tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752905450372366892.post6622303526683821742..comments2024-01-23T13:22:00.643-06:00Comments on Politics and Critical Thinking: Black Rage!! Black Rage!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05641734041332914764noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752905450372366892.post-42612391127293656602008-03-25T17:54:00.000-05:002008-03-25T17:54:00.000-05:00"I've never been pulled over or hastled by the pol..."I've never been pulled over or hastled by the police because I'm white.".<BR/><BR/>Maybe you have not and about 20 years ago that argument might have had some merit. But I hardly think, short of a few ignorant fools, that many cops will pull over a black man in a suit and a BMW because they think he is a drug dealer. Most of the perception nowadays is that he is successful and if he is pulled over he is probably speeding.<BR/><BR/>OK; my ancestors were, though.<BR/><BR/>Let me ask you this, "So what?" You have to be held accountable for their mistakes? That makes no sense. The biblical crap about the sins of the father are passed to the son is crap. It definitely does not apply to four generations later. The changes in all of us are evident around us everyday, in our interactions and viewpoints of people from other races. We have moved from blatant racism to simply having mild racial prejudice in a short time. That is a natural thing. Even the so called "enlightened" Europeans are capable of this. It is natural human state. We even do it to other whites from foreign nations. <BR/><BR/>"OK; fair enough. But I truly believe that there are lingering effects of slavery and racism in this country."<BR/><BR/>Maybe, maybe not. That is an individual call. But if we walk around carrying guilt about something we had nothing to do with it will never go away. Regret and guilt have a way of making problems stay longer than they have to. If we allow things to heal there are no resentments, there is not hatred, as a whole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752905450372366892.post-18302895171248571532008-03-24T00:37:00.000-05:002008-03-24T00:37:00.000-05:00"Now do any young or even middle aged black people..."Now do any young or even middle aged black people nowadays know what true oppression is? The answer is no."<BR/><BR/>I agree that there are many many more opportunities for blacks these days, but I know I've never been pulled over or hastled by the police because I'm white.<BR/><BR/>"How is it that just for the plain simple reason that I am white I have committed prejudice?"<BR/><BR/>I would say that anyone who thinks that you are guilty just for being white is a prejudiced idiot.<BR/><BR/>"I am sorry, my family, nor I, had anything to do with any part of slavery."<BR/><BR/>I'm don't doubt you. <BR/><BR/>"Like many Americans, we were not in this country during slavery."<BR/><BR/>OK; my ancestors were, though.<BR/><BR/>"I will not be held accountable for something that I had nothing to do with." <BR/><BR/>OK; fair enough. But I truly believe that there are lingering effects of slavery and racism in this country.<BR/><BR/>"That is as ignorant as a white man hating someone because they are black."<BR/><BR/>True. But there mayy be some room for undestanding where "they" are coming from, and racism is still alive in the USA. I'm could name names, but I'd do better thinking up a list forst, rather than mistakenly put someon on the list who didn't "deserve" to be there.Mark In Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614659771194841374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752905450372366892.post-14330776021842795052008-03-22T22:51:00.000-05:002008-03-22T22:51:00.000-05:00Peaceful on the part of the black community, with ...Peaceful on the part of the black community, with the exception of a few. The ignorance and violence that was perpetrated by the white community has never been, nor in my world, will ever be questioned. The original point was the solidarity those folks experienced was what led to their "passive" resistance. <BR/><BR/>Now do any young or even middle aged black people nowadays know what true oppression is? The answer is no. They have not had the trials and tribulations that their grandparents had. The latter know what it is like to go without basic freedoms, dignity, and respect. All of that was taken away from them and not by their choice. Blacks today have just as many opportunities if not more than whites. None of this is about oppression; it is about revenge and anger against a group of people who had nothing to do with the earlier situations. <BR/><BR/>How is it that just for the plain simple reason that I am white I have committed prejudice? That I am automatically a racist, in my words, my thoughts, and my actions? That is beyond reason. I am sorry, my family, nor I, had anything to do with any part of slavery. Like many Americans, we were not in this country during slavery. I will not be held accountable for something that I had nothing to do with. Nor, will I be quilted because of the color of my skin. That is as ignorant as a white man hating someone because they are black.<BR/><BR/>As always thanks for posting, you are always welcomed to share yoru thoughts.<BR/><BR/>C.T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752905450372366892.post-24304636636076171632008-03-22T21:42:00.000-05:002008-03-22T21:42:00.000-05:00"It was that solidarity which brought us a peacefu..."It was that solidarity which brought us a peaceful civil rights movement."<BR/><BR/>A lot of people, BLACK people, were murdered and beaten during the "peaceful civil rights movement", and some of our "distinguished" talking heads were vehemently opposed to it (Wm. F. Buckley, James J. Kilpatrick, to name just 2).Mark In Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614659771194841374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752905450372366892.post-36714356355935430862008-03-21T14:02:00.000-05:002008-03-21T14:02:00.000-05:00But the problem does not lie with just, white poli...But the problem does not lie with just, white politicians playing the race card. It is most black leaders. Who do you think these inner city folks will listen to first? A white politician or a black leader? Also, there is nothing wrong with group solidarity. It was that solidarity which brought us a peaceful civil rights movement. Right now there is just a group mind set of hate and resentment that will get nothing done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752905450372366892.post-26287192271638202662008-03-21T12:40:00.000-05:002008-03-21T12:40:00.000-05:00As long as white politicians play "the race card",...As long as white politicians play "the race card", and people who make not-so-oblique references to "urban this" and "central city that", there will be blacks who react with emotional appeals to group solidarity. Can you blame them? It isn't right (no pun intended), but it happens.Mark In Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614659771194841374noreply@blogger.com