Fri Jul 13, 2012, 10:48 PM
I'm so tired of stupid, angry white people
It's been a long week, and I've kind of had it.
My last nerve was activated when I picked up my local paper on Wednesday to see pictures of the contentious county BOE meeting ... the room was packed with local tea partiers lobbying to make it HARDER for all of us to vote early. "Don't waste our tax dollars on off-site voting." Translate: Let's make sure that ALL of us need to wait in long lines to vote early. These weren't wealthy people ... they are the very people off-site early voting is for. The idea is to make it convenient so that working people will have an easier time voting. But, no, don't waste tax dollars on something that will benefit all of us because ... I don't know why. The president visited my community last week and stayed in a local hotel. Oh, my. HOW DARE HE! He required SECURITY! THAT COST TAXPAYERS MONEY!!!! He apparently had a motorcade (duh) that inconvenienced people going to work. He sure had nerve (at least that's what I read in the LTTEs this week.) Silly me. I was so excited that the president visited here I sent all the articles to my children living out of state. In addition to today's LTTE complaint entry about President Obama's visit, I learned that Mitt Romney has EVERY right to do exactly as he pleases with his money. It's his right. Taxes are bad. I also learned (something I read at least 3 times per week) that Obamacare is BAD and will kill business (and the bill is has too many pages). And Representative Betty Sutton hates business and hurts our local economy. (Hello? Remember "Cash for Clunkers"? That was Betty Sutton ... yep, she sure has done NOTHING to boost OUR local economy.) I see a common thread in much of this .... the divide and conquer that Scott Walker boasted of in Wisconsin. The angry white people are SO afraid that some of THEIR money (which many don't have enough of to live comfortably) might go to someone undeserving (translate: person of color) It angers them that an African-American PRESIDENT gets "special treatment." They are so angry that they are irrational. It just wears me out dealing with the anger every day ... in the newspaper, on the job, and out in the community.
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 I'm so tired of stupid, angry white people (Original post) |
ladym55 | Jul 2012 | OP |
| The Magistrate | Jul 2012 | #1 | |
| kardonb | Jul 2012 | #25 | |
| RagAss | Jul 2012 | #2 | |
| BeyondGeography | Jul 2012 | #3 | |
| lunasun | Jul 2012 | #19 | |
| XemaSab | Jul 2012 | #4 | |
| TreasonousBastard | Jul 2012 | #11 | |
| emilyg | Jul 2012 | #24 | |
| Le Taz Hot | Jul 2012 | #33 | |
| 99Forever | Jul 2012 | #39 | |
| hfojvt | Jul 2012 | #67 | |
| amfortas the hippie | Jul 2012 | #5 | |
| ladym55 | Jul 2012 | #8 | |
| amfortas the hippie | Jul 2012 | #6 | |
| Dyedinthewoolliberal | Jul 2012 | #7 | |
| Zalatix | Jul 2012 | #9 | |
| steve2470 | Jul 2012 | #10 | |
| virgogal | Jul 2012 | #12 | |
| Zoeisright | Jul 2012 | #32 | |
| CakeGrrl | Jul 2012 | #63 | |
| Tsiyu | Jul 2012 | #13 | |
| freshwest | Jul 2012 | #56 | |
| D23MIURG23 | Jul 2012 | #14 | |
| AJTheMan | Jul 2012 | #15 | |
| eppur_se_muova | Jul 2012 | #16 | |
| Solomon | Jul 2012 | #17 | |
| emilyg | Jul 2012 | #26 | |
| Solomon | Jul 2012 | #42 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Jul 2012 | #18 | |
| Skip Intro | Jul 2012 | #20 | |
| Nye Bevan | Jul 2012 | #21 | |
| emilyg | Jul 2012 | #27 | |
| just1voice | Jul 2012 | #28 | |
| Major Nikon | Jul 2012 | #34 | |
| amfortas the hippie | Jul 2012 | #36 | |
| lunatica | Jul 2012 | #44 | |
