archhn

This is a great post. Thanks for sharing.

> All white people in America have an unfair advantage.

Statistical advantage you mean, but that does not translate to good outcomes for many people.

I'll agree with you that in a historically white country, white people, in general, have an advantage. But saying this completely disregards the marginalized white working class which has been under siege, like minorities, by a predatory ruling class.

It was like 40% white, 30% black, 30% other.

What do you think my conclusion was? I, a poor white kid, became the scapegoat for a group of poor black kids. I experienced the poor being set against the poor with the racial rhetoric of my childhood. I feel like it has become much, much, worse today.

If you think my conclusion is that there's no inequality, and that we just need to all hold hands and get along...well, maybe that's poor writing on my part, but this was not the conclusion I was trying to draw!

I am very sensitive to the plight of the white American working class. I'm aware of how the American oligarchs used us to become rich, and then shipped our jobs to third-world countries. There are countless communities of white people that have just flat out died due to this economic betrayal. Many of these areas which have been stripped of industry suffer social blights like heroin use, etc. There are entire areas in America where white people are just killing themselves with drugs because they are completely hopeless. Chris Hedges has written several great books about this. Also, you can look up plenty of documentaries on this subject on YouTube if you are not familiar with this subject.

Do some white people have an unfair advantage in this system? Absolutely. Do all white people have an unfair advantage in this system? Given what has happened to the white working class, I would say that the evidence proves that they don't.

I believe all people are inherently racist. I don't think race is the biggest issue in our nation. I believe class is the central issue, and I can't help but believe that race conflict is a diversion used to avoid class conflict.

I disagree. Race provocateurs are actively saying that white people are inherently racist. Surely you are aware of this?

1. I post anonymously. You're right that there's no verifiable information. It could be a completely fake story--like everything on the internet. However, I assure you, there are others that will report similar experiences--as we've seen in this thread. I'm certain this is not uncommon. The principles of human nature should also tell you that this story is entirely plausible. Is it really shocking that someone would be bullied because of their race? I'm sure a white, black, brown, etc, person has a story like this about another race.

2. Yes, they called me cracker. You've never heard people say that, even today? It is a common racial slur.

3. I was not describing black people as a "pack of feral dogs," but vicious kids. That's how they were acting, that's how I've described them. These kids were vicious. It's not a racial dig.

4. That's a good point. I suppose what I'm currently reading influenced my word choice there. I've been reading Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man." In that book there's a lot of stuff about his schooling and the book was published in 1916.

5. Not sure what your point is here. I just didn't want to draw any attention to myself, at all, because the bullying was so severe. It really happened.

6. Again, it's a description of how they were acting. It's not a racial dig. They were literally acting like vicious animals towards me. I would say the same thing if they were white.

7. That documentary shocked me. It seemed to prove that some higher education institutions are being used to indoctrinate people into becoming race warriors. It's clear from that documentary that the students are under some kind of cult like "spell," which is why I linked it.

8. Robert was actually a real friend of mine. Believe it or not, this actually happened. I know maybe it sounds too fantastic or something, but it really went down like this. Robert knew I wasn't to blame for his problems. I was in a working class family just like him.

The reason why I've shared my experience is that the "white oppressor" rhetoric, although it may be designed to shed light on systematic inequalities, gets interpreted at the street level as "that white boy over there is the source of all my problems." I've seen firsthand how bad race relations makes working class communities completely dysfunctional and violent. Cui bono? Does it benefit the poor when they fight among themselves?

Agreed. It happens everywhere. I sympathize with the black community, but this rhetoric doesn't do anyone any good. It's shocking.