White privilege is/was real

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[–]fschmidt 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

10 or 20 years ago was a transition phase. Before that Americans thought mostly in terms of religion and culture. E Michael Jones discusses this in great detail. Unlike modern morons, Jones has studied history. Jones's position is that the Left pushed racial thinking in order to destroy western culture. The alt-right provides strong evidence that Jones is right here.

[–]trident765[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Excerpt from a US Supreme Court unanimous opinion from a naturalization case in 1923:

What we now hold is that the words "free white persons" are words of common speech, to be interpreted in accordance with the understanding of the common man, synonymous with the word "Caucasian" only as that word is popularly understood. As so understood and used, whatever may be the speculations of the ethnologist, it does not include the body of people to whom the appellee belongs. It is a matter of familiar observation and knowledge that the physical group characteristics of the Hindus render them readily distinguishable from the various groups of persons in this country commonly recognized as white. The children of English, French, German, Italian, Scandinavian, and other European parentage, quickly merge into the mass of our population and lose the distinctive hallmarks of their European origin. On the other hand, it cannot be doubted that the children born in this country of Hindu parents would retain indefinitely the clear evidence of their ancestry. It is very far from our thought to suggest the slightest question of racial superiority or inferiority. What we suggest is merely racial difference, and it is of such character and extent that the great body of our people instinctively recognize it and reject the thought of assimilation.

https://www.pbs.org/rootsinthesand/i_bhagat2.html

Does this seem like a culture that doesn't think in terms of race?

[–]fschmidt 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

I don't see anything wrong this with. They weren't race deniers.

Clicking on the link, I see that the issue is immigration. It makes sense to me that America would have wanted immigrants from places that were culturally compatible with American culture.

[–]trident765[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You said Americans thought in terms of religion and culture rather than race, but the Justice said:

the great body of our people instinctively recognize [racial difference] and reject the thought of assimilation.

[–]fschmidt 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I guess one would have to look at intermarriage rates to judge this. What I know from personal experience is that race wasn't such a big deal in the 1980s and 1990s outside of the South.

[–]Pononimus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ironically, there were far more interracial marriages between Blacks and American Irish between 1890 and 1914 than at any time in American history. Yes, you can look it up and verify it through as many sources as you like. So much for the Marxist lie of "Inherently racist America."

[–]Airbus320 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

(((American culture))) 🤢

[–]Pononimus 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Doesn't like American culture. Comes into an American Culture thread just to complain that they don't like American culture. XD

[–]Airbus320 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

XD