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119. well, some do think everything was great until the black guy got there and now things are the worst
Tue May 13, 2014, 05:42 PM
May 2014

ever and benghazi is the WORST THING EVER.

I feel so sorry for you. ret5hd May 2014 #1
Growing up a white male in a poor family... Buddyblazon May 2014 #170
Did you ever have to kill your own food? Scootaloo May 2014 #198
The ol' "One Upper"... Buddyblazon May 2014 #204
Nobody here hates you for being white Scootaloo May 2014 #219
+1000000 Jamastiene May 2014 #272
GASP! You had to pay rent while going to college? Jamastiene May 2014 #276
lol Whisp May 2014 #2
Hold on. I've got something here BainsBane May 2014 #3
+ infinity nomorenomore08 May 2014 #143
I get the impression that he doesn't aid or care for others and wonders why others forsake him. TheBlackAdder May 2014 #250
Yeah, but this one is a change of pace BainsBane May 2014 #252
That reply said quite a lot in so few words. nt TheBlackAdder May 2014 #255
Redefining "the white man's burden"? mulsh May 2014 #4
He who can, must. Sheepshank May 2014 #5
Well speaking a a white man, we seem to have caused all the ills of society. William769 May 2014 #6
Yeah, I suppose we did cause this Boka Haram kidnapping didn't we? CANDO May 2014 #33
Well we damn sure didn't stop it now did we? William769 May 2014 #34
No... but we damn sure did use it to reinforce and validate our petulance LanternWaste May 2014 #38
Post removed Post removed May 2014 #46
Extremist groups, including Islamist groups, in impoverished tblue37 May 2014 #95
EXACTLY laundry_queen May 2014 #155
Every now and then my teaching gene presses me into explaining tblue37 May 2014 #215
I was going to point that out; but, ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #265
I used to enjoy a bit of melodramatic self-martyrdom too. LanternWaste May 2014 #7
I suppose we all might feel "petulant and under-appreciated" from time to time. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #145
Awwww..... Sheldon Cooper May 2014 #8
+1 nomorenomore08 May 2014 #146
I guess you don't know the Irish weren't considered white BainsBane May 2014 #9
"I guess you don't know the Irish weren't considered white" TBH, I think that was actually part..... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #26
No, Feral Child May 2014 #40
That's the opposite of the point he was trying to make. cyberswede May 2014 #49
It's performance art, right? redqueen May 2014 #50
Why else do you think he posted the link on Irish Americans? AverageJoe90 May 2014 #54
He was trying to point out that white people have been discriminated against cyberswede May 2014 #56
Dude below, I'm half Irish BainsBane May 2014 #59
And that actually has happened. The treatment of the Irish was a great example of that. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #60
They weren't discriminated against because they were white... cyberswede May 2014 #63
"They weren't discriminated against because they were white..." That's not what I said, though. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #70
I didn't say you said it... cyberswede May 2014 #76
Well, okay then. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #79
At most, it's white people being discriminated against *by white people*. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #148
many help wanted Niceguy1 May 2014 #64
...because they weren't perceived as "white." nt cyberswede May 2014 #65
No, they were discriminated against BainsBane May 2014 #134
the irish were considered Niceguy1 May 2014 #201
You want unity, listen to those who live the experiences instead of boston bean May 2014 #210
Your version of unity is one that ignores an already existing divide BainsBane May 2014 #212
white people wrote those signs. or should I say whiter people, because that is what the belief was. bettyellen May 2014 #217
It's damn. Just damn. BainsBane May 2014 #133
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #266
How so? He's trying to downplay the history of racism in America by going "See? White people have nomorenomore08 May 2014 #147
Post removed Post removed May 2014 #39
What a steaming load of bollocks. riqster May 2014 #10
I have to take issue with a part of what you wrote ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #269
We are, among white people. riqster May 2014 #281
Please take this as educational ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #284
I'd say none of these distinctions are based on race. riqster May 2014 #285
While I appreciate your opinion ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #286
