Why do we need
to judge worthiness by category? Why can't we just judge a person regardless of gender, political
affiliation, religion, skin color or any other division? " I look to a day when
people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of
their character."[1]
Why is it that we have to keep dwelling on what happened to
us, our parents, our grandparents, or any other family member throughout
history? Almost all peoples have been enslaved, at one time or other,
throughout history.
Are these the old, rich, white,
slaveholders we have been hearing about? If this strikes a racist note in your
heart, go to the mirror and see if that hind end of the horse is still there.
Bet you don't know which ones died broke, in debt, or both.
Affirmative Action has been with us
since 1961. This was shortly after we took prayer out of our schools, and slightly
before banning the Bible from our schools. For the last 55 years, we have
attempted to make up for perceived damage done to people who were displaced,
enslaved or disenfranchised. Most of the people alive today have grown up under
this attempt. One of the difficulties in determining who deserved this
treatment, and or reparations due, is the difficulty in determining ancestry.
An example of this would be: who is the descendant of a slave? Not all black
people were slaves. Some black people were slave owners, and only a very small
percentage of whites were slave holders. Which ancestors of slave holders do we
charge for these reparations? Apparently, the current thinking is that
everyone, regardless of guilt or color, should be taxed for the reparations.
"In
institutions of higher education, affirmative
action refers to admission
policies
that provide equal access to education for those groups that have been
historically excluded or underrepresented, such as women and minorities. Affirmative action (known
as employment equity in Canada, reservation in India and Nepal, and positive discrimination in the UK) is the policy of favoring members of a disadvantaged
group who suffer from discrimination within a culture. Often,
these people are disadvantaged for historical reasons, such as oppression or
slavery. Historically and internationally, support for affirmative action has
sought to achieve goals such as bridging inequalities in employment and pay,
increasing access to education, promoting diversity, and redressing apparent
past wrongs, harms, or hindrances. The nature of affirmative action policies
varies from region to region. Some countries, such as India, use a quota system, whereby a certain percentage of
jobs or school vacancies must be reserved for members of a certain group. In
some other regions, specific quotas do not exist; instead, members of
minorities are given preference in selection processes.
The
term "affirmative action" was first used in the United States in
"Executive Order No.10925", signed
by President John
F. Kennedy on 6 March 1961,
which included a provision that government contractors "take affirmative
action to ensure that
applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment, without
regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin." In 1967, gender was added to the anti-discrimination
list. In 1989, the International Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination stipulated (in Article 2.2) that affirmative action
programs may be required of countries that ratified the convention, in order to
rectify systematic discrimination. It also states that such programs "shall
in no case entail as a consequence the maintenance of unequal or separate
rights for different racial groups after the objectives for which they were
taken have been achieved." [2]
"As
President Lyndon Johnson said in 1965, "You do not take a person who, for
years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate him, bring him up to the
starting line of a race and then say you are free to compete with all the
others, and still just believe that you have been completely fair." President
Johnson's speech eloquently stated the rationale behind the contemporary use of
affirmative action programs to achieve equal opportunity, especially in the
fields of employment and higher education."[3]
"In 2010, 15.1 percent of all
persons lived in poverty. The poverty rate in 2010 was the highest poverty rate
since 1993. Between 1993 and 2000, the poverty rate fell each year, reaching
11.3 percent in 2000."[4] The poverty line in 2010 was determined to be
$22,113.00, for a family of four. "Today
the poverty line for a family of four is $24,250.00. Also, today the poverty
line for a family of four in Alaska is $30,320,
and $27,890 in Hawaii
"In 1900, life expectancy for
white Americans was just 48 years and just 33 years for African
Americans--about the same as a peasant in early 19th century India
In 1900,
if a mother had four children, there was a fifty-fifty chance that one would
die before the age of 5. At the same time, half of all young people lost a
parent before they reached the age of 21.
In 1900,
the average family had an annual income of $3,000 (in today's dollars). The
family had no indoor plumbing, no phone, and no car. About half of all American
children lived in poverty. Most teens did not attend school; instead, they
labored in factories or fields.
The
nation's population shifted from the Northeast to the Sunbelt .
