It depends on what it is - things like the Christian Student Union should be allowed to bar non-Christians because that's essential to the group itself. But for instance if you had a golf club that had a sign that said 'whites-only,' I think that should have its charter removed if it fails to comply.
I find that most people in my age group (early 20's) have absolutely no respect for anything other than their own whims. I see so many people screaming at their parents over trivial shit, and overall just a very high sense of entitlement.
I don't think it's our generation, it's just people being in their early 20's. Not to mention our generation probably has had its maturity somewhat retarded by the fact that such a large portion of people go to college and simply don't have the level of responsibility that people who had to go to work straight out of high school have.
Tldr: If you don't have any compatible traits with a group, but you want to join it because you think you're entitled to, you're wrong.
I… more guess it depends on the area you live in when it comes to the Baby Boomers, because this generation is being raised by the tail end of the Baby Boomer generation, and around me the Baby Boomers are hard working, and family oriented. Be they farmers, carpenters, construction workers, lab workers, you name it. There are some duds, but on the whole, in the area I live, they are very respectable people. I guess they just all sucked at raising kids though, because my generation (ours), is all of the things you guys have been saying in this thread. I find that most people in my age group (early 20's) have absolutely no respect for anything other than their own whims. I see so many people screaming at their parents over trivial shit, and overall just a very high sense of entitlement.
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Due to how double standard this "progressivism" is, no-one actually became less racist. You're just racist to white people nowadays, but that's fine, since they're white.
I understand what you're saying, that being rich and having everything he wants is reality for him.
However, the truth of the matter is is that everything he has could all be taken away from him in the blink of an eye, for any number of reasons.
Look at what almost happened to Nicolas Cage because of that greedy accountant he had in his employment, some years ago.
There is never a guarantee about tomorrow!
So if all his millions were to get taken away from him, who then would actually care about him?
The way most people are in the world today, is they measure others by what they can get out of them.
And if all his assets were gone, I guarantee you that nobody would want anything to do with him, and with his attitude the way it is, even those of his family would probably be reluctant to help him.
Money can only buy so much.
Yes it can buy many things, but it cannot buy things like loyalty, friendship, and etc.
In regards to money and friends, money will "buy" you friends, but not genuine ones.
Money can buy loyalty, loyalty to ones next paycheck, but not loyalty to the person themself.
And with the way he treats his bodyguards, if it wasn't for the money they get paid to protect him, they would probably throw him to the wolves.
Now I use those examples, because their is an important lesson t be gleaned from them.
If you want to others be loyal to you, than you have to show loyalty to them.
If you want to have genuine friends, you have to first be a genuine friend.
And if you want people to respect you, then your own actions have to respectable.
I like the community service idea. As for freezing his assets, I doubt that would be legal. Also, he would just be getting a dose of working… more class "real" life. His "real" life is exactly what he's doing, and so long as he maintains the wealth, he will maintain the lifestyle.
That's not to say that I disagree with you, because I don't. That's just the product of class and wealth differences. The working class version of real life is not even comparable with the "real" life his wealth allows him. He's an icon, despite his antics or his attitude.
Hahahaha, you seriously, SERIOUSLY, think that white people have it harder than other races with regard to racism?!
Let me guess, you also think women have a far easier time in life than men? And straight people suffer much more than gay people because of their sexuality?
Do you want some kind of 'white history month' to go along with your International men's day and straight pride parades?
Due to how double standard this "progressivism" is, no-one actually became less racist. You're just racist to white people nowadays, but that's fine, since they're white.
Hahahaha, you seriously, SERIOUSLY, think that white people have it harder than other races with regard to racism?!
Let me guess, you als… moreo think women have a far easier time in life than men? And straight people suffer much more than gay people because of their sexuality?
Do you want some kind of 'white history month' to go along with your International men's day and straight pride parades?
I think what was better about days before, is that for the most part, is that generally speaking people had more respect for others.
My gen… moreeration is so damned self-entitled, overly sensitive, and lazy, that it's ridiculous.
It's downright shameful!
