a big hassle, how much paperwork, and how long an investigation takes when a spillage occurs, and how hard people go down for knowingly causing one. Hillary should definitely be held to the same standard as the military in regards to handling classified information.
As a former Navy IAM (Information Assurance Manager) I learned what a big hassle, how much paperwork, and how long an investigation takes when a spillage occurs, and how hard people go down for knowingly causing one. Hillary should definitely be held to the same standard as the military in regards to handling classified information.
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I know you aren't suggesting that it's ok unless you get caught. Right SrA Edward Vong?
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Personally, I'm suspect of the author in the article and the venue which is predominantly left. Firstly, racism exists everywhere and from all races. Blanket statements targeting all of the people of TX is the type of stereotyping that he himself abhors. It sounds more like he's is projecting to drum up support for HIS beliefs.
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Oh my Gosh, Keith! Are you an Aggie?!?! Houston, I think we have a problem here. LOL I am a Longhorn all the way...graduating from UT of SA...my brother from UT....gee, I'm going to have to think about whether or not we can be friends. HA! Just kidding....but I've got some great Aggie jokes.
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I'm mixed race. One of my sons, and all of my nephews and nieces graduated from A&M. Mdaughter graduated from UT Austin, and another son graduated Uof H. Another son and his wife and another granddaughter graduated UT. IM pretty rounded out if you want to be friends. LOL (-:
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