It's politics. The left is still slinging mud at Bush. And the point, to me anyways, is about the double standard. Blacks say they want equality and I'm all for it. But many want to be More equal. By that I mean they want equality but with a lot of preferential treatment mixed in. When does it stop? How long do we need affirmative action? How do you go about making reparations? I don't think it can be done. I have some African blood in me from way back. Does that mean I would get a check if reparations are made. I think it's time to move on and put the past where it belongs.............behind us. We can't do anything about the horrible things blacks had to endure at the hands of our ancestors. What we can do is have an honest discussion about race, and how both sides really feel. If we can't do that I fear we will never move beyond the us vs. them mentality.
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are you saying blacks should just forget what happed to them and what is continusly happning to them - no i cant do it, but you are right in order to move on someone has to forgive and forget and not teach the next generation the pains of the past - this could be ezly done by us blacks remimber we are a trusting race and oreginally non-violent - but the problem with this is can whites stop teaching there children hate toward any one thats not them - its because of inequilty that the past is remimbered (black history is also white history) -- do you realize there are still blacks alive from that time that still have scars from being attacted by dogs and fire hoses + this was not to long ago (king would still be alive) but, it is talked about in schools as if it was hundreds of years ago
people (whites) love to say forget the past, move on, get over it, that was my ancester - how quick are you willing to forgive and forget 911, and those who look like the ones that harmed us-
i personaly would be willing to forget and forgive but just as soon as i do i get reminded how some whites feel about me just ask any of my white friends - there certain places that we cant go together, mainly, well 100% of these places are white owned and operated right here in chicago, even heard nigger lover shouted plenty of times- if you want to know how much race matters to people just interveiw any interracal couple+ just recently a interacal couple was denied marrage because of there mixed race this and plenty of other reasons i will teach my children about OUR history (U.S. HISTORY)
so it seems to me that blacks are tring to move away from the past but its whites that wont let us forget it - and im not saying all whites think like this or all blacks think this way / just saying we have came a long way whites and blacks but we have much further to go this planet is almost ready - look how much more sussecfull we are when we coeset look at all the mixed team ups and how gr8 they are