So many men around my age act like they don't have to do shit, that everyone else owes them a free ride.
And the truth is, just like the generation before, my generation has to work to be able to live.
To be perfectly honest, I think one of the biggest problems with my generation, is that for the most part they were not disciplined enough as children.
So many of them act like spoiled brats, that deserve a spanking.
Now I realize that there are some who strongly disagree about spanking a child when they act out.
They feel that it's abusive, or cruel.
But in reality, what it helps to do is teach them respect for others.
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Personally, I cannot stand Justin Beiber!
I've never listened to his music once in my life, so it's not that.
What I hate about him, is hi… mores cocky and disrespectful attitude.
When he got arrested, shortly before he got thrown out of California, if I had been the judge; I'd have given him community service.
You know, make him pick trash up outta the park, remove the graffiti off the buildings.
Or, and I don't know if this could legally be done, but if I were a judge and he got put in my court for the things he did, I'd have ordered that his assets be frozen, and that he'd be forced to get an actual job, like at McDonald's or something.
In other words, sentence him to real life.
Let him get a dose of what it's like to work for a living, and just how hard it is.
Hopefully it would prove a humbling experience for him.
It really wouldn't matter if he lost all of his money, and the same goes for Nicholas Cage. Their fame alone would see them making more money than most people ever see, within a year. If Nicholas Cage lost his fortune he could just make a new one by acting. Directors would still want him in their movies if he was poor, and Justin Beaver would sign a new contract with some company and be doing concerts and selling merchandise within a month. Sure if someone that say, hit the lottery, and was mostly unknown lost all their money they would be screwed. Actors, and musicians though, their name is all they really need once it's established.
I understand what you're saying, that being rich and having everything he wants is reality for him.
However, the truth of the matter is is … morethat everything he has could all be taken away from him in the blink of an eye, for any number of reasons.
Look at what almost happened to Nicolas Cage because of that greedy accountant he had in his employment, some years ago.
There is never a guarantee about tomorrow!
So if all his millions were to get taken away from him, who then would actually care about him?
The way most people are in the world today, is they measure others by what they can get out of them.
And if all his assets were gone, I guarantee you that nobody would want anything to do with him, and with his attitude the way it is, even those of his family would probably be reluctant to help him.
Money can only buy so much.
Yes it can buy many things, but it cannot buy things like loyalty, friendship, and etc.
In regards to money … [view original content]
There are black only clubs, so why shouldn't there be white only clubs? Why can no private club allow entry to only the people it wants to allow entry to? In the example of a golf club, even if they own a course, it's still their own private property, for their own private club. It's not like there aren't thousands of public courses that someone could easily go to as an alternative. This mentaity rally defeats the whole idea of private property, and having clubs and organizations in the first place.
As for my observations on the current generation, I can say that I observe these same behaviors, however, multiplied, in younger children. You may be on to something with the going to college idea, but that's still a responsibility in a sense. You have work to do at assigned times, and places to be at assigned times.
It depends on what it is - things like the Christian Student Union should be allowed to bar non-Christians because that's essential to the g… moreroup itself. But for instance if you had a golf club that had a sign that said 'whites-only,' I think that should have its charter removed if it fails to comply.
I find that most people in my age group (early 20's) have absolutely no respect for anything other than their own whims. I see so many people screaming at their parents over trivial shit, and overall just a very high sense of entitlement.
I don't think it's our generation, it's just people being in their early 20's. Not to mention our generation probably has had its maturity somewhat retarded by the fact that such a large portion of people go to college and simply don't have the level of responsibility that people who had to go to work straight out of high school have.
I'm not real big on Industrial metal. I just don't find it that enjoyable. I mostly listen to your typical heavy metal like Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, Pantera, etc. I also like power metal, such as Grave Digger, Rebellion, Sabaton, etc. Other than that I love classical music, medieval music, and really anything that doesn't have people singing.
I'm know it's subjective, I'm just joking because it's what I grew up with. I still say Cold's first album was really great. I also liked th… moree brief Pop Goth Rock you had during the period (Evanescence, Lacuna Coil). Jw,what do you think about Industrial? Bands like Rammstein, KMFDM... Though I agree 80s metal is awesome.
