- 04 Dec 2020 19:38
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That was a an awesome post. Here in the USA we have an ongoing experiment that suggests that embracing victimhood is markedly detrimental. Immigrants from Africa and the West Indies thrive in America and do better than American blacks. One would think that if the system was holding down American blacks it would also hold down black immigrants with even greater efficacy as they are foreigners. And yet this is not what happens. American blacks lag behind black immigrants because they are consumed with the idea of embracing the role of the noble victim.
And let's not forget the immigrants from East Asia and India who outperformed whites on a regular basis. What do Asians, Indians, and black immigrants have in common? They are not immersed in victimhood. They do not see racism in every corner; they see opportunity in every corner.
Left wing leaders do not want to see this because it would destroy the lucrative successful narrative of perennial racism. This is the ticket the left uses to get into power.
I am not saying there is no racism. However, racism continues to decrease and it is mot what it used to be.
Unthinking Majority wrote:This is the truth.
Also, the US may be a beacon of light for some, but @QatzelOk is right in that the US isn't a beacon of light for others.
Life is about getting ground into the dirt and fighting back when you can while not letting anger and resentment destroy you in the process. It's a brutal chess game of moves and countermoves against a world filled with people trying to stomp on you to get ahead, and sometimes you will get outsmarted and lose a valuable chess piece, and if you can't get it back you tip your cap to your opponent, learn from your mistake so that hole in your game isn't exposed again, then worry about your next move...
It's ok to cry when you've been hurt, but if you're too caught up in the past you will never put it behind you and move forward. It's a lot harder to move forward when you're carrying the weight of the past on your back.
That was a an awesome post. Here in the USA we have an ongoing experiment that suggests that embracing victimhood is markedly detrimental. Immigrants from Africa and the West Indies thrive in America and do better than American blacks. One would think that if the system was holding down American blacks it would also hold down black immigrants with even greater efficacy as they are foreigners. And yet this is not what happens. American blacks lag behind black immigrants because they are consumed with the idea of embracing the role of the noble victim.
And let's not forget the immigrants from East Asia and India who outperformed whites on a regular basis. What do Asians, Indians, and black immigrants have in common? They are not immersed in victimhood. They do not see racism in every corner; they see opportunity in every corner.
Left wing leaders do not want to see this because it would destroy the lucrative successful narrative of perennial racism. This is the ticket the left uses to get into power.
I am not saying there is no racism. However, racism continues to decrease and it is mot what it used to be.
Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience.
Adam Smith
Adam Smith