Some fair questions in here. But would you EVER ask the same of Native Americans who sought to preserve their people, their land, their culture? Give them a lecture about how they fought amongst themselves instead of uniting against the invading whites, and now find themselves herded onto reservations and cut off from the rest of America? Would you deny the existence of Native Americans because some have white blood, and others black?
Guess what... Native Americans did. When a tribe with some part-black members was realigning... they KICKED THE BLACKS OUT. Neat trick, huh? What did you think of that episode?
I think one point most every poster in this thread would agree on is that the past is the past and even if our great-great grandparents had moral reasons to desire each other dead, arguing the point now is moot. Moot also is any talk of reparations - even if my great-great granddaddy did get rich on the labor of yours... the relationships between us are way too complex by now.
My point, and answer to
your question above is: So what? I already mentioned that I have both pride and shame on all trunks of my family tree... Doesn't everyone?
I think the point that life isn't all black and white comes with diminishing returns. You can "deconstruct" pretty much anything, including deconstructionism. But in the end, you still have this pulsating, raw thing that is very, very real.
One of those things is race.
I know damn well I feel better, communicate better and just plain GET ALONG better with other whites. I know when I'm in Harlem, they don't "have my back," if you will.
It's called reality. I'm trying to deal with it, not cover it up with rose petals.
With regards to "getting along", I can honestly tell you that I not only dig how you feel, I can relate to how you feel. The majority of people I trust enough to let in to my home are caucasian too. For me however, it is a matter of lifestyle commonalities and not race. It's more than coincidence, but far from planned. I am certainly
open to having friends of any race as long as I have
something in common with them. And yes... I have partied and played with boys and girls of just about every ethnicity America has to offer, obviously at varying degrees of depth and comfort for various reasons.
I don't relate to needing someone to 'have my back' as I am an American, who relies on the law to have his back. I am also smart enough to know that the law can only do so much in a free society, and there are neighborhoods which I should avoid. I am also smart enough to realize that if I
do have any "enemies at first sight" it, is for economic reasons and not because of skin color, even if my enemies don't realize it.
This reality you feel needs to be dealt with... What is it exactly? Am I wrong in reading into your posts that you would prefer a nation of caucasians and for caucasians? If this is the case, what do you propose? The United States is less than half caucasian any more... Do you want to split off a section of the dirt between the Atlantic and the Pacific for 'whites only'? If it could be pulled off, it might go a long way toward superficial racial harmony, but wouldn't it be a logistical nightmare at this point in time?
The racial blender here has things pretty mixed up... Wouldn't it be easier to work toward an
economic balance through education for all, both in productivity and self reliance?
Even if all your neighbors were white and all your government representatives and bureaucrats were white, wouldn't you still have pretty good odds of having to deal with some assholes? Personally, I hate assholes - and assholes come in
all colors and most religions.
-Joe