I hear you. I am not advocating some sort of dehumanizing loss of uniqueness. riqster May 2014 #287
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #291
Thanks to you as well for tolerating my unorthodox POV. riqster May 2014 #292
It's called ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #296
Indeed. And all too rare in these times. riqster May 2014 #297
I neglected to mention, I am a big proponent of the third option. riqster May 2014 #298
Absolutely ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #299
^THIS. Jamastiene May 2014 #273
Wow, if only white men could be in charge of something Lex May 2014 #11
Brilliant! riqster May 2014 #30
I might have to embroider this on a pillow TorchTheWitch May 2014 #68
Posting in adoration! Starry Messenger May 2014 #71
OK you just made this thread worth reading gollygee May 2014 #72
You win the internet :) Marrah_G May 2014 #77
+1 uponit7771 May 2014 #101
well, some do think everything was great until the black guy got there and now things are the worst JI7 May 2014 #119
I love how people purposefully miss the point adigal May 2014 #124
So let me get this right. Lex May 2014 #135
You are so very welcome! adigal May 2014 #267
So at best, you could say they've (partially) cleaned up their own messes... n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #149
I don't agree that white men solve most of the problems Harmony Blue May 2014 #205
Not sure to what you are referring adigal May 2014 #268
This is the point at which somebody inevitably says... Hippo_Tron May 2014 #138
Yeah! Make it so! Oh, wait....... Nay May 2014 #140
Or, if white men could just .... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #270
LoL. myrna minx May 2014 #12
hmm... a little cheez to go with your whine: chervilant May 2014 #13
Historically, and presently in some circles, white men are the cause of a lot of problems. NuclearDem May 2014 #14
^^^^^ Iggo May 2014 #24
Well stated. Thanks wavesofeuphoria May 2014 #100
But what you wrote here hfojvt May 2014 #106
How about what some white people do in the present? Donald Sterling, sadly, is likely not nomorenomore08 May 2014 #150
I feel like I'm watching Fox News. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #15
+1 redqueen May 2014 #20
The OP made me LOL, but your comment has me ROFLMAO! boston bean May 2014 #22
I'm hoping this is one of those "last gasp" things I have heard about.... bettyellen May 2014 #16
I don't think anyone expects you to solve all the problems of this society, stage left May 2014 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Demo_Chris May 2014 #18
No, you're not. Iggo May 2014 #19
this white man has no power to cause any ills leftyohiolib May 2014 #21
You're neither blamed as an individual nor charged with solving the problems. Gormy Cuss May 2014 #23
Thanks for trying, once again. boston bean May 2014 #27
I have a couple of questions: Eleanors38 May 2014 #48
In many cases, it's the angry refusal to believe. PeaceNikki May 2014 #52
1) It's the message. Gormy Cuss May 2014 #61
This has gone on for decades. Any improvement? Eleanors38 May 2014 #62
Not with those who would like to deny it. boston bean May 2014 #66
Maybe the methodology needs to change. Eleanors38 May 2014 #90
Yeah, I am when people are hurting others. I want to deny them from hurting others any longer. boston bean May 2014 #91
We can certainly keep them away from progressive discussion boards. If we really want to. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #151
Well we don't have separate bathrooms anymore....so there is that! VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #69
Sounds like you don't see much improvement. Maybe Eleanors38 May 2014 #92
I have seen alot of improvement... VanillaRhapsody May 2014 #93
And women certainly didn't keep their mouths shut to effect change. boston bean May 2014 #94
Why, yes! The president women first voted for: Harding. Eleanors38 May 2014 #136
How long did it take for women's suffrage to be accepted? To end poll taxes? Gormy Cuss May 2014 #98
It is indeed. Eleanors38 May 2014 #121
Would you believe white people if they conceded WP? Eleanors38 May 2014 #209
I will answer your questions honestly: Harmony Blue May 2014 #207
The questions I have asked often go unanswered: Eleanors38 May 2014 #208
I wish we could recommend individual posts. Thank you. uppityperson May 2014 #73
I wasn't born with advantages Harmony Blue May 2014 #126
Your vested interest is in ending hate. Gormy Cuss May 2014 #130
Can't end hate if there is no communication or open dialogue Harmony Blue May 2014 #206
There is an open dialogue here on this topic. Gormy Cuss May 2014 #211
