Originally Posted by wetibbe
Not in the city but 20 miles upstate in a quiet county. Been here now 40 years.
I never, ever have any incident or issue with any black or Hispanic or any other foreign - ever. And I am very much a Caucasian - Dutch,German ancestry way back. Never been called a name, never been threatened.
Of course, I'm a pretty big guy 6'-4", 270 pounds and not fat. Ex football player. And a respectable, polite senior citizen.
We have lots of American Negros and Haitians in my county. Everyone I deal with is very polite and respectful, store clerks, cashiers, store employees, occasionally a taxi driver, gas station attendants, car wash employees, post office clerks, town clerks. The elderly blacks are very polite and the young blacks, teens and early 20's are very friendly, helpful and congenial.
Now when you speak about the inner city, Harlem, Bronx, that's a different world. Although I worked in the city for years I never had an issue there either with any black. I don't doubt the bus drivers experience at all. Entirely plausible. His situation was unique, at night, alone, white, entirely black neighborhood and some really bottom scum. The dregs of humanity. It was confined, unique and isolated. Not at all representative of New York in general. If I rode the subways, walked the streets there at night alone I probably wouldn't survive until sun up !
Whenever I hear the liberals, progressives, socialists calling someone a racist I laugh out loud. First they don't even understand what racist is and second the term is the only dud they have left in their bankrupt arsenal It is so worn out and ludicrous that it is pathetic stupidity. Why ? Because there are lots of blacks who are Republican conservatives, that don't like Obama and that disagree with the administration. There are native Americans Indians too and many Latino's, Hispanics also opposed.
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