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Yes, the whole human race is oppressive to one degree or another but seriously, why is it that when I go to New York someone from Norway or Belgium are here on vacation but someone from El Salvador, Pakistan, Mexico, Iran, etc. are fleeing violence? There are refugees from Iraq and Syria but even before the USA stuck its wang in that hornets nest, were they really that much better under their regimes? Was Iraq a progressive utopia or only by the standards of the Middle East?

I took the happier abroad plunge two years ago and while it was the best thing I ever did, it also caused me some PTSD and even cultural resentment towards the locals in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, resentment that they built in me. I definitely met some nice people abroad but at the forefront of my mind are the locals that I never met and had no problem with automatically blaming me for their sorry lots in life. Nicaragua stands out amongst them as the place where I woke up and found me along with eight other tourists were robbed in a hostel. I had been in Latin America for a little over a month and at that time my initial alertness had faded after feeling pretty safe at hostels. Remember I was in three countries at 20 hostels and that happened ONCE but that one time really messed me up, compounded by others trying to justify stealing by saying "they are just trying to survive so they don't feel bad". That is such liberal victimhood BS! This idea that because people are victims growing up in less well-off countries, they have a right to make life worse for decent hard-working people like me is something I cannot tolerate. And of course, because I am white, I don't have a say in the matter. For the record, they stole my credit card so I couldn't even withdraw cash anymore and had to find a Western Union from then on and if there wasn't one, I was afraid of running out of cash and being trapped in an indifferent world. This is what plants resentment in me - that it wasn't enough for them to steal food to survive, which I would have been fine with; no, they wanted to screw me over because they believe themselves victims that are entitled to spend others' hard-earned money. The world will not treat you well because you are a good person; quite the opposite really.

It doesn't stop with Nica either. Two police officers stopped me on the beach in Costa Rica and one of them searched me for anything he could find to put me in jail. All I had on me was a journal with $10 in local currency. He didn't find weed, blow, he couldn't even nab me on immigration status because I renewed my passport by crossing the border. And I speak Spanish well enough to politely talk my way out of it. But that policeman was resentful of me, who had never wronged him in his life, because I am a lighter-skinned foreigner. This idea that only white people are racist really needs to stop. Other locals asked me to buy them ice cream one day, which I was glad to do, and then the next day acted like I am a hard-ass for not giving them five dollars. Or ask me to buy them food without even a "por favor" or a "gracias". Look, I don't want to bring people down; I want to uplift others but the fact is people do not want to uplift themselves, choosing instead to blame foreigners and it goes both ways.

White foreigners like myself are the not the reason people in Nicaragua are struggling to live on $2 a day. Their president, Ortega, holds all the wealth to himself in a small ruling class while flying around in a private jet. Venezuela is an oil-rich country where people are starving to death because Chavez chose an incompetent cousin to be CEO of a bank. Sure, they are socialist but is every socialist country in Europe doing as bad as Venezuela? Are they run by greedy dictators?

So in all of my generosity fatigue, I keep wondering why brown people are always seen as victims while white people are inherently privileged?

Brown people tend to be more humble and down to earth. They don't have that know it all attitude that white Americans have. Maybe you should try Philippines or Indonesia next time. They are brown people countries that are very non-violent and nonconfrontational and have a warm relaxed vibe. It sounds like you went to countries with high crime rates. Why didn't you go to Mexico or Argentina? Argentina is supposed to be very Europeanized. And our members in Mexico such as Falcon report no problems there.

Btw, you forget that all South American presidents that wanted to use their resources ended up getting assassinated by the CIA remember? Then the CIA only put leaders in power that suited their agenda of Western imperialism to allow US corporations to exploit their resources. This was mentioned in detail by John Perkins, former economic hitman, and featured in the popular film Zeitgeist Addendum. Remember? So maybe they blame the CIA and lumped you in with it?

Kind of a strange question when you consider just the last century alone.

