[QUOTE]Originally posted by mgdzkm433:
[B]I think it's important for people to understand that I am not trying to say that Black people don't deserve any respect or that what they have gone through is any less than anyone else, but we also need to realize that these terrible acts do not stand out alone for just black people.
Black people haven't forgotten that others have been wronged as well, but this particular thread focuses on BLACK people.
When people in a Majority can rationalize in their minds that people who are of another race,ethnicity,nationality, etc. aren't human, it makes it a whole lot easier to justify the things they do. Especially when there is $$$ to be made at the expense of somebody else.
But many of you feel that problems associated with the other classes are not your problem, you want no responsibility as long as your life is not affected. But when the drugs,gangs, guns, school shooting come into your upper middle class neighborhoods it a Damn National Crisis!!! Noone cared when Junebug and Skeeter was shooting up the inner city school but when it happened to John and Jessica action needed to be taken, gun laws changed, blah blah blah. The sooner we all figure out that our brother's problem should be our concern as well the better off we'll all be...but people in general(regardless of race) are selfish so that's not going to happen so I'm done wasting my time on this issue and I encourage others to do the same.
[This message has been edited by deja vu (edited June 01, 2000).]
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