Once again, no personal responsibility from the so-called party of personal responsibility huh?
Personal responsibility -- for what? I really don't know what you mean.
Your first reaction was to seek blame everywhere else EXCEPT where the blame belonged, at the foot of the racist Donald Sterling. That's not personal responsibility. The racist, Donald Sterling, is a Republican, and you are a Republican. So either way you slice it, it's no personal responsibility coming from the so-called party of "personal responsibility".
Really? Really Mike? Would you consider Donald Sterling to be a "race pimp?"
A race pimp is one who attains publicity and capitalizes on disharmony by sensationalizing the slightest racial controversy and blowing it out of proportion. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are two very prominent race pimps. Why would anyone think of Donald Sterling as a race pimp? He's a sports team owner who doesn't wish to socialize with Blacks and until now has been virtually unknown.
That's a convenient definition seemingly made up to bash and attack black leaders like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. I and millions of others, do not agree with you in the argument that these gentleman take the slightest racial controversy and blow it out of proportion. They have individually in the past, but they don't any more, and you and your ilk act as if the minute either are involved the situation is blown out of proportion. It's not, this is a legitimate case of racist statements by a person in power.
Mike, can you enlighten me as to what are "ordinary Blacks?" As I have no clue what you're referring to and I'm dying to know.
Ordinary Blacks, like ordinary Whites, have no public prominence. Al Sharpton is a prominent race pimp, therefore an extraordinary Black.
I understand your point now, but I strongly disagree with your assertion that Al Sharpton is a race pimp.
Mike, how has Donald Sterling served the interest of "racial integration?"
Who said he has?
The fact that you made that statement, seems to make the point that folks who are speaking up against the racist statements of Donald Sterling are the ones RESPONSIBLE for disturbing "racial integration" again, the personal responsibility issue, and you can throw in the "race pimp" issue too.
Mike, what do you believe is "constructive and honest dialogue?" and when and where would that take place?
If, instead of trying to incite a publicity lynching of Donald Sterling, the race pimps would simply respond to his comments with reasoned questions and criticisms. For example, presuming you are Black, how has Sterling's comments affected you socially and emotionally?
Mike, is the bar for genuine outrage set by how it has affected me, or anyone for that matter, emotionally or socially? And for your information, these sentiments greatly affect black people emotionally and socially every time they are brought up like this. It brings up old feelings that can't seem to die down. We're not making this up. America has a long-standing racist history. The last person who was dragged to-death for being black in the wrong place, TEX-A$$, just happened in the 80s (could well be the 90's, but I'm going from memory here) so this stuff isn't in the distant past, it continues to persist.
What two factions will be further alienated?
Blacks and Whites. (Was that a necessary question?)
Yes, the question was VERY necessary. I wanted you to state emphatically who and what you're referring to. No time and place for guessing here, like you said, time for a reasoned and decent discourse on race, if we can't even say black and white w/o getting touchy, then how are we having an honest discourse.
What caused them to be alienated in the first place? Care to expound?
That would be a separate topic which would require an extensive discussion of certain anthropological and sociological principles. If you'd like to commence such a discussion, start a new thread with a relevant question.
Here's the kicker. I believe there's a reason that you won't answer the question. In fact it's the big, gigantic elephant in the room, and you know what I mean. I'll leave it as that for now.
Define the "natural course of events" you mentioned...how exactly, would this come about?
The same way the American culture evolved from the institution of negro slavery and Jim Crow segregation to the point where a negro was elected President. That example social evolution has taken place through a natural course of events.
Please expound [MENTION=23819]MikeK[/MENTION], how did the American culture evolve from institution of negro slavery and Jim Crow segregation to the point where a negro was elected President? Please expound on that sir. It's time for an honest and reasoned discussion...as you said. BTW, do you know the term "negro" isn't a well-used, nor well-liked term today? But anyway...I look forward to your response.
