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Jesse Jackson, Sr.-Getting to "The Root" of i... - 7/10/2008 3:24:17 PM

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http://www.theroot.com/id/47225?GT1=38002

I found this article a refreshing discussion of the upcoming changes to be and those that are. I don't feel angry with Jesse now, I just understand the situation better. It's rough for him to watch the world pass him by.

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RE: Jesse Jackson, Sr.-Getting to "The Root" ... - 7/10/2008 3:28:56 PM

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While I usually don't agree with the Rev. Jackson. I admire some of the things he has accomplished for Americans, negotiating the release of hostages comes to mind.

Once you get past how he has made a living (mostly by blackmailing big corporations), he has good intentions.

Just my opinion.

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RE: Jesse Jackson, Sr.-Getting to "The Root" ... - 7/10/2008 3:38:24 PM

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While all the article is pertinent, I especially found the explanation of the change of the tide enlightening.

We are all, including Obama, in a place we never really thought we would be, and it has knocked us off our feet. We don't know how to act. We don't have a plan. We're searching for our equilibrium. And until we regain our footing, we can expect all sorts of bizarre behavior from people who ought to know better. Hold on to your hat.
We haven't really been in a place this confusing since 1954, when the NAACP's crusade against segregation culminated in the Brown vs. Board decision and the walls came tumbling down. It's fair to say that we were so focused on winning that fight that we weren't prepared for the victory or its aftermath. We've spent nearly 60 years since then trying to figure out what kind of relationship we want to have with America and with each other. For the most part, we, like Jackson Sr., have seen ourselves as outsiders battling for justice and a seat at the table. Our default has been to protest. And while that mindset has served us well, it has, in a flash, been made damn near obsolete by the prospect, even the likelihood, that one of us may soon become the most powerful man in the world. If that happens, how can we seriously argue that we're being held back by anything but the limits we place on ourselves?

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