Doesn’t sound like you really understand what he was trying to say. Why doesn’t he think white people have a say?
He didn't say white people. He said white men.
Is he a sexist racist bigot?
You mean the ones who have historically been the offenders? Yeah, that makes sense. I don’t think you understand the arguement either. Try first understand before you react with your critiques
"historically been the offenders"?
So, you want to judge modern white men based on the actions of long dead people, because they shared a skin color and gender?
Whoa.
That is sexist and racist. Seriously.
This is why we can't have a discussion about race in this country.
Because liberals want us whites to just sit there and be lectured to, not even allowed to present our pov, nor bring up our interests or grievances.
I don’t want anybody to be judged. My point of view was very similar to yours until I decided to stop arguing and start listening... then I started to understand better where they are coming from.
If your great grandfather was robbed or cheated out of his business by another family in town and it resulted in a domino effect that lead to hardships, isolation, and poverty for your family then I’d imagine it would be very tough for members of your family to associate objectively with members of that family without judgement. Especially if that family was still prospering off the fruits of the business your great grandpa started. That is a smaller more personal example but I think it highlights the spirit of frustration that many black people feel.
An open ear and a little understanding and acknowledgement goes a long way. When people with grievances don’t feel heard and get attacked they simply dig in and yell louder.
We've been giving them that consideration for generations now. All my life in fact.
We've been doing more than that. We have been actively helping and working and sacrificing to make up for it, for generations.
But the more we do, the more hate and ire it seems to generate.
ANd now they are telling US to shut up while they made policy because of our skin color?
**** NO.
They crossed the line YEARS ago, and we are done.