Racism is alive and doing well

[burt]

Some of you may have noticed that I moved from Olathe KS. to Palm Beach FL. There are numerous differences, but the biggest one for me is the racism. It is rampant, and EVERYWHERE!

The black folk hate the whites. The whites hate the blacks. The Mexicans refuse to talk English. The Hatians hate everyone but Hatian.

The New York/Philly transplants are very vocal about their racism. I expected that. But Black children bullying and verbally abusing white children, just for being white? That one shocked me.

This alone has really tarnished my feelings about my move significantly.

I NEVER experienced this in the KC Metro. Was I blinded? Nieve? Are any of you experiencing racism?

[RNR]

There will always be racism. It is just a natural thing for people to relate to those they are similar to. I grew up during riots and blacks and whites would end up fighting because blacks did not like peckerwoods and whites did not like ****ers. We did not know why, that was just how it was. As we got to high school the fights just sort of stopped. I held a grudge for quite some time. As I got older I interacted with more black guys and we would talk about it openly. I treat every person the same and if they are cool we get along if they are an asshole we don't. Sadly many never get over racism and let it fester into a hate that consumes them and defines them~

[JD10367]

It probably depends on where you are, even in a particular city. There are parts of the Floride southeast coast that are bad, and parts that aren't. There are neighborhoods that are bad, and some that aren't. My parents live in Boynton Beach FL and it's very clear when moving from east to west. East coast: A1A and multimillion dollar homes and mansions. From Route 1 to Route 95: mostly poor black. From Route 95 to Jog Road/Military Trail: middle- to upper-class white and retiree in gated communities, with all the shopping. From Jog/Military west: the Okechobee and sparsely settled areas, trending towards poor again. My parents live just east of 95 in a black area, but it's a fairly quiet area and no one bothers anyone else (black or white): two streets over, right next to the highway, though, is a very bad section.

Someone black once said that there's racism in both the north and south. The only difference is, up north, the racists tell you to your face. I think it takes a long time to change peoples' attitudes. 130 years ago, blacks were property. 80 years ago, women couldn't vote. 40 to 50 years ago, there was rampant inequality and segregation. Things don't change overnight. Hopefully each generation learns better. I grew up in the 70s, when being racist was "funny". My neighborhood was literally 95% white (mostly Italian). Boston was made up of neighborhood enclaves of nationalities (Italian, Jewish, Asian, Irish, black, etc.,.) and I'm sure each enclave told racist jokes with the other nationalities as the stars. I learned as I grew up that racism is bad, and I'm not as racist as my parents and that older generation.

I'm not sure any particular city or area is more or less racist. Maybe more or less tolerant due to the numbers of other races/nationalities there, but more tolerant doesn't necessarily mean less racist; it just might mean they don't show it as well. I'm sure, in south FL, in Boston, in Kansas City--basically anywhere--you can find racists and non-racists.

Given the state of the world, I'm not sure it will ever go away. Pick an area and there's two groups fighting about something. Israeli and Palestinian, Northern Irish and Southern Irish and English, Hindu and Muslim, Christian and Muslim, indigenous and conqueror, Democrat and Republican, black and white, young and old, men and women... Gonna be a long time until the population of the world holds hands and sings "Kumbaya".

[Param]

Originally Posted by burt

Some of you may have noticed that I moved from Olathe KS. to Palm Beach FL. There are numerous differences, but the biggest one for me is the racism. It is rampant, and EVERYWHERE!

The black folk hate the whites. The whites hate the blacks. The Mexicans refuse to talk English. The Hatians hate everyone but Hatian.

The New York/Philly transplants are very vocal about their racism. I expected that. But Black children bullying and verbally abusing white children, just for being white? That one shocked me.

This alone has really tarnished my feelings about my move significantly.

I NEVER experienced this in the KC Metro. Was I blinded? Nieve? Are any of you experiencing racism?

Welcome to south florida

[OnTheWarpath15]

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Better here than anywhere, so...



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So far, they've recovered 107 bodies from the wreckage.

[boogblaster]

Being White and rural I used to say live and let be .. till I moved to different cities .. Blacks and Mexicans are more racict than Whites ....