In 1900, Toledo was bigger than Los Angeles California ’s
population was the size of the population in Arkansas
or Alabama Houston , Phoenix , and San Diego have
replaced Boston , Cleveland ,
and St. Louis
Unemployment
rate for age 16 and older.[8]
This
chart demonstrates that the unemployment rate for the current administration
has been brought down to about where it was in the last years of the former
administration.
Unemployment Rate by
Race/Ethnicity
The unemployment
rate by race time series goes back to 1954. With the exception of the Asian time
series, all of the rates shown here are seasonally adjusted.
Race/Ethnicity
|
February 2016
|
Month/Month
(Points) |
Year/Year
(Points) |
White
|
4.3%
|
0.0
|
-0.4
|
Black or
African American |
8.8%
|
0.0
|
-1.5
|
Hispanic or
Latino
|
5.4%
|
-0.5
|
-1.3
|
Asian
|
3.9%
|
+0.2
|
-0.2
|
Unemployment Rate by Age
The unemployment
age time series begins in 1948. Recent history has shown greater employment
stability as age increases.
February 2016
|
Month/Month
(Points) |
Year/Year
(Points) |
|
25-34
|
5.1%
|
0.0
|
-0.3
|
35-44
|
3.8%
|
-0.2
|
-0.7
|
45-54
|
3.5%
|
0.0
|
-0.3
|
55+
|
3.8%
|
+0.1
|
-0.5
|
Unemployment Rate by Gender
The unemployment
rate time series for men and women also begins in 1948. Traditionally, women
have had greater employment stability than men during economic downturns.
Sex
|
February 2016
|
Month/Month
(Points) |
Year/Year
(Points) |
Male
|
4.9%
|
0.0
|
-0.7
|
Female
|
4.9%
|
0.0
|
-0.5
|
Unemployment Rate by Education
Level
In 1992, the BLS
began tracking unemployment rates by education level. H. All groups consist of
individuals 25 years old or higher.
Education
Level Achieved
|
February 2016
|
Month/Month
(Points) |
Year/Year
(Points) |
Less than
High School |
7.3%
|
-0.1
|
-1.1
|
High School
Grad
No College |
5.3%
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
Some
College
or Associate Degree |
4.2%
|
0.0
|
-0.8
|
Bachelor's
Degree
or Higher |
2.5%
|
0.0
|
-0.2
|
The above
rate charts are from, http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/demographics/
There
are exhaustive charts available from The United States Dept. Of Labor http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpsee_e16.htm http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t02.htm
In all 50 states, federal law makes it
illegal to discriminate based on: Race, Color, National origin, Religion, Sex
(including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), Disability, Age
(40 and older), Citizenship status, and Genetic
information.
"There are those who wish to rewrite history and vilify our ancestors, about the way the Native Americans "were treated". Anyone care for the truth?
1. No one knows for sure where
the "native", "original", "first" or
"indigenous " people, that were here when the Pilgrims landed, came
from. There are dozens of theories such as the lost tribes from Israel
2. My family, who originally
came here from England
3. The Puritans and Pilgrims
enslaved nobody.
4. The Puritans, and later the
Pilgrims and the "Indians" got along very well. It was only
because of the help of these "Indians" that a little over half of the
settlers lived through the first winter. My ancestor, William White, died
that winter and his wife married Miles Standish. My direct ancestor, John
White (William Whites nephew), arrived here in 1630 with his bride (whom he
married on the ship), Francis Jackson, and settled in Watertown, Massachusetts
5. No land was stolen from the
"Indians". A large tract of land, that was cleared and ready
for planting, was available to the Pilgrims because the tribe that had occupied
it had been completely wiped out by disease, long before the Pilgrims
arrived. The "Indians" believed there was something evil in
that land, and therefore wouldn't use it.
