| I will apologize now if any of my posts offend someone, but I encourage these people to honestly look at WHY they may be offended by what I have to say. Is your offense justified? Or does your irritation fall into another category? You see, the Truth only hurts when it should.....Does this hurt? Think about it, and enjoy!
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Realities
With all the people out there looking for causes of this or that catastrophe, one would think that something would have been turned up by now: a reason for our suffering, an explanation, a decent excuse even. But no, all that seemingly can be found is a chain, a never-ending stream of events that entwines anything and everything outside the problem into the core as its source. Little do many realize that the cause of our daily trials is so near us that it could create havoc in our very own homes at any given moment; that the perpetrator is seen quite frequently. Many of have not made the connection that the miserable creatures that cause all our distresses stare at us every day, not from under a rock or with a hidden camera, but straight into our faces. Those creatures are Us.
I am so sick and tired of this racial/sexist/homosexual discrimination/minority garbage. This is it, my testimony. I would say, "How it really is" but then some supposed minority could sue me for discrimination and the hypothetical psychological damage such a statement would "cause". Society hammers away at the white, heterosexual male; everything from job opportunities, to scholarships, to sports. Companies are called to court over hiring/promoting a He.W.M. instead of his homosexual co-worker in the next cubicle. There are scholarships for Black Female Engineers, Hispanic Male Teachers, Female Asian Designers, et cetera; but nowhere will you find a scholarship for a White Male Anything, no, that would be "Discriminatory"! Such a scholarship would earn an organization a label of being "Sexist" and "Racist", not to mention get its pants sued off by as many minorities as could jump onto the lawsuit and get their collective foot into the door.
Let’s look at some specifics of a common area of argument within the racial discrimination structure. One of the three big inflammatory sections is that of language. This world is filled with many languages, each from multiple nations and many diverse cultures. Some languages are more common around the world than others, and are therefore useful to know. Two of these in this general area are Spanish and English. Particularly in Asian areas, Chinese is a common tongue. Many of these worldwide cultures have incorporated into the social structure if the United States, enriching it with co-operative diversity. Our many cultures clash, combine, and smooth the surface to pull together as a nation, especially during tragedies; 9/11 for example. But unfortunately, we no sooner began our recovery before we shot ourselves in the foot.
Boy is THAT an understatement! Forget the foot, we keep stabbing ourselves in various limbs; we seem determined to take each other apart! Language, ha! One of many misrepresented areas that has been blown way out of proportion, "I wasn’t hired because I can’t speak English and no one else could understand me!" O boo-hoo, welcome to America, Land of the Free, where our common language is English, not Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, German, or anything else. E – N – G – L – I – S – H. You don’t like it? Then move to another country. Freedom of speech does not mean I have to learn how to speak your language to accommodate you and make you happy. If I choose to, that’s one thing, and great for you! You’ll have someone who can understand you: Yay! Our constitution does not give you the right to impose your culture on everyone else: physically, mentally, linguistically, psychologically, or any other way; you may present it, but I am not obligated to accept it. Here is an e-mail going around that sums it up nicely:
"This makes a lot of sense to me. It's about time somebody said it.
IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT. I am tired of this
nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their
culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, we have experienced a surge
in patriotism by the majority of Americans. However, the dust from the
attacks had barely settled when the "politically correct" crowd began
complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.
I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is
seeking a better life by coming to America. Our population is almost entirely
comprised of descendants of immigrants. However, there are a few things
that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born
here, need to understand.
This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only to
dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Americans, we have our
own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This
culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by
millions of men and women who have sought freedom.
We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or
any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society,
learn the language!
"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian, right
wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and
women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly
documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our
schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the
world as your new home, because God is part of our culture. " [sic]
If Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, then you should
seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with
our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you
did things where you came from. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and
our lifestyle.
Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express his opinion and
we will allow you every opportunity to do so. But, once you are done
complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our pledge, our national
motto, or our way of life, I highly encourage you to take advantage of one
other great American freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.
Author Unknown"
So what if the eighty-year-old shopkeeper didn’t learn your language when he was in high school or college several decades ago? If you want a job at that shop, then learn the shopkeeper’s language, not the other way around. If I go to China to work, I cannot and do not expect all Chinese to learn English to accommodate me, I am the visitor, I must adapt. This bureaucratic garbage of lawsuits doesn’t do anything positive for your "minority" or your (unworthy) cause. It does show you to be a little, stuck-up, punk whiner who picks on old folks for a living. Yeah, look real tough don’t ya’, strutting your old-folk-beating stuff. "Hey, watch out. This whiner is just trouble," is more like it.
Part of what makes our nation great is our ability to accept people with their abnormalities. We can look past our differences and see that everyone, deep down, has some good in them that should be fully explored and shown to those who may not see that goodness. The homosexual lifestyle is an example of how far we are willing to tolerate people’s differences. We realize that some people are just "that way" and that we have no justification to judge them on their personal convictions. We have even gained the courage to allow the homosexual populace a place in Society that was previously held only for heterosexual married couples. We have indeed proceeded far on the road of acceptance.