Honestly, I listen to a lot of Korean music so I'm mostly referring to that. As far as I'm concerned, the Kpop I liked died around 2008.
I think that the "progressives" of this time are nothing but a bunch of whiny, screeching, phonies. Any decrease in racism, sexism, and homophobia that they bring about is just a positive after effect, but then again, correlation doesn't necessarily equal causation. I'm thinking that holds especially true in this instance.
Instead of arguing which generation is better, we should acknowledge what we've accomplished with the new stuff, and what old stuff still looks/sounds great even by today's standards.
That's a great sentiment.
Just as some friendly advice, If I were you I would take both my comment above, and your own statement, and analyze my own actions, to see how I measure up.
Ask yourself: "Do I honestly treat others with respect? Do I honesty speak and act in a respectful manner, or do I mouth to anyone I want?"
Now I'm not saying you don't treat others with respect, but it is still a good question to ask yourself, to figure out how you measure up.
In fact, regardless of a person's age, it is still something that everyone has to do, it doesn't matter if the person in question is 20 yrs old or 90 yrs old, we all need to look inside ourselves and analyze who and what we are as people.
They call it soul-searching.
And just add to that thought, it's not just treating others with respect that makes someone a man.
A man will do what needs to be done, even when he doesn't feel like doing it.
That's another question that is good to ask oneself: "Do I do what I know I need to do, do I take care of my responsibilities even when I'm sick, tired, hungry, etc?
Or, do I sit back and expect others to take care of me?"
This is what's cool now, not giving a fuck about anything and instead creating lies for yourself as to make coping easier.
I'm a white male myself, but I'd never say other Caucasian males have it easier than Hispanic's, African-American's, Asian-American's, Easter Europeans or any other nationality. Because at the end of the day, it's largely the extremely wealthy Caucasian males that run the powerful conglomerates and control what information we're given to consume.
Hahahaha, you seriously, SERIOUSLY, think that white people have it harder than other races with regard to racism?!
Let me guess, you als… moreo think women have a far easier time in life than men? And straight people suffer much more than gay people because of their sexuality?
Do you want some kind of 'white history month' to go along with your International men's day and straight pride parades?
I've had a bit of time to think about what you said, and it's led me to ask myself another question: what type of person actually deserves respect?
I personally feel that we should always treat people with courtesy and respect until we know what type of person they are. If they're someone who disregards others for their own benefit, then it would be best to distance yourself with a person. That's what I did. There was a kid at school who one day decided he was my friend after one interaction and wouldn't leave me alone afterwards for half the year. Truth was that this kid was fairly disrespectful to other students and even myself and my dad. He came over to my house once and walked into my dad's bedroom while I was showing him around.
At the end of the day, I think people deserve respect as human beings. That being said, I think it's best to just distance yourself from disrespectful people if you can instead of retaliating. Truth is that there will always be disrespectful people in the world. Nothing can change that, so instead of causing more drama, just walk away from it and calm your thoughts. And I will admit, my above comment could have been worded much better. I stated my opinion as a fact, and that's something that annoys me when other people do it. I might edit it, but I don't want to censor my flaws. It's true that sometimes my behavior here is pretty poor, and I want people to find out from me instead of others. If you don't quite understand what I mean, it's a bit like what Lee says if you tell Clementine about your past, saying, "I don't want you to hear it any other way." That's what I mean.
That's a great sentiment.
Just as some friendly advice, If I were you I would take both my comment above, and your own statement, and analy… moreze my own actions, to see how I measure up.
Ask yourself: "Do I honestly treat others with respect? Do I honesty speak and act in a respectful manner, or do I mouth to anyone I want?"
Now I'm not saying you don't treat others with respect, but it is still a good question to ask yourself, to figure out how you measure up.
In fact, regardless of a person's age, it is still something that everyone has to do, it doesn't matter if the person in question is 20 yrs old or 90 yrs old, we all need to look inside ourselves and analyze who and what we are as people.
