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13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Christian Invaders - t... · 0 replies · +1 points

I never really gave much thought to this “war” that we are currently fighting in the middle east. I just saw it as a way of “combating terrorism” . in 2003 I was high school freshman and I dint really understand or care really about exactly why we were involved with this whole ordeal anyway. As I got older and starting reading and seeing what was going on it became more and more clear to me about what exactly was going on. OIL is the most vital resource on our planet. Without we (the United States) can’t live without it. We literally use it to fuel our entire country. Its what the future of wars will be fought upon and its already begun. 200 years from now people will write about how we fought over oil in the name of a freedom that doesn’t exist at all. They say we freed the people of IRAQ from tyranny and oppression? Have we? Have we stabilized the nation? Have we saved anything? Its been 7 years since we invaded the country and what have we gotten out of it? One less bad person in the world (saddam hessian) other than that we really haven’t made huge steps in restoring the region to a peaceful state.
What Sam stated in today’s lecture was extremely hard to take in. Honestly I have no idea what to think anymore or what to do? Everything I’ve ever believed in is just I don’t know a lie perhaps or fake or something. I definitely have new outlook on muslims I know that. If somebody came into my country under the lie of o0o0o were “helping you” but clearly we just want whats under your ground BLACK GOLD! Look at what happened during the 1970’s with the fuel shortages. We were literally stopped in our tracks. And the time if we could have done something to stop it we would have but we didn’t have the technology or manpower to do things, we we did but when compared to today we are the ultimate superpower and it has come down to what has played out infront of our eyes we as a nation went to a foreign land to take its resources for our benefit and use. I personally about a year ago was thinking damn if I had an oil company I would be right over in IRAQ right now getting that money. And who I am im some college kid, if anybody saw this whole idea as a benfit it was our government and oil tycoons. It’s rather pathetic actually and makes me feel awful that what we are doing is wrong! It is in sooo many ways and I don’t know what to do? Anymore im lost on the ideas of my religion and my country. I mean I will always be a die hard American and love this country but this whole situation were in is just bad in more ways than good.

13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Nothing About the Cens... · 0 replies · +1 points

This video talks about what exactly all the “problems” are with the census and how the race category is wayyy to “hard to comprehend”. Come on now this is another CNN broadcast bullshit topic that is basically being created to cause problems. I mean if this entire video isn’t an act of instigating then I don’t know what is. The census people have spent a very long time (about ten years) since the last census trying to create this new one and what to put on it. I mean it is getting very hard to distinguish anymore about race and ethnicity, due to the fact that more and more minorities are in the united states. On the video the one lady said she was Puerto Rican, but also had some Cuban as well? I mean what do you put on the census when you’re in that situation? The whole “negro” issue is just freaking retarded. The one lady says very loudly and proudly SLAVE! Come on lady you wanna freak out and start throwing the race card? There no need for it. If you don’t like it and cared soo much about what the census said than you should have wrote to the department of the US. Census and bitched about it to them. Otherwise up until you knew about it probably wasn’t even on your mind. This is CNN trying to start a controversy. I mean if anything the race ethnicity questions were the hardest parts of the census to come with, due to the fact that as I stated before the country is changing and every few years and by 2050 white people will be the minority.
How do I as white person take that? I really don’t know what to think about it. I mean mabey it bothers me but at the same time mabey it will better the country. As we get more and more minorities it will change the outlook upon racism, I mean this is my opinion. Of course there will always be those that are racists and will hate somebody. But overall as a society we are slowly moving forward out of this “White dominated society”. The prediction is that by 2050 white people will be the minority. If this affects me the way it affects minorities today yes I will be very mad and pissed off. But by then I will be 61 and probably still working due to the fact that social security is going to run out in less than 20 years sooo hopefully I will be very established and have no problems with that fact that I will be considered a minority. The bottom line I am trying to make is that people can be a little ridiculous and make hasty generalizations about what went into making the census questions. I mean do people really think that the designers of the census purposely created these questions to cause a huge and big racial controversy? No their just doing their jobs and want to get a successful census done.

