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In reply to the discussion: As a black man living in America (A nice, long essay)... [View all]Roy Rolling
(6,915 posts)22. Different side of the Racist Coin
"I will say that once white people get it INTO their heads to stop making America a living hell for non-white people and the poor of all stripes"
Sure, we white people sure does all think and look alike.
Those statements spit in the face of those whites who lived during the Civil rights struggles of the 1960s and were insulted then because of it. But my complaint isn't about being insulted, it isn't about me at all. I don't regret, I knew what I signed up for--even in High School.
My complaint is that the sons and daughters of those who marched and championed minority rights have forgotten both whites and black stood shoulder-to-shoulder for what's right.
For what's MORAL AND RIGHT, not because of the color of people's skins.
So pointing out that some white people are also making the same mistake does not benefit anyone. And it harms those who once suffered ridicule for supporting what's right "outside of their own race" when it came time to stand up and be counted.
Sure, we white people sure does all think and look alike.
Those statements spit in the face of those whites who lived during the Civil rights struggles of the 1960s and were insulted then because of it. But my complaint isn't about being insulted, it isn't about me at all. I don't regret, I knew what I signed up for--even in High School.
My complaint is that the sons and daughters of those who marched and championed minority rights have forgotten both whites and black stood shoulder-to-shoulder for what's right.
For what's MORAL AND RIGHT, not because of the color of people's skins.
So pointing out that some white people are also making the same mistake does not benefit anyone. And it harms those who once suffered ridicule for supporting what's right "outside of their own race" when it came time to stand up and be counted.
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