They call it soul-searching.
And just add to that thought, it's not just treating others with respect that makes someone a man.
A man will do what needs to be done, even when he doesn't feel like doing it.
That's another question that is good … [view original content]
I think that the "progressives" of this time are nothing but a bunch of whiny, screeching, phonies. Any decrease in racism, sexism, and homo… morephobia that they bring about is just a positive after effect, but then again, correlation doesn't necessarily equal causation. I'm thinking that holds especially true in this instance.
If you're comparing the 'plight' of white straight people now to women not being able to vote, black people being made to sit in different parts of a bus, and gay people being thrown in jail (all in the last 100 years, now gone thanks to progressiveness) then you don't deserve much respect, I regret.
I hardly think that, as a white man, I'm demonizing white men. I don't think I'm bad for my gender or the colour of my skin, and I don't think you are either.
I think your comment was insulting because you implies that all the legal progress made to give others equal rights is now affecting white straight people negatively in the same fashion, when that's not nearly true.
If you really think white people are demonized by most of society, I'd recommend petitioning for a white history month. If our plight as white people really is as terrible as you say, then it will be easy to convince people with strong hard evidence that we need more awareness of white rights. Send me a link when you do.
Ideally, it is better to distance oneself from disrespectful people.
However you will never be able to avoid disrespectful people.
You will have to contend with them at work, at school, and sometimes even from within your own family.
And naturally if someone chooses to be disrespectful, it is hard to respect them.
But think about this, if you show disrespect toward a disrespectful person, how does that make you any better than them?
By showing disrespect towards a disrespectful person, you are allowing that person to have control over you, and are allowing them to bring you down to their level.
You can be justifiably angry and disgusted toward that type of person; which is a totally natural reaction, but by maintaining your self-control and not acting in a tit-for-tat manner, and by voicing your anger and disgust in a controlled manner, you show yourself to be the stronger person.
I've had a bit of time to think about what you said, and it's led me to ask myself another question: what type of person actually deserves r… moreespect?
I personally feel that we should always treat people with courtesy and respect until we know what type of person they are. If they're someone who disregards others for their own benefit, then it would be best to distance yourself with a person. That's what I did. There was a kid at school who one day decided he was my friend after one interaction and wouldn't leave me alone afterwards for half the year. Truth was that this kid was fairly disrespectful to other students and even myself and my dad. He came over to my house once and walked into my dad's bedroom while I was showing him around.
At the end of the day, I think people deserve respect as human beings. That being said, I think it's best to just distance yourself from disrespectful people if you can instead of retaliating. Truth is tha… [view original content]
That's what I mean by distancing yourself from them if you can. In this way, you're not retaliating with hate or anger while at the same time showing them that they can't just treat others like garbage without getting a reaction. After all, why be around disrespectful people when you don't have to?
Ideally, it is better to distance oneself from disrespectful people.
However you will never be able to avoid disrespectful people.
You wil… morel have to contend with them at work, at school, and sometimes even from within your own family.
And naturally if someone chooses to be disrespectful, it is hard to respect them.
But think about this, if you show disrespect toward a disrespectful person, how does that make you any better than them?
By showing disrespect towards a disrespectful person, you are allowing that person to have control over you, and are allowing them to bring you down to their level.
You can be justifiably angry and disgusted toward that type of person; which is a totally natural reaction, but by maintaining your self-control and not acting in a tit-for-tat manner, and by voicing your anger and disgust in a controlled manner, you show yourself to be the stronger person.
If you're comparing the 'plight' of white straight people now to women not being able to vote, black people being made to sit in different parts of a bus, and gay people being thrown in jail (all in the last 100 years, now gone thanks to progressiveness) then you don't deserve much respect, I regret.
No, not really. There's is no "plight", but the attitude of the so-called "progressives". Also, if by deserving respect you mean "deserving respect from the progressives", then yes, I don't deserve it. Nor would I really want such "respect".
I hardly think that, as a white man, I'm demonizing white men. I don't think I'm bad for my gender or the colour of my skin, and I don't think you are either.
