tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post7357771833381454807..comments2023-10-11T04:38:51.793-07:00Comments on Accept The Challenge: The Alluring Call Of SocialismChief Instructorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-3184004019511033942012-11-13T14:58:51.555-08:002012-11-13T14:58:51.555-08:00Anon, ah, you noticed the absense of Asians being ...Anon, ah, you noticed the absense of Asians being specifically mentioned in the post! I've got a follow up post (not the next one, but the one after that) on the subject.<br /><br />[Broad brush opinions follow]<br /><br />In my career, I've had a lot of business interaction with three Asian groups: Indians, Chinese, Filipinos.<br /><br />Each group is very different in their approach to business and their level of risk-taking. But, all three are virulent capitalists, and crazy hard workers. I'll expand on this in the post.<br /><br />Regarding discrimination, I think it's horrific what these supposedly liberal schools do to Asians. For The Oppressive White Class, it's great to see the liberals trying to justify why they can discriminate against an ethnic group that is smaller than either blacks or Hispanics.<br /><br />You hit it on the head: It's all about culture. Asians are driven to succeed. It's a part of every day life.<br /><br />I love using the Vietnamese boat people who came to this country as an example. A great deal of them ended up just south of where I live - down in Silicon Valley. As a group, they came here literally with nothing but the clothes on their backs, and they damned near own the whole area now! It's very impressive how well they've done starting at Ground Zero. It was all done with hard work, sacrafice, and networking. It is proof positive that you can make your millions if you're driven. Well, it used to be that way.<br /><br />Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-72275853166338008442012-11-13T12:47:11.676-08:002012-11-13T12:47:11.676-08:00Asian guy here and big-time reader of your blog.
...Asian guy here and big-time reader of your blog.<br /><br />Many of my Asian friends, as well as myself are conservative for many reasons. I believe the primary one being that Asians (as opposed to other minorities) don't fall into the narrative of self-victimization. For the most part, we came here, are successful and don't complain. BUT, we are increasingly being punished for our success due to some notion that we are genetically gifted. We aren't...it's our culture. A good number of Americans of Asian descent are beginning to realize that they are being discriminated against in the name of "fairness". Just look at college admissions affirmative action policies which are skewed against Asians because of our success. Look at what happened in Virginia recently in the education system. The "failing" grade for Asian ethnicities was set at 82%, while those for blacks and latinos were set MUCH, much lower.<br /><br />If the conservative base is going to expand with minorities, I believe it has to start with the Asians.<br /><br />A few blacks get it, a few latinos (notably those who came from Cuba) get it, but the best inroads for expanding the conservative base are going to be with the Asians.<br /><br />Sad really, because I'm not sure why more minorities don't see through the race baiting/pandering from the left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-35560578739975658942012-11-09T18:05:33.698-08:002012-11-09T18:05:33.698-08:00Anon, yeah it always strikes me as "funny&quo...Anon, yeah it always strikes me as "funny" when minorities are able to say out loud that they voted for someone because of their color, but if whites do it, you're a racist. As I've noted before, the MLK "content of their character, not the color of their skin" deal sure gets tossed out the window quite easily when you're a minority.<br /><br />Adam, the follow up post I've got in draft touches on your point of the Dems not implementing an austerity program until they have literally run out of money.<br /><br />Our country is like a business that has recognized that it is no longer a viable enterprise, so the owners are sucking out all of the value before declaring bankruptcy.<br /><br />We - the creditors - get left holding an empty bag.Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-41825446608525900242012-11-09T12:18:06.530-08:002012-11-09T12:18:06.530-08:00We were talking about this at work. Pretty much I ...We were talking about this at work. Pretty much I disagree with O'Reilly and agree with you. <br /><br />I figure that the economy will be bad enough in the next 4 years that they will continue to kick the can down the road. Since austerity won't be implemented, that means that the welfare state will increase exponentially. Especially if they don't manage to head off these tax increases. It will likely mean that more than 50% of the electorate will be on government assistance. There won't be a Republican President for years to come unless they join the "give free stuff to those who don't work" crowd. But then is that really a Republican?<br /><br />They are already laying the groundwork and precedents for things. They are calling on the US Military to take over putting the power back on on Long Island. They are charging some guy for hoarding gas for buying 120 gallons of gas for his neighborhood. Once the precedent is set, it's locked in.<br /><br />I agree that the national politics are over. The only way for the Republicans to get anywhere is to become liberal. Which means we need a true third party. But all that will do is take away the Republican votes (for all the good that'll do us).<br /><br />They times are a-changing.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-6807040778517201402012-11-09T07:18:34.121-08:002012-11-09T07:18:34.121-08:00One additional point that favors the Democrats: Th...One additional point that favors the Democrats: The blacks, hispanics Asians and and all other ethnic groups don't like whites. It is often stated that racism is a one way street and that is not true. The black, brown and other non-whites voted their bias/racism. It was a feel good thing for them and Mitt was as good a old white male as any to "take their revenge" with. Yes the economy is in the dumper, yes everyone recognizes Obama is over his head and clueless but it feels good to stick it to the white man. Everyoone has forgotten that it was the Republican party that freed the slaves and the Democrats who fought it. It was Republicans that pushed through the equal rights act and demenstrated side by side with blacks in the South. Everyone forgets that 100% of the politicians in the old South were Democrats fighting to keep blacks down. The new Democrat party is the same as the old, still racist, still exploiting race for political gain and still in favor of tax, tax, tax and spend, spend, spend. The one thing all Democrats seem to have in common, the one thing that jolds them together is "free stuff". Yes the Democrat party is a diverse party of blacks, hispanics, Asians, illegal aliens, rich white women, gay and lesbians, women on welfare; but the one thread that holds them together is they all want something (free stuff) and they all want someone else to pay for it. They don't care if they destroy the economy or start WW III just give me "free stuff"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com