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Originally Posted by 1399
Thanks for the sincere compliment. I appreciate everyone's contribution to the discussion. It may seem like there is very little progress in discussing this. But it is always better to air the dirty laundry than to keep it buried.
No solutions? I thought his solution was to promote dialog so that statements like Wright's are not so alarming. The dialog will help to bring closure to a very painful, not so distant past.
In the process of the dialog, you find common ground from which to build a bridge of reconciliation. In the process of the dialog, the participants will find "solutions" that can be applied everyday at the individual and corporate levels-- solutions that foster understanding and forward thinking, brotherhood and progress in our country's march to racial harmony.
None of this would happen without the dialog.
It is established that Obama writes many of his speeches himself. Sorensen may have a role, but Obama has had eloquence before he had Sorensen.
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I will agree with you on this point: We
do need open dialogue. However, that can never happen unless the openness is allowed for all sides, regardless of whether the statements are politically correct or not. Unfortunately that isn't possible, due to over-sensitivity on both sides of the coin.
Furthermore, I think what is irritating about speeches like Jeremiah Wright's is that white people are not allowed the freedom to speak their mind in such a way, even when it is warranted, without being called a racist or a bigot. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. As for those who have suffered injustices--I have news: It has happened at some point in history to almost
every culture and race, with a few exceptions.
There have been some terrible,
awful acts carried out by black men against people of other races, and those of the same race. Yet, this goes unnoticed and un-addressed, and many times the blame is foisted off onto white governments as enablers, when in fact, it should rest squarely on the shoulders of the evil men who committed the heinous acts.
I realize, too, that this isn't a simple problem with a simple solution, but I can guarantee it will not be solved by calling all white people rich racists, or by reverse racism, or by limiting white folks' freedom of speech while exploiting it in the same breath to the benefit of a minority.
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