Snark and belittlement of opposing view points Harmony Blue May 2014 #220
Have I snarked on you? Belittled your viewpoint? Gormy Cuss May 2014 #242
So what do you think explains the relative lack of African-American wealth and achievement? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #153
To be blunt prvilege has nothing to do with the fact Harmony Blue May 2014 #224
This made me feel sick to my stomach. bravenak May 2014 #228
I didn't even know how to reply to his post. myrna minx May 2014 #230
This just means i need to log out. bravenak May 2014 #232
You're a wonderful person, bravenak. myrna minx May 2014 #235
I'm good. bravenak May 2014 #236
+1 nomorenomore08 May 2014 #243
If it's any small comfort, I got my first-ever hidden post in relation to that poster. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #245
Thats messed up. bravenak May 2014 #247
I'm sorry. I'm kind of in disbelief myself. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #248
Used to it. bravenak May 2014 #251
I agree. Enthusiast May 2014 #278
Kinda gross. bravenak May 2014 #288
What an absolutely ignorant and sickening post. myrna minx May 2014 #229
You should do me a solid and self delete this post. bravenak May 2014 #233
"more and more men (especially black men) are incarcerated" disproportionately indeed due to that pr uppityperson May 2014 #238
Like the freakin' Duggars? Oh, but they are white so. . . . nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #305
Holy crap. gollygee May 2014 #239
One benefit of juries leaving your awful posts to stand is that you're getting braver. redqueen May 2014 #240
Scratch a misogynist, find a racist. Starry Messenger May 2014 #241
+10000000000 nt redqueen May 2014 #259
So it's not the legacy of centuries of racism, they're just deadbeats and have too many kids? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #244
What about all the other reasons black men are incarcerated? JustAnotherGen May 2014 #260
Notice he hasn't replied to any actual black people on this thread... nomorenomore08 May 2014 #261
Just catching up this morning JustAnotherGen May 2014 #283
Those are offensive and hurtful remarks BainsBane May 2014 #263
WOW. bettyellen May 2014 #271
WTF? Jamastiene May 2014 #274
Your's are precisely the same talking points that we hear from Fox "News". Enthusiast May 2014 #279
LOL. Ever since you joined DU and began to spout libertarian talking points Cali_Democrat May 2014 #289
This is actually WRONG!!! The rate of out of wedlock births among ALL races has Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2014 #293
disgusting rubbish. Whisp May 2014 #295
I feel your heaven05 Jun 2014 #300
You should have seen his thread about the isla vista shooter. bravenak Jun 2014 #303
of course you agree with Cosby's bullshit noiretextatique Jun 2014 #304
It is the absolute height of irony for you to invoke the empathy card. nt laundry_queen May 2014 #162
Some good stuff here. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #25
. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #28
Stealing. bravenak May 2014 #152
! Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #186
Yea, we need WHITE MAN'S ANONYMOUS ! steve2470 May 2014 #29
This is just like MRA bullshit, but from a racial angle. boston bean May 2014 #31
+1 nomorenomore08 May 2014 #158
lol. poor poor white men. Who will stand up and protect the poor persecuted white men???? PeaceNikki May 2014 #32
For reals! Being a white male kicks ass! FrodosPet May 2014 #163
Mirror: Feral Child May 2014 #35
LOL! bravenak May 2014 #36
Ha! JustAnotherGen May 2014 #82
This is why the majority of white men aren't democrats. McDiggy May 2014 #37
wut? PeaceNikki May 2014 #41
Must be hard not feeling like #1 anymore, eh? Uppity women going to college, bettyellen May 2014 #43
College? Men haven't gone to college en masse for a while now. McDiggy May 2014 #67
Or Feral Child May 2014 #45
... NuclearDem May 2014 #53
I've never heard a REAL liberal ever say or imply a white man's problems are meaningless steve2470 May 2014 #55
I've seen it on this forum. McDiggy May 2014 #74
you don't get it. PeaceNikki May 2014 #84
It's okay laundry_queen May 2014 #165
No, liberals tell them their problems aren't superior to others' problems. Lex May 2014 #78
Where'd you pick up that shit? Over at the daily paul? This is not the DU I came to love. Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #85
Is that why YOU aren't a Democrat? PeaceNikki May 2014 #87
wow.. are you even paying half way attention to the issues brought up here? uponit7771 May 2014 #102
