Originally Posted by
TheDeathKnight
ItalDvl, you need to understand that I am willing to have an open mind.
I'm willing to really listen to what you have to say.
This is a fucked-up world, with a lot of problems.
I do not think anyone knows the best answers to some of these problems.
We talk about peace, and being helpful, etc...
But you go to certain countries, or neighborhoods, and get attacked when you
are there trying to help. I've seen American History X, and their example of
a firefighter being shot when he went to a bad neighborhood, is a good
example of why people might not want to help a race with problems.
The same way people are getting tired of trying to help in Iraq.
Same thing happened in Somalia. Trying to keep the peace,
and getting attacked all the time.
It's the difference between isolationism, versus activism.
Are you going to deal with the poor, uneducated, and violent,
and try to help them? Or are you going to just want to put them
all in jail, and throw away the key? These are the real issues.
I think ItalDvl is just in an isolationist frame of mind.
He wants to go live in peace, and keep violence and
ignorance away from his family. And hell, we all want that.
People who grow up in the hood, black or white, when they
make money, they move to a better place...
I think he is just choosing an easy out.
Same way with Israel.
Put up a wall, and keep the other people out.
But why do you do that?
Because you have run out of patience.
Israel is sick and tired of getting bombed by terrorists.
So they are putting up a wall.
Maybe after another 100 years of keeping that wall up,
it will come down, just like in Germany, and people will
all get along. Who knows? But hate does not die easily.
And as this world gets more and more crowded, there
will be more people, and less resources. So people will
compete. So there will be more crime, and more people
who want to isolate themselves, and defend what they
have.
I really do understand that kind of viewpoint.
I understand that Israel has to group all Palestineans together,
if they are going to put up a wall. They can't go through each
and every person, and decide who can be on this side, and who
can come to their side. They make a racial and ethnic distinction.
My point is simply that there are indeed cool people of every
race and religion. I have met cool Israelis, cool arabs, cool
blacks, cool hispanics, cool whites, etc, etc... Sure, if you
want to make a distinction, and say that blacks are generally
more likely to be a criminal, fine. If the statistics back that
up, then make that distinction. Keep a cautious distance.
But don't assume that every single black or mexican is
a criminal or drug dealer, etc... This is a HUGE world,
and there are really cool people of every race...
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