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mnhtnbb

(33,435 posts)
39. Oh, bigtree.
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 02:46 PM
Jun 2015

Many of us white folk are weary and heavy-hearted right there with you.

We don't have the same experience--because we can't in our privileged white skins--
but we feel the injustice of it.

I'm sitting here crying just thinking about the horrendous hatred that made that young man
pull that trigger so many times to end nine lives in the sanctity of their church.

This country is so fucked up. So fucked up. I do not know if it can ever heal itself.
Give up bigotry? Give up racism? Give up sexism? Give up the need to feel superior to someone else
for whatever goddamn reason?

And what about giving up the guns? More than enough for every man, woman, and child in this country.
Well over 330 million guns.

Will we ever come to the place of recognizing our common humanity and be able to get along?

Hugs for you and all the friends and relatives and community of those nine black people massacred last night in Charleston.



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N/T AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #1
My heart is heavy, too, for all the babylonsister Jun 2015 #2
that's the way it is bigtree Jun 2015 #8
I'm sorry for your distress. Hope you have family and friends close by KittyWampus Jun 2015 #3
thanks, Kitty. I'll be fine bigtree Jun 2015 #4
That's pretty much what bothers me, too. malthaussen Jun 2015 #5
yep, mal bigtree Jun 2015 #7
For a lot of years, I didn't understand the need for validation. malthaussen Jun 2015 #10
that's a very discerning point bigtree Jun 2015 #11
When the children of privilege realize that equality is not a gift... malthaussen Jun 2015 #15
I wasn't around on DU for this OP then heaven05 Jun 2015 #19
it's truly a generational struggle, heaven05 bigtree Jun 2015 #34
+1 daleanime Jun 2015 #12
k&r prayin4rain Jun 2015 #6
Where can we be safe? Where can we be free? Where can we be black? riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #9
heartbreaking, indeed, riderinthestorm bigtree Jun 2015 #35
thank you for heaven05 Jun 2015 #13
Excellent post. I have a feeling that this attack was meant to be a message to all black people. jwirr Jun 2015 #14
Rhodesia was the 60's-70's so there is some very long and old time hate on his shirt . lunasun Jun 2015 #17
Exactly. jwirr Jun 2015 #18
fortunately, jwirr, we're much more complex that this shooter might have imagined bigtree Jun 2015 #36
Oh, yes his actions are going to backfire on him. And it will make the hate and racism jwirr Jun 2015 #40
"my acceptance here will always be an open question for some,"....i had hoped it would be different lunasun Jun 2015 #16
aint it the truth, lunasun? bigtree Jun 2015 #33
"Where can we be safe? Where can we be free? Where can we be black?" awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #20
I have a very heavy heart today also, bigtree. brer cat Jun 2015 #21
we'll regain our security bigtree Jun 2015 #37
((With you, dearest bigtree)) blm Jun 2015 #22
thanks, blm bigtree Jun 2015 #25
One of the women killed was sister of someone I know here in NC. blm Jun 2015 #28
You okay, bigtree? This is just so staggeringly horrible. calimary Jun 2015 #23
yea, I'm fine, calimary. Thanks for asking, though. bigtree Jun 2015 #24
In your second paragraph - a most interesting note. calimary Jun 2015 #26
Beware the day they change their mind bigtree Jun 2015 #27
Indeed. We all have a common enemy. Let's not forget that! calimary Jun 2015 #30
(((bigtree))) Solly Mack Jun 2015 #29
Solly Mack bigtree Jun 2015 #38
These types of heartless mass shootings never really go away for me. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #31
hey, Jamastiene bigtree Jun 2015 #32
Oh, bigtree. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #39
we're on the same page, mnhtnbb bigtree Jun 2015 #41
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