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Originally posted by irishpipes
I am sorry to have offended you so much. I actually think Nagin should be commended for staying in N.O. I think that is why he got so upset the other day on the radio - he was experiencing all of this first hand and the stranded people needed a spokesperson who knew exactly what was going on.
I don't know how to ask this without making everyone's head explode, but I am going to try. I am a white person. I can't help that I am a white person. What is it that I can do that would make blacks know that I am not a racist? Do you think that the history is so bad between blacks and whites that this could never happen? I am not asking this to cause trouble. I am asking because I seriously don't even know where to start, and I think that racism is sometyhing that needs to be dealt with in every individual in order for it to be combatted. However, I know that I feel frustrated that maybe no matter what I do as an individual, blacks will see me as white and therefore a racist. I realize that is nothing compared to the frustrations that blacks have endured over the many years, but I would seriously like to know. My question comes from a position of reconciliation, not hostility.
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I wish I had the answer for you....
