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Originally posted by SummerChild
Hello Rain Man (and William Jelani Cobb),
Whether the Willie Lynch letter was real or not, who cares? (not asking you personally)
I think that what is important is that people read it and recognize when they are acting in ways that contribute to their own collectively downfall. I think that we (as educated people) get so caught up in whether something is validated, what a particular term means, etc. that we lose sight of the forest for the trees. Who cares if it's authentic. I think that the bigger question is whether you are making it true for your life. And if so, stop it.
SC
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I think the problem with this letter and urban legends like the root of the word "picnic" is that it allows us to see things in a greater conspiracy type format. This, imo, helps to somewhat obsolve people of their personal responsibility. I also think that asa people who have frequently been marginalized out of history, we should care if it accurately protrayed.
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