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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have younger children, and it is stunning how color-blind they are. At first, I had the idea that they could just blend in with a multicultural society and all would go along fine. Over time, I have come to realize that it is not a good idea to sleepwalk through this transition.

For example, I want for my children to learn Spanish. I think that they will be shut out of whole categories of jobs, especially those dealing with the public. I am also concerned about negative depictions of whites in the media. Maybe there was justification at one time to depict whites as racists in the media in order to end prejudice. With whites as a plurality and then a minority, this seems to serve mostly to promote hate against whites. [b]White children are also given last preference over minorities for jobs.[/b]
[b]The latter be a serious problem in the federal government, for example. The President suggested that they shouldn't be hiring whites at all because Hispanics are over-represented.[/b]

I don't think that our generation knows what to expect, and certainly not our children if they are younger (which is the group I'm concerned about). Some strategies that I've considered are:

1) Learn Spanish
2) Learn about other cultures (so as not to offend and to understand their perspective)
3) Consider becoming involved if civil rights are violated 
4) Consider careers where preferences for those other than whites will be less significant
5) Consider what  happens when a group becomes a minority, especially a groupt that has been successful. Jews were very successful in Germany before WWII but were resented for it.

These are just a start. I would love to hear how others are handling this.
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WTF are you talking about?  You sound a little crazy.  As  a  minority, I think you have nothing to worry about.  While whites might become a numerical minority in this country, they are at least a generation away (probably more) from being a minority when it comes to political or economic power in this country.  Your comments are eerily reminicent of southern whites during Jim Crow who were worried about the impending doom of the country if whites and blacks attended school together.[/quote]

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