Maybe not, but it's the general attitude of progressive left to create a narrative about oppressive white men, who are the source of all evil. You may not personally agree with that, but you call yourself a progressive, which means that you are, indeed, agreeing with it to an extent.
I think your comment was insulting because you implied that all the legal progress made to give others equal rights is now affecting white straight people negatively in the same fashion, when that's not nearly true.
No, not really. When I said "You're just racist to white people nowadays", I wasn't talking about any direct oppression/discrimination, I was talking about the aforementioned "scapegoating" of white men. Racism takes on many forms, as you yourself have said several times. Unless, of course, the definition has since changed to suit another purpose. My most sincere apologies, if that's the case.
If you really think white people are demonized by most of society, I'd recommend petitioning for a white history month. If our plight as white people really is as terrible as you say, then it will be easy to convince people with strong hard evidence that we need more awareness of white rights. Send me a link when you do.
While I'm glad you're giving me such an opportunity, I respectfully decline.
If you're comparing the 'plight' of white straight people now to women not being able to vote, black people being made to sit in different p… morearts of a bus, and gay people being thrown in jail (all in the last 100 years, now gone thanks to progressiveness) then you don't deserve much respect, I regret.
I hardly think that, as a white man, I'm demonizing white men. I don't think I'm bad for my gender or the colour of my skin, and I don't think you are either.
I think your comment was insulting because you implies that all the legal progress made to give others equal rights is now affecting white straight people negatively in the same fashion, when that's not nearly true.
If you really think white people are demonized by most of society, I'd recommend petitioning for a white history month. If our plight as white people really is as terrible as you say, then it will be easy to convince people with strong hard evidence that we need more awareness of white rights. Send me a link when you do.
It really wouldn't matter if he lost all of his money, and the same goes for Nicholas Cage. Their fame alone would see them making more mone… morey than most people ever see, within a year. If Nicholas Cage lost his fortune he could just make a new one by acting. Directors would still want him in their movies if he was poor, and Justin Beaver would sign a new contract with some company and be doing concerts and selling merchandise within a month. Sure if someone that say, hit the lottery, and was mostly unknown lost all their money they would be screwed. Actors, and musicians though, their name is all they really need once it's established.
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It depends on what it is - things like the Christian Student Union should be allowed to bar non-Christians because that's essential to the group itself. But for instance if you had a golf club that had a sign that said 'whites-only,' I think that should have its charter removed if it fails to comply.
I don't think it's our generation, it's just people being in their early 20's. Not to mention our generation probably has had its maturity somewhat retarded by the fact that such a large portion of people go to college and simply don't have the level of responsibility that people who had to go to work straight out of high school have.
Music was better. The crap that is playing today...isn't music...
Due to how double standard this "progressivism" is, no-one actually became less racist. You're just racist to white people nowadays, but that's fine, since they're white.
I understand what you're saying, that being rich and having everything he wants is reality for him.
However, the truth of the matter is is that everything he has could all be taken away from him in the blink of an eye, for any number of reasons.
Look at what almost happened to Nicolas Cage because of that greedy accountant he had in his employment, some years ago.
There is never a guarantee about tomorrow!
So if all his millions were to get taken away from him, who then would actually care about him?
The way most people are in the world today, is they measure others by what they can get out of them.
And if all his assets were gone, I guarantee you that nobody would want anything to do with him, and with his attitude the way it is, even those of his family would probably be reluctant to help him.
Money can only buy so much.
Yes it can buy many things, but it cannot buy things like loyalty, friendship, and etc.
In regards to money and friends, money will "buy" you friends, but not genuine ones.
Money can buy loyalty, loyalty to ones next paycheck, but not loyalty to the person themself.
And with the way he treats his bodyguards, if it wasn't for the money they get paid to protect him, they would probably throw him to the wolves.
Now I use those examples, because their is an important lesson t be gleaned from them.
If you want to others be loyal to you, than you have to show loyalty to them.
If you want to have genuine friends, you have to first be a genuine friend.