Some of the most brutal and oppressive countries were full of Europeans. For example, Nazi Germany, East Germany, Soviet Union, Romania, Kosovo, Bosnia, Israel, civil war Spain, the Argentine Junta period, and the biggest one of all, pre-civil rights America (although some would say America is more oppressive now than it has ever been).

Contrarian Expatriate wrote: ↑

July 3rd, 2018, 10:28 pm

Kind of a strange question when you consider just the last century alone.

Some of the most brutal and oppressive countries were full of Europeans. For example, Nazi Germany, East Germany, Soviet Union, Romania, Kosovo, Bosnia, Israel, civil war Spain, the Argentine Junta period, and the biggest one of all, pre-civil rights America (although some would say America is more oppressive now than it has ever been).

Most of that list is the fault of the Jews.

I agree with Winston: I find brown countries relaxing and the people friendly and open. Whereas in White societies or countries, the people--especially Whites, act all arrogant and White supremacy seeps through White people, either consciously or unconsciously.

I find that most of my expat friends are either Asian, Hispanic, Black or--if they are White--mixed, because Whites tend to self-segregate and treat minorities with disdain, to be honest.

Contrarian Expatriate wrote: ↑

July 3rd, 2018, 10:28 pm

Kind of a strange question when you consider just the last century alone.

Some of the most brutal and oppressive countries were full of Europeans. For example, Nazi Germany, East Germany, Soviet Union, Romania, Kosovo, Bosnia, Israel, civil war Spain, the Argentine Junta period, and the biggest one of all, pre-civil rights America (although some would say America is more oppressive now than it has ever been).

But aren't all those examples the result of manipulation by Jewish elites and Communists? Or caused by them? If you look deeper, that tends to be the case. The British Empire was actually more benevolent than most empires. They could have easily executed Gandhi for instance, but they were too nice to do so. And they gave their prisoners and convicts a new life in new continents like Australia and New Zealand, instead of keeping them in prison. So they certainly did more good than other Empires before them.

Couldn't it be that all those violent brown countries in Latin America are that way because mixed races tend to be more violent and messed up and confused? Jared Taylor makes the argument for this in his videos. See below.

Winston wrote: ↑

July 4th, 2018, 3:29 am

Couldn't it be that all those violent brown countries in Latin America are that way because mixed races tend to be more violent and messed up and confused? Jared Taylor makes the argument for this in his videos. See below.

The question was about oppression, not general violence. I selected Argentina as an example because it is the "whitest" country in Latin America. Argentines are heavily of the Spaniard/Italian mix with a smattering of Germans. It is not a mixed race society.

It is not a particularly violent country, but it did experience what was called The Dirty War where it purged and tortured political dissidents. That is an example of oppression.

Winston wrote: ↑

July 4th, 2018, 3:17 am

Contrarian Expatriate wrote: ↑

July 3rd, 2018, 10:28 pm

Kind of a strange question when you consider just the last century alone.

Some of the most brutal and oppressive countries were full of Europeans. For example, Nazi Germany, East Germany, Soviet Union, Romania, Kosovo, Bosnia, Israel, civil war Spain, the Argentine Junta period, and the biggest one of all, pre-civil rights America (although some would say America is more oppressive now than it has ever been).

But aren't all those examples the result of manipulation by Jewish elites and Communists? Or caused by them? If you look deeper, that tends to be the case.

Ah no.... Blaming "The Jews" for international domestic wars is like blaming the tooth fairy. Communism does not equal Jewish manipulation.

Most of the oppressive elements of those conflicts were nationalists or non-Jewish Marxists engaged in class warfare. Most of the people to blame the Jews do so because it is an easy explanation that can be thrown around easily and without critical analysis. If people knew just how many Eastern European Jews were killed or deprived of all their resources by Communists, they would stop saying that. Ayn Rand was a notable one who escaped before the Iron Curtain closed and she was an ardent capitalist for life after seeing how her family was oppressed by Marxists.

