"the movement."

[Drich]

typical liberal foolish response...
In fear of what someone else may think... I won't express what I believe to be right.

My biggest concern is not that others will think ill of me; that's fine. My biggest concern is that someone will come along, hijack what I've said, and drag it into the sewer. It's happened many times to me on the internet where I'll try to begin an earnest conversation about this, only to find my words twisted into something resembling a KKK hood by assholes. 

And, in the spirit of giving equal time, lefties do what results in the same thing. There's this knee-jerk reaction to start yelling "Racist!" at anyone who may suggest that the problems of the general black community may not be so much on whitey anymore, and that it hasn't been for quite some time. 

Black Lives Matter doesn't raise the ire of white people because it has so much power. It pisses white people off because the vast majority of us are not racist, yet we all get branded with it. We are given the "for us or against us" option and well, fuck that. 

And the answer, "Now you know how it feels" is horse-shit. Look who just got elected POTUS. That's how it feels. 

That said, institutional racism does exist. One can acknowledge that at the same time as admitting that it's not white people causing black people their problems (for the most part). And that's what the left won't discuss. It won't even admit the possibility that such a phenomenon exists. I think a lot of it is white guilt, which is something I don't feel and never will, and unless one has actively engaged in racist activity, they shouldn't feel it either. 

The second this is this: what conservatives say about leftist academia is true. Having gone back to school later in life, I've seen this firsthand. It's perfectly acceptable for any ethnicity to say shit like "Those are white people problems" or something stupidly similar. You know what, we all have serious problems and concerns. And all of us white folks aren't sitting around lighting $500 cigars with $100 bills.

And when I asked my counselor for a pamphlet on scholarship awards, she looked at me like I was crazy. When I got home and opened up the pamphlet, I saw why. There was nothing in there for me. Sure, if you were a racial minority or female, you had lots of possibilities. Me, the white guy? Nothing. But see, that's okay with me because it wasn't a need, and it shows action on the part of our government to give those who, in the past and in the present, need a helping hand. But if I was 20 years old and it was a need, I'd be fucking furious. And reasonably so. 

My best friend voted for Trump. He described it as the "Biggest 'fuck-you' in American history." He's also gone back to school later in life and he also knows that no matter how well he does or has done, there's no free money for him. 

Now I'm gonna go put on my intellectual armor before returning to this thread.

Now read the BLM manifesto and comment on that. (which should bring you back to what this thread is supposed to be about)