We are required to respect each other as people, as human beings, not as social structures. I have nothing against gays/lesbians as people. I have a problem with their lifestyles; I disagree with their sexual beliefs. Free speech does not mean we all must listen to an opinion; it means an individual has the right to express an opinion. "So don’t listen" you say, that’s all well and good, except that, again, I will get tagged as a racist, homophobic, or some other trumped up charge. Has anyone ever considered referring to the homosexual as heterophobic? Homosexuals claim that they can’t control who or what they are and we (everyone else) should just accept them. Bull. My reflex (that I "can’t" control) is to gag with even the thought of having a relationship with another male, of having another male as my partner, but I am expected to suck it up and suck it in so as not to offend. Complete hypocrisy in its purist form, "Deal with me for and what I am; but control yourself so as not to offend me". Don’t think so, people. That is now how it works. Homosexuality is not some terminal disease that someone is infected with and can’t be vaccinated for, it is a choice. Occasionally there are cases where a person has tendencies to be attracted to a member of the same gender. We also see this in the animal kingdom, where the reaction to such behavior is to shun the creature acting on these "traits". Maybe we should take a hint from our animal friends.
Throughout our history, many minorities have been discriminated against, and our government has done an excellent job of taking care of those discriminations. It has snuffed out all outright discrimination in the work place in pure fear that the government’s iron fist will fell the one who dares oppose it. We are proud for passing our differences and becoming a tighter nation, one that can stand up to all fronts because of our diversity and trust in each other.
In a world that challenges everything, how can anyone claim that they alone are discriminated against? WAKE UP PEOPLE! There is no such thing as "Equality", and there never will be. Our views of this vague thing "Equality" don’t overlay each other; they may overlap in areas of agreement, but they never truly and completely cover each other. No two views are EXACTLY the same! All but those that are currently in power are a minority, period. To overcome that position, one must become the majority. They must become the one(s) in power by overthrowing the current system to implement their own. If this is done, there is a new a new majority, not equality. History shows that equality will never exist as those in power find themselves in control and unwilling to give that control up. History also shows that sooner or later the pattern will again repeat itself, destroying the current Majority to implement a new one. It’s a futile war, and effort that cannot, and will not, be completed; a war that cannot be won. If two people cannot agree with 100% understanding and compatibility, why are we so naive as to think that an entire country, and eventually the entire world will be capable of such a feat?
For example, let’s say that we have a set of heterosexual, black male Siamese twins, Ted and Tod. Ted wants to go to bed and Tod wants to get a shower. Both cannot be done at the same time, so one or the other must give up what they want to do: Ted gets to go to bed, or Tod gets his shower. Ted and Tod may both eventually get what they want, but one or the other has to de-prioritize what he wants to get. Another option would be for neither to get what they wanted and instead go and get something to eat, but now both lose something and the alternative may or may not be equally satisfying to the brothers. Now there is also another problem on my hands because I most likely have offended part of my audience. I have several minorities ticked at me: the Feminists because I used a male example instead of a female one, the gays/lesbians because the example was heterosexual and not homosexual, the Asian man is angry because he was not represented, and the list goes on. In fact, the only minority that isn’t ticked off at me is the black heterosexual male because he was represented, but everyone else was left out. There is no way to appease everyone. If the brothers became non-racial and non-sexual, simply "it" or "they" someone would be offended; if no one else, then the Siamese twin population as being put into a segment of "its" and "theys". Do you get the point? This vague thing we call "Equality" is not possible, it is fallacy.
Race, the color of our skin or the accent one speaks with is looked on as an identifying mark that allows us to see the individual pieces of our countries puzzle. We cannot choose our ethnic background, but we can learn and build on the foundations of our ancestors to mold ourselves a nation that cannot be surpassed. Though our skins be of different shades, blood flows red through our bodies and for our sisters/brothers who have made this country great.
But the claim of racism is almost as bad as the homosexual argument. Unlike homosexuality, I see nothing wrong with being different here. Let me clarify: skin color, language, traditions, et cetera are all well and good, but some of these traditions are not suited for all to see at any given moment and the language barrier is one that will always exist in some form. These traditions are another issue that is loaded with hypocrisy. We try to "culturalize" the so-called "third-world countries", but then come home and launch multi-million dollar enterprises to try save the already decimated American-Indian ways. HELLO! Does this really make any sense? And how is this productive to anyone considering that as soon as a race becomes "cultured" it will try to save its "culture" for future generations. Do the words: "Make up your mind!" mean anything anymore? I mean, come on people! How many times and in how many ways do we have to be shown we can’t have it both ways? These are the facts, like them or not, I really don’t care. It’s called life, and it’s time to grow up and live it. The majority of these so-called "minorities" exist in the mind, and nowhere else; or rather, the supposed problems that are caused by being part of a "minority" exist in the mind. Now do not get me wrong here. I realize that we cannot control our ancestry and that there will be differences, but these are facts, not excuses. The fact is, we did not ASK to be born, quoting Bill Cosby on parents, "And if you HAD asked, I would’ve said NO!"