And if you want people to respect you, then your own actions have to respectable.
Hahahaha, you seriously, SERIOUSLY, think that white people have it harder than other races with regard to racism?!
Let me guess, you also think women have a far easier time in life than men? And straight people suffer much more than gay people because of their sexuality?
Do you want some kind of 'white history month' to go along with your International men's day and straight pride parades?
Everything from 1968-2005 Was fucking amazing. But nothing is really good anymore, with the Exception of "Steven Universe" and "The Walking Dead"
Now THAT'S an outrage. And pretty much the only thing I was saying that demonizing white people isn't really the answer. But, have it your way.
These kids nowadays, think they can talk to me , call me my first name. Its funny.
They push me, April isn't a good month for me.
He don't bother me, he just a kid, doing the same kinds of things i would be doing, if i was rich/famous.
It really wouldn't matter if he lost all of his money, and the same goes for Nicholas Cage. Their fame alone would see them making more money than most people ever see, within a year. If Nicholas Cage lost his fortune he could just make a new one by acting. Directors would still want him in their movies if he was poor, and Justin Beaver would sign a new contract with some company and be doing concerts and selling merchandise within a month. Sure if someone that say, hit the lottery, and was mostly unknown lost all their money they would be screwed. Actors, and musicians though, their name is all they really need once it's established.
There are black only clubs, so why shouldn't there be white only clubs? Why can no private club allow entry to only the people it wants to allow entry to? In the example of a golf club, even if they own a course, it's still their own private property, for their own private club. It's not like there aren't thousands of public courses that someone could easily go to as an alternative. This mentaity rally defeats the whole idea of private property, and having clubs and organizations in the first place.
As for my observations on the current generation, I can say that I observe these same behaviors, however, multiplied, in younger children. You may be on to something with the going to college idea, but that's still a responsibility in a sense. You have work to do at assigned times, and places to be at assigned times.
I'm not real big on Industrial metal. I just don't find it that enjoyable. I mostly listen to your typical heavy metal like Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, Pantera, etc. I also like power metal, such as Grave Digger, Rebellion, Sabaton, etc. Other than that I love classical music, medieval music, and really anything that doesn't have people singing.
I think that the "progressives" of this time are nothing but a bunch of whiny, screeching, phonies. Any decrease in racism, sexism, and homophobia that they bring about is just a positive after effect, but then again, correlation doesn't necessarily equal causation. I'm thinking that holds especially true in this instance.
Again, just giving a sense of perspective this time from the early 70s:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrPN6dkM7fw
Not all of the time.
Instead of arguing which generation is better, we should acknowledge what we've accomplished with the new stuff, and what old stuff still looks/sounds great even by today's standards.
That's a great sentiment.
Just as some friendly advice, If I were you I would take both my comment above, and your own statement, and analyze my own actions, to see how I measure up.
Ask yourself: "Do I honestly treat others with respect? Do I honesty speak and act in a respectful manner, or do I mouth to anyone I want?"
Now I'm not saying you don't treat others with respect, but it is still a good question to ask yourself, to figure out how you measure up.
In fact, regardless of a person's age, it is still something that everyone has to do, it doesn't matter if the person in question is 20 yrs old or 90 yrs old, we all need to look inside ourselves and analyze who and what we are as people.
They call it soul-searching.
And just add to that thought, it's not just treating others with respect that makes someone a man.
A man will do what needs to be done, even when he doesn't feel like doing it.
That's another question that is good to ask oneself: "Do I do what I know I need to do, do I take care of my responsibilities even when I'm sick, tired, hungry, etc?
Or, do I sit back and expect others to take care of me?"
This is what's cool now, not giving a fuck about anything and instead creating lies for yourself as to make coping easier.
I'm a white male myself, but I'd never say other Caucasian males have it easier than Hispanic's, African-American's, Asian-American's, Easter Europeans or any other nationality. Because at the end of the day, it's largely the extremely wealthy Caucasian males that run the powerful conglomerates and control what information we're given to consume.
I've had a bit of time to think about what you said, and it's led me to ask myself another question: what type of person actually deserves respect?
