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White people say they want to be an ally to Black people. But are they ready for sacrifice?
The Guardian ^ | June 29, 2020 | Kelsey Smoot

Posted on 06/30/2020 5:13:08 AM PDT by artichokegrower

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To: marktwain

Being an ally does not mean being subservient.


21 posted on 06/30/2020 5:26:38 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (SOY Mouth)
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To: marktwain

Being an ally does not mean being subservient.


22 posted on 06/30/2020 5:26:38 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (SOY Mouth)
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To: artichokegrower

Things will get interesting when white people decide they want to be an ally to other white people. Things will probably have to get a lot worse than they already are for them to take their own side. Things will probably get a lot worse than they already are.


23 posted on 06/30/2020 5:27:28 AM PDT by cdcdawg ("Racist" is just a slur against white people.)
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To: Cowboy Bob

White people get that warm virtue signaling feeling in the gut...and then they get the equality of outcome that comes with communism (i.e., we are all equally poor, with NO opportunity).


24 posted on 06/30/2020 5:27:39 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: artichokegrower

As an AMERICAN I support other people who are also American and believe in her values.

I’m not shallow and base people on the color of their skin.


25 posted on 06/30/2020 5:27:48 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: Cowboy Bob
What do white people gain from being an ally of black people?

Maybe they get to become experts at groveling in the dirt.

26 posted on 06/30/2020 5:29:57 AM PDT by Mark17 (Father of US Air Force commissioned officer, and highly trained, competent USAF combat pilot.)
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To: artichokegrower

Like most white people, I had privileges growing up, so much so that they had names: the names of mine were Harry and Anna. Harry and Anna worked every day to make sure that I and my brothers had the basics of life, encouraged education, and demanded high moral behavior.


27 posted on 06/30/2020 5:31:11 AM PDT by libertylover (Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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To: RoosterRedux

When the Communists came to power, children of former land owners and business owners were at the bottom of society, which children of peasants and regular workers got advanced.

That is precisely their plan.


28 posted on 06/30/2020 5:31:15 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: artichokegrower

Recently Ive learned to go out if my way to avoid black people. Sorry but that’s how bad things have gotten.


29 posted on 06/30/2020 5:31:37 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: marktwain

Don’t tell black Americans what the rest of the world thinks of blacks!


30 posted on 06/30/2020 5:31:49 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: marktwain

If the author is unhappy with the United States, perhaps he might want to emigrate to Wakanda.


31 posted on 06/30/2020 5:32:02 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: artichokegrower

Liberal white people are useful idiots. Being played like a cheap fiddle.


32 posted on 06/30/2020 5:32:23 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Eternal lives matter.)
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To: artichokegrower

There are no privileges. There is no way to be an ally. They hate us. They will accept Whitey bowing down in abject submission. But that’s not being an ally. It’s giving in to their hate.


33 posted on 06/30/2020 5:33:32 AM PDT by I want the USA back (THERE ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE A DEBATE TRUMP VS BIDEN! It will be the best show ever!)
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To: artichokegrower

I am an ally to whoever wants to make the U.S. a safe and productive country.

I am the sworn enemy of anyone who thinks he has the right to harm me or my loved ones, or has a right to my property, because of past actions of other people.


34 posted on 06/30/2020 5:33:40 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
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To: Morpheus2009

The only privilege that can exist...is the privilege of making good wise decisions, and learning from mistakes. If you drop out of high school, associate mostly lowlife criminals or thugs, develop a drug lifestyle, get stupid and get some girl pregnant who you decided to marry, or repeat mistakes often in life....then you will never get ahead. Go talk to Indian-Americans or Asians...they follow wise decisions on a constant basis.


35 posted on 06/30/2020 5:35:13 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Altura Ct.
This charmed white person is heading out to the farm as I have done for the last 45 years in order to feed America.

Bump - I only have a small garden, but love going out at 7 am every morning to water it.

Gardening really humbles a person; knowing how blessed we are to live in this country, when understanding 60% of the world's population must work in agriculture (real work) for survival.

36 posted on 06/30/2020 5:35:36 AM PDT by 11th_VA (May you live in interesting times - Ancient Chinese Proverb)
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To: artichokegrower

https://www.wm.edu/as/americanstudies/graduate/graddirectory/smoot_k.php

Dear Ms. Smoot,

If black lives truly matter, then why do black people continue to kill black people in astonishing numbers, as the liberal elites and main stream media ignore this sad reality while focusing on some mystical privilege and tripping over each other’s wokeness? Respect is not a God-given right — its something that needs to be earned — and if you want to earn my respect, then focus your outrage on black-on-black violence. Only then can we have a real dialogue about race and privilege.

Laby


37 posted on 06/30/2020 5:35:40 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: artichokegrower

If the Black people could hit a button and instantly remove White people from the face of the earth, would they hit that button..?


38 posted on 06/30/2020 5:35:51 AM PDT by unread (A REPUBLIC..! if you can keep it....)
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To: artichokegrower

I only “ally” myself with people or groups based on the quality of their character and beliefs. As such, I would never “ally” myself with a group that I have fundamental character and belief issues with.


39 posted on 06/30/2020 5:36:40 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: artichokegrower

Ironic that the one thing that would do more for black society and society in general involves taking something from them rather than giving them something.

Welfare.


40 posted on 06/30/2020 5:38:26 AM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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