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Minorities now surpass whites in US births

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America hit a demographic milestone last year, with new census figures showing for the first time more than half the children born in the U.S. were minorities.
That percentage just barely eked over the halfway mark, with minorities making up 50.4 percent of U.S. births in the 12-month period ending July 2011. But it marks a steady trend -- minorities represented 37 percent of births in 1990.


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eh, so what.

In a few generations the races will be mixed to the point that it won't matter any more. All that really counts is, do the brownish folks consider themselves American. If they do, bring it.

In my classroom over half the kids are "mixed" and they don't give a crap one way or the other about what color they are. They look at former generations that did as being really weird.
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rgrokelley wrote:eh, so what.

In a few generations the races will be mixed to the point that it won't matter any more. All that really counts is, do the brownish folks consider themselves American. If they do, bring it.

In my classroom over half the kids are "mixed" and they don't give a crap one way or the other about what color they are. They look at former generations that did as being really weird.

That actually makes me feel optimistic.

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Many of the brown skinned peoples are bringing values that most of the white skinned Americans have lost.
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I could care less about demographics and even less about what color my neighbor is so long as they are salutin' and willing to defend our flag. That being said, moral family values and ethics are always in style and if they worship the God of Israel, well then we are "family". :wink:
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colt1rgr wrote:I could care less about demographics and even less about what color my neighbor is so long as they are salutin' and willing to defend our flag. That being said, moral family values and ethics are always in style and if they worship the God of Israel, well then we are "family". :wink:

That means Allah too right? According to Muslims Allah and the "Christian God" are the same cat. The difference between Christians and Muslims (in this aspect): Muslims think that Muhammad (who was after Christ) has the most recent G2 from on high.

Mostly I'm just messing with you man. :twisted:

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rangertough wrote:
colt1rgr wrote:I could care less about demographics and even less about what color my neighbor is so long as they are salutin' and willing to defend our flag. That being said, moral family values and ethics are always in style and if they worship the God of Israel, well then we are "family". :wink:

That means Allah too right? According to Muslims Allah and the "Christian God" are the same cat. The difference between Christians and Muslims (in this aspect): Muslims think that Muhammad (who was after Christ) has the most recent G2 from on high.

Mostly I'm just messing with you man. :twisted:

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Thats true! Goes back to the story of Isaac and Ishmael in the book of Genesis. Two sons, two very differnt prohetic destinies. Ishamael was the bastard son and father of a bastard religion.
The Koran believes that Ishmael received the promise and the blessings, yet the Bible believes that Isaac was the one who received it. Some people would say, “Well, it doesn't matter who received it as long the person is the child of Abraham and believes in God.” But according to the Bible this is very important, and one of the foundational beliefs of the Bible is:

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid [Ishmael], the other by a freewoman [Isaac]. But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh [Ishmael]; but he of the freewoman was by promise [Isaac]. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which genders to bondage, which is Hagar [Ishmael-Mohammed], for this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all [Isaac-Christ]… Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise [Bible-Christianity]. But as then he that was born after the flesh [Koran-Islam] persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. (Galatians 4:22-29)

Christians and Moslems do not simply have two different fathers (Isaac and Ishmael) and two different books (Bible-Koran), but they have two completely different spirits: one brings freedom, the other brings bondage; one leads to life, the other leads to death.


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It's already been said, but color is just a result of skin pigment and has nothing to do with the character of the man/woman... but the article is flawed in the fact that if they are the majority, why refer to them as minorities?
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Only 1/3 of the population here in Rio Grande County, Colorado, is white. I don't really see that as a big deal.
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IEDmagnet wrote:It's already been said, but color is just a result of skin pigment and has nothing to do with the character of the man/woman... but the article is flawed in the fact that if they are the majority, why refer to them as minorities?

Just like Dr. King said "Content of their character". Should be the only thing that matters in anyone's eyes.
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IEDmagnet wrote:.... the article is flawed in the fact that if they are the majority, why refer to them as minorities?
Good point!
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Flesh Thorn wrote:
IEDmagnet wrote:.... the article is flawed in the fact that if they are the majority, why refer to them as minorities?
Good point!
Agree.
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TC204 wrote:I know some Brazilian immigrants that are very hard workers, they work 2-3 lousy paying jobs to make ends meet. They're proud to be here and believe in the American dream. There are also some that come here and suck off the system right away. It comes down to the individual and how they were raised. America was built by immigrants but times have changed greatly.

We have an entire block of our society, born and raised right here, with every advantage available to all Americans who have made a career off of "sucking off the system", claiming it to be their "right". Maybe we should keep the immigrants (legal immigrants) and deport these leaches? :?
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