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42. Sorry

You just can't get beyond this being an exercise in getting all respondents to surrender their own life's experiences and accepting yours as theirs. So do you think WP causes racism? Or is WP a byproduct of racism? Do you think I'm a racist because I was born white? I sure as heck don't consider myself racist even if I quibble with your viewpoints. If you disagree with my viewpoint, does that make me wrong, or is it just a different opinion? And remember, I've stated that yes, what you describe as WP does exist even though I don't accept it as a privilege as much as I consider it my life's experiences. I mean, to me, being able to drive down the street unmolested by LEOs for no other reason as being white isn't a privilege, its called freedom and normal and should be the norm for everyone of all backgrounds. And at the same time, I can see that others being molested for the color of their skin is wrong and should be stamped out in a free society. Do you get what I'm saying? So you go about these threads as though WP is the problem when it isn't. R A C I S M is the problem. What you see as others being privileged is just from your perspective and that's fine. And if you think that the problem and root cause of racism is what you view as my privilege, well good luck. Myself being born white didn't cause the ignorant cop to shoot first and ask questions later. Now someone will chime in and say "but it's not about you". Well sorry, I disagree, because if racism is caused by WP(as these threads seem to imply), then it is about me. And if you don't think the privilege of others causes racism, then why these threads to begin with? And that's where these threads go wrong because the OP's are a mixed bag of confused logic. In the end, I'm not a racist. I don't condone it and think it needs to go. Does my privilege exist through your eyes? I suppose so even though I may not view it that way. I may not call it privilege so much as normalcy that we all should be afforded in a free society. Am I willing to work toward that goal even if we disagree about the details and definitions and opinions? Of course! It's a 2 way street, not a my way or the highway.