Is this video racist?

I watched most of it. Yes. It’s racist. It’s a soft approach perhaps, but it’s white supremacist propaganda nonetheless. We can’t link to that video from our site. I’m assuming you are asking a legitimate question, so we will *try* to turn this into a productive conversation. We can give it a try and see where it goes.

From Dictionary.com: Racist

1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others.

2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.

3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

The video definitely hits the first two points, and indirectly implies the third.

Not only is it racist, but grossly distorts issues of racism in the world. I’ve lived and worked in Europe and Asia, and worked with many people from Africa. The video’s message is that only “white” countries are being “invaded” by other groups via immigration. That is totally and completely untrue. Well, first off it assumes there is something wrong with diversity and interaction between cultures. That’s a problem in and of itself, which I disagree with. The best cultures in history, and most productive societies, have been the empires that encouraged diversity — taking the best ideas and practices of all peoples they came into contact with. But I don’t want to get off my point too much. Other nations have had far FAR more problems with integration than the United States and Europe. Africa: genocide in Rwanda and the Sudan between various tribes and religious factions. And in Asia, there is long-standing cultural animosity between China, Korea and Japan along racial lines. Countries in the middle-east have issues with huge amounts of imported labor from poorer Asian nations. Those are the examples that come to mind immediately.

That whole point of view, dividing ourselves into conflicting groups by superficial attributes, is counter-productive to peace and prosperity in this world.

Yes, it is very offensive and racist to assume that having an all-white country would be an advantage, and dividing people up by race does lead to many problems.

But my questions are about whether forced assimilation is just. For instance, I heard a speech given by the former president of France in which he talked about how necessary it was to ensure that French people intermarry with the African and Muslim immigrants in France. He even made some implications that the government should pursue programs to force this. Anyone who questions this is automatically deemed a racist by the liberal media.

The indigenous caucasian French people, as well as most other European people, are being pushed by their government to assimilate with immigrants.

The people are supposed to change the government, the government doesn’t change the people.

I’m not sure what the point is in arguing about a hypothetical situation like you mentioned the French president saying (if that is even correct and not taken way out of context).

Might as well worry about space aliens colonizing the Earth and forcing people to marry those with different tastes in music. That’s about as plausible.

😆 You have a Great sense of humor Brian. The comments made here by Brian and Ray are correct. Forced assimilation is just wrong. Many south American countries were actually resource rich until American and European countries exploited their resources and drove them to a poor resource country. In return what do you think people born into a resource deprived country will do especially knowing where their resources went to? My Argentinian fiancé would give a very different video to me then that. In fact she did already. the concept of racial purity is laughable at best and at worst breeds intolerance. Intolerance for another’s race, culture and religion leads to forced assimilation. Including assimilation within ones own culture, race and religion to remain “pure”. The pain and suffering that that has brought upon the world can be seen not only by history but by those who have lived by and through the lives of others living today as a result of their lost culture and religion and extinct races.

On vacation I had a chance to talk closely to eastern Cherokee, talking to holacaust survivers at work, permanently displaced as well as thier culture permanently destroyed because of well, people that believed in a “one true way,race, culture, religion” etc.

People(one the whole) just want a place to live, prosper and be themselves. Without being dictated where to live or who they are or how to express themselves if they aren’t harming anyone. You can see the pain in their eyes and countenance if that hasn’t been the case. For some that runs very deep indeed.

When examining white supremecism and its historical affects including everything such as slavery, European imperialism and the holocaust, I can assure you that no one has more bitter resentment and disgust for the horrid things that were done than myself. Better trying to understand the LDS priesthood ban is one of the main reasons I came to this website in the first place.

However, I do not think white people are the only ones capable of being racist. I honestly, honestly think that in today’s world there is more racism against white people than by white people. That’s because of the resentment everyone has for us for all that we’ve done.

It seems that everyone has the attitude that we should just be a melting pot. Well, fact is when you blend everything together, cultural differentiation seizes to exist. There is no true diversity in the final outcome of a melting pot society.

In France for instance, ever since so many third world immigrants have come in, there has been a sharp decline in Christianity and morality, as well as appreciation for traditional French culture. I’m not even French, but I’m not going to call any Frenchman a racist if he says they should go back to were they came from. People have a right to defend their heritage.

In France for instance, ever since so many third world immigrants have come in, there has been a sharp decline in Christianity and morality

I served a mission in Germany 20+ years ago. I can tell you that Europe was doing just fine eliminating Christianity and faith on their own long before they started “importing” labor from Africa and the Middle-East. They didn’t need any help. The cathedrals were empty — nobody but a dozen old widows contemplating the end of their life on any given Sunday. Everyone else was out in the cafes eating pastries, drinking coffee and discussing atheist philosophy — mostly from France! Nobody cared about Christianity anymore as it was. They were sick of it, and had killed each other for hundreds of years fighting over it.

Decline in morality? Really? That can’t possibly be serious. I’ll believe that when I see French women walking around Paris covered up in burqa or hijab.

It’s always easier to blame someone else for problems than to face the fact that they aren’t someone else’s fault.

Marriage is falling apart? Blame the gays.

Morality seems to be declining? Blame the infidels.

Job productivity is decreasing? Blame Facebook.

Promiscuity is rising? Blame the media.

Hogwash.

IF those things are happening (and I”m not convinced they are happening, since, as a history teacher, I am well aware of how weak marriage and morality and job productivity have been and how rampant promiscuity has been for thousands of years), they are happening because “WE” are dropping the ball – not because “THEY” are corrupting our wonderful society.

I believe we should try to fix our own house before complaining about the conditions of other houses. If America is being killed, the descendants of Americans who came here earlier are doing the killing – not the immigrants who come here now.

If marriage is failing, it’s heterosexuals who are causing the failure, not homosexuals.

If morality is failing, it’s Christians who are causing the failure, not Muslims and atheists.

If promiscuity is rising, it’s the religious who are fueling that rise, not the non-religious.

etc., etc., etc.

If this country (and others) fall, it will be “we” who make it happen, not “them”.

Finally, I personally like the image of the salad bowl more than the melting pot, since it all looks the same eventually, anyway. 😳

Finally, I personally like the image of the salad bowl more than the melting pot, since it all looks the same eventually, anyway. 😳

Thank you for your link Ray. I find this interesting that my old college history teacher said the same thing basically ” personally I think the USA is more like a tossed salad then a melting pot”. Was what he said in class.

When things go wrong we look to place blame, a scape goat. Easier and better in the minds of many to place blame on the one rather then many. Look what happens when the economy turns south, we blame one person as if congress or the people voting don’t also share a part. Scape goat is scape goat, doesn’t require thought or effort.

Personally I am not interested in fixing blame, just the problem. I find that much more productive and satisfying. How does placing blame or guilt promote charity?

The French as with quite a few countries are tired from hundreds do years of war from christian and Muslim crusades. Since 3 major religions battle for the “holy capital”. I get to listen to a few of them at lunch at McDonald’s regularly.

They have frequent conversations of religions being the cause of most wars/deaths. That is their personal take because of the centuries of war behind it they are just very tired of it all. Kind of like the burned over district in New York. The world will burn in hell mantra wore many people out after hearing it repeatedly countless times. America is a much younger country and doesn’t have the 100s of years of history behind that.

I personally don’t take that position but from all the world is more evil and corrupt then any time since Noah and repentance before it is too late mantra that I grew up with, I can relate and understand even if I don’t see it quite the same way they do. Anyone can get burned out from too much of anything.