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Talullahhound
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Allegations of Racism
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4/10/2012 11:45:24 AM
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You can disagree with their politics -- without being racist. It's when you attribute your disagreement or their actions to their race is when it is a problem. I think Chicago has a long and storied history of political shady dealings that has nothing to do with race. But then, so do a lot of places. I personally have never liked Hilary Clinton's politics; but I don't attribute my dislike of her politics to that fact that she is white, a woman or her age; I just don't happen to agree with her political ideas.
H_Hob, something you don't know about me. I grew up in an all-white community. My parents were pretty prejudiced, so I didn't grow up in a "colorblind" home. Never had any exposure to black (or any other race for that matter) until I went to work. But, then I went to work in an organization where black people were probably the majority -- or at least there were a lot of black people there, and I got to know a lot of people. And then I traveled a lot and met people of all races, ethnicity, religions, cultures. And I discovered that any preconceived notions about how "they" were in most cases was just wrong. Most of the time, people all want the same things -- to feel safe, have enough to eat, a roof over their heads, and a chance to better themselves, and, probably more importantly, a better future for their children. There are always exceptions -- there are neo-nazis, but they don't represent the majority of white people, any more than the Black Panthers, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson represent all black people. From my experience, I learned pretty quickly that making any kind of generalization is just wrong. People are people. And sometimes things are not as they appear on the surface. Like welfare -- there are abuses and they make us angry. But, there are also some pretty compelling stories about how someone got there. Even in 2nd generation welfare families, sometimes it is not just laziness that puts people there; sometimes it's all people know and they can't imagine how their lives could be different or how they could make changes. Not always, but sometimes.
The important thing is to ask yourself what is bothering you about a given situation, and nine times out of ten,when you really boil it down, you find out that it isn't race, but the injustice of it that is really the culprit. The race thing is just a convenient excuse to not think.
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