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In reply to the discussion: Hey, White People with White Kids [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Never mind the the reaction of BIGOTS, (why the hell should ANYONE, let alone the President, care one bit about what Bigots have to say anyhow?) WAS HE RIGHT?
We don't need leaders who worry about what bigots have to say. We need leaders who will STAND UP TO BIGOTS.
We've had a few presidents who did that. They too were attacked by bigots. Should LBJ have worried about BIGOTS when he decided to push through the CIVIL RIGHTS BILL? Should he have played it safe' and backed off when he saw the reaction of BIGOTS?
Thankfully there have been leaders who didn't worry about the opinions of the bad guys because if we had never had such leaders, just think where we would still be today.
This country has a huge problem and it is BIGOTRY especially among law enforcement personnel, which results in almost daily assaults on the African American community by Law Enforcement. And sooner or later SOMEONE is going to have to address it head on and not worry about the reaction of the BIGOTS because if we are to wait for no reaction to whoever makes that stand, we will be waiting for a very, very long time.
Right now we need leaders, leaders that we had during the original Civil Rights Movement. So far, I don't see too many, certainly not among our elected officials.