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Eruditus -> RE: Not For The Easily Offended (7/8/2007 10:33:21 PM)
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Wow, "domiguy", your cultural sensitivity and extreme reluctance to judge and engage in prejudicial activity has just been demonstrated by your cunning summation of my personality as "loathing and distrustful of others"...can't say you spoke with wisdom on that one, my friend. But, you did nail the second part of your assumption on the head: loving "whitey." Guilty as charged. I do love "whitey." My father is "whitey", as is my mother. But obviously I'm ignorant. Instruct me, "blackie". Educate me. Fill me up with your wisdom, blackie. Why is my heritage-love offensive, and yours innocent?
Before you answer that, let me sanitize your most potent weapon. No longer is it acceptable to say that modern whites cannot avoid wearing the shoe because it fits so well. In other words, it is invalid to say "Well, the reason white pride is so offensive is because it's the slogan for so many racist groups." The reason this is invalid is because it is grossly unfair to reserve the right to be proud while denying that same right to others. Not only is it unfair, it points to a basic ineptness on the part of those who hold this view. The nature of forgiveness is a cessation of blame. The very act of blaming insures future hostilities. So, the black community can't spout their usual guff of peace, diversity, knowledge, etc., while simultaneously harboring hostilities. If the black community wants true peace, they must make an effort at true forgiveness. Of course, this is where the problem lies.
How to attain this true forgiveness and thus ensure true equality? Well, one great way would be to admit the equal amount of blame which Africa shares in the slave game, while at the same time admitting the equal amount of praise which white America deserves for black liberation and civil rights. There can never be any demand without supply, and if you think Eurpeans marched right into the heart of Africa and stole slaves, you'd be very mistaken. Slaves were supplied by Africans. Also, slavemongering and genocide is at the heart of African politics. Just ask the Jews and the Rwandans.
Second, another great way to achieve the proper mindset is to realize that, without the slave trade, black folks would be stuck farming yams in Zimbabwe right now. Think about it. Where would you be, if not for the slave trade?
Think on these things, and you'll receive the proper persepective.
You seem like a fun-loving, nice enough guy, and what's more, I don't know you personally. But if I did, we would probably get along.
But your response to my post irresponsibly lumped me and another person into the same category as the KKK and Hitler, and in doing so you unwittingly affirmed my point. I appreciate that. And the point is this: Anytime a white person speaks sensibly and cogently about reverse racism, he or she will be summarily compared to a mass murderer, thus rendering them ineffective.
This hostile tactic is not only even now wearing thin, it is evidence of a desperately excessive and uncalled-for racial pride on the part of minority groups. What sense does it make to be really really proud of your race, anyway? I mean, you can't treat that as a personal accomplishment. You didn't have anything to do with being black or Mexican or whatever.
Enjoy the weapon now while you can. It won't work much longer.
To summarize, everything I've said so far points to my belief that Black America is saying something potent and sotto voce. They're saying, "White America, we dislike you."
Question: What happens when you accuse a white person of being a racist?
Answer: They shit their britches, and act as if you accused their mother of pederasty. Then they jump through hoops to prove they're not racists, and the funny thing is that, by engaging in said hoop-jumping, they often engage in accidental racism.
Question: What happens when white people are made to hate themselves?
Answer: They suddenly become one-sixteenth Indian, eight-thirtieths black, one fourth Macedonian, etc.
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