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In reply to the discussion: I think being "woke" ought to make white people feel bad [View all]NowISeetheLight
(4,002 posts)I feel great sadness and anger at how other people have been treated. I don't feel responsible. My grandparents came from Scandinavia via Ellis Island and settled in Northern Minnesota about 30 years after the Civil War. They were farmers and beyond poor. My Dad was the first in his family to attend college and I was the second. Most of his relatives are still farming. My Mom had English, French and Iriqious in her background. They came down via Canada. Years ago I had 23 & Me testing done. The ancestorial migration map is very cool.
I guess what I don't understand is WHY knowing about something should make you feel guilty? You should feel bad about injustice... thats being human. The fact some people DO feel guilty indicates to me they are hiding something. Do they really harbor beliefs of racial superiority? If so then the fact they feel guilty may be their subconscious telling them its not right? It makes me suspicious.