This is what happens when teaching and positions in education at the elementary level are undervalued.
You know, you can just say “I’m sorry that our society devalues you because you’re black” without also devaluing your black friends by telling them you’re grateful you don’t have to suffer like they do. Just FYI, the way you’re laying out here, it sounds reallllllll dickish.
And even then, you probably wouldn’t say it. This isn’t a helpful sort of counterfactual.
I’d love to know what “positive” forms of protest you suggest that would have creative this level of awareness and discussion? And why should his protest to something so abhorrent be palatable to you? No one is arguing the Eagles owner doesn’t have the right—tired retort, by the way—but that doesn’t mean people can’t…
The family or the boy in particular may be religious, especially with the answer about God and family. Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t say the pledge and I believe that’s true of some other religious groups such as Quakers (Society of Friends). This may be more of a faith issue than politics à la Kaepernick.
—George Bernard Shaw
I’m not sure what part of what I said you disagree with?
Oh, gee, I dunno, maybe because he had a massive platform with which to bring nationwide attention? Maybe that’s it.
That was well said, but I am going to disagree a little bit. I am a black military war veteran for this country. There were and still are blacks risking their lives for this country. A lot of black soldiers have lost their lives for this country. The way America give thanks to their black soldiers is by allowing us…
Yep.
Cricket is a game that never ends.
No protest is ever acceptable to the establishment. Quiet, dignified protests like Kaep’s are unacceptable. Marches are unacceptable. Protest songs are unacceptable. If it’s black folks protesting some form of disenfranchisement, it is NEVER ACCEPTABLE. That’s basically the long and short of it.
Someone please describe “white european heritage” to me because I don’t think it exists
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I’m so tired of this fake-ass “patriotism” bullshit. It attempts to shut down any discontented discourse by making someone feel like a traitor for a thought or disagreement. It’s basically passive-aggressive censorship and I’m done with it. It’s like anytime someone calls someone an anti-Semite when you voice…
I find a certain level of humor in the irony that 3/5 of total respondents believe that the confederate monuments should be kept in public spaces.
When someone’s raping your twelve year old, there’s no better tool than immediacy.
Shit, it is time to SEPARATE from white people. How much more does it take for us Black people to WAKE UP and get 8-10 states for ourselves?! We deserve the entire southeastern USA.