Originally posted by Theairoh


There is simply to much money being made from racism to allow it to just disappear. (For the record, I'm talking about racism across the board. Sexuality, Race, Gender, and Religion)

Now I'm really confused. What do you mean here exactly?
I think Kailen and I might mean the exact same thing here. I addressed it a bit in my previous post. It's amazing that we see the same thing because we come from pretty different backgrounds and have never discussed racism between us. We just happen to both be minorities living in America.

People are making crazy money and gaining votes off of the race war. Part of what keeps people on the welfare system is because they have no idea how to break out of it, regardless of race. They have no idea how to open a checking account. They have no idea about how to get a mortgage. Many of them have no idea what the value of education is let alone how to apply for grants, loans, and scholarships. They do not know to shop to get better insurance rates (if they even know to get insurance). They have no idea how to shop for better interest rates. Some people have no idea what interests really means. It's shocking but very true. Part of the reason that the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor is because of this huge gap in knowledge on how to develop a financially sound life. Financial independence gives you so much freedom in the way of choices, and the financial freedom of many people is what many politicians fear.

Have you ever heard of the old addage "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime"? It's very true. If you teach people out to move out of poverty, SOME of them are going to make it. Possibly a LOT of them are going to make it. But if you're the person who's giving the man a fish, you have power over him in some form or another. He has to keep coming back to you for more fish. Also, what's easier? Writing a check for a nameless face, or really getting in there to set up programs to give people the tools to give them the freedom and the knowledge they need to break the cycle? Is it easier to buy votes or to educate people for them to be able to process the information given to them to make an informed decision?

Lastly, there are people out there who make tons of money because of the race war. They go around suing for perceived racism. They hit up the media and scream for political correctness. You have people out there treating other races as the "weaker" race that needs to be protected and coddled to get votes. There's a lot of people out there in very powerful positions who want to turn everything into a race issue to further ensure the chasm stays. The more people dependent on a handout, the better. The more people trapped in the cycle of poverty the better. Because now you've got a section of the population who can now vote themselves money by electing you. Believe me, there's a crapload of money involved in racism.

And don't get me wrong, there's a ton of racism towards every race out there. I see it everyday when the entertainment media or some visitor wants to make fun of the South, rednecks, hicks, or hillbillies. As soon as someone hears I'm from Kentucky, they start in with the jokes about how uneducated my neighbors must be, their lack of shoes, or they just simply laugh, shake their heads, and say "Kentucky?" like I must be nuts to live there. That's simply why I just don't think that emphasizing race is the right thing to do. Again, it's the actions that should count, not what everyone's race is.

Maybe Kailen and I aren't talking about the same things, but if we are, it's really quite interesting that we both see it the same way.