Some truth to that, but we can't allow the far right to escape blame, either. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #103
You are strawman city here gollygee May 2014 #110
I didn't mention either of these two things, gollygee. Not at all. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #112
Here's what you wrote gollygee May 2014 #113
I didn't mention either of those two things. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #116
Even assuming that a few folks here and there subscribe to these extreme views, so what? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #173
Who are the extremists you think you need to correct here? nt redqueen May 2014 #118
Random people on Tumblr/blogs who have no real power or influence over anything? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #168
Of course being poor sucks, but it doesn't mean you get to trash minorities/gays/women. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #160
+1 YoungDemCA May 2014 #223
Fuck a bunch of CEOs. Enthusiast May 2014 #280
No... you Dorian Gray May 2014 #42
open racism... Ohio Joe May 2014 #44
Oh, give me a break. Honestly. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #51
Downplaying the issues faced by racial minorities while claiming to be persecuted as a white man? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #175
The points about white privilege are factual, why does that bother you? uponit7771 May 2014 #104
Since you like links and reading, I have some for you. PeaceNikki May 2014 #47
Thank you for posting those. nt redqueen May 2014 #58
+1 nt laundry_queen May 2014 #167
+2 nomorenomore08 May 2014 #176
Harmony is part of your name? really? HERVEPA May 2014 #57
and don't forget the Blue..... bettyellen May 2014 #218
You are right about one thing Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #75
... TDale313 May 2014 #80
One comment about your post. BULLSHIT lostincalifornia May 2014 #81
"No one knows what it's like to be the sad maaaaan..." Starry Messenger May 2014 #83
Oh, now I'm gonna have that song in my head all day. TDale313 May 2014 #86
Good thing I was on my phone, I was going to post video too. :) Starry Messenger May 2014 #117
Funny, I have blue eyes. And I've been known to suffer from chronic depression. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #177
... Enthusiast May 2014 #282
No one thinks you, personally, are responsible. TeacherB87 May 2014 #88
The image that should accompany this thread: YoungDemCA May 2014 #89
As a relatively privileged white woman, I'm open to any and all honest awareness, and honest effort ancianita May 2014 #96
"...create space which allows the privileged to be their best selves." nomorenomore08 May 2014 #178
Agreed. ancianita May 2014 #213
This whole debate reminds me of an episode of 30 Rock. Initech May 2014 #97
+1 uponit7771 May 2014 #105
Start eating worms right now, if you aren't already. nt raccoon May 2014 #99
Good news: You can take a breather and stop worrying. Zenlitened May 2014 #107
"Other folks... ask only that you avoid interrupting their work." nomorenomore08 May 2014 #187
In my opinion SaltyBro May 2014 #108
IKR!? IT is as if white men had some kind of negative history with other races or something! Rex May 2014 #109
Bravo! SaltyBro May 2014 #111
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #156
Empathy is a two way street, and both sides seem to lack it. Shandris May 2014 #114
I can't really blame you, TBH. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #120
So what makes you (or any individual) a "voice of reason" over and above others? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #188
TBH..... bravenak May 2014 #190
If you are part of the problem, then you deserve the blame. DrewFlorida May 2014 #115
I'm so white I'm not guilted by the white guilt trips. joshcryer May 2014 #122
I feel no particular "white guilt" either. Funny that. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #189
I find it silly to get worked up over something I have no control over. joshcryer May 2014 #191
I rarely come here, because there isn't really serious discussion here adigal May 2014 #123
So your point is that people dont post anything serious. I hope you see the irony. nm rhett o rick May 2014 #125
so of the mulitude of topics up for discussion Skittles May 2014 #144
I gather this thread was created for sympathy which you did not receive. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #127
A) Yes, Harmony Blue, I blame you for all the ills of society. Because it's all about you. Squinch May 2014 #128
Good point cyberswede May 2014 #139
+1 nt laundry_queen May 2014 #169
