My wife (not pictured) is bringing home fresh coffee beans from Uganda. They grow the beans and roast them there next to a waterfall. My old Sunday school teachers are shown sitting at the table. My wife says the people there are "wonderfully open, kind and accepting."

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[–]rubberbiscuit 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Such a great story it makes me want to send millions of African Americans back to that country so they can flee the racism rampant here.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think most of the racism we have seen is in psychological operations and publicized by the giant media corporations. I have not seen racism in real life America like it is portrayed by the media and like anonymous posts suggest.

But, like COVID, even if we didn't see the virus, people still freaked out and feared it after watching and believing what the electronic screens told them. So likewise, people who see enough racist propaganda and believe it will be afraid to treat other human beings with kindness.

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

Most “racism” is just pattern recognition. Pre-Stone Age gatherers do not behave as Modern Humans and should not be expected to.

[–]LarrySwinger2 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

We will now ostracize you from this community (j/k).

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

You have likely seen some trolls around here. For anyone interested, here is a story....

A diverse group of travelers made their way across a bridge that connected a desolate wilderness to a paradise. An elderly asian couple walked slowly, leaning on their canes, but smiling. A young black man strode carefree, his headphones playing upbeat music. A hispanic mother held the hands of her two small children, guiding them lovingly. Alongside them was a middle-aged white man, with a curious look as he observed the group he found himself in.

Suddenly, a gruff voice called out from beneath the bridge. "Go back where you came from!" His bloodshot eyes glared up at the travelers. "This bridge is for good people only!"

The travelers paused and exchanged uneasy glances. The elderly couple tightened their grip on their canes. The young man removed his headphones, his jaw clenching. The mother pulled her children closer, shielding them with her body. The white man looked around, his expression shifting from concern to determination.

"We are together," the white man called down. "And this bridge is for any traveler."

The troll let out a harsh laugh. "You're just as bad as the rest of them," he spat. "Get off the bridge!"

The travelers refused to be intimidated. They were determined to leave the wasteland behind them and enter the other side. As they paused, they noticed the troll remained under the bridge and would not come up to confront them. They realized that he actually feared the group as he remained hidden in the shadows.

"Go back to your separate places where you belong!"

The group ignored his commands and continued on, crossing the bridge. The troll's insults echoed behind them, but they continued making their way across and refused to throw oil onto the fire of the troll's hatred for them.

As they reached the other side, the travelers exchanged friendly nods and smiles, all their differences fading in the face of their common experience. Together, they had made it out of the wilderness and were now in a land flowing with milk and honey. They were immediately greeted by multitudes of people from every nation that had traveled before them. The troll remained behind in the darkness, alone and miserable.

[–]LarrySwinger2 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Meh.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Much like Zimbabwe, the people are so nice that you only need a handful of psychos and they take over the whole country

[–]Canbot 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

On the one hand the scenario you put forward is logically sound, however the facts on the ground are different than what you are proposing. If a handful of psychos took over while everyone else was kind and peaceful then this situation would not lead to rampant criminality and violence across the country. That is what is happening. If the people in the picture were two young white girls traveling alone they would be raped and murdered having never come across any of these supposed "handful of psychos in power".

All countries have the problem you described where the nice people get taken over by the psychos. In white countries where the people are actually kind and nice the country remains peaceful and prosperous. The cost to quality of life caused by the psychos increasing taxes to fund wars, and the tyrannical policies they put in place to maintain power don't lead to the collapse of these countries into the squaller and violence of the third world.

[–]LarrySwinger2 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sharp observation.

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

Never relax