Every time I hear someone "play the race card", discriminate against another human being, or fight a war against people who are "different" ; it makes me furious.... There is only one "race".. HUMAN!!! Througout all of recorded history, stupid, greedy people have sought reasons to better themselves by oppressing someone else. Slavery was created by "Black" people. During the early development of America, Irish people were used to build New Orleans; since "Black" slaves were more valuable. The Christians have historically killed million of other people, because they chose to worship differently. Differences in religion, skin color, language, customs, etc. have been the pathetic reasons that humans kill & degrade each other. Why is there no organization called: "The National Organization For The Advancement of Un-colored People"??? We have a "United Negro College Fund"; why don't we have a "United White-man College Fund"??? When will people "GET IT"?? The differences between us should be treasured; how boring would it be if we were all the same?? Human D.N.A. throughout the planet is virtually IDENTICAL IN ALL SO-CALLED "RACES"! Differences in skin-color are merely the result of melanin levels; from millions of years of migration away from the equator and it's strong sunshine. There is now scientific proof that confirms our commonality. The National Geographic Society recently featured a segment called: "Journey Of Man".; by Dr. Spencer Wells. It details the concept of 'Genetic-Antropology"; using human D.N.A. markers to trace the paths of human migration in pre-history. His research collected thousands of blood-samples from all over the world and , by tracing "family-trees", he "back-tracked" the patterns of ancient man. These patterns show that we are all descended from a common, ancient ancestry in Africa; around Lake Victoria. As ancient "hunter-gatherers" moved north, they first spread to the Middle-east, and then to Siberia. At that time, there was a land-bridge across the Bering-strait; as the ocean-level was much lower. The tribes hunted caribou, and followed them into North America; subsequently populating the Americas in a very short time. The migrations into Norther Europe took many millions of years, compared to about 400 years to populate the Americas. As a result, the peoples of the Americas still had high levels of melanin, and had dark-skin-pigmentation. In contrast, the ancient people who populated Northern and Eastern Europe had less & less levels of melanin.... the result of the evolution and moving further from the harsh sun-rays of the equator. They then exhibited lighter & lighter skin; NOT because they were some other "Race", but because the dark-skin genes were no longer necessary. It is evolution that has made Swedes blonde & blue-eyed. We must embrace our different cultures; but we must also acknowledge that we share one common "race". The "race-card" is just a lame excuse for stupid people to complain about their condition. LIFE IS NOT FAIR... GET OVER IT!!!
- posted by Dave @ 11:28 AM