Posted on 12/12/2018 12:04:41 PM PST by rebuildus
There’s an interesting story out there—a white male Columbia University student joyfully exclaimed his love for white people on a viral video shown on Twitter.
“Europeans built the modern world,” he said.. “We invented science and industry and you want to tell us to stop because, ‘Oh my God, we’re so bad.’ We invented the modern world.”
The student, later identified as Julian von Abele, a sophomore at the school, appeared a bit “toasted,” to use a word known to college students everywhere. If he was, maybe it helped him get up the courage to tell the un-tellable truth in front of a primarily black and hostile group of students outside a campus library.
When he got pushback, the white male student cried, “Look, I don’t hate other people, I just love white men!”
You know that any self-respecting liberal university cannot bear to see a white male stand up for white men, since they’ve spent decades attempting (and mostly succeeding) to neuter them. So they quickly struck back…
(Excerpt) Read more at prrooney.com ...
At least it’s in chat.
But why not post it all?
This excerpt never got to the part hinted at in the title.
What stopped you from posting your own material right here?
Fact is western civ gave the world more peace and prosperity than any other.
Sorry about that, didn’t realize I was supposed to post whole article. Happy to do that in future.
Except for:
WWI
WWII
Korea
Vietnam
Gulf War I and II
AFGANISTAN - Still in battle since 04
race
race
race
This generation no more created the modern world than it owned slaves. Americans don’t own the glory of their ancestors, nor does it share their guilt. As a nation of individuals, we stand or fall on our own merit, or lack of it.Taking credit or blame for something you didn’t do is collectivist hogwash.
Asians played no role in WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan?
Communities, tribes & nations, are multi-generational continuums. There is hubris, the false pride that goes before a fall, and their is inspiration & emulation of role models, which are important in the upward striving of every people.
Honoring and respecting those who have gone before us is a moral obligation, but taking credit as though their accomplishments are ours is wrong.
It’s true that people seem to have this weird need to “claim” ownership for achievements that they couldn’t replicate if their lives depended on it.
Sure, I love to say that Americans put a man on the moon, but I sure as hell dont mean that I had anything to do with it.
I just hope that Americans of the future can manage to figure out how to get back.
You seem upset.
Not so sure about peace. There's been plenty of fighting in the West from the Trojan War to the Russia-Ukraine scrap going on now. But definitely true in the case of prosperity.
Not at all. I am amused by your zeal.
Then the benefit is yours, and you are welcome.
It just because you insist on being an asshole.
Would you prefer me to fake being something else?
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