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I can see the victim mentality that causes people of color to sometimes resist police detention, which leads to unfortunate escalation. I can see that there is an attitude problem with police that perhaps encourages that victim mentality
I live really far away from the US, namely in Romania (and sadly too close to Comrade Putin) but along the years I took a great interest in the US society. I actually travelled a lot, including in the US, I spent 17 years in Japan and I would like to consider myself an objective intellectual. I don’t base my opinions on gut feelings, rather I read about a subject/topic as much as I can, I get informed and then I come to a conclusion. So, if you want my “outsider” opinion on this matter, I think it is a complex issue. The Doc_Man has a good point, there are problems with politics and with the police/community interaction. But I get the feeling things have generally evolved in the positive direction since, say the 1960s. I can understand that a black person my be discriminated when looking for a job but I also can see from US statistics/studies that in general that population segment suffers from lower educational standards which in turn is a matter of upbringing/social values/family finances etc. and this in turn leads to discrimination in the labor market. In all fairness, a person should get a job based on his/her potential and work ethics, not color. There are many issues on the table that I may not fully understand, being an outsider. But this is what I don’t get. So we all agree there are two societies in the US, the white one and the black one. Why the black society does not have a sort of leader, not necessarily a political person? For example, why Denzel or Morgan Freeman or say Neil deGrasse Tyson [public persons with immaculate images/moderate/mature attitudes and hence people who could inspire] do not do more for their community? I say “their” because they are Americans but they also are black Americans. It seems to me that whenever a black person gravitates away from the problems of their societies, they don’t look back. Also, another thing that I don’t understand is why the victim mentality is not present in the Asian community. I mean, why don’t we see something like ALM (Asian Lives Matter)? One possible answer to this is that the Asian communities are much better organized, with a common goal (to prosper) and an innate appetite for hard work.On this subject, I must admit to mixed feelings. Since my college days half-a-century ago, I can see SOME signs of improvement. However, that comment about not being shot with fully automatic weapons is true only because most cops carry holstered semi-automatic pistols. They keep the fully-automatic stuff in the trunk.
I can see the victim mentality that causes people of color to sometimes resist police detention, which leads to unfortunate escalation. I can see that there is an attitude problem with police that perhaps encourages that victim mentality. In a way it is a reflection of the increasingly confrontational nature of USA interactions between otherwise ordinary people. Our politics is screwed up. Our police/community relationship is screwed up. I sometimes wonder if the problem is merely that WE are screwed up.
The black community can not be compared with the Asian community, the blacks forefathers were slaves in America and over the years they have made improvements in their relevance in America, also the history of America cannot be complete without reference to the contribution of the blacks and the deprivation of the native Americans, I.e I think they are called Red IndiansFor example, why Denzel or Morgan Freeman or say Neil deGrasse Tyson [public persons with immaculate images/moderate/mature attitudes and hence people who could inspire] do not do more for their community? I say “their” because they are Americans but they also are black Americans. It seems to me that whenever a black person gravitates away from the problems of their societies, they don’t look back. Also, another thing that I don’t understand is why the victim mentality is not present in the Asian community. I mean, why don’t we see something like ALM (Asian Lives Matter)? One possible answer to this is that the Asian communities are much better organized, with a common goal (to prosper) and an innat
This also can be traced to their forefathers been slaves, in South Africa for example Blacks are still under privileged because Education was not prioritised by their fore fathers while the Whites were in political power.The whites are still in Economic power in SA. The lesson is that it can take decades or centuries to change the mentality of a group of people.can see the victim mentality that causes people of color to sometimes resist police detention, which leads to unfortunate escalation
In the 19th century the Chinese in the US and Canada had also a semi-slave status. They are famous for having built railways with minimal pay and plenty of abuse. Not that different from the cotton plantations from the South. So the idea that only black people had a major social disadvantage does not really hold. See for example:The black community can not be compared with the Asian community, the blacks forefathers were slaves in America and over the years they have made improvements in their relevance in America, also the history of America cannot be complete without reference to the contribution of the blacks and the deprivation of the native Americans, I.e I think they are called Red Indians
how do you know that certain others hate you? I never said anything.I may get sarcastic comments from those here who hate me
Your reference is to a province in Canada.