You are confusing, Alch. You are so angry and even used words in the chat box beyond common sense but then you are so smart and rational about nutrition. Sort of a dichotomy to me. Like my very conservative but atheist friend. After reading what you wrote above I see where you come from. Minority hires and college acceptance were barriers to you along the way. IF all that happened to me on my quest to adulthood I guess I would be POd too. Happened to me once. I wanted (or thought I did) to teach in my home town at the local elementary. I subbed there for awhile and the PE job came open. They gave it to a black guy (from the Bahamas) and I was told they had to. Well, there were lots of black children in the school and very few black teachers and no men to speak of. I was sort of put out but in the end I got a much better job soon after, Probably 100x better than that job. But I was excited to go home and teach the children of people I grew up with and played ball with.
Btw And I mean this sincerely. I bet if we met and sat to talk over a beer you would see who I am not what you think I am and I am sure you are a real decent guy in person. At least my experience more than a few times. You sound like a fascinating person.
We've been thru this before. I don't take things personally on here. It's a great place to vent and let some frustrations out. I'm not an angry person, but I have zero compassion for most people. I hate all groups of people and take people as individuals.
Two people whose opinions I hold in high regard (outside of family) are both black women. They love god, love their family and relate very well to "white" society because they are faith based and family based in a traditional way. I can and have had black/white discussions with them. One in particular was the Mike Brown situation. One thought for certain that it happened the way the media said. I kept telling her to wait for information. Once the truth came out, she was more upset with the black activist than we are on here. She said it was a senseless use of emotional capital that causes too much harm and divisiveness.
Yes I have a foul mouth. Not in public or around people I know are sensitive to it. I use certain words like n!gger openly here because I don't want to give that word power. Also, i went to an almost all white school and we called any POS a n!gger. It has never carried a black connotation to me, although I do understand it does to others.
I'm an egalitarian. i hate most activist groups because they do not want equality. It's part of why I hate special treatment of minorities. They have more than a fair opportunity, but you still hear undue bitching and moaning. We live in a day and time where almost all people have a fair shake. Most people make bad decisions and then say they are held back due to race. I know plenty of white people who chose drugs, booze, bad women, bad friends, and they turn out like garbage. It's not a racial issue.
We don't agree on politics. I'd like to believe you have your views because you believe the best in people. However, you present a lot of contradictions and aren't open to most of the criticism. Nothing wrong with you having opinions. I used to be against gay marriage. At first I was just opposed to it. Then someone told me that I don't like being told how to live, so why am I against them. I thought about it, and while i still don't agree with it, I'm not opposed to it. It would just be nice to see you really see the other side. So many like ADG and Detroit among others put out such rationale positions, but it falls on deaf ears. I just shoot my mouth off, and I doubt people know when I'm stirring the pot, being serious or just popping off.