The majority of blacks in this country post endless diatribes on internet forums as they vent their obsessive hatred towards Whites, Jews, and Asians?
I did not realize that.
I would not let it bother you too much, I am not sure it is something we can't do much about.
If you ever visit their internal forums, and read their internal conflicts over this, "colourism," debate, it stems from the fact, that American culture, perhaps, even western culture, has its priorities all out of wack.
We, like the rest of the modern world, on a mass scale, often exhibit the worst of humanity.
We are very shallow, and we place much too high a priority upon money, career success, power, fame and celebrity. I blame the financialization and the consolidation of global corporate culture.
If these were not things our culture valued, and the black community would not delude themselves into thinking they valued all these same things as well, and they are, in fact, very American, and an integral part of our nation. However, since they do, it appears they feel a sense of inferiority, and are plagued with having a need to find such trivial things as attractive as they do. Even more in some cases, than whites do. I find no interest in the themes of rap and hip hop. These genres seem particularly obsessed with these themes.
In the final analysis, there seems to be a sense of internal self-loathing, or denial. It is heartbreaking, it really is.
I mean, what is this whole argument about? Really? It is about the proportion of people in each ethnic group that are powerful and rich.
Yet? The native Americans did not necessarily want power and riches. They referred to this as a drive, to take resources, to create power and wealth from resources, at the expense of others, a type of cannibalistic enterprise, it was called, "Wetiko." It does not bring most white folks or Jews happiness, after a certain point. And now? Minorities are angry that those in power are not letting them participate in this rat race?
It is a sickness and an illusion, which all great spiritual leaders, from the Buddha to the Christ all warned about.
www.commondreams.org
According to Native Americans, Wetiko is an evil spirit that invades human minds. It's a "virus" of selfishness. A physic pathogen...
exploringyourmind.com
Epictetus himself, was born a slave. He is a great example for our own good living and mental well being.
Epictetus taught that philosophy is a way of life and not simply a theoretical discipline. To Epictetus, all external events are beyond our control; we should accept whatever happens calmly and dispassionately. However, individuals are responsible for their own actions, which they can examine and control through rigorous self-discipline.
en.wikipedia.org
