[congressman]

How is making a predetermined judgment based purely on race not racist?

Discussing racism with you guys is like talking WMDs with Tariq Aziz.

Wow, you really sat that up rather nicely.

I would estimate that probably 75-80% of Americans wouldn't marry someone of another race. This is a guess, maybe its closer to 50-60%. And they make that decision based only on race. So does that make the vast majority of Americans racist for 'making a predetermined judgement' based purely on race? What about groups that only defend one group or another, say the NAACP? (which, in the interest of fairness, was starting by White men). Or how about hiring and acceptance practices of the government or colleges? When all other things are nearly equal, race is the sole factor at times. Racism exists. The KKK is a great example of this. I'm as devout of a conservative (fiscally) as possible, (but once again, in the interest of being fair, I'm actually an original liberal... classical liberalism), and I admit daily that racism is real, and happens often. Its a freakin shame that it does, but its true. I've met die hard democrats in the past few years that would have voted for Hitler if he had a "D" beside of his name, especially from Pike and Floyd County, and then completely turned on Obama when the election came because of his race. And he's only half black. I'd be tempted to say that had he been a genuine *****, they would have voted for Pablo Escobar had they had the chance.

As it has been noted, I along with others are in the military, and we have as great of a variety of races and cultures as any group that exists in the entire world. We have nearly every nation represented, and every background... but yet, even with the great strides we've made to put our past behind us, almost daily we hear racist remarks and hate speech. It sickens me.

However, with that being said. I will give an example of how I'm "racist" at times, based on your definition. We play pick-up basketball on a weekly basis.. and when I play with guys I don't know, and find myself picking the players for my team.. I'd almost always pick the black man over the white. And I almost always win because of it. I make a predetermined judgement based soley on race. But hey, it works nicely. :biggrin: