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rusty quoin

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12. All I can say is when white people get into a room, or neighborhood, or county,

Fri Jun 17, 2016, 01:24 AM

Jun 2016

It has made me uncomfortable most of the time, and I am white. That said, I now live in a neighborhood and local shops and markets which are mixed. Everyone is polite and nice.

The problem always comes with those wishing to separate. Even saying what I just said sounds too simplistic to me. But where I live, it is nice.

Our history is complex. I would like to say something profound, but I just feel most comfortable where I am.

After all most white people voted for Romney. I am embarrassed by that. Obama is smarter and has more class than anyone. He was the most controlled, had the best family, the best and smartest wife, who did everything to make kids better...and the kids loved them both..the world loves them both. Well I'll stop there.

I think black people in America have more political common sense than white people. The rest of the world sees it too.

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Does anyone else here think that class divides among whites are more salient... [View all] YoungDemCA Jun 2016 OP

Maybe to an extent, but having first hand experience, I'd say income has more of an effect tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

So your family wasn't family JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #4

Say what? Where'd you get that. We had a support network of people just like us - poor. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #5

See my response down below JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #6

oh yes swhisper1 Jun 2016 #2

Yep - I think I posted about this previously JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #3

Because "White people" is not an ethnic group elljay Jun 2016 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #8

When the economy goes sour, black people feel it more and therefore there may be a collective Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #9

Yep. I do. And for alot of the reasons that you already noted. Number23 Jun 2016 #10

this is true of all minority groups JI7 Jun 2016 #11

All I can say is when white people get into a room, or neighborhood, or county, rusty quoin Jun 2016 #12

i think it's different life experience but white is seen as the norm. not just conservatives JI7 Jun 2016 #13

Yeah, that's the thing. rusty quoin Jun 2016 #15

Growing up in NYC it's always been the opposite. I remember visiting NJ or Wisconsin and feeling bettyellen Jun 2016 #16

White Privilege rusty quoin Jun 2016 #18

You nailed it. I think it'll be strange seeing sexism's big resurgence with HRC bettyellen Jun 2016 #21

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2016 #20

In many black families, getting into the middle class is recent history ... kwassa Jun 2016 #14

Excellent post Kwassa n/t JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #19

Historically until very recently Chitown Kev Jun 2016 #17

Absolutely ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #22