Racism Is Not A Republican Problem

White privilege is a unique form of racism given its fascinating characteristic of not involving hostility. Therefore, it cannot be directly blamed on someone (Pludo, 2015). The lack of blame does not cause any discomfort on the white persons enjoying the privileges.

As we can see we begin to target against these individuals because it’s something that society has taught us to do for many centuries. If you are “white” you are considered something, letting us know if you are not then you really are no one in society.

“You don’t have to know a lot of things for your life to make a lasting difference in the

While there are many who claim Republicanism who do not consider themselves racists, the reality is all overt racists claim the Republican Party (if they claim any US political ideology.) The party certainly offers a homogeneous opportunity for white supremacists messaging much like Joseph Goebbels successfully promulgated for Adolf Hitler's Third Reich.

Most people of the Democratic Party fall into two different categories; either they are Democrats by design or by deception. The Democratic Party’s history reveals it has long ignored its racist leanings. Historically, the Democrats were the most avid supporters of slavery while the founding of the Republican Party supported the abolition of slavery, and the entrenchment of civil liberties in the United States. For instance, the 13th amendment passed in 1864 that abolished slavery got massive support from the Republicans, in comparison to the Democrats, in Congress. Also, the agitation by the Republicans for equality is envisaged in the election of the first seven black Americans during the Reconstruction

“ They always say time changes everything but in all reality you have to change them yourself”

Life today in the United States is proof that anyone can make change not only in their life, but in the lives of millions. We all owe gratitude for the few that were willing to fight and call on the masses in order to demand equal rights for us all. I believe that we live in a better society today than that of the nineteen sixties. It is my opinion that civil rights have progressed and we live in a better time than ever before. This is my belief, however I'm certain that perspective all depends on what side of the table that you sit on. I think that I can show you that we have evolved, even though we still have a long way to go. But any progress no matter the degree is none the less still progress.

The problem of racism is not specifically an American problem, though Americans have made it into an important political and social issue as they have tried to find a way to eliminate racism from their society. Racism occurs whenever there is a dominant racial group that uses its position to discriminate against a minority racial group on the basis of racial characteristics. Traditionally, discrimination has been seen as a creature of prejudice, and until the late 1960s the dominant perspective among social science analysts of discrimination was that prejudice and intolerance were the causes of discriminatory actions. Other observers have focused on individual racists and have seen the problem as the individual motivated by hatred of a given "outgroup." Still others consider the issue in terms of patterns of segregation and community practices (Feagin and Feagin, 1986, 1). Certain areas of American life are seen as transcending racism, and sports has been one of these. While it is true that the admission of blacks to the ranks of college and professional sports was slow in coming, it is also clear from an examination of college and professional teams today that blacks and whites coexist and work together on teams in nearly every sport. Yet, a closer examination shows that racism has not been eliminated from the sports world any more than it has from American life in general, and racist attitudes and

“We all get handed a mixed bag of great (and less than great) in this life. You are going to find both treats and tricks. The decision, however, on how what you find in the bag shapes your life is up to you. Some bags are going to have more treats than tricks, and others more tricks than treats. You have little control over what goes into your bag in the beginning. You do have control over what you put in your bag later.”

Like, we learn from our mistakes or previous decisions pave the way. Unfortunately for us, we have ruined so many things with that attitude… “Way back in the days when the grass was still green and the pond was still wet and the clouds were still clean, and the song of the Swomee-Swans rang out in space…,” Seuss, D. (1971). The Lorax. We don’t even seem to care about the things around us. We only seem to care about the now. Not the future and we don’t pay attention to what happened in the past! “No more trees. No more Thneeds. No more work to be done,” Seuss, D. (1971). The Lorax. Ultimately, there will be no more of anything. No more work to be done! The past is full of hints, lessons, facts. Put them all together and it’s a solution. Just don’t do exactly the same things people in the past have and don’t do things just because it’s what people

I have an idea!  How about we let everyone freely speak their minds about issues and ideas.  Some will be better than others will of course, but the outcome will be a compilation of everyone’s best thoughts.  Everyone that is, except you.  We, meaning the country, decided that whatever it is that you have to say isn’t all that important and it is recommended that you keep all your thoughts to yourself as it is hard not to be offensive to everyone at the same time.  By offensive I mean to displease someone.  In general, no one really likes what you have to say.  Therefore it has been decided that you and only you will be silenced.

This quote both comforted and enlightened me while I was being bullied in middle school. My guidance counselor presented it to me and it has shifted my entire way of thinking. First, the idea that my agonizing situation was not permanent, due to "the universe is change" really put my depression into perspective. It enabled me to look hopefully into the future to a day where I would not be tormented at school. Thankfully, that day did come, but in my fragile, preteenager mind the months of bantering felt like eternity. The second profound change that this quote illuminated for me was that I am the only person responsible for my life. I realized that my thoughts are what shape my actions, which inevitably forms my life. At that time, thinking about the kids who bullied me as insecure rather than evil, helped me forgive them for their immature

Racism is a well known problem. This problem dates back to when Jesus walked the earth, the Jews and the Samaritans hated each other. Many Jews would take different paths that lasted days longer, just to avoid towns that contained an abundance of Samaritans. It has gone from the Jews and Samaritans, to Caucasian and African Americans, to Caucasian and Middle Eastern. Whether you are the racist person, or the person who thinks racism is a horrendous idea, I have a solution to the

“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

“NOBODY CAN GO BACK AND START A NEW BEGINNING, BUT ANY ONE CAN START TODAY AND MAKE A NEW ENDING”.