| Bluenorthwest | Jul 2012 | #46 | |
| Major Nikon | Jul 2012 | #50 | |
| TwilightGardener | Jul 2012 | #52 | |
| pecwae | Jul 2012 | #35 | |
| Comrade Grumpy | Jul 2012 | #53 | |
| entanglement | Jul 2012 | #57 | |
| ladym55 | Jul 2012 | #60 | |
| Skip Intro | Jul 2012 | #61 | |
| RKP5637 | Jul 2012 | #22 | |
| Kablooie | Jul 2012 | #23 | |
| NashvilleLefty | Jul 2012 | #29 | |
| alp227 | Jul 2012 | #30 | |
| lunasun | Jul 2012 | #59 | |
| alp227 | Jul 2012 | #31 | |
| amfortas the hippie | Jul 2012 | #37 | |
| Patiod | Jul 2012 | #38 | |
| Bluenorthwest | Jul 2012 | #40 | |
| Patiod | Jul 2012 | #41 | |
| Bluenorthwest | Jul 2012 | #45 | |
| treestar | Jul 2012 | #54 | |
| underseasurveyor | Jul 2012 | #43 | |
| Romulox | Jul 2012 | #47 | |
| Bluerthanblue | Jul 2012 | #48 | |
| Romulox | Jul 2012 | #49 | |
| busy being free | Jul 2012 | #51 | |
| just1voice | Jul 2012 | #55 | |
| emilyg | Jul 2012 | #58 | |
| flvegan | Jul 2012 | #62 | |
| amfortas the hippie | Jul 2012 | #64 | |
| cbrer | Jul 2012 | #65 | |
| ieoeja | Jul 2012 | #66 | |
| Skip Intro | Jul 2012 | #68 | |
| ieoeja | Jul 2012 | #69 |
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 10:50 PM
2. Let's hope they have many more years of stroke-inducing anger.
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 10:52 PM
BeyondGeography (38,556 posts)
3. Yes, tired of the whitemare myself
Response to BeyondGeography (Reply #3)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:31 AM
19. white Americans of the sort so well identified in the OP, are the main thing standing between us and
Response to XemaSab (Reply #4)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 02:55 AM
33. . . .
Stupid is as stupid does and it comes in all shades. |
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 11:13 PM
5. I feel ya.
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and, yes...these are the folks most in the way of a better world. always have been, I guess. I grew up here, so I'm perhaps a little biased.
As a white dude(I prefer "Pink"  , I never really thought much about race. I rode the(rural) school bus with lots of Black Folks...never understood them, but we were always friendly. My Brother had a best friend that was black...he really educated us on what it meant to be Black in Texas.
But it wasn't until I was the only white person, at a catfish place/club where I worked, that I really got a feel for things.(the (I think it was) Ice Cube concert was particularly harrowing...my Black coworkers protected me from the less enlightened customers.Glad I had my Sociology Hat. Now, I'm married to a Mexican(13 yrs), 2 "Half breed" boys...in a little town where Brown is Black...lots of unacknowledged racism, just below the Quaint Patina. Walk a mile, and all...Racism is Stupid, but it's very real.Especially if yer on the receiving end. The white folks referenced above likely won't change, inwardly, where it matters...no matter if they gain a black/brown/purple daughter in law...or "half breed" grandbabies.Just outwardly. it's in the younger folks where we must place our hope, in this area. In Texas, see Demographic Trends...not only more "Hispanic" Folks...but more intermarriage...like Us. My boys think racism is dumb...plain and simple, and with no prompting...and it's amazing how hard it was to explain it the first time they were aware of such things. |
Response to amfortas the hippie (Reply #5)
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 11:26 PM
8. I'm not as hopeful for the young people
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although your sons sound like they get it!