[MichaelH]

Originally Posted by burt

Some of you may have noticed that I moved from Olathe KS. to Palm Beach FL. There are numerous differences, but the biggest one for me is the racism. It is rampant, and EVERYWHERE!

The black folk hate the whites. The whites hate the blacks. The Mexicans refuse to talk English. The Hatians hate everyone but Hatian.

The New York/Philly transplants are very vocal about their racism. I expected that. But Black children bullying and verbally abusing white children, just for being white? That one shocked me.

This alone has really tarnished my feelings about my move significantly.

I NEVER experienced this in the KC Metro. Was I blinded? Nieve? Are any of you experiencing racism?

I live in the south and experience everything you have described minus the Haitians. I don't generally think of Florida as the south except for its geographical location but I can see racism happening there due to the influx of Cubans and Haitians.

[RNR]

Originally Posted by MichaelH

I live in the south and experience everything you have described minus the Haitians. I don't generally think of Florida as the south except for its geographical location but I can see racism happening there due to the influx of Cubans and Haitians.

What part on NC do you live in?

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by boogblaster

Being White and rural I used to say live and let be .. till I moved to different cities .. Blacks and Mexicans are more racist than Whites ....

by far imo

[B_Ambuehl]

Is it racism as much as it is disagreeing with what a particular group represents? Upper middle class white people often make fun of and hate on rednecks for the same reasons they hate on blacks and mexicans. Rednecks/hillbillies/white trash are usually dumb as fuck, trash the fuck out of everything, require government support. How racist is that? I think most racism is just an acknowledgement of differences in culture. If the cultures are the same the racism tends to go away as well.

[RNR]

Originally Posted by B_Ambuehl

Is it racism as much as it is disagreeing with what a particular group represents? Upper middle class white people often make fun of and hate on rednecks for the same reasons they hate on blacks and mexicans. Rednecks/hillbillies/white trash are usually dumb as fuck, trash the fuck out of everything, require government support. How racist is that? I think most racism is just an acknowledgement of differences in culture. If the cultures are the same the racism tends to go away as well.

Just had to go there

[burt]

I have been around MANY different cultures.... and have NEVER seen anything like this.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by burt

I have been around MANY different cultures.... and have NEVER seen anything like this.

You didn't exactly move to the most educated part of the country.

[burt]

Originally Posted by vailpass

You didn't exactly move to the most educated part of the country.

yeah... I am afraid that the rest of the country will vote to nullify Florida's voting rights! Sure is pretty tho......

Hey wait a minute....we play polo here!

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by B_Ambuehl

Is it racism as much as it is disagreeing with what a particular group represents? Upper middle class white people often make fun of and hate on rednecks for the same reasons they hate on blacks and mexicans. Rednecks/hillbillies/white trash are usually dumb as fuck, trash the fuck out of everything, require government support. How racist is that? I think most racism is just an acknowledgement of differences in culture. If the cultures are the same the racism tends to go away as well.

watch a how Blacks react to seeing a mixed Black/white couple and then come back and talk about how it's just 'acknowledgment of differences'

Blacks pretty much hate anyone not black ... whites,jewish,puerto rican. Jews are the killer of Jesus and using money to control the world illuminati style.

Asians are racist as hell too ... they consider themselves the BEST race and people of other races are "mutts". They are almost Hitler Aryan in their attitude about their racist supremacy and the need to keep their race pure by marrying within their own race.

of course not ALL ...

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by burt

yeah... I am afraid that the rest of the country will vote to nullify Florida's voting rights! Sure is pretty tho......

Hey wait a minute....we play polo here!

Sure is pretty, I agree. I have a good friend in Ft. Meyers who I visit every year, also hit the Orange/Gator/Outback bowls when Iowa plays. Love to visit Florida but there is no doubt the education system has stocked that lovely state with a preponderance of back characters from Deliverance.

Here in Arizona the public educational system doesn't exactly cover itself in glory either, bunch of no habal englise drains on the system mixed in with some failed school children. They are actually cutting funding here next year for full time kindergarten in public schools. Can you imagine? Now the kids won't even start to learn to read and write until first grade. They continue to fall further and further behind their private school counterparts.