Not IM2. He puts down whites and calls all white posters racist just for disagreeing with him. He never finds anything positive to say about whites.
Yes, I agree with you.
I think that comes from a lifetime of oppression though.
I once was robbed by some friends of friend. . . . . simply because of the color of my skin. NO OTHER REASON. I was at a complete loss, and did not get it. Before I called the police on them, I had to sit down and have a long talk with friend, knowing that calling the police would do two things, first, it would do no good, and second, it would probably make matters worse.
It would take me hours, maybe even days for me to make you understand.
And still? You probably would never understand how a friend of a friend could break into your house and steal from you, simply b/c they believe they are owed, b/c you have a different skin color. I get it though, it took me a long time. It is a completely different mind set when you live in a community that is oppressed and hopeless.
When you see someone as the enemy, not as individuals, but as a group, because that is how YOU TOO, have also been always been treated since birth.
It is much the same way soldiers are indoctrinated to go into battle. Society does this to us all. You may think you are different, but you do not see the many ways in which you act as he does. He sees it, he is just trying to make YOU see it.
If you don't understand at this point, you probably never will.
You don't seem to understand this:
“ I posit that the Discourse of Individualism functions to: deny the significance of race and the advantages of being white; hide the accumulation of wealth over generations; deny social and historical context; prevent a macro analysis of the institutional and structural dimensions of social life; deny collective socialization and the power of dominant culture (media, education, religion, etc.) to shape our perspectives and ideology; function as neo-colorblindness and reproduce the myth of meritocracy; and make collective action difficult. Further, being viewed as an individual is a privilege only available to the dominant group. I explicate each of these discursive effects and argue that while we may be considered individuals in general, white insistence on Individualism in discussions of racism in particular functions to obscure and maintain racism.”
Robin DeAngelo
You also don't seem to get that when we talk about white racism it is not just limited to random acts of individuals. We are talking about almost 2.5 centuries of laws, polices and systems to benefit one group and limit others. This obtuse obsession whites have with trying to force us to ignore a system to try tellig is hat w us guess one by one whether whie pes is racis has jus got to go.
And you really need not listen to Molly. I don't see any compliments towards blacks by whites here including her. So f--- Molly.
No, I completely understand it.
I never called the police.
My reparations are paid. I advocate when I can, and work with the community when I can as well.
I have been robbed three times by the black man, I have given him thousands and thousands of dollars in wealth, simply because he felt he needed it more than I. That is fine, I hold no ill will. Proverbs 22:22-23, Proverbs 3:27-28, Proverbs 28:27 We could go on.
I realize, that my position in society was possible because of who I am, so I just learned, and adapted.
I will no longer be a whipping post though. I live at 75% of poverty, am disabled, I have no more to give sir.
You CAN NOT use the government to FORCE people to do their part though, that is the same as instituting slavery. SLAVERY IS THE USE OF FORCE ROB PEOPLE OF THEIR FREEDOM.
Readdressing one wrong, with the same use of another wrong is morally and ethically repulsive and will never, ever heal this nation. It will only cause more ill will and racial strife, which, the ruling class is well aware. As you can see from the reactions in this thread, it will only bring about rebellion and obstinacy from hypocritical materialists.
We must fight this battle together, and bring folks together as one.
As long as you are going about dividing them? You will never have success. Though I do wish you luck.
You and I both know, none of these folks would ever trade places with you for even a day. That is how awful they are. I would.