BUMP! I am old enough to remember when blacks and whites got along fine since they shared the same culture.
“It’s not the color but the culture.
BUMP! I am old enough to remember when blacks and whites got along fine since they shared the same culture.
Yes, and politics is downstream from the culture. That is one of the many reasons why we are in so much trouble.
Yes, so am I. I grew up in a corner of Gardena, CA that had whites below one street; blacks above the same street; asians, further down; and Hispanics across from them. Other than the punks that will always exist, we got along great even while living in our own enclaves, which is a natural human tendency.
I was the original cultural diverse kid in junior and high school. My four best friends were 2 whites, 1 Hispanic, and 1 half black. I'm not talking about associates, I'm talking BEST friends. We hung out together through our teen years in the '60's. We would surf, cruise the Blvd. and hang out at school during recess.
THE one thing we all had in common was that we were Americans above all. None of us cared about our race or cultural heritage - we were American kids. That culture of the time was the true "melting pot".
Now, every one needs to rely on their old heritage and make a big deal of it for their self-esteem, which is starting to piss me off. You want to be black, then move to Africa. You want to be Irish, than move to Ireland. You want to be Mexican, then move to Mexico. You want to be American, then go through our immigration process and join us in the best society this rock has ever seen.
American is no longer the great "melting pot", it is more like a TV dinner of old where every food group was in a different place. Now, people of different cultures/race/ethnic backgrounds need to identify with each other and the rest be damned. What a shame.