Dr. Shane Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 There is ample evidence of black people being cast in a negative light by GOP politicians. This is an example of reinforcing a negative stereotype against an entire class of people due to the actions of a few. Let's say a person goes into a prison and finds a lot of black rapists, murderers and thieves. Can they then conclude that they must view all black people with suspicion? If a black person does something that is questionable would it be correct to assume the worse and not give the person the benefit of the doubt? Reasonable people will shout "NO!" Yet this is exactly what we are being asked to do with Republicans. Because there are a few that are racists we are asked to assume all (or the majority) are racists. If a Republican says something that could be construed by some as being racist, we are asked to assume the worse and not give any Republican the benefit of the doubt. That simply is not reasonable. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Dr. Shane Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 This super sensitive game of weighing every word and then yelling "Gotcha" really gets tiresome. The "gotcha" game is one that is played by ideologues on both ends of the political spectrum. It really tells us more about the person making the accusation than it does about the accused. Giving someone the benefit of the doubt is a virtue and as Christians it is one that we should practice more often. As Christians, especially Seventh-day Adventists, we should be very slow to jump onto ideological bandwagons. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Moderators lazarus Posted January 10, 2012 Moderators Posted January 10, 2012 Reasonable people will shout "NO!" Yet this is exactly what we are being asked to do with Republicans. Because there are a few that are racists we are asked to assume all (or the majority) are racists. There you go again. who asked you to assume that all or the majority of GOP'ers are racists? I'm suggesting that many GOPers are racists. That is undeniable. The republican party has a problem with black people. The Republican chairman Michael Steele said as much. The Republican chairman !!!! If you don't listen to mean listen to the former head of the part organization. Quote Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Einstein
Moderators lazarus Posted January 10, 2012 Moderators Posted January 10, 2012 As Christians, especially Seventh-day Adventists, we should be very slow to jump onto ideological bandwagons. You need to get off that bandwaggon. Quote Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Einstein
Dr. Shane Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 who asked you to assume that all or the majority of GOP'ers are racists? ... The republican party has a problem with black people. That is contradictory my friend. It is either one or the other. Yes there are racists in the Republican Party. There are also racists in the Democratic Party. My goodness. My congressman is a Democrat and a Hispanic. He could chew on your ear all night about racists he has to deal with in his own party. The Republican Party is no better and no worse than the Democratic Party is. There are a lot of Democrats out there that don't like Hispanics. There are even some Black Democrats that don't like Hispanics Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Dr. Shane Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Originally Posted By: Shane As Christians, especially Seventh-day Adventists, we should be very slow to jump onto ideological bandwagons. You need to get off that bandwaggon. I hope you are not suggesting I need to leave the Seventh-day Adventist church. That is the only bandwagon I ride. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Moderators lazarus Posted January 11, 2012 Moderators Posted January 11, 2012 That is contradictory my friend. It is either one or the other. Not at all. I don't think that the majority of Americans were racist in the 1950's but America had a problem with the way it treated black people. ] Quote Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Einstein
Dr. Shane Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 I don't think that the majority of Americans were racist in the 1950's Wow! So you think someone like Barak Obama could have been elected in the 1950s? Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Moderators lazarus Posted January 11, 2012 Moderators Posted January 11, 2012 Wow! So you think someone like Barak Obama could have been elected in the 1950s? Of course not. Society was designed in such as way as to prevent black people from advancing. Everyone does not need to be racist, just the institutions. Are you saying the majority of Americans were racist in the 1950? Quote Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Einstein
Dr. Shane Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Are you saying the majority of Americans were racist in the 1950? If we go by today's standards, I would have to say, probably. Some people are so hypersensitive today that if a person calls a black woman "Yomama" they are a racist. I do think that most racism historically was found only in the Southern part of the US and so it wouldn't be fair to claim "all Americans" were racist. What kept many blacks in the north in poverty was the same thing that kept many whites in poverty - cronyism. That is still a problem in many parts of the US. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
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