14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - What to do about "whit... · 1 reply · +1 points

When the subject of guilt comes up with “white” people it seems like it’s very forced upon us. ( me being white myself) personally I think it should be a requirement at all universities to take class like SOC 119 it for me at least has become an eye opener to the world of race relations. And when this subject of white guilt comes up for me it’s a mix of a few things that have happened in our past and seriously it PISSES ME OFF! The whole genocide of the Native Americans was MESSED up and does it bother me? YES. What can I do about it now? I have no freaking IDEA. I can’t go back in time and change the things that happened. Can I stand up and fight for the peoples that are still around today and go up against the government of the USA, the supposed best country in the world that is soooo free and amazing? I watched a show on MTV abt a group of guys traveling the country to do their dreams. Anyways one of the dreams was to play basketball with the president of the United States. Sounds simple right yea NO freaking way that simple request was denied going to show you how impossible a task it is to try and get something so simple done. So back to my topic how am I supposed to do anything abt the native Americans today when I would get shut down in a second??? Also with slavery was it a fucked up idea and was it wrong to do to the Africans YES. Would it bother me if I was enslaved or my people were enslaved yes! But the same question comes up again what the hell can I do today to fix what my dumbass ancestors did 200 years ago? Now one thing that is stupid to do is to just continue to bitch and whine about it then when we go to talk about (whit people) we get shut down and were called racists. Sam was right in class abt how we get yelled at and chastised today about what happened 200 years ago than when we go to talk about it we get shut down and were IGNORANT that word is such a freaking copout!! So how can we fix anything we need to relax and come to the “race” table holding hands and talk it out try and work our “shit out” so to say. When it comes to native Americans we as a whole society need to repay them that’s probably the best and only way to fix that problem. How can we “ “repay” them I have no idea. Could it be through land or money I mean its just such a crazy thought to ponder that allll of the land that we reside on today is RED LAND. And to think that we literally killed an entire society because they were apparently on “our” land? Its just nuts the whole idea of slavery and the native Americans situations are soo unorganized I have no idea where to start.

14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - This Is Getting to Be ... · 0 replies · +1 points

OK soooo we talked about this entire “controversy” in our discussion groups last week and I mean the bottom line that I came up with was that yes it’s ok to have a theme party . HOWEVER it is not ok to literally bash a race for what they wear, and even to go as far as to how a certain race may even talk! It’s problem yes with the whole idea of the party but I mean is it being blown totally out of proportion?! YES I mean here we have this video with theses to very “qualified” representatives of the whoever or whatever and what’s their solution to get more “Black” faculty members with tenure? Hmmmm I mean that’s the most logical way to solve EVERYTHING?! Right? Normally there would be no problem with this idea but to throw that out there as well that would solve the issue? Now it just sounds freaking stupid. Also the whole noose thing that was put up Yea in my opionion It seems somebody possibly white could have done it yes but when I found out that a supposed African American did it? Now lets look at this and think, would this possibly be way to frame a white person that could have done it ? I don’t know but maybe. Also this school is primarily white school apparently I mean I don’t know what to say about that. But Penn state In my opinion seems to be a primarily white school as well does that mean we have to start accepting more black people as well as fire some professors in order to make room for a more diverse faculty? NO that’s freaking RETARTED! Also should we start to not accept that many white people so as to make the campus more diverse? NO Mabey it just so happens that more white than other minorities happened to apply here thus they got in? Sounds kinda good right? Temple University is a very diverse school for both faculty and students go there if we want diversity.
Just like Sam stated I don’t get how certain “qualified” people get to be the spokes persons for an entire race and come up with Dumbass Solutions that they personally feel will solve everything. I just don’t understand how big of mess it has become. And I’m sure those that created the party have no idea neither. It’s actually pretty sad that it has come down to this that whenever this is racial problem it seems like people get involved who have no idea what they’re doing and seem to think whatever it is tnhat they are doing is going to solve all the worlds problems. When in reality their just doing nothing not helping nor causing a problem, just kind of getting involved trying to portray a crazy attempt at being defensive because of one or two persons mistakes. I sat in a race relation group last week and there was a girl who was black and had not taken Sams class, and throughout the whol conversation it just seemed as though she was being defensive on all fronts whenever it came to the black subject which IS NOT FAIR AT ALLLLL!

