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[icytre]

I truely wasn't going to respond, but I kept seeing people ask "Well if you don't like it here, why don't you leave."

Forgive me, but I have heard this redneck slogan for years.

I shouldn't have to go anywhere to be treated equal, period!!!! I don't run from problems!! I should be treated the same in America as any white person.

Who are you to ask me to leave, when I was drug here unwantingly!!! (let's not take this literally) If you brought me here, deal with me and treat me right!!!

That's the problem, people want to run away, or send people away from the problem. I think that is a copout.

[Monique]

Amen....Icytre.... Amen

[HER_STORY]

thanks deltabrat!

prettygyrl......i think that you have misunderstood what i meant. i never said anything about the crime being less. i meant the pain being less. actually it hurts more when another black person does something against me. it's like if you compare a street person vs a family member. if a family member does something messed up--i think it takes your breath away for a moment because you don't expect that vs someone from the street.

[HER_STORY]

pretty gyrl.......i brought up the topic about racial crimes because in a previous post you were talking about slavery and how you felt as a result. my point is that despite what has happened to my grandmother and close friends, i don't have a problem with BLACK MEN in general because i am able to separate the the good from the bad. in alot of cases you (we as people) have to think about things on a situational basis. i am not saying that you don't because i don't know your train of thought but your post does make alot of implications. and before you get your feathers ruffled :NO......WITH REGARDS TO RACIAL ISSUES I DON'T THINK EVERY THING IS OK. but i can't let that consume me because i have a responsibility to those that depend on me both living and past to be the best that i can be which involves making sure that i am prepared education wise and financially to meet the challenges as they come my way.

[pinkice9]

Bottom line is when the term "Go back to your own country," comes about, no one should be left here but Native Americans.

They should be the real pissed off nationality. One, because they did not ask any of us to come here. And two, because they fell for the trickery of the white mans promises "treaty." I bet if the Native Americans had it to do all over again, they would have told Chris Columbus and all of his boys to keep their food and go.

Just a little history note.

Pinkice

[This message has been edited by pinkice9 (edited June 30, 2000).]

[HER_STORY]

pinkice 9...........i know thats right (lol)

[Corbin Dallas]

actually, if you want to be technical, the "Native Amerians" were nomads that came here from Asia. And the, if you don't like it go back to your own country thing doesn't work because:

1) people came here from other countries for a reason, it sucks there! whether it was poverty, overpopulation, tyranny, or whatever

2) nobody should have to leave because we didn't decide to come here, our ancestors decided for us, or someone elses ancestors did!

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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Zeta Chapter
Ros-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

[Church Lady]

Excuse me consideration,
How can you tell prettygyl not to post here when you are not even registered?