Bigotry towards whites

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I vote no in spirit. There is definitley lots of bigotry against whites, but is it widespread? I would lean towards saying no. At the same time I can empathize with many dirt poor minorities who have a tendency to hate whites, while I cannot with those who hate minorities.

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Yes.

I'm having trouble understanding why people are saying "no"?

It is because it is easy to sympathize with those who hate whites, even though the hatred is extended to them. In other words it isn't serious bigotry or something that I would get riled up and angry about. It is perfectly understandable, especially considering I am half-Mexican. It annoys me when upper middle class/rich whites complain about "reverse racism" because of Affirmative Action, when they already have a leg up on 95% of the country based on their wealth. In other words I tend to dislike the types of people talk about "reverse racism", as if it is an issue hurting their families. I might understand if your family has had a family member killed because of it but if you live in suburbia, it is ridiculous to make an issue out of it unless you want to try and solve it.

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Yes.

I'm having trouble understanding why people are saying "no"?

Well, I don't think it's widespread but a lot of the no votes (I didn't vote) come from handwringers.

and people who apparently don't live around large populations of African-Americans.

Clearly

I don't think anyone would call me a racist but I must say that it is hilarious to take race lectures from rich kids in the suburban Pacific Northwest, for example, who will probably see as many blacks in their lifetime as I'll see in a day.

I am not rich in any way and I don't choose to live in suburbia...

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I love the argument that white people are allowed to be hated because they make money. How about instead of hating the white man, how about getting a job and getting some of that wealth that you hate the white man for?

Now now they might have some good reasons to hate the white man.

White liberals destroyed the black family
White liberals destroyed black neighborhoods with busing
White liberals destroyed equal education with busing
White liberals destroyed the human dignity of the individual black person with government dependency
Hell, after all that, I'd hate white people too.

Yeah the 250 years of slavery, and 100 years of segregation promoted by southern conservatives did nothing to create these racial tensions.

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And I don't have a leg up because I am white and have "wealth". I have a leg up because I worked hard to make the most of my education.

Being white helps you in the eyes of the law and being wealthy helps you have a better education so you do have a leg up.

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And I don't have a leg up because I am white and have "wealth". I have a leg up because I worked hard to make the most of my education.

Being white helps you in the eyes of the law and being wealthy helps you have a better education so you do have a leg up.

I am hardly "wealthy", I come from a middle class family, with a household income that isn't staggering in the least bit. I don't do illegal activities so I don't see what the law has to do with anything.

Middle Class>Poor and it isn't very hard to break the law. Stupid mistakes and/or experimenting happens.