14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Native Americans, Oil,... · 0 replies · +1 points

This article is very interesting and very exciting in my opinion. I am very happy to see that a people WE destroyed and basically threw off their own land, are now finally benefitting from having been placed on basically what was once the shittiest place anyone could live on. It really upsetting when you think about how there a whole don’t ask don’t tell idea with how the US. Government basically committed one of largest genocides in human history. But they are very well due this reward. In class Sam has said that Native Americans suffer from the lowest levels of poverty as well as suicide and just an overall bad way of living. In the article their talking about how people are finally returning back to the reservation that for years has been viewed as a very depressing place. The Native Americans are rightfully due their tax free area and should be receiving their rightful amount of repatriations. The entire subject of the Native American destruction is very similar to the subject of civil war. The civil war saw bloodshed among brothers, cousins, fathers, uncles, within a country that was seen as being free and prosperous it was a history that we as a country would like to forget. I mean with the Native American it’s a very well kept secret so to say, I mean you put these people on crap land in the middle of no where and think o0o0 they’ll be fine. I mean they get their own land and everything!? What!? NO they were simply moved to an area that we as society at the time deemed as unimportant. Personally the fact that they just found out that there could be up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil on this shit patch of land is awesome. And good for them "If they knew there was billions of barrels of oil here, they would never have put us here," said Spencer Wilkinson Jr., general manager of the Four Bears Casino on the reservation. That statement says it all, however with technology getting better and more advanced, scientists were able to discover this huge amount of oil lying beneath the shale, thus those living on the land (the Indians) are due their royalties. Their land is consisted of a 1500 mile area in North Dakota, which is basically an area that no ordinary person would ever want to live on; it consists of Rollin hills and prairies and basically referred to as the Bad Lands. It is a good thing and anyone that is going to freak out about how their receiving all this good things should be informed and taught that what we did awhile ago was a very destructive thing. Today there is over 600 nationally recognized tribes, imagine what the amount of people there were 300 years ago living on this red land??! It’s a very crazy thought to think about.

14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Native Americans, Oil,... · 0 replies · +1 points

If they knew there was billions of barrels of oil here, they would never have put us here," said Spencer Wilkinson Jr., general manager of the Four Bears Casino on the reservation. That statement says it all, however with technology getting better and more advanced, scientists were able to discover this huge amount of oil lying beneath the shale, thus those living on the land (the Indians) are due their royalties.

14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Native Americans, Oil,... · 0 replies · +1 points

ect of civil war. The civil war saw bloodshed among brothers, cousins, fathers, uncles, within a country that was seen as being free and prosperous it was a history that we as a country would like to forget. I mean with the Native American it’s a very well kept secret so to say, I mean you put these people on crap land in the middle of no where and think o0o0 they’ll be fine. I mean they get their own land and everything!? What!? NO they were simply moved to an area that we as society at the time deemed as unimportant. Personally the fact that they just found out that there could be up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil on this shit patch of land is awesome. And good for them "If they knew there was billions of barrels of oil here, they would never have put us here," said Spencer Wilkinson Jr., general manager of the Four Bears Casino on the reservation.

14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Native Americans, Oil,... · 0 replies · +1 points

This article is very interesting and very exciting in my opinion. I am very happy to see that a people WE destroyed and basically threw off their own land, are now finally benefitting from having been placed on basically what was once the shittiest place anyone could live on. It really upsetting when you think about how there a whole don’t ask don’t tell idea with how the US. Government basically committed one of largest genocides in human history. But they are very well due this reward. In class Sam has said that Native Americans suffer from the lowest levels of poverty as well as suicide and just an overall bad way of living. In the article their talking about how people are finally returning back to the reservation that for years has been viewed as a very depressing place. The Native Americans are rightfully due their tax free area and should be receiving their rightful amount of repatriations. The entire subject of the Native American destruction is very similar to the subject of civil war. The civil war saw bloodshed among brothers, cousins, fathers, uncles, within a country that was seen as being free and prosperous it was a history that we as a country would like to forget. I mean with the Native American it’s a very well kept secret so to say, I mean you put these people on crap land in the middle of no where and think o0o0 they’ll be fine. I mean they get their own land and everything!? What!? NO they were simply moved to an area that we as society at the time deemed as unimportant. Personally the fact that they just found out that there could be up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil on this shit patch of land is awesome. And good for them "If they knew there was billions of barrels of oil here, they would never have put us here," said Spencer Wilkinson Jr., general manager of the Four Bears Casino on the reservation. That statement says it all, however with technology getting better and more advanced, scientists were able to discover this huge amount of oil lying beneath the shale, thus those living on the land (the Indians) are due their royalties. Their land is consisted of a 1500 mile area in North Dakota, which is basically an area that no ordinary person would ever want to live on; it consists of Rollin hills and prairies and basically referred to as the Bad Lands. It is a good thing and anyone that is going to freak out about how their receiving all this good things should be informed and taught that what we did awhile ago was a very destructive thing. Today there is over 600 nationally recognized tribes, imagine what the amount of people there were 300 years ago living on this red land??! It’s a very crazy thought to think about.