Oh there is a tiny handful of women supporting the handful redqueen May 2014 #225
I was going to say before I read your last paragraph, "But it's just the usual suspects." Squinch May 2014 #237
But I thought everything was Obama's fault? Oh just the white side of him SummerSnow May 2014 #129
You perpetuate "white privilege" every day... wittingly OR unwittingly. cherokeeprogressive May 2014 #131
What is a perpuator? n/t Jamastiene May 2014 #275
Time for a sad violin kwassa May 2014 #132
It's ironic that these pathetic posts perpetuate the issue of whites being seen as the ones who.. RedCappedBandit May 2014 #137
It is eye opening is it not? Harmony Blue May 2014 #226
Please do not fall under the impression that I am in agreement with your OP RedCappedBandit May 2014 #227
I hope the OP sees that hardly anyone on the thread agrees with him. That's important if we want to nomorenomore08 May 2014 #262
You're so clueless that you can't even tell when someone is being sarcastic... Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2014 #294
And black/Latino males aren't? *Constantly*??? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #141
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #159
"Historical advantages" are only one part of it. The mere fact that you're a white person nomorenomore08 May 2014 #161
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #164
So when have you been, say, hassled by cops for being white? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #166
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #172
Then why are the millions of people in prison so disproportionately black? nomorenomore08 May 2014 #179
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #192
Damn, wish I could've seen his reply... But thanks, MIRT! nomorenomore08 May 2014 #195
In some neighborhoods in Detroit, the police have been known to pull over whites FrodosPet May 2014 #174
True. No one said (or implied) that all individual white folks have it easy. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #180
Why we all should have a vested interest FrodosPet May 2014 #171
As a white guy, I can tell you...white folks HATE talk of white privilege. U4ikLefty May 2014 #142
Frankly, I'm almost glad the majority of my friends aren't white (even though I am). nomorenomore08 May 2014 #181
ahh, jeez. SheilaT May 2014 #154
Great post. You seem like the sort of conscientious, empathetic person I try my best to be. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #183
We all have our limitations. SheilaT May 2014 #194
We should all feel great shame for merely drawing breath, evidently. Skip Intro May 2014 #157
And the award for Strawman of the Century goes to... nomorenomore08 May 2014 #184
How so? Skip Intro May 2014 #185
Because you're greatly exaggerating people's animus towards you. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #196
You replied to me, "strawman." Again - how so? Skip Intro May 2014 #197
Because no one (or virtually no one) on here literally hates straight white males. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #199
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #182
So the gist that I'm getting from the majority of these posts... Buddyblazon May 2014 #193
And here I thought defacto7 May 2014 #200
Rudyard Kipling, is that you? merrily May 2014 #202
white men are expected to solve all the problems? Skittles May 2014 #203
No one blames me for the ills of society. I feel very little guilt, and even so, only for ... dawg May 2014 #214
Should have thought this out a little more before hitting post. NCTraveler May 2014 #216
No Harmony Blue May 2014 #221
What does Snowden have to do with discussions of privilege? YoungDemCA May 2014 #222
An excuse to change the subject, I suppose. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #246
Just an excuse not to listen to people BainsBane May 2014 #253
Huh? Aren't you the op? nt. NCTraveler May 2014 #290
Very disgusting op. bravenak May 2014 #231
While white supremacists like Rick Scott and Scott Walker and Ohio ALL con governors are actively randys1 May 2014 #254
I should have remembered to wait my turn. bravenak May 2014 #256
I am there with you randys1 May 2014 #257
understanding zach.magee May 2014 #234
Do you even realize the irony, of complaining about being broadbrushed as a white person nomorenomore08 May 2014 #249
By the way what you said was bad. bravenak May 2014 #258
I agree BainsBane May 2014 #264
No one bats an eye at that BainsBane Jun 2014 #301
Yes it does. bravenak Jun 2014 #302
"elitist" "arrogant" Jamastiene May 2014 #277
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