Ghost of a Rider
Gold Member
Below is a link to an article that is a transcript of a speech given by Jason L. Riley, a black author/journalist about race relations and law enforcement back in 2015 not long after the Michael Brown shooting. He says a lot of things that whites say (or would like to say) about the truth of the relationship between blacks and law enforcement and the plight of the black community in general. As mentioned, a lot of whites see it pretty much this way but if whites even hint at these truths, we're racist. So, perhaps the words will carry more weight coming from an educated and respected black man.
Race Relations and Law Enforcement
A few quotes from the article that ring especially true with me:
"What if the best that we can hope for from our elected officials are policies that promote equal opportunity? What if public policy makers risk creating more problems and barriers to progress when the goal is equal outcomes?"
"(Martin Luther) King’s self-styled successors, living in an era when public policy bends over backwards to accommodate blacks, insist that blacks cannot be held responsible for their plight so long as someone, somewhere in white America, is still prejudiced."
"The more fundamental problem with these well-meaning liberal efforts is that they have succeeded, tragically, in convincing blacks to see themselves first and foremost as victims."
"Blacks ultimately must help themselves."
I am more educated than this sellout and I say he's full of shit.
How educated does he need to be?
There is no public policy that bends over backwards for blacks. Furthermore blacks have been helping ourselves since the first day we got here . That's the problem with those like you. You want a black person who says to blacks what whites believe about us not what blacks actually endure.
The article is not about how much blacks have endured, it's about the failed liberal and Democrat policies that have failed them and how they can help themselves.
And really whites need to be quiet instead of trying to instruct everybody on how to do things. Everything you have is because non whites were excluded. By law, or should I say THE GOVERNMENT!
In the article you linked about colorblindness, the author suggested that we talk about race problems. I assumed you were in line with this reasoning. However, your attitude is something like this:
You: "Let's talk about race problems."
Me: "I think that maybe blacks could do more to help themselves and-"
You: "SHUT THE FUCK UP!! YOU WHITE PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT US!!"
You don't want a conversation about race problems, you just want white people to sit still while you scream in their faces about all the horrible things they've done.