tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post8137989663389159968..comments2024-03-29T11:33:48.153-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: A Hopeful BigotBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9403488749249264482016-08-30T07:37:31.659-04:002016-08-30T07:37:31.659-04:00Yes, it would eventually get thrown out in court, ...Yes, it would eventually get thrown out in court, thankfully, but a court order isn't needed to take a child into protective custody. A detention hearing is 72 long hours away for a child to sit in foster care and then a full hearing 10 days after that. All my supervisor wants you to do is agree to have no contact with him and we can avoid court involvement. You're a former lawyer, you should know the law. <br /><br />I've been forced to take protective custody of children for a lot lesser reasons. So, instead of calling me "half-nuts", and despite that the agency does wonderful work, why don't you realize that there are aspects of the agency that need correcting. Gary W. Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656591751732804402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-75420012827258461202016-08-29T16:01:22.116-04:002016-08-29T16:01:22.116-04:00You are creating a bullshit scenario bc I think yo...You are creating a bullshit scenario bc I think you are half nuts. No judge would seriously entertain such a petition. On its face, it's ridiculous.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56194871098479185992016-08-29T15:41:04.578-04:002016-08-29T15:41:04.578-04:00very powerful message and admissions there, Bernie...very powerful message and admissions there, Bernie. <br /><br />Now, let me get back into the 'ol hat I wore in Lehigh County.<br /><br />*knock, knock, knock*<br />{door answers}<br /><br />Hi Mr. O'Hare, my name is Gary Gorman from LCOCYS. They've been reading your comments on line and now, effective immediately, you cannot see your grandson anymore. He's bi-racial and you just admitted [for the world to see] that 'you're a bigot'. Sorry...no contact or the County will put him in foster care.<br /><br />BOH (dumbfounded): how can you do this?!?!?!!!!!!<br /><br />Sorry, I wasn't my doing. My supervisor is making me, and he is supported by his supervisor, and she is supported by her supervisor and the director listens the experts in the field. <br /><br />So, Bernie...agree now, or I am required to call APD to assist me in getting the court order barring you from any contact with your [beloved] grandson. Gary W. Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656591751732804402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70934821157886366572016-08-25T10:47:16.104-04:002016-08-25T10:47:16.104-04:006.51
"To be safe, I use "non-white"...6.51<br />"To be safe, I use "non-white". Does that mean I am a bigot?"<br />well do you judge someone based on their skin color?<br />that would help answer your questionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31240931449172420102016-08-25T07:01:14.732-04:002016-08-25T07:01:14.732-04:00By the way, bigotry is not genetic. It is acquire...By the way, bigotry is not genetic. It is acquired from parents, siblings, peers, school, government and society in general. When I was a kid, there were two black girls in my 2nd grade class. When Brown v. Board of Ed became law. One of the black girls was told that she had to five more blocks to a school that had no blacks in the 2nd grade. Solution: mother withdraws child from school. Solves problem for everybody. That happened here in Pennsylvania, not Mississippi. Government sponsored racism existed more in the North than people want to accept. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-33518596420440754202016-08-25T06:51:22.148-04:002016-08-25T06:51:22.148-04:00What is troubling about society today is social or...What is troubling about society today is social or political correctness being confused with bigotry. When I was a child, the term, "negro" was used. But, today the term is considered racist. So is "black" and "African American ". The acceptable phrase is "people of color". "Colored people" is also unacceptable. To be safe, I use "non-white". Does that mean I am a bigot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50251745870772458482016-08-25T01:12:31.832-04:002016-08-25T01:12:31.832-04:00Bernie, you must be pleased with the response to t...Bernie, you must be pleased with the response to this topic you posted. Some rays of light in a dark sky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-18382714697208722342016-08-25T00:01:02.529-04:002016-08-25T00:01:02.529-04:00Michael Laws, I had to look that up. I must have q...Michael Laws, I had to look that up. I must have quit drinking before that expression became popular. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78387568717701068782016-08-24T23:47:23.003-04:002016-08-24T23:47:23.003-04:00Touchy feely psycho-babble. Poor poor me, whaaaaaTouchy feely psycho-babble. Poor poor me, whaaaaaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57991033786597457692016-08-24T23:46:13.249-04:002016-08-24T23:46:13.249-04:00Bernie Thanks for being honest here, it's refr...Bernie Thanks for being honest here, it's refreshing to see . So few people lack the courage, to be honest Bravo...I tip my 40 to your honesty....(humor) <br />Michael Lawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173741050758744213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-12501373877413419692016-08-24T21:41:01.880-04:002016-08-24T21:41:01.880-04:00Bernie, your post eloquently and honestly expresse...Bernie, your post eloquently and honestly expresses prejudices that you have inherited as part of your upbringing. These are in the air and no one can avoid them. But prejudice is different than racism or bigotry. Racism is, in fact, prejudice plus power. When someone exercises power over another based upon their prejudices about skin color, they are being racist. This is why minorities, while they too have prejudices, are less capable of racism, because they have less power than the dominant group. It is also why those with explicit power, like police, are more likely to be seen (and to behave) in a racist manner. It is really difficult for them to suppress their prejudices - especially in high stress situations - and not exercise their power in ways that reflect deeply ingrained prejudgments about others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-32180126032734020052016-08-24T20:40:11.615-04:002016-08-24T20:40:11.615-04:00Bernie,