6. The true history of those
who were the precursors of what came to be the United States
7. The first
"Thanksgiving" celebration was a combined banquet with the Pilgrims
and the "Indians". The "Indians" supplied most of the
meat, consisting of venison, wild turkeys and probably rabbits, squirrels and
other items. The thanks that were given were for the blessings that God had
bestowed on the Pilgrims (these blessings included the "native
Americans")."[10]
The above
represents why I claim "WHITE
PRIVELIDGE". I am privileged to have the ancestry of the White family. The
White's I am descended from came from England Germany ,
Scotland , Ireland , and a few other little areas on
addition to England
I am absolutely
sick and tired of hearing how I am a privileged person whose life was made so
much easier because of the color of my skin. I have worked since I was 14 years
old. I bought and worked on my own vehicles. I paid for my college by working
in gas stations. I was successful in my employment because of my work ethic. I
always got to work early, stayed late and did what I had to do to be
successful. When working in the sales field, I always made more sales calls,
never lied, followed up on everything I said I would do, and built a reputation
for reliability in the eyes of both my customers and employers. To my
knowledge, I have never been placed ahead of any other person because of my
skin color.
Some "black"
people seem to be the most interested in accusing people of 'white privilege'.
Hispanics come in second. I have never seen a black person and I have never
seen a white person. We are all one race, created by God, and are all shades of
brown - some darker and some lighter. I don't know what color Adam and Eve
were, and neither do you. Perhaps they were both different shades of the same
color, just like we are.
The Progressives seem
to believe that people of color are inferior races[11].
They believe that these less intelligent and less ambitious people cannot fend
for themselves and therefore belong on the government plantation, of government
assistance.[12]
Funny, the black people and Hispanics that I know are successful and
industrious people. I wonder where the progressives got their opinions. Perhaps
it is part of their agenda to control the masses, like Carl Marx espoused. I
wonder where white privilege came into this thinking, because as I see it, the
progressive movement contains people of all colors. Perhaps the same people who
are trying to get the Lord out of our culture are the same people who want to
divide us in all the other areas of life.
Our
country has never been perfect, and probably won't ever be perfect. What I do
know about our country, and its founding, is that it was established by God,
and is the most perfect nation ever set up (with the possible exception of
Israel). Our nation was set up to be the freest nation in the world. It was set
up on biblical principals. It was the
first nation set up to be run for and by the people. It was assumed that the
people would be under the direction of God. The writings of the founding
fathers confirm this. Those people who hold grudges against our country need to
remember: biblically speaking, healing comes after forgiveness and forgiveness
comes after submission.
There is a passage in the Bible that
says: if we will humble ourselves, and pray, God will forgive our sins and heal
our nation.[13]
The major stumbling block here seems to be the humbling part. Our government
indoctrination system has taught our children that their parents are not
enlightened like their teachers are. In some cases, the students are told to
ignore their parents about some things and teach their parents whenever they
get the chance. They are even told to hide the information they are given,
because their parents won't understand. Self esteem is the PC justification for
this and the tool by which the child is deemed superior to the parent.
The way the progressives have
infiltrated the schools, the churches, the press and the entertainment industry
is all predicted in the Bible. Setting up the new world order, for the
Anti-Christ and the false prophet, is described extensively.
"White privilege is a part of the
politically correct agenda devised for the purpose of creating division and
strife and blocking the higher values of unity and forgiveness. If one
assumes that there is white privilege then one is assuming that there is an
inherent lack of ability for people of color
to succeed, even to the point of being a weak and inferior peoples. What an
insult to people of color, and an arrogance from those who espouse such divisiveness."[14]
For additional
information, I might suggest some of my previous papers -
http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2016/01/slavery.html
http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2010/10/bigots-and-racists.html
http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2011/06/racism.html
http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2015/06/racism-in-united-states.html
http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2015/12/native-americans_4.html
[1] Martin
Luther King, Jr.
[2]
Wikipedia
[3] http://www.civilrights.org/resources/civilrights101/affirmaction.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
[4] http://www.npc.umich.edu/poverty/
[5] https://aspe.hhs.gov/2015-poverty-guidelines
[6] https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/about/overview/
[7] http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3175
[8] http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
[9] http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
[10] first
published at Thanksgiving 2014
[11]
Margaret Sanger's eugenics, and Hillary Clintons esteeming her are prime
examples
[12] see
BLACKLASH, How Obama And The Left Are Driving Americans To The Government
Plantation, by Deneen Borelli
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