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Originally Posted by crakjak
If the black community really wants the nation at large to join in the fight against the break down of the "family", it must stop blaming whites for the problems, and stop allowing the government to fund "victimhood" that keeps them down and dependent. Stand up and condemn the race baiters, and the enablers, that enrich themselves by stirring up tensions. Most folks in this country want to live in peace and harmony with all others.
I am encouraged by more and more black folks speaking out against these very things, I hold great respect for the honesty and courage. And I long for the day, the we are not segmented into communities, in our politics and our beliefs. We are not segmented nearly as much in our physical communities. I live in a gated community and have wonderful black neighbors, it is great to see how we all can enjoy the blessings of this great nation when we work and live together instead of fighting one another.
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Crak, conversely if the white community wants to be able to fight against the things that we all see as a threat to family and security, they must stop viewing the black community in such a monolithic way. There are millions who preach the same message that you just preached. However, like I said before, mainstream media is in the business of selling sensation and Sharpton gets you all way more worked up and interested than these other voices.
What I see happening now is that many in the white community are so opposed to Sharpton that they are motivated to oppose him no matter the particulars of a case. The danger is that whenever there are
real injustices (and there are) and the Sharptons shows up (and they will), we run the risk of people on both sides being polarized because they are distracted by their voices.
It's difficult for me to even have this conversation here as individuals because my brain is screaming "what exactly does Sharpton, Jackson, and Sheila Jackson Lee have to do with this case?"
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