I think most everyone was born with some s...Bernie,<br />I think most everyone was born with some sort of racism or bigotry in still in them by historical generations!? Today though in this hippt up fast paced world with all this flipp flopp shitstorm segregation is a faint memory!?<br /><br />Your line of we are all in this together summs it up pretty well for this generation as the children are and allways will be our best asset! <br /><br />REpublican redd no party affilliation<br />patent pendingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73162136296653262282016-08-24T20:17:34.490-04:002016-08-24T20:17:34.490-04:00Agree with 7:41, I also see a black person or a wh...Agree with 7:41, I also see a black person or a white person etc. My hope is that as we live on we learn to not prejudge based on that fact alone. One guy already posted about "white trash". I know some and they are educated but I know them as trash. I am sure if you asked some black folk they would tell you they know some "black trash". Not meant to be offensive it is just that we all have to work at over 300 years of conditioning of white black relations. It isn't easy but if we remember and work at it I think we will come out better some day.<br /><br />We need to confront endemic poverty and demand excellent education, even if that offends the teachers unions and I am a union guy. Poetry and ignorance is the curse we all deal with.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49487089870067090112016-08-24T19:58:54.122-04:002016-08-24T19:58:54.122-04:00Kudos, Berne, for confrontng the ssue nstead of av...Kudos, Berne, for confrontng the ssue nstead of avoiding the facts....<br /><br /><br />Much respect!<br /><br /><br />- Alfonso Todd<br /><br /><br />Alfonsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944177715765028825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-81596264964851932372016-08-24T19:41:24.942-04:002016-08-24T19:41:24.942-04:00"The first thing I notice about a black perso..."The first thing I notice about a black person is his or her color. If I were truly free from prejudice, the first thing I would notice is the person. But I'm not. Bigotry has been hammered into me. " <br /><br />Does this make you a racist? I don't think its about your observation, but how you treat the individual or group. <br /><br />I love dogs. I'll see a German Shepherd and describe it as a German Shepherd, I see a Collie as a Collie, that does not mean I like or treat one different than the other. I'll see a woman as a woman, Does that make me a bigot or sexist? I might describe people as short or tall, female, black, white, yellow, whatever, its an observation. I'll know more as I get to know them and that will become the my remembrance, my recognition. I thinks its how we treat each other and not as we observe or might describe each other initially. Its rather a recognition that we are all the same on the inside, if not always on the outside, and how we treat each other that matters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89088041954939722032016-08-24T17:01:37.966-04:002016-08-24T17:01:37.966-04:00Amen Bernie. My hope is for the next generation to...Amen Bernie. My hope is for the next generation to get it right. They will either learn to live together in relative peace or we will end up killing each other for eternity like in the Middle East. The future of the US is in our hands but more hopefully in our children and grandchildren's hands.<br /><br />I am totally pessimistic about us. We only read what we wan to see and listen to "news" that we like and agrees with our views. How did our generation end up picking Trump and Clinton? Just look in a mirror. Very Sad. We no longer challenge ourselves to think and possibly change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-4309615587525960222016-08-24T15:56:35.636-04:002016-08-24T15:56:35.636-04:00Liked the comments at 4:45 and 1:21. Agree with mo...Liked the comments at 4:45 and 1:21. Agree with most of it. Bernie, like you I am an old white guy. In fact older than you. What many of our folks have to really try is to look in the mirror. Self awareness is tough. It can even be painful as you know. We as people of all races tend to project our frustration, fears and anger on others. We tend to listen to and follow those who echo those thoughts. As an old white guy most of my friends are angry and super pro-Trump. Why, "cause it tells it like it is." I think this is a reflection of our general inability to come to grips with our own lives.<br /><br />I know guys who are mad that they can't use certain words and hate the "political correctness". My thing is why use a word or words with someone if you know it will hurt them? What is your point? Weren't we brought up better than that? Why offend someone on purpose? It is called being polite, using tact and basically being a decent human being.<br /><br />This was an excellent post Bernie. You should periodically delve into these things. We all need to grow and evolve no matter who we are and how old we are.<br /><br />The Old White Dude!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-65935787590264469432016-08-24T14:56:00.057-04:002016-08-24T14:56:00.057-04:00The Central Scrutinizer said...
