One of my best friends in the world has started to flirt with the far right, and say things that once would have made me drop him as a friend. We've basically lived and fought together. Went to funerals together.
Its depressing really. On Nov 17, 2012 10:52 AM, "Larry C. Lyons" <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Exactly. That is how it starts. The parents don't have to say > anything. Kids pick up on it very quickly, listening to the side > comments, watching your distain for certain people etc. Its quite > insidious. > > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I am convinced my sister's husband (I refuse to call him my > brother-in-law) > > is a 'closet' racist. He does not overtly express his views, rather he > uses > > a 'passive aggressive approach. Makes statements where he alludes to > > racial issues, but when called on it he says, 'I was just kidding' or ' > > That is not what I meant', I think I would have more respect for him if > he > > was a full on racist, at least then, I know he has the fortitude to stand > > behind what he believes. > > > > My wife and I fear that is rubbing off on their daughter. He posted > > something on Facebook once about how she (7 at the time) said to him, > 'Look > > Daddy, that guy has a Red Sox bumper sticker. He is a loser' and that he > > was proud of her for that. If I ever heard one of my kids say something > > like that, I would be mortified, much less post it on Facebook saying I > was > > 'proud' of them > > > > Not a far stretch to think she is picking up on his racist views as well. > > > > This is how kids learn intolerance, from their parents. We are not born > > with the capacity to hate people purely based on the color of their skin > > (or gender or sexual preference, etc) that is a learned behavior. > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> > >> Same with my family - more or less, half WASP and half everything > >> else. Makes for get family get togethers during the holidays. > >> > >> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Bruce Sorge <sor...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > I have learned over time that I hate people of all races if they are > >> complete tools. I also like people of all races if they are not complete > >> tools. > >> > > >> > My family is an interesting melting pot. I have a brother and sister > who > >> are half black, my wife is Asian as is one of my sister-in-laws, I have > >> three nieces who are half Mexican. And one of my brothers was dating a > >> Native American. > >> > > >> > > >> > On Nov 16, 2012, at 9:39 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <larrycly...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> Everyone acts that way. As I said its more stupidity and ignorance > >> >> than anything else. > >> >> > >> >> Deal with te content of the character rather than the colour of the > >> skin. > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:358504 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
