Hey Sven, what I'm speaking of has been well documented by historians, and yet no one here has argued anything I've said, aside from the typical pseudo-insult.
I mean, I've heard senators/congressmen quoting KKK people in public buildings, I've heard Bush insinuate that "dark skinned people do not want to be governed", etc. Some of these comments insinuate a sort of continuation of our dark past that pretty much explains many things like why the fuck we went into Irak, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Grenada, Vietnam, etc.
My two cents.
Salutti a tutti.
You're giving their ethnicity that attribute, which is wrong.
But if you would say that a certain culture is racist, then it would be something worthy of a discussion. Right now, you're just a racist.
Do you see the difference between a culture and an ethnicity? I hope you do.
FWIW, I understand your points about Bush and others making unintelligent comments.
But that only stems out of ignorance, a lack of understanding for social heritage.
It's easy to say that blacks are not as intelligent as white people. Because essentially, it would prove true, if we were to make IQ tests around USA.
But it doesn't prove anything, other than that blacks still are at a great disadvantage in the society.
The average IQ in some of the black African countries are around 60-70. Does that mean they're retarded there? Of course not. But there is a high degree of analfabetism, and very few intellectuals. Those countries are at a disadvantage too.
Ignorant people, like perhaps at times Bush, will not acknowledge the vast difference between how people are brought up, and in what environment they live.
This ignorance is a solid foundation for racism.
But to claim that there is a "racist gene"... That's about the stupidest thing one could state. You're never going to be taken seriously with bullshit like that.
Re-think your whole position. I think you're right about the effects, but very wrong about the causes.
-Hedge