And by the way, O...The Central Scrutinizer said...<br /><br />And by the way, Obama didn't cause the division. It was always there. It's embarrassing that you've never seen it. <br /><br /><br />What's embarrassing is that you let that division define you, obviously can't get past it, and somehow must think that your approach will make it better. <br /><br />From your first post, you obviously feel that white people hold some sort of power over you. If you've had real discrimination against you because of your race, take it to courts. That's what makes our system great, and what the courts are there for.<br /><br />If you're looking for something beyond that and are searching for a world where nobody judges another unfairly (for whatever reason), you will always be disappointed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17391658238418626452016-08-24T14:40:10.423-04:002016-08-24T14:40:10.423-04:00Hey, you say you're a racist, and who are we t...Hey, you say you're a racist, and who are we to argue with you?<br /><br />Just don't assume that when others notice that someone's black that they're thinking the same things as you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37187989927655431642016-08-24T14:38:04.392-04:002016-08-24T14:38:04.392-04:00Central Scrutinizer said:
"White America wan...Central Scrutinizer said:<br /><br />"White America wanted Obama to come out and chastise Black America."<br /><br /><br />Nope. I think everyone just assumed he would try to make things better. That's the same standard any President (black, white, or other) would be held to, on any issue.<br /><br />Instead of an MLK approach on race, he's taken a Malcolm X approach. Great if you think it's made things better, but most (white and black) would say things are worse. Not worth arguing about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70751346484389067932016-08-24T13:59:43.864-04:002016-08-24T13:59:43.864-04:001.21 I agree, except I find the use of the word Tr...1.21 I agree, except I find the use of the word Trash offensive. You maybe should use something like, "culturally deprived".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26284925209052001212016-08-24T13:21:06.799-04:002016-08-24T13:21:06.799-04:00As I've gotten older I realized in every cultu...As I've gotten older I realized in every culture there is a sub-culture of trash. The "hooray for me, F everyone else, I'm special" trash. This sub-culture of trash can be any color or race, rich or poor. If you feel you are above others because of more or less melanin you are trash. If you feel you should have more rights and privileges for the same, you are trash. If you yell "racism" with full knowledge none exists not only are you trash, but you perpetuate the trashy racism.<br />I have seen another type of racism expressed by people I would not consider trash but definitely ignorant. These are the people who excuse the trash of a culture by identifying the trash's actions as a race or cultural trait other than trash.<br />"They come from the islands, they all act that way." "They come from a poor country, so the actions are to be expected". "Their ancestors were treated terribly, so we should all bear a burden for wrongs we had no part in." "It's fine that your rights are stomped on, because people of the same race/color as yours have deprived some other race/color of their rights in the past."<br />These people who make excuses for the trash sub-cultures are the other side of the same prejudiced coin. <br />Side note: I had a teenage girl walk in front of my car at an intersection on a green light, taking her good ole time. I didn't think "N..." , I thought "another piece of Allentown trash, brought up by trash."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61839665934263592332016-08-24T12:32:09.629-04:002016-08-24T12:32:09.629-04:00So now the new requirement is not only to treat al...So now the new requirement is not only to treat all people in a fair manner, but we as white people must get on our knees and admit we have made black peoples condition what is. we are responsible and if we distrust a group of young black men, we are racist and need to beg for forgiveness. This may be no more than a natural survival mechanism and now we must deny our own instincts in the name of anti-racism. Sorry, this will never happen. You have now gone off the deep end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79996208479842242232016-08-24T12:07:31.997-04:002016-08-24T12:07:31.997-04:00This whole argument is about finger pointing. Be r...This whole argument is about finger pointing. Be real. When it comes down to it nobody gives a ahit what Cable news, politicians say, black or white leaders or anyone outside themselves. That these somehow influence what someone wishes to believe either based on their own experiences or personal prejudices. The kind of people who speak ill of others are intolerant, uncaring and selfish in their attempt to isolate others who aren't in 100% agreement with themself looking for validation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43794028790173198132016-08-24T11:59:24.146-04:002016-08-24T11:59:24.146-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com