Another advancement in our country’s long line of achievements is how much our females participate in our societies everyday activities. We are one of the few countries whose women participate in almost every field of our society, from government to home-life; our women have just as prominent a role as our men.
Sexism? Give me a break, girls. You’ve got it well off and you know it. You have the whole world wrapped around your collective finger. You cry, and someone is there to comfort you, give you a shoulder to cry on. You get down; someone is there to sympathize. You cry out "sexist!" and you have a million lawyers licking at your heels for the job. Guys? We cry, and are told to get over it, we’re being too emotional. We get down, and we’re told to snap out of it, there’s work to do. We cry out "sexist!" and are lucky if we can find some lawyer in a dark alleyway willing to anonymously support us, and are then laughed at for the effort. Girls, you want equality? I have yet to hear of a feminist pushing for higher insurance for female drivers. No, all you have to say is, "we want, we want, we want". Something you think you deserve because a guy has it and you don’t. And surely all men are at best your equals while most don’t even make it that high. Sorry girls, not buying it. Your arguments are not valid. In fact, you have a more prominent role than the men do, though it is rarely recognized it as such. You are entrusted with the upbringing of the next generation; you are shaping the world of tomorrow! But you can’t be satisfied with that. Why? "Mother", the most honorable title available on this earth, and you can’t be satisfied. Try focusing on what you do have, instead of what you don’t; you all may realize how good you really have it.
The "minorities" use the Constitution as a weapon to back up their whining, twisting what the words say to get them the best result. What makes this worse is the fact that the courts are letting them. When we have cases where someone spills coffee on themselves and then is able to sue the restaurant because they "…didn’t know it was hot," we should hear a loud warning bell going off. How long will it take us to realize how far we have fallen? How many Stella Wards will we have to go thru before we see how pathetic and child-like we have become? We are so worried about the number one, the I/me, that we don’t even take time to consider what our actions might cause. Society teaches us that we are the center of the world, that it revolves around us as if each individual were some type of sun. No wonder we’re having so many problems. I am no astronomer, but I’ll bet you if two suns crashed together, there would be a mighty big explosion to follow, and an impossible mess to clean up as well. How much more with millions and millions of suns crashing into each other at once? The causes of our problems have nothing to do with skin color or any other physical boundaries. They are all in the mind, and as long as we try and this battle as a physical one, we are doomed to failure forever.
In general, not everyone deserves something that someone else has; all they deserve is a chance to achieve it. Even those that do deserve that something rarely get it. This is not discrimination, it is just the way it is, period. No amount of whining is going to change that. If you don’t like it, well that’s just too bad. There are many things in this life that I don’t like, but I have to deal with it anyway. Right now, all this bureaucratic garbage is part of that thorn. I am a Heterosexual, White, Christian male, and I am proud of it. If you don’t like that, I am sorry that you may be offended, but there is no justification for feeling so or to penalize me for it. If you still have a problem here, let me know and I’ll see if I can’t scrounge up fifty cents so you can call someone who cares about your bad attitude.
This country is composed of many achievements, some won with blood, some with ink; but those achievements mean nothing without a people to do something constructive with them. Our greatest "accomplishments" will ultimately be the cause of our hardest downfall.
Equality: A vague, yet all encompassing desire that many seek for unceasingly. What is this equality; its meaning, its potency? Can it truly be defined with only one definition? Why is something so incompletely defined desired so much that some people are willing to fight for it? Is something so indecipherable really worth fighting for? These are the questions that should be pondered instead of the self-serving garbage that fills our minds constantly. The reality of equality is that it is pure fallacy. Unreachable, uncapturable, but relentlessly striving to ensnare; a foe that cannot be destroyed if one is trying to defeat it. The only defense against this futile battle is to steel oneself against the fantasy of equality with everyone else, but instead realize that we are equal in different ways. Our differences are what make us equal, not our similarities. Our similarities are what help us be acceptable in our chosen habitat, our differences are what define us as individuals and their offset is what gives us the ability to become all that we can be. Our differences make us stronger, not weaker, and to try to destroy those distinctions will destroy us, mentally, and physically. This is what the minorities are fighting for, not their uprising to acceptance, but the destruction of us all. Is that what any of us actually desire?
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This piece was actually written almost two years ago, and I am currently working on part two (yes, I have more to say and proof to present). It will be posted as soon as it is finished, though my current schedule is hectic enough that I have no idea when this will occur. |
