Race is Not Important... Character Is

[2BeholdHisGlory]

Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

That was long before the USA was a nation

 

[timothyu]

The character of the human race (which is diverse in skin colors) is very important

Like a car of the same make only in different shades.

 

[timothyu]

I don't know. Not enough information. What makes a race prime?

Because we are all human and it is the only race.

 

[timothyu]

Race is a social construct, racism is a system borne out of white supremacy in the United States. Who is considered white and black is based on a racist foundation and it was how the country operated since its inception. Much of that structure was dismantled in the 20th century, but there are still vestiges that need ro be excised.

Then why go back to the old ways where some races were not considered human or equal? Why reverse the gains made. Why reject the work of MLK who said character was more important than race? Actually if you think about it, if the white or Asian people had been dragged into the black culture, who would have been the master of the three (simply because they had built their own culture and others were unwillingly dragged into it) Should the whites or Asians hundreds of years later then lay claim to the black culture?) What's wrong with being human?

 

[2BeholdHisGlory]

Like a car of the same make only in different shades.

Unless you were blind as a bat, then you probably couldnt give a rats [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] about eye candy (but you wouldnt be able to drive one either, so... lol).

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

Why take the human race and constantly tell people they are lesser than the whole. For what purpose do people want to divide? I remember when there was complaints when some were not treated equally. They then were considered human. Now the trend is to convince everyone they are separate again. Right back to the original evil. Only the Adversary and it's kind benefits.

Who said anything about viewing people as lesser than? My only contention was with the proposition that race is meaningless. That has not been something that is demonstrated and admitting to differences in people is not tantamount to denigration. Why should I consider my own heritage as being meaningless? The European mutt that I am?

 

[Clizby WampusCat]

Because we are all human and it is the only race.

I agree. But I am confused by the point of this thread.

 

[timothyu]

Who said anything about viewing people as lesser than? My only contention was with the proposition that race is meaningless. That has not been something that is demonstrated and admitting to differences in people is not tantamount to denigration. Why should I consider my own heritage as being meaningless? The European mutt that I am?

Then why speak of supremacy? Character or culture is not meaningless, but seeing ourselves as anything less than human is.

 

[timothyu]

I agree. But I am confused by the point of this thread.

The point is we are all human and not to be split into politically useful groups.

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

Then why speak of supremacy? Character or culture is not meaningless, but seeing ourselves as anything less than human is.

Whose speaking of supremacy? All I am pointing out is that there is meaning to our racial or ethnic identity. In us is the culmination of everyone who came before us. Why should we consider that inheritance, biological or cultural, meaningless? It's like telling a Greek or Ethiopian that their Greekness or Ethiopic ethnos mean nothing.

 

[timothyu]

Why should we consider that inheritance, biological or cultural, meaningless?

Need people be reminded they were called losers in school? (and culture is not related to the other examples, but accepted wherever one goes IF the politics are left out. Culture is not personal identity.)

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

Need people be reminded they were called losers in school? (and culture is not related to the others, but accepted wherever one goes. Culture is not personal identity.)

I don't understand what you're trying to say here. What is your point?

 

[Michie]

All we are doing here is talking about caste systems which is alive and well blatantly used in India to this day. But it is everywhere in subtle ways that are not so blatant. What matters when it comes down to it is we are all made in the image of God. We judge our fellows by character (at least we should). You will know a tree by its fruits. The answer seems pretty simple to me minus the culture or whatever. But the bottom line is we should see our fellow human beings as God see’s them. We are all fallible. We all have our culture and experiences to come from. But we cannot use it as a weapon against each other from either side. That is our hangup in the end. This victimhood identity is toxic when good is not good enough regardless of strides made. Injustices of the long gone days we no longer live in are used as excuses for constantly regressing into the past. What’s done is done. We learn from it but we cannot wallow in it. Moving forward is the only option. Past sins have become a security blanket of excuses not to heal.

 

[2BeholdHisGlory]

Whose speaking of supremacy? All I am pointing out is that there is meaning to our racial or ethnic identity. In us is the culmination of everyone who came before us. Why should we consider that inheritance, biological or cultural, meaningless? It's like telling a Greek or Ethiopian that their Greekness or Ethiopic ethnos mean nothing.

All flesh is not as the grass?

Maybe it is but it also goes up in a rainbow smoke

 

[2BeholdHisGlory]

I like various ethnic foods, food for the belly the belly for food God will destroy them both (poof)

 

[2BeholdHisGlory]

What is Greekness or Germaness? I am German and thats all I know, that somehow my flesh come from another continent (where more of the same dirt exists)

 

[Aldebaran]

Whose speaking of supremacy?

Same one as always, in post 19.

 

[Ken-1122]

In what context? Race could be more important depending on the situation.

Can you give an example?

 

[timothyu]

Moving forward is the only option.

Imagine the surprise of kids that grew up playing together, only to find when they get to school they are supposed to see each other as the enemy. Must be especially tough on kids of mixed marriages. Suddenly one parent is the bad guy.

 

[2BeholdHisGlory]

Can you give an example?

Its only important if you have a bet on one
(horse race, car race etc)