No America will never be over the race issue as long as white perceive blacks are carrying the legacy of slavery from 150 years ago as a crutch.
I spoke with an Obama volunteer yesterday regarding Rev. Wright, etc. She said she had gone to the Church and never heard the Reverend say anything offensive. I asked based on what some are saying about Wrights comments, her opinion of what is offensive and my opinion may very well be miles apart. She became upset and immediatley threw the “we came here as slaves” argument at me. I said 600,000 died ending that tragedy and I am sick of hearing that crutch. Needless to say, it really went down hill after that...
I guess it would be unhelpful to point out that they were sold into slavery by other more successful blacks who had defeated and captured their ancestors in Africa? Just askin’ ;)
None of Obama's people were slaves unless they were slaves in Africa of other black people
As far as his deranged preacher. He went to integrated schools in Philadelphia
Black people's plight would be worse had there been no US slavery. None want to return to their roots.
I can imagine that downhill slide...
This article is so accurate, it’s scary. It’s also SOOOOO anti-PC, that I’m shocked this guy, Pennington, would publish it under his name.
I am not “anti-black”. I work with, and around several black people that I love dearly. For those blacks who actually WORK, who take pride in what they do (whatever it is), who give a crap about their families, and who are striving to improve themselves and their communities.... I have the utmost respect and affection.
For the many, many others that I see every day.... hanging on the street corners drinking beer at noon, shooting each other in the streets of West End Louisville at 2 am, cruising around town in flashy “drug-store-on-wheels” hot rods..... I have nothing but contempt.
They drag our society down in so many ways. Take a look at every state that scores AT THE BOTTOM in academic achievement. What do they have in common? High %’s of black population. Where are the unemployed? The single parent homes?? Largely dominated by heavily black populations.
I’m sorry.. but, this does make me mad. For goodness sakes, WHEN??? will they care enough to DO SOMETHING about their own plight? I refuse to believe that it has to be this way.... It is not WHITE AMERICA holding them down. They keep themselves down... believing crap like that espoused by Rev. JWright.
“we came here as slaves” -
If you REALLY wanna anger someone using this “argument stopper”,
ask them if they’d be better off born in Africa.
The last black person with whom I discussed race relations did the same thing, and I very calmly looked at him and said "can we agree that you have never been a slave and that I have never owned a slave?" That made him stop and think for several seconds.
To be fair, almost half of those died trying to keep the tragedy going.