If it's not because they're racist...
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...then why do some people have a vested interest in keeping a race "pure"? (Stereotypically white people, but it could also mean traditional families, i.e. Indian parents who only want an Indian man for their daughter, etc.) I understand that some of it stems from retaining cultural/religious views in a family, but I'm only talking about the racial aspect.
Why is "white genocide" a term? It's not a genocide in the way that the Jews and Armenians experienced, being killed by the masses. It's referring to a mixing of races, diluting the white family tree by having children with non-white person. Even if this were a serious affair (which it's not currently, according to Table FG4 here), what difference does it make? Why should anyone care if their race eventually turns into a mix with others? I'm white, and by the time that even happened (even if it were rampant now!) I would be long gone, so what effect does it have on me? I just can't wrap my head around the notion. |
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| Some people have a visceral fear of change. It's an existential fear of the unknown. It is one meaning of the word "conservative" -- seeking to conserve the status quo against perceived upheaval. I think is really a social psychology issue. It's a maladaptive trait from our time as early humans when changes were difficult to adapt to and potentially catastrophic. |
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| It has something to do with drugs I'm sure of it. Heroin is on the rise, meth is out of control, crack is coming back, marijuana is basically more acceptable than cigarettes nowadays - its drugs. |
Anonymous
Meth heads to not seem to be especially picky about who they have sex with. |
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| There has never been a first-world nation that is not European or Asian. |
Anonymous
really doesn't answer the question though. |
Anonymous
I guess you don't know many Koreans or Japanese. They're worse |
Anonymous
There have absolutely been times in history when Middle Eastern and North African civilization was more advanced than Europe. |
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| Op, the people you describe are racist. They would probably be proud of being called racist. To some, that's not a bad thing. They are proud of their own skin (why so much pride I do not know), and they imagine that since most of their genes are recessive, that one day no one will look like them anymore. I don't get it fully, but I can see how some (slightly deranged) people would be concerned. I mean, we get concerned when languages go extinct. But they do, and there's nothing to stop it, and as they become more extinct, there are fewer and fewer people who *actually* care. I think that's the idea. They care (too much). |
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| I dunno. Ask the libs, they're the ones calling for "cleansing." |
Anonymous
Please don't confuse the bigots with references to facts about world history. |
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Also they don't like being called racist because it is such a pejorative word. Negative connotation. So done would be proud of that label, because it accurately defines their entire point. But if you call them that in a insulting way, you'd get some pushback. "I'm mot racist!! I just like white skin a lot!" No, ha ha yeah you're racist. For the record I have white/love skin with only European heritage. I like my skin. It's great, it holds my body together.  I like how it looks but beyond that it's just...skin. If my grandkids have other than my exact color, I will not be the least concerned. Even my son is pasty white thoug DH and I are tanner. I don't get these people either. I don't run into them much. Do you??
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Sorry bout the typos above, man. I feel like my iPhone keypad is angry at me today.
Done = some White/olive skin |
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I can't speak to those who want the race pure, but I can speak to those people, especially immigrant Americans who want their children to marry others of their same ethnicity. I'm first generation Chinese American, e.g. the first natural born generation (since some people use it differently). In the 1950's when my parents immigrated to America, there were not a lot of Chinese around. They did gravitate to others like them who had immigrated relatively recently. As all of us kids were born and grew up, some of the families placed a strong emphasis on marrying Chinese. Why? Because there is a culture that they wanted to have their children and in-laws continue to participate in. For example, my parents often speak to us in Chinese. Even though my siblings only respond in English, they still understand when my parents speak to them in Chinese. We have customs that we were raised with based on our Chinese origins including celebrating certain holidays or following certain customs. I have been married 14 years and my wife still says that sometimes when we visit my parents, some cultural things go past her. She is familiar with a lot, and when she doesn't understand something, she usually just waits and she asks me about it later and we talk about it. But my parents have always been much more "Americanized" that some of their friends. Some of our long-time family friends did have a bit of culture shock in trying to adjust to a non-Chinese in-law. When you are comfortable communicating in your native language at home, trying to remember to speak in English when your in-law is there is hard. You forget. There are cultural differences that you share that would take a long time to teach someone. If you want to get a taste of this, watch "The Wedding Banquet" or "The Joy Luck Club" and watch the interactions of the family once the non-Chinese in-laws are added and see some of the difficulties they face. |