Voters Hopeful About Black-White Relations, Less So About Hispanics

[thundley4]

Voters strongly believe that black-white relations are better today - and improving - but are much less confident about the social situation with Hispanics.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 80% of voters think relations between white Americans and black Americans are better today than they were in the 1960s. Just 11% say that isn’t so.
Sixty-two percent (62%) also feel that relations between black and white Americans are getting better. Twenty percent (20%) say that relationship is getting worse, and 11% see it as about the same as it always has been.
However, just 40% of voters nationwide say relations between white Americans and Hispanics are getting better. Nearly as many (34%) say they are getting worse. Fifteen percent (15%) see no change.
Voters are even more pessimistic about the relationship between African-Americans and Hispanics.
Eighteen percent (18%) say it’s getting better, but twice as many (36%) say relations between the two are getting worse. Twenty percent (20%) say neither is the case, while another 26% are not sure.

Rassmussen

I think race relations would improve much more if Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and all of the libs would stop bringing race up at the drop of a hat.

[Thor]

Yep. Most of the time an asshole is just an asshole. Race, creed, or color really don't mean all that much.

[rich_t]

Rassmussen

I think race relations would improve much more if Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and all of the libs would stop bringing race up at the drop of a hat.

Exactly the way I feel about it too.

[Hawkgirl]

Get rid of the race baiters and the tensions would decrease even more.

[txted]

I think that kind of survey is a waste of time and the results have no meaning.

The response depends on where you live in this country. It also depends on the indivuduals ethnicity. If you live in or near Detroit, Cleveland, south Dallas, or North East Houston, black and white relations are worse than ever. If you live in Montana or Wyoming or Utah, you are not aware we have ever had any race problems.

Living in Texas, all I ever hear from the black folks is "we need more". The latinos get up in the morning and head to their jobs instead of the welfare office. I firmly believe the five million or so latinos in Texas illegally should return home and cross the border back into Texas with a work permit in hand. The simple fact is, we need the Latinos working in Texas as badly as they need to be working in Texas. If the latinos were not here, no one else would be willing to forgo their welfare checks to perform the work they perform. I also believe we should remember the fact that a work permit does not constitute citizenship and the benifits citizenship guarantees.

The only thing black people and latino people have in common is membership in the Democratic party. It is much more common for a latino to become a conservative in Texas than for a black person to become a conservative. Latino's seem to be willing to work and earn their way in society. They seem to quickly realize how unfair it is for one segment of society to sit and demand handouts from the people earning their way

I would have voted black and white relations are worse than ever. White and latino relations are better. Latino and Black or worse than ever.

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[Thor]

For being somewhere close, but west of me, we sure see things differently. While most of the Latinos DO work, most of the black people in my neck of the woods seem to have jobs, too. I know of very few that are on the public dime. (I'm over in Grayson County)

[Lord Undies]

Really, my black neighbors are mostly professionals.  We are just normal Americans trying to pay the bills and enjoy life. 

I'm no dreamer.  I know the element that exists in "South Dallas".  95% of that culture is drug-fueled.  Trash is trash.  It comes in all colors and odors.   

[txted]

Really, my black neighbors are mostly professionals.  We are just normal Americans trying to pay the bills and enjoy life. 

I'm no dreamer.  I know the element that exists in "South Dallas".  95% of that culture is drug-fueled.  Trash is trash.  It comes in all colors and odors.   

I have worked with and been friends with a number of black professionals over the years. I didn't intend for my comments to sound as strident as they did. I think I am simply tired of Obama and the social engineering programs he has proposed. At the same time, I am very tired of the race baiters mentioned previously. Thor, if you are in Grayson county, maybe you have heard of John Wiley Price who is on the Dallas city commission. He is the race baiter who strongly objected to the use of the term "black hole" in a scientific discussion at a commission meeting. I could give a few more examples that really tick me off.

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[Hawkgirl]

Obama is doing black people no favors.

[Lord Undies]

Obama is doing black people no favors.

I wrote about that last year after the elections.  This "black" man was going to be such a disaster, I predicted, that no one would want to vote for a black person again to such a lofty office.  That's the sort of thing that happens when skin tone becomes more important than character.

[txted]

Really, my black neighbors are mostly professionals.  We are just normal Americans trying to pay the bills and enjoy life. 

I'm no dreamer.  I know the element that exists in "South Dallas".  95% of that culture is drug-fueled.  Trash is trash.  It comes in all colors and odors.   

I have a friend who required some emergency vehicle repairs along I-35 in south Dallas last year. The black owner of the repair shop finished the work in about 4 hours and my friend prepared to pay him by pulling a large roll of money from his pocket. The owner quickly advised my friend to put his money away because he could only accept credit cards as payment. When my friend asked why he couldn't accept cash. The owner explained that businesses in that part of South Dallas are always being watched. If he accepted cash as payment, he would have a gun in his face within 30 minutes demanding the cash.

Just as an exercise, compose a list of those black members of congress who you would vote for even if they had white skin. Think of Charlie Rangle whose committee writes the tax laws he chooses to evade. How about Bobby Rush who founded one of the radical black activist groups like the black panthers. My list of acceptable candidates would remain empty. My problem really isn't with the people who are in congress, it is with the millions of black voters who choose to send them to congress to represent their views. The views those voters want represented scare the heck out of me.

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[Thor]

Yeah, I remember the "black hole" fiasco. You'll find some comments from me on that story right here in the forums. Sure, there are a LOT of race baiters and I absolutely loathe them. Just keep in mind that the vast majority of these race baiters are also Democrats.


One of the other things I HAVE noticed is that black folks now seem to consider themselves "more equal" since 0bama's become President. The media seems to have a LOT more black commercials, TV shows, etc, in a disproportionate amount. After all, blacks comprise approximately 15% of this country, but they seem to be given 40% of the media's attention in one way or another. Hell, all I want is fairness. I have never sought anything more or less.

[thundley4]

Yeah, I remember the "black hole" fiasco. You'll find some comments from me on that story right here in the forums. Sure, there are a LOT of race baiters and I absolutely loathe them. Just keep in mind that the vast majority of these race baiters are also Democrats.


One of the other things I HAVE noticed is that black folks now seem to consider themselves "more equal" since 0bama's become President. The media seems to have a LOT more black commercials, TV shows, etc, in a disproportionate amount. After all, blacks comprise approximately 15% of this country, but they seem to be given 40% of the media's attention in one way or another. Hell, all I want is fairness. I have never sought anything more or less.

They are also disproportionately represented in jails, prisons and welfare rolls, and in the NBA.

[txted]

They are also disproportionately represented in jails, prisons and welfare rolls, and in the NBA.

By disproportionately, do you mean fairly or unfairly. My philosophy is if you do the crime, you do the time. Many liberals believe the prison population of African Americans should be reduced by early release in order to more accurately reflect their percentage of total population. Unfortunately, if that thought process was carried to the extreme; we would also need to reduce the number of NBA and NFL African American players to reflect their percentage of total population.

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