I grew up as a white kid, in an all-white neighborhood, and I was taught not to curse, and not to threaten, and to stay calm and non-threatening, when talking to police.
And when talking to my teachers, and my neighbors, and pretty much everyone else I met.
My parents called it "politeness".
Look at what happened in the former European colonies in Africa, if you want to know the answer.
whites are the minority in some places already , such as Californicate
The world is bigger than the US, white are the minority nearly everywhere. At yet... they don’t riot, steal, loot, murder, ect.
any other excuses?
Been There, Done That!! Grew up and went to school in mid 70’s Hawaii, Island of Oahu. Whites were treated very poorly there. Funny though, blacks were treated the same!! Anyone from the “mainland” were called Haole (White Pig). A name that is still in general use today in Hawaii. Guess what? I got over it.
We whites don’t riot, don’t loot and don’t kill. Even when we’re poor.
Earth to Nicholas Kristof: Its the Values, Stupid.
We’d be Nigeria?
Let’s start with basics - the wheel would not have been invented.
Might as well ask “how will the media respond when white people ARE the minority?”.
Compare the government and press reactions to TEA party protests and the Occupy Wall Street/Ferguson protests.
That day is already here.
The blacks and browns will accept us, advance our culture and extend government protections and the hand of friendship just as we do for them.
/s
Wow. All I can say is ‘this author is so full of crap it is immeasurable’.
Notice how orientals are NEVER brought up in these little whinings about white racism.
Whites cannot be all racist if they are not also jailing and beating or shooting orientals as well as other colors.
Thus, there must be some other reason for the preponderance of black arrests.....
You have described a problem that now seems to be confused with "racism". That is, ordinary society used to be polite here in the US. If a community insists on "politeness", it appears that this is seen by blacks as demanding subservience to "the man" and despised. How can we change this so that decent manners come back into vogue?
I have nothing against blacks, but I do have a great deal against much of the culture they espouse (rudeness, anger, sloppy dress, sloppy speech, cruelty to women, cocky attitudes, lack of orderliness in their homes, vile language, use of drugs, immoral behavior, not marrying the woman before they have sex, gang membership to be tough, not valuing any reasonable education, etc.). It has nothing to do with their color. For that matter, I have a great deal against much of the same culture young white kids espouse. Thoughts?
If I was a minority, pretty sure I’d have a pyramid built for me...
Are the imaginary whites prone to crminality and disrespect of all authority in this fairytale?
Judeo-Christian values, affirmed by and sustained within our society, are far more important than race.
Q: What if Whites Were the Minority?
A: Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Just go see how wonderful things are in South Africa....
Wait ... that kind of stuff doesn't happen to uncolored people??????
(Hmmmmm, if I don't bother to fix the burned out taillight on my car now, safe in the knowledge that I'll get a free pass from the cops, will Kristoff pay for my ticket?)