Racism: In Business or Government?

Unfortunately, racism is still with us, and will be for some time. How does it manifest itself? This video DOES NOT attempt a comprehensive answer, but looks at two major societal systems: economics and government. It examines the question: how inherent is racism in the corporate world, and how inherent is it in government? The answer may surprise many of you.

This is made as a response to baseless accusations of racism against me. I hope to put these accusations in perspective and show what it is they are really defending.

[shanedk]

I've been saying for over a decade now: "The great thing about the Internet is that anyone can get on it and say whatever they want. The bad thing about the Internet is that anyone can get on it and say whatever they want."

[shanedk]

That was included--and regardless of whether the effects that CAUSED them were racist or not, it STILL doesn't mean that the process of hiring CEOs itself is racist!

Come on, this is SIMPLE STUFF--why don't people get it?

[shanedk]

But it goes DIRECTLY against what I said in my video!

[shanedk]

Nope, I am absolutely free to reject evil laws. As every person of integrity should.

Ah, I think I now see the problem...

[shanedk]

I've TOLD YOU SEVERAL TIMES! Socio-economic background! Educational background! Work experience! You know, things that ACTUALLY HAVE AN EFFECT ON WHO BECOMES CEOS!!! Without that, how can you POSSIBLY say that the difference MUST be because of racism?

[shanedk]

Now, here's what I REALLY said:

"If it's so easy to fix racism in government, then why isn't it being done?"

If you can't deal with someone's claim AS PRESENTED, then you are NOT welcome on this channel.

[shanedk]

I'M not the jerk--YOU'RE the one who misquoted me and made a big deal about it!

I think this video shows quite conclusively that progress has NOT been made in government, except to a very limited degree.

[shanedk]

I've heard of experiments they're doing in high school science classes where the students sequence their DNA and see that there are as many differences between unrelated people of the same race as there are people of different races.

[shanedk]

Sigh...no, I did the research myself, and I gave my source. Download it and look at it yourself.

[shanedk]

As I keep saying: raise awareness of it. Like the high school genetics experiment I mentioned. The more people realize how bogus it is, the less it'll be around.

[shanedk]

I'll put them in the annotations when the annotations server starts working.

[shanedk]

The government can't even tell where interest rates should be!

[shanedk]

Exactly. People who sneer at the sweat shops do so from their own ivory tower, not realizing that they have them to thank for where they are today.

[shanedk]

No, I said why isn't it BEING done, not why hasn't it BEEN done.

Basic tenses.

[shanedk]

They did that, and they were comparable.

The 20% figure was specifically about drug charges, and that was compared to whites charged with the same crime.

[shanedk]

I get mad at people who make up bogus "facts" in order to support their baseless accusations, yes.

[shanedk]

I explained it in the video! Politicians preserve political power for the establishment.

[shanedk]

1) Yes, due in large part to effects that I have elucidated AND BEEN CALLED A RACIST FOR POINTING THEM OUT.

2) No, because CEOs don't protect their positions by force.

[shanedk]

Putting the rest of it aside: what on EARTH have I proffered that could be considered a conspiracy theory?

[shanedk]

I told you, they'd be civilly liable.

EVERYTHING you said after that is a LIE. Workers' safety improved DRAMATICALLY through the 19th Century.