Contrarian Expatriate wrote: ↑

July 4th, 2018, 4:06 am

Winston wrote: ↑

July 4th, 2018, 3:17 am

Contrarian Expatriate wrote: ↑

July 3rd, 2018, 10:28 pm

Kind of a strange question when you consider just the last century alone.

Some of the most brutal and oppressive countries were full of Europeans. For example, Nazi Germany, East Germany, Soviet Union, Romania, Kosovo, Bosnia, Israel, civil war Spain, the Argentine Junta period, and the biggest one of all, pre-civil rights America (although some would say America is more oppressive now than it has ever been).

But aren't all those examples the result of manipulation by Jewish elites and Communists? Or caused by them? If you look deeper, that tends to be the case.

Ah no.... Blaming "The Jews" for international domestic wars is like blaming the tooth fairy. Communism does not equal Jewish manipulation.

Most of the oppressive elements of those conflicts were nationalists or non-Jewish Marxists engaged in class warfare. Most of the people to blame the Jews do so because it is an easy explanation that can be thrown around easily and without critical analysis. If people knew just how many Eastern European Jews were killed or deprived of all their resources by Communists, they would stop saying that. Ayn Rand was a notable one who escaped before the Iron Curtain closed and she was an ardent capitalist for life after seeing how her family was oppressed by Marxists.

I'm sorry but that is a HORRIBLE comparison. Jewish Zionists, Bankers and Elites are NOT comparable to the tooth fairy. Come on. That's a TERRIBLE analogy!

Dude, haven't you looked into the work of Eustace Mullins or James Perloff or many others? The Jewish-Communist connection has been established long ago, even in the 1920's. Henry Ford documented it, so did Nesta Webster. Those are high IQ people who are super accurate with details. Even Winston Churchill wrote an article about how the Jews funded Communism. I posted lots of info and proof here: viewtopic.php?f=30&t=30841

Where have you been? Living under a rock? lol

Btw, when we say "Jews" we do not mean ordinary Jews of the working class. We are talking about the elite Jews, like the zionists and banking cartel and wall street, etc. So remember that.

Btw, yes the Zionists do sacrifice their own people, the Jews, just like they did in WW2. Did you know that "holocaust" means "burnt offering and sacrifice"?

You obviously don't know these people or what's going on. You got a lot of research and homework to do.

This is an interesting article:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... -theories/

Contrarian Expatriate wrote: ↑

July 4th, 2018, 8:55 am

This is an interesting article:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... -theories/

That's an old article and proves nothing. It presupposes that conspiracies don't exist and that there's no evidence for them. And that only psychological reasons exist for those who believe them. That's not true at all. Conspiracies are well documented throughout history and many elites have admitted that they are true and real. See these quotes I posted here:

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=28870

I thought you were an intellectual and freethinker and accepted the conspiracy paradigm too. Why are you shunning it now? Have you changed or been replaced by a clone while you were away from HA? lol. Has all your former knowledge been stripped away?

Here is the segment from Zeitgeist Addendum where John Perkins, former economic hitman for the US government, explains how the CIA and US government took control over Latin America so that the leaders served US corporate interests, rather than the interests of their own people. This is very blood boiling, but for guys like @Contrarian Expatriate it will be an educational experience since he doesn't seem to be aware of what's going on and is way behind the curve.

Winston wrote: ↑

July 4th, 2018, 7:08 am

Contrarian Expatriate wrote: ↑

July 4th, 2018, 4:06 am

Winston wrote: ↑

July 4th, 2018, 3:17 am

Contrarian Expatriate wrote: ↑

July 3rd, 2018, 10:28 pm

Kind of a strange question when you consider just the last century alone.

Some of the most brutal and oppressive countries were full of Europeans. For example, Nazi Germany, East Germany, Soviet Union, Romania, Kosovo, Bosnia, Israel, civil war Spain, the Argentine Junta period, and the biggest one of all, pre-civil rights America (although some would say America is more oppressive now than it has ever been).

