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It used to bug me that white people seemed to ridge up when I'd approach them. Even in my professional adult life, I've had to deal with that reaction, which always melts as soon as I begin talking. I've had to be discerning, myself.

I appreciate the fact that you get caught in the middle, as do all respectable black Americans, where you often get regarded as if you might be one of the thugs just because you share the skin color, but before you condemn white people for being overly suspicious, you have to remember that white people also get it from both sides - white people get assaulted by black people, but they're not allowed to be afraid or suspicious of black people, and if white people want to help the black community, they get called racist for pointing out any problems.

The PC in this country is so ridiculous that employers are afraid to fire a black man who habitually sleeps on the job (this actually happened in a place I worked). If a black man punches a white guy, it was because of oppression. If a white guy punches a black guy, it's a hate crime with special enhancements and media character assassination. All of the racial meddling and engineering by the government has made the problem far worse.

I've known a lot of black people over the years, and with some, I've tried to make the conservative points to them, and make them understand that Uncle Sucker will only make things worse, not better, but no matter what facts I bring or what logic I use, I generally get dismissed outright, because, as a white man, I couldn't possibly understand. Nothing I say means anything to them solely because of my race. Yet, at the same time, I, and every other white person, are held responsible for every problem the black community has. Blacks kill whites and its whitey's fault. Blacks kill blacks and it's whitey's fault. If whites try to correct the situation, it's racism.

Quite the predicament we're all in, eh?

...before you condemn white people for being overly suspicious, you have to remember that white people also get it from both sides - white people get assaulted by black people, but they're not allowed to be afraid or suspicious of black people....

I hope you didn't think that I condemn (some) white people for exhibiting suspicion when meeting me. I didn't mean to communicate that. They're reaction is completely understandable, given the horrific and unrelenting parade of negative stories about blacks they're exposed to.

Something that you may not have thought of, is that a lot of blacks also have the same reaction to unknown black males, in certain circumstances. Oh yes, I do understand the reaction.

...and if white people want to help the black community, they get called racist for pointing out any problems.

Helluva state of affairs, isn't it? If it makes you feel any better, just know that any conservative black person would get the same reaction, if they tried to point out the real problems and causes for failure in the black community. Heck man, we're absolutely reviled by many blacks.

Friend, we're almost going to have to see a complete breakdown of the social order for most blacks to unstick themselves from the solid training patterns they've been indoctrinated into.

I've often thought that I'll be at great risk if the country ever breaks out in wholesale revolution. It wouldn't take much excitement for one of my brothers in arms to pick me off because they've mistaken me for the enemy.

...no matter what facts I bring or what logic I use, I generally get dismissed outright, because, as a white man, I couldn't possibly understand.

Baloney. Any sentient being with the power to observe and process information can analyze a situation, even if they're not directly affected by it. That's a specious argument, and the people who tell you that, know it.

It's a rotten state of affairs, my friend. Unfortunately, people who've been indoctrinated into their "otherness", and who have been trained to individuate themselves from the mainstream tend to think this way. Thank God that I wasn't raised with that mindset. My parents never built that fence around me, and never allowed anyone else to do it, either.