Pattys response

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I agree Patty!!! Well said. And you dont sound a bit prejudiced. I

worked with many TANF (welfare) clients, white, hispanic, black,

Haitain, Jamaican, etc. who had mental illness and while there was

almost always some form of additional assistance (usually mental

health services) for my non-white clients, My white clients were

often unable to get the help they so desparately needed. The

standards were definitely different! It was a rude awakening for me.

And then there are the whites who werent able to get TANF...

--- In , " Patty " <mellowsong@...>

wrote:

>

> , I've been following this discussion with much fascination.

I'm

> probably going to get slammed for what I'm saying, but it has to be

> said. I am not a racist, biggot or anything else. I believe God

> created all of us, every race, equal. I agree there have been many

> wrongs done over the years, BUT...the pendulum has swung too far.

Now

> blacks and Hispanics feel " entitled " to all kinds of special

perks.

> Many don't feel they have to do anything to earn priveleges, that

they

> deserve it because their ancestors were wronged. I am against a

> government that provides special protections to ANYBODY. I am

disabled

> and was trying to find a job. I called my local employment agency

> asking if there were any programs to assist the disabled in finding

> employment. I was told I could get help IF I WAS HISPANIC!!! This

is

> wrong, plain wrong. Where I live, you can do anything if you are

black

> or hispanic...the police won't respond. They are afraid of being

sued

> for being prejudiced. If you are a white resident where I live,

you

> are written up and fined for your grass being an 1/8 of an inch too

> long, a little mildew on your siding, etc etc, while your black

next

> door neighbor's house is covered in mildew and the grass looks like

a

> wild field. I could go on and on. I am not against these people,

> please please please understand me. I am against a system that

fosters

> feelings of " entitlement " to anybody. If you want to go to

college,

> work at it, learn. There are lots of poor white people too.

What's

> wrong with simply earning your way, applying laws and rules equally

TO

> ALL, black, white, hispanic, male, female etc etc? We have gone

too

> far the other way. It is time to take all these special

protections

> away and let everyone fend for themselves. If there is prejudice

or

> bigotry involved, let the law handle it. I am white, I have been

> discriminated against because I am white many many times recently.

> This is as wrong as discrimination against any other races.

> Patty

> --- In , Idol <Idol@>

wrote:

> ...but I also find it revealing that many so-

> called non-racist libertarians preferentially seek to demolish

> protections against racism and other forms of bigotry. In a world

> literally drowning with affronts to civil liberties of all kinds,

why

> do so many of them focus on allowing racists to be racist in

commerce

> and in government?

>