I work at a public university and am in a position to hear the opinions of many of our students who have shared ... "There are no poor people in this country ... only lazy ones." "We don't have poor people in America ... everyone has big screen TVs. Now, Africa, THAT has poor people." "I don't want welfare cheats wasting my hard-earned tax dollars." (Ronald Reagan's mythical welfare queen is alive and well.) And that's not counting all the ones who have NO clue who any of our elected representatives are. Welcome to DU!  |
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 11:26 PM
Dyedinthewoolliberal (14,531 posts)
7. "Where ignorance is bliss,
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'tis folly to be wise"
I feel for ya Lady |
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 11:34 PM
steve2470 (37,415 posts)
10. I'm tired of them also ! nt
Response to virgogal (Reply #12)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 02:38 AM
32. But white people have most of the power.
Response to Zoeisright (Reply #32)
Sun Jul 15, 2012, 12:59 AM
63. Exactly. The NUMBER of this demographic is very damaging to forward progress
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:01 AM
13. The sociopathic corporate-owned media have won hearts and minds
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:16 AM
15. I wish I knew what LTTE stood for.
Response to AJTheMan (Reply #15)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:22 AM
eppur_se_muova (35,242 posts)
16. Letter To The Editor. nt
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Welcome to DU !
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Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:25 AM
Solomon (12,085 posts)
17. What gets overlooked in all of this is the thing that
Response to emilyg (Reply #26)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:54 AM
Solomon (12,085 posts)
42. wtf? my post must have went straight over your head.
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:43 AM
20. Yeah, those white ones especially!
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What a racist OP.
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Response to Skip Intro (Reply #20)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:47 AM
21. Yeah. I don't like Clarence Thomas, but at least he's not white.
Response to just1voice (Reply #28)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 04:02 AM
Major Nikon (36,198 posts)
34. The OP is a racist rant and should be edited or removed.
Response to amfortas the hippie (Reply #36)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:20 PM
Major Nikon (36,198 posts)
50. That...
Response to Skip Intro (Reply #20)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 06:08 PM
57. Not racist, IMHO. There is certainly strong element of white racialism stoking right-wing anger and
Response to ladym55 (Reply #60)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:53 PM
61. No. You know what...
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Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:55 AM
RKP5637 (64,860 posts)
22. I hear you, I was just telling someone earlier today the same, I'm fed up with
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:57 AM
23. I'm partial to intelligent, serene, black people myself.
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 02:28 AM
alp227 (31,591 posts)
30. THANK YOU! I've seen white resentment on the rise ever since the election of Obama.
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 02:33 AM
alp227 (31,591 posts)
31. Furthermore, what you narrate can be explained by the social dominance theory.
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:05 AM
38. I know a poor Republican who had to get govt help to get life-saving surgery
Response to Patiod (Reply #38)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 02:49 PM
treestar (81,130 posts)
54. I have an unemployed relative on Medicaid, posting everything against ACA and Obama she can find!
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I posted back - do you realize the Republicans would like to do away with Medicaid?
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Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:54 AM
43. Just plain tired of the stupid and the willfully ignorant.
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White, black, brown, blonde, redhead, brunette, red, green, christian, atheist, left, right, tall, short, thin, fat, etc.....
I'm just tired of stupid  |
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:39 AM
47. Now let me tell you the problems *I* have with the African American community (especially females!)
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:43 AM
48. me too- wish
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I could offer some words of solace.
We aren't alone in our weariness. What is it going to take to open peoples souls.... I say that because it is deeper than the mind, or the eye- So many people seem so stuck in hatred, anger, selfishness and .... underneath it all... fear. It is hard not to fall into the pit of hoplessness. But it is essential that we hold on tight to the truth, and keep on keeping on. We can make a difference. 
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Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:47 AM
49. What is furthermore distressing about this is that it seems stereotyping, scapegoating, and racial
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Sat Jul 14, 2012, 12:50 PM
51. Only melanin-challenged people qualify as stoopid and/or
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who tire you...
Progressive my arse! |
Response to ladym55 (Original post)
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 02:36 PM
65. Stupidity and Anger
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Are equal opportunity!
Hey lady, we have laws on that!  |
