I always advise people to pay attention to the small print. In the sense of reading daily media "conditioning" articles, it pays to also read between the lines AND use common sense. According to AJC reporters Tammy Joyner and Michael E. Kanell, Georgia white men have been hardest hit by the recession.
Now, on the surface, and if we take at face value the words of these concerned reporters, it would seem that white men have found themselves in a sticky situation, one not of their own making. But--and there's always room for a good "but"--if we apply common sense, we know that it's only reasonable that white* men would be more likely to be out of work, because there are more white men working.
But that's not what Joyner and Kanell are attempting to point out, at least I don't think, since I see nothing to attest to that. As a matter of fact, one might be given to the shedding of a tear or two for the predicament of this particular group of people to the disregard of others who are just as, if not more likely, to be unemployed.
So, would it be too far out to suggest that maybe european men are experiencing what Black men have experienced for decades? Would it also be too far-fetched to think that this particular article's intent might be to make white men just a little upset with "questionably qualified" Blacks who get to keep their jobs because they can sue for racial discrimination? Or what about "illegal aliens" who have infiltrated the borders of America and are driving the healthcare system into bankruptcy? The AJC wouldn't be assisting in sowing the seeds of sustained racial hatred with these mainstream projections already in place, now would they?
Yeah, it's been a while, but I had to put this out there for the folks that still know what it means to apply common sense to what they're presented with.
~evolve~
*White is the color of paper and snow. I have never encountered a "white" person. I have, however, encountered a person of european/caucasian descent, who is of a non-pigmented complexion.
Hardest hit? Right! These white folk never cease to amaze me!
Muata
Posted by: Muata | Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 10:26 PM