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TheRickles

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15. If I knew then what I know now....

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Fri Jun 18, 2021, 12:03 PM

Jun 2021

But we didn't, did we. A little self-compassion goes a long way. Thanks for posting this, mf.

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Self, meet old self. [View all] marble falls Jun 2021 OP

As long as we keep learning about ourselves, we can evolve. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #1

And the times I kept quiet. I regret those most. marble falls Jun 2021 #32

Yeah, sigh. Chin up, look forward, be better again tomorrow. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #39

of course that makes one really curious Kali Jun 2021 #2

Of course. It's in PDF, or I'd send a page to you PM so as to not chance a hide. marble falls Jun 2021 #4

I think everyone did or said things PatSeg Jun 2021 #3

This is what Dave and I e'd yesterday ... marble falls Jun 2021 #7

Makes you wonder PatSeg Jun 2021 #9

It had to be pretty bad. I sure knew racists when I saw them and marked them for it, too. marble falls Jun 2021 #10

When I first replied PatSeg Jun 2021 #12

Dave describes it as being antisystematic Racism, while ignoring passinve personal racism ... marble falls Jun 2021 #13

That actually describes it perfectly PatSeg Jun 2021 #16

I know that to be true EYESORE 9001 Jun 2021 #8

Oh my, I do it all the time PatSeg Jun 2021 #14

Every word of that rings true for me EYESORE 9001 Jun 2021 #17

You are cracking me up PatSeg Jun 2021 #21

I don't recall reading about this phenomenon anywhere EYESORE 9001 Jun 2021 #22

Oh, absolutely PatSeg Jun 2021 #27

+++ agree. And we look back sand see that we've grown - that's a very good thing. n/t iluvtennis Jun 2021 #34

Yes, very healthy PatSeg Jun 2021 #36

I still cringe at my younger self Random Boomer Jun 2021 #52

At least we are still learning PatSeg Jun 2021 #54

The eternal question, as posed by the Scarecrow gratuitous Jun 2021 #5

It happens genxlib Jun 2021 #6

It takes work. Continual work. I felt in '68 I was "enlightened" about race. I was merely polite. marble falls Jun 2021 #11

If I knew then what I know now.... TheRickles Jun 2021 #15

I think most of us can relate to that. llmart Jun 2021 #19

Lovely quote. True. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #31

I find myself in these last six months accepting that I never ever knew as much as I thought ... marble falls Jun 2021 #33

Funny you should say that last line... llmart Jun 2021 #50

There's been a lot written lately on the phenomenon of the less people know on any given ... marble falls Jun 2021 #51

Just be glad there was no social media in those days Ron Obvious Jun 2021 #18

That you recognize it and tell us about it says a lot Harker Jun 2021 #20

If you didn't feel bad about some of the things back then, it would mean you hadn't grown Maeve Jun 2021 #23

I grew up in the south, the invisible lies lurk within us hidden PurgedVoter Jun 2021 #24

I used to tell a joke when I was a teen that would make me throw up now to tell it Ferrets are Cool Jun 2021 #25

Hell, I've written plenty of embarrassing shit here on DU... hunter Jun 2021 #26

Me, too. I had to go back and remove about six comments for extreme mansplaining to ... marble falls Jun 2021 #29

Just remind yourself this anti-Jewish dialog lurks with power among conservative Christians who ShazamIam Jun 2021 #28

Real people grow and evolve - Deplorable/Neanderthal/Republicans don't. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2021 #30

Thanks for a thoughtful post. Sometimes, like Roland in Stephan King's Gunslinger series, PatrickforB Jun 2021 #35

I wish for but know I will not be alive for a trully "post racial" America. My grandchildren might . marble falls Jun 2021 #37

Kinda off topic, I graduated from Kenmore in 77. we can do it Jun 2021 #38

Not at all. My cousins graduated from there in '68, '70 and '71. My grandmother's house was ... marble falls Jun 2021 #40

Miracle Mart! we can do it Jun 2021 #41

The biggest one in the chain. I forget the name of the burger joint on the east side of the street . marble falls Jun 2021 #42

Kenmore Blvd and Wilbeth Rd. we can do it Jun 2021 #43

Eat and Run we can do it Jun 2021 #44

Eat and Run, that's it. There was another on Manchester RD - the Blue Flame. marble falls Jun 2021 #45

There was a drivethru further west on Wilbeth. we can do it Jun 2021 #46

ID's, draft cards were so easy to fake. They just had to be good enough to provide 'plausible ... marble falls Jun 2021 #47

In 1962, I got in big trouble at my high school. MineralMan Jun 2021 #48

People have an aversion to the uncomfortable truth. In my case it wasn't an objection ... marble falls Jun 2021 #49

This is why we should be more understanding when offensive writings, photos or utterances from Vinca Jun 2021 #53

It definately gives me pause when a 50 yr person gets gigged over blackface photo from 35 yrs ... marble falls Jun 2021 #55