Re: Overthrows
To me, racism exists anytime you start to categorize people based on origin, ethnicity, skin color, etc. As practiced in Hawaii, racism is rampant.
I don't mind if you give financial entitlements to an economic class, and it just so happens that most are of a certain color. But you can't base the decisions on the color.
I am not very good at racism. I was taught the benefit of "merit" as a defining criteria in humanity.
Racism and Social Darwinism are not similar. Social Darwinism embraces the notion that all men are created equal. Some make better choices than others along the way.
As a side note, I visited the Hawaiian Center at the King Kam Hotel yesterday. During the conversation, the ladies there were lamenting the lack of opportunity in Hawaii for people born here. I noted that it seems to me an advantage to be born here, especially from a business point of view, through contacts and networking. They said that's not the case. So I said "Are you saying being born here is a 'disadvantage'?" They stumbled on their cognitive dissonance while I smiled.
To me, racism exists anytime you start to categorize people based on origin, ethnicity, skin color, etc. As practiced in Hawaii, racism is rampant.
I don't mind if you give financial entitlements to an economic class, and it just so happens that most are of a certain color. But you can't base the decisions on the color.
I am not very good at racism. I was taught the benefit of "merit" as a defining criteria in humanity.
Racism and Social Darwinism are not similar. Social Darwinism embraces the notion that all men are created equal. Some make better choices than others along the way.
As a side note, I visited the Hawaiian Center at the King Kam Hotel yesterday. During the conversation, the ladies there were lamenting the lack of opportunity in Hawaii for people born here. I noted that it seems to me an advantage to be born here, especially from a business point of view, through contacts and networking. They said that's not the case. So I said "Are you saying being born here is a 'disadvantage'?" They stumbled on their cognitive dissonance while I smiled.
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