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Post by tdallasw on May 4, 2003 8:07:32 GMT -5
In the words of Rodney King, "can't we all just get along?" "one people, one love, one world... one world, one people, one love..."  |
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Post by bugs2u on May 4, 2003 15:37:06 GMT -5
I wasn't going to join this discussion because I have strong feelings about it. But I have to agree with Ivory when she says that racism is part of the fabric of this country.
I've witnessed it and experienced it first hand right here in NYC, and although my experience was upsetting enough, the one that stands out the most did not happen to me but to a young black man who simply went looking to buy a used car.
He was shot and killed by a gang of kids who were taught to hate by the adults in their lives. This 16 yr old black kid was in the so-called "wrong neighborhood" at the "wrong time." He died on the grimy streets of Brooklyn with a candybar in his hand!
As an American citizen he, along with the rest of us, had the constitutional right to walk down whatever street he chose without fear of being stopped because of the color of his skin, but unfortunately that is not the case, not even in the 21st century.
And even though his death sparked one of the biggest uproars in the history of race relations in NY, not much has changed since then. That neighborhood still projects the racism that was felt in 1989 when this kid was killed.
And to make matters worse, one of the residents from that neighborhood had the nerve to say "well at least he's at peace now." Well, I'm sorry, but no 16 yr old, with his whole life ahead of him should be "at peace" simply because of the color of his skin!
I truly hope and pray that "we all can get along" and live our lives, but unfortunately, there are racist people and ideas that are still prevalent in our society that will continue to make the struggle to achieve racial harmony difficult.
Just raise your children up right, they are the future....
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Post by Ivory Fair on May 4, 2003 17:09:41 GMT -5
While it sounds like many of us live pretty diverse social lives anyway, we're all just fortunate to have a group like the Tempts to bring us all together and have a common bond despite of ethnicity, age, gender or location. Part of the reason why we do have problems in this country is because we don't interact enough socially. We work together, live next door to one another, but when it comes to actualy spending time with one another VOLUNTARILY and building REAL social bonds with one another, it's a rare thing.
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Post by selfishreasons on May 4, 2003 23:45:32 GMT -5
Ivory, I totally agree. I think it becomes hard, in this country, to be open and sahring when this country has been built on just the opposite. This country has been built on hatred and separation. Most countries around the wrold were developed that way. And when I say most I mean I don't know of any that haven't and I must say that I know a fare share about world history. The "world is sick."
But once again you are correct. It's a great there is a group like the tempts out. They appeal to good in men. They question the world and say things need to get better. The tempts reach out to people of all walks of life. If anything world is better because they have existed.
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Post by sukkafu on May 4, 2003 23:45:54 GMT -5
saturday night i went to the ballgame with my handicapped friend bill. he and i sit in the special wheelchair section at the stadium. next to us were 2 handicapped black men who were at their first padres game.we talked and i introuduced bill who is white to them and they put wheelchairs together and found out they were on the same ships in the navy together in the 60's and 70's! we had a blast. life is too short to live it alone and hateful. love your neighbor!
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