RAS

So many try to say the African-Americans keep racists alive with wanting to remember history and making sure that history is written factually. Others complain that African-Americans want to have everything handled to them on a silver platter due to what their ancestries endured at the hands of others, this also amazes me.

How hard is it for people to realized that for years the balance of equality, simply did not exist. Certain races were allowed to improve themselves without restriction, while other races could lose their life just for learning how to read. The playing field was (some might say still) NOT fair nor level in any stretch of the imagination. How can people not understand that years of being held back by injustices hinders the ability for one to succeed. How can a person succeed when at every turn they are being denied basic rights? If one is not ALLOWED to read, how can they get a high paying job? If one is not ALLOWED try, how can they be successful?

So often I hear some say that African-Americans cause the damage to their race. Some will quote affirmative action and reparations,this lead me to ask the question, should the US gov't pay reparations to black people? There are plenty of decent-enough arguments for paying black people reparations, but my favorite one is the fact that we're already paying reparations to other groups.

For example, the US is already paying reparations to the Japanese that were interned during World War II, similarly, and quite obviously, none of the Arabs currently locked up in Gitmo and possibly other secret prisons around the world (where torture is still legal) flew any planes into the World Trade Center. Assuming they aren't members of al Qaeda, wouldn't they have just as much claim to reparations as the Japanese interned during World War II? Think about that: In 20 years from now, you and I might be cutting a check to someone who could've been a spy for Osama bin Laden, but black people who's ancestors worked for free for 400 years can't get shit.

I say the above to point out the context in which I generally find myself during conversations regarding race and politics. It usually goes something like this: I ask someone a question about their feelings regarding reparations, affirmative action, racial profiling, or the like, and they usually respond with a sharp, racist statement against black people. An example would be something like the following:

Me:

So what do you think about social welfare?”

Their answer:

Blacks already have enough handouts as it is! Why should my money go to someone who’s going to waste it on Jordans and having three kids by three men???!!! I’m not being racist either man, but I’m also not being politically correct. I’m being real about it.”

You see what’s happened here? Somehow a genuine, concerned question that pertains to all of America and beyond turns into black people being vilified. All I asked was about social welfare, in any nation. And what I got was why black people are worthless.

These types of conversations happen on a daily basis with me. I ask a question and typically receive an answer that has absolutely nothing to do with the question. And the same goes for affirmative action. The conversation degenerates into praise and blame, rather than discussing say, the meanings of these findings by Princeton University. I’ve got to say folks, the elitism and self righteousness (and selfishness) that I find really sickens me.

Final thought: if you’re against race-based politics, cool. But be civil with it, and quit with the racism shit. That “Culture of Poverty” associated with black people is really starting to get on my fucking nerves. If you’re against affirmative action, reparations, or whatever it is, talk about stats, figures, theories. Don’t talk about Ray Ray down the block who’s on crack with a pacifier in his mouth. As Angry Asian Man would say, that’s racist! Or, if you’re me, that’s some RAS (racist-ass-shit).

It is time for everyone to cry out against racism, in any form, to do any less would be an insult to humanity.