14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Native Americans, Oil,... · 0 replies · +1 points

This article is very interesting and very exciting in my opinion. I am very happy to see that a people WE destroyed and basically threw off their own land, are now finally benefitting from having been placed on basically what was once the shittiest place anyone could live on. It really upsetting when you think about how there a whole don’t ask don’t tell idea with how the US. Government basically committed one of largest genocides in human history. But they are very well due this reward. In class Sam has said that Native Americans suffer from the lowest levels of poverty as well as suicide and just an overall bad way of living. In the article their talking about how people are finally returning back to the reservation that for years has been viewed as a very depressing place. The Native Americans are rightfully due their tax free area and should be receiving their rightful amount of repatriations. The entire subject of the Native American destruction is very similar to the subject of civil war. The civil war saw bloodshed among brothers, cousins, fathers, uncles, within a country that was seen as being free and prosperous it was a history that we as a country would like to forget. I mean with the Native American it’s a very well kept secret so to say, I mean you put these people on crap land in the middle of no where and think o0o0 they’ll be fine. I mean they get their own land and everything!? What!? NO they were simply moved to an area that we as society at the time deemed as unimportant. Personally the fact that they just found out that there could be up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil on this shit patch of land is awesome. And good for them "If they knew there was billions of barrels of oil here, they would never have put us here," said Spencer Wilkinson Jr., general manager of the Four Bears Casino on the reservation. That statement says it all, however with technology getting better and more advanced, scientists were able to discover this huge amount of oil lying beneath the shale, thus those living on the land (the Indians) are due their royalties. Their land is consisted of a 1500 mile area in North Dakota, which is basically an area that no ordinary person would ever want to live on; it consists of Rollin hills and prairies and basically referred to as the Bad Lands. It is a good thing and anyone that is going to freak out about how their receiving all this good things should be informed and taught that what we did awhile ago was a very destructive thing. Today there is over 600 nationally recognized tribes, imagine what the amount of people there were 300 years ago living on this red land??!

14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Native Americans, Oil,... · 0 replies · +1 points

This article is very interesting and very exciting in my opinion. I am very happy to see that a people WE destroyed and basically threw off their own land, are now finally benefitting from having been placed on basically what was once the shittiest place anyone could live on. It really upsetting when you think about how there a whole don’t ask don’t tell idea with how the US. Government basically committed one of largest genocides in human history. But they are very well due this reward. In class Sam has said that Native Americans suffer from the lowest levels of poverty as well as suicide and just an overall bad way of living. In the article their talking about how people are finally returning back to the reservation that for years has been viewed as a very depressing place. The Native Americans are rightfully due their tax free area and should be receiving their rightful amount of repatriations. The entire subject of the Native American destruction is very similar to the subject of civil war. The civil war saw bloodshed among brothers, cousins, fathers, uncles, within a country that was seen as being free and prosperous it was a history that we as a country would like to forget. I mean with the Native American it’s a very well kept secret so to say, I mean you put these people on crap land in the middle of no where and think o0o0 they’ll be fine. I mean they get their own land and everything!? What!? NO they were simply moved to an area that we as society at the time deemed as unimportant. Personally the fact that they just found out that there could be up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil on this shit patch of land is awesome. And good for them "If they knew there was billions of barrels of oil here, they would never have put us here," said Spencer Wilkinson Jr., general manager of the Four Bears Casino on the reservation. That statement says it all, however with technology getting better and more advanced, scientists were able to discover this huge amount of oil lying beneath the shale, thus those living on the land (the Indians) are due their royalties.Their land is consisted of a 1500 mile area in North Dakota, which is basically an area that no ordinary person would ever want to live on; it consists of Rollin hills and prairies and basically referred to as the Bad Lands. It is a good thing and anyone that is going to freak out about how their receiving all this good things should be informed and taught that what we did awhile ago was a very destructive thing. Today there is over 600 nationally recognized tribes, imagine what the amount of people there were 300 years ago living on this red land??! It’s a very crazy thought to think about.