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White Man On White Supremacy & Fear of a Black Nation (xpost from V&M) (Original Post) steve2470 Apr 2015 OP
I saw this earlier. bravenak Apr 2015 #1
yes he was very honest, I think this needs to be seen by all white people nt steve2470 Apr 2015 #2
And they need to share the info with each other. bravenak Apr 2015 #3
agreed! nt steve2470 Apr 2015 #4
My reaction is mixed marle35 Apr 2015 #5
 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
1. I saw this earlier.
Mon Apr 6, 2015, 04:24 PM
Apr 2015

I think he spoke eloquently and was very honest. I agreed with nearly everything he said.

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
3. And they need to share the info with each other.
Mon Apr 6, 2015, 04:31 PM
Apr 2015

We need to collect things like this and make it a national project. Get a conversation started and find solutions. People like him are the perfect people to talk to other white people about white supremacy. Hearing it from me will have the opposite effect of what is needed.
When people get frustrated and wonder what black people want from them - this is it. Honesty. Willingness to move forward ahd not stay stuck in this rut. Retribution is not on the menu and we know it is a fear. We just want it to stop and to move on. Like abused spouses who just want the beatings to end.

marle35

(172 posts)
5. My reaction is mixed
Mon Apr 6, 2015, 06:39 PM
Apr 2015

I agree with him that indifference is a huge problem.

The rest of it - fear of black power/retribution - this might be a generational and regional thing. I just don't believe most white people under 35 think this way at all. To whatever extent this belief exists among white Americans, it is eroding. Most who hold these views are old. It's difficult (although not always impossible) to change older people's views. Shouldn't we focus more on youth and the next generations instead?

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