What can white people and black people do to bridge the gap between their cultures? My idea: I suggest learning to communicate with each other in a second language such as Spanish instead of English. What are some other ideas?
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Practical ways to bridge the white/black USA gap
- Thread starter Brickjectivity
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Easy.....find a common enemy.
I get good results by knocking government.
Black folk love to hate as much as I do!
Canuckistanians make a convenient common threat too.
I get good results by knocking government.
Black folk love to hate as much as I do!
Canuckistanians make a convenient common threat too.
So anyway, the dialect of American citizens immediately poses boundaries for children both white and black. I don't think forcing people to use standard English is going to narrow the gap, since that doesn't require any effort on the part of white people. White people need to make an effort, and what I'm asking for are practical things that both whites and blacks can do.
I think this method has been tried. Perhaps you point out a problem and a hint however that there is apparently not a common enemy in the minds of most.
Well, I'm race-blind, so this means I don't perceive there to be a gap. I do not see an "us versus them" I see an "us composed of I's." But I'm a bit unclear on the topic, to be honest. You talk about bridging a cultural gap, which isn't the same to me as talking about race. For culture... don't there have to be "gaps" in order to have distinct cultures to begin with? Are you saying you want cultural homogenization? Something else?
Learning to speak and understand another language is good anyway. I think none of the "black people" I have ever known spoke Spanish. I think of dark skinned people speaking Spanish and African Americans speaking English, probably better than I do.
TV is good for bridging the gap. There are now mixed race couples on shows and advertisements.
"Being determines consciousness." Building the bridge across the "white/black USA gap" is the job of a progressive movement for social justice and economic opportunity. To suggest substituting for this a few classes in Spanish is laughably thoughtless.
Let's not dismiss the usefulness of brainstorming.
To come up with good ideas, it means considering lesser ones too.
I think you might be the nicest guy on the face of the Earth. If I could give you ten likes for that, I would.
gsa
Well-Known Member
Forget the pre-millennials.
If we are going to use the nation state model, America needs ethnogenesis. One that includes blacks and other minorities as well as whites. The alternative on the right is horrifying and the alternative on the left is anti-white and increasingly neo-liberal, so that's out too as far as I am concerned.
Given the realistic range of options, America needs a national identity, where one is ethnically American in the same way that one is ethnically Nigerian or English. That means eliminating the residual racism, but it also means politics that is not defined or fragmented by identity.
If we are going to use the nation state model, America needs ethnogenesis. One that includes blacks and other minorities as well as whites. The alternative on the right is horrifying and the alternative on the left is anti-white and increasingly neo-liberal, so that's out too as far as I am concerned.
Given the realistic range of options, America needs a national identity, where one is ethnically American in the same way that one is ethnically Nigerian or English. That means eliminating the residual racism, but it also means politics that is not defined or fragmented by identity.
Stone is the traditional form of bridge, however if we are looking to save costs, treated wood is also an option. We should also consider steel and cable depending on bridge length and style. Personally, I would consult an architect regarding specifics and estimates.
If you want to bridge the black/white gap, start electing Libertarians and Republicans. It's really that damn simple.
Everywhere there is a Democratic predominate government minorities suffer, they want their votes but do nothing but make sure their lives are total crap. Democrats largely play on the emotional appeal of the situation rather than trying to get any sensible resolution to the problems. That's just not damn good enough, we elect them to do the job and alleviate the misery.
Everywhere there is a Democratic predominate government minorities suffer, they want their votes but do nothing but make sure their lives are total crap. Democrats largely play on the emotional appeal of the situation rather than trying to get any sensible resolution to the problems. That's just not damn good enough, we elect them to do the job and alleviate the misery.
Oh god I am going to regret this...
Yep, I knew it. This is a joke, right? You are saying democrats are playing to emotion and yet the republicans are trying to shovel a reality show TV host into the oval office who has zero political experience. The OP is asking for practical solutions and this is far from it.
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Start by taking away youtube, twitter, and all the other "social" media. What a bane to civil discourse and reasoned thought.
Meh, Trump isn't as bad as Mittens. Gotta admit that, anyway go to the platforms and stop with the stage show. One platform is about fixing things, and the other is about worthless idealism. Utopian dreams don't feed people, get them their own homes, or keep dad living with mom. The Dems are on this family unit destroying agenda, and as long as they are doing that the poor people (who need the most support from their family members) suffer the most. It's just a math problem, and I think most black folks are smart enough to know that their **** isn't adding up. Hence, all the anti-white sentiment. Solve the money, family, violence problems, and the racism will dissolve easily into the newfound prosperity in their lives.
The Dems need racism to win because idealism is just a pipe dream, and racism is real. (When carefully tended...) They need to give us more than this to matter... They have become a completely irrelevant party that only exists to stir up turds for Soros to make big money on. They'll keep doing it as long as he keeps writing the checks to them, and fake protesters and other agents of divisiveness. American hasn't become more racist than it ever was, but the liberal media is spinning everything to create the divide. The other day I was watching CNN literally misquote and steer while watching a live program. It was like, wtf... that's how bad it is, the MSM and the globalists want us torn apart so we can't stop them.
Remember we are all Americans and on the same damn team, that's what I am trying to promote -- one party is trying to divide everyone and that's why I despise them.
Sure its fine for there to be multiple cultures in America, but the gap I am speaking of is a specific unhealthy kind of cultural gap, one caused by slavery. I'm not talking about Black culture but slave culture. I think slave culture has survived legal slavery. We have one group of people who have always had the benefits of freedom and another whose parents were taught to be morally and mentally dependent, denied education and oppressed by authorities. Blacks were slaves and whites weren't. What are some things that both whites and blacks can do to alleviate the resultant gap?
That isn't something we do directly. So far that has been something the government does and involves taxes. I'm all for that and for people getting involved.
I hear Rush is looking for an intern. You would be a shoo in.
Just trolling at this point, I thought we were having a discussion. My mistake, won't make the error again.
Actually, I'm just ramping up my vicious flame war with Jay.
Right now I'm pointing at his privates & laughing.
Take that!
(I hate him cuz he's so smart.)