But aren't all those examples the result of manipulation by Jewish elites and Communists? Or caused by them? If you look deeper, that tends to be the case.

Ah no.... Blaming "The Jews" for international domestic wars is like blaming the tooth fairy. Communism does not equal Jewish manipulation.

Most of the oppressive elements of those conflicts were nationalists or non-Jewish Marxists engaged in class warfare. Most of the people to blame the Jews do so because it is an easy explanation that can be thrown around easily and without critical analysis. If people knew just how many Eastern European Jews were killed or deprived of all their resources by Communists, they would stop saying that. Ayn Rand was a notable one who escaped before the Iron Curtain closed and she was an ardent capitalist for life after seeing how her family was oppressed by Marxists.

I'm sorry but that is a HORRIBLE comparison. Jewish Zionists, Bankers and Elites are NOT comparable to the tooth fairy. Come on. That's a TERRIBLE analogy!

Dude, haven't you looked into the work of Eustace Mullins or James Perloff or many others? The Jewish-Communist connection has been established long ago, even in the 1920's. Henry Ford documented it, so did Nesta Webster. Those are high IQ people who are super accurate with details. Even Winston Churchill wrote an article about how the Jews funded Communism. I posted lots of info and proof here: viewtopic.php?f=30&t=30841

Where have you been? Living under a rock? lol

Btw, when we say "Jews" we do not mean ordinary Jews of the working class. We are talking about the elite Jews, like the zionists and banking cartel and wall street, etc. So remember that.

Btw, yes the Zionists do sacrifice their own people, the Jews, just like they did in WW2. Did you know that "holocaust" means "burnt offering and sacrifice"?

You obviously don't know these people or what's going on. You got a lot of research and homework to do.

The Jewish Conspiracies to which you subscribe are explained below. It is a shame that even you have bought into this. The standard is higher for you Winston, so this is quite unfortunate...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Bolshevism

Contrarian Expatriate wrote: ↑

July 4th, 2018, 9:12 am

The Jewish Conspiracies to which you subscribe are explained below. It is a shame that even you have bought into this. The standard is higher for you Winston, so this is quite unfortunate...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Bolshevism

First of all, everyone knows that Wikipedia's job is to debunk conspiracies, not promote them. They only promote them when the US media and US government approves of them. Didn't you know that? How can you be unaware of what everyone knows? Are you sure you're an intellectual?

Are you the same CE that was here before? The CE that we know didn't deny any conspiracies.

According to Wikipedia, no conspiracies exist except those that the US government have publicly admitted to. Do you buy that?

The link above does not debunk or disprove anything about Jewish Bolshevism. It doesn't contain any evidence either way. It just denies the claim.

It's a documented fact that 80 percent of the Bolshevik leaders were Jewish. Even Wikipedia admits it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Bolshevism

Researchers in the topic, such as Polish philosopher Stanisław Krajewski "[45] or André Gerrits, [46] denounce the concept of Jewish Bolshevism as a prejudice. Law professor Ilya Somin agrees, and compares Jewish involvement in other communist countries. "Overrepresentation of a group in a political movement does not prove either that the movement was "dominated" by that group or that it primarily serves that group’s interests. The idea that communist oppression was somehow Jewish in nature is belied by the record of communist regimes in countries like China, North Korea, and Cambodia, where the Jewish presence was and is minuscule."[47]

That doesn't mean anything. Overrepresentation doesn't mean there's no domination either. That's a purely speculative statement that doesn't prove anything.

Since when did you become a Jew lover?

Here's another useless Wikipedia article about Jews ruling America that proves nothing:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionist ... acy_theory

Everyone by now knows that Jews and Israel own and control America and its media and government. Even Jews do not deny it. No one does.

You need to read source documents by good researchers and authors man. Your research skills obviously suck. Wikipedia isn't a reliable source when it comes to conspiracies.