I personally feel that we should always treat people with courtesy and respect until we know what type of person they are. If they're someone who disregards others for their own benefit, then it would be best to distance yourself with a person. That's what I did. There was a kid at school who one day decided he was my friend after one interaction and wouldn't leave me alone afterwards for half the year. Truth was that this kid was fairly disrespectful to other students and even myself and my dad. He came over to my house once and walked into my dad's bedroom while I was showing him around.
At the end of the day, I think people deserve respect as human beings. That being said, I think it's best to just distance yourself from disrespectful people if you can instead of retaliating. Truth is that there will always be disrespectful people in the world. Nothing can change that, so instead of causing more drama, just walk away from it and calm your thoughts. And I will admit, my above comment could have been worded much better. I stated my opinion as a fact, and that's something that annoys me when other people do it. I might edit it, but I don't want to censor my flaws. It's true that sometimes my behavior here is pretty poor, and I want people to find out from me instead of others. If you don't quite understand what I mean, it's a bit like what Lee says if you tell Clementine about your past, saying, "I don't want you to hear it any other way." That's what I mean.
In the past 30 years massive legal progress has been made towards giving gay people and people of colour equal rights to white straight people.
I think people getting equal legal rights is progressive, personally.
If you're comparing the 'plight' of white straight people now to women not being able to vote, black people being made to sit in different parts of a bus, and gay people being thrown in jail (all in the last 100 years, now gone thanks to progressiveness) then you don't deserve much respect, I regret.
I hardly think that, as a white man, I'm demonizing white men. I don't think I'm bad for my gender or the colour of my skin, and I don't think you are either.
I think your comment was insulting because you implies that all the legal progress made to give others equal rights is now affecting white straight people negatively in the same fashion, when that's not nearly true.
If you really think white people are demonized by most of society, I'd recommend petitioning for a white history month. If our plight as white people really is as terrible as you say, then it will be easy to convince people with strong hard evidence that we need more awareness of white rights. Send me a link when you do.
This generation has me, so it's obviously better.
Ideally, it is better to distance oneself from disrespectful people.
However you will never be able to avoid disrespectful people.
You will have to contend with them at work, at school, and sometimes even from within your own family.
And naturally if someone chooses to be disrespectful, it is hard to respect them.
But think about this, if you show disrespect toward a disrespectful person, how does that make you any better than them?
By showing disrespect towards a disrespectful person, you are allowing that person to have control over you, and are allowing them to bring you down to their level.
You can be justifiably angry and disgusted toward that type of person; which is a totally natural reaction, but by maintaining your self-control and not acting in a tit-for-tat manner, and by voicing your anger and disgust in a controlled manner, you show yourself to be the stronger person.
That's what I mean by distancing yourself from them if you can. In this way, you're not retaliating with hate or anger while at the same time showing them that they can't just treat others like garbage without getting a reaction. After all, why be around disrespectful people when you don't have to?
No, not really. There's is no "plight", but the attitude of the so-called "progressives". Also, if by deserving respect you mean "deserving respect from the progressives", then yes, I don't deserve it. Nor would I really want such "respect".
Maybe not, but it's the general attitude of progressive left to create a narrative about oppressive white men, who are the source of all evil. You may not personally agree with that, but you call yourself a progressive, which means that you are, indeed, agreeing with it to an extent.
No, not really. When I said "You're just racist to white people nowadays", I wasn't talking about any direct oppression/discrimination, I was talking about the aforementioned "scapegoating" of white men. Racism takes on many forms, as you yourself have said several times. Unless, of course, the definition has since changed to suit another purpose. My most sincere apologies, if that's the case.
While I'm glad you're giving me such an opportunity, I respectfully decline.
In a disaster scenario though, all their fame and money won't be worth anything.
In that situation, they'll be shown to be as human as anyone else.
Every generation thinks they're better than every future generation. Period.
No, well for me.
This generation has achieved major accomplishments that were absent from past generations.
Generations come and generations go. But the world still stays fundamentally the same.