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Originally posted by deuika
That was asinine, unnecessary...at best.
The Holocaust is not American History, though we were involved in some ways, American's weren't the perpetrators. Therefore I understand America wanting to let the Jewish citizens know we care, for lack of a better word.
This isn't the same thing when it comes to slavery. Slavery happened all over the world and those of us who ended up on American soil will have to deal with opposition from those who think our history isn't valid. Those who fail to realize that our captivity is the reason for their over-reaching success.
But see, this is America. Ignorance is rampant. WE must educate our children on this issue. Let us not seek those who choose to ignore or simply don't understand the effects of this issue to teach them.
Black History Month doesn't do it for me personally. We have a month to discuss ALL the important contributions our people made to this country, to the world? Why can't we discuss everyone's history all year long? All people contributed. This whole "sectioning off" days of the year just bothers me period.
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The Holocaust is not American History, though we were involved in some ways, American's weren't the perpetrators. Therefore I understand America wanting to let the Jewish citizens know we care, for lack of a better word.
I am sorry, but I had to say something about this. While I agree with some of what you said, this portion of your statement is problemmatic for me. This entire issue should never become a comparison of whose history or experience is worse. It DEFINITELY takes the attention away from the problem. Our history is ours, point blank, period. It has it's own dynamics and were are experiencing the consequences by ourselves. We CAN"t expect other groups to understand fully so I don't think it is anyone's place to belittle or trivialze the experience of another group, namely that of the Jewish people. I, as I know you all do, feel that sting everytime someone trivializes the slavery experience and even those of my mom and dad's generation so I am sure we can all at least try to understand the anger other's may feel when comments like this one is made with reference to an experience that, like slavery, I can't even bare to watch documentaries on or hear about.
Just please take this view into account. All of our historical experiences are to be remembered as what happens when man loses touch with humanity.
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