like my mother and my wife. that's how i meant it

or by randomly condoning actions because the victim was not perfect

Seeing so many people disturbed by Mr. Brown's death - its AOK. That's how it feels. I think more people are starting to see it. What a shame that guy had to die to get across a point that has been made time and again. ooooohhhhhmmmm

other killings have occurred, and really not much has changed

institutionalized racism, at its core is about protecting assets (land, property, labor etc) and the entrenched do not want to give up power/control ever.

maybe, i am just depressed about this, and my current outlook is just a reflection of my sadness.

Empathy to what someone is feeling may be required for these same white people to finally solve this issue.

Empathy may only come with familiarity of the problem, but as white privilege protects most white people from experiencing what BLACK people experience everyday all day, might be a long road.

I suspect the African American community is no longer willing to go down a long road, I suspect they think they have waited long enough.

And from my Gay friends.

We will walk hand in hand, arms locked, and they wont be able to stop us all....

Some of us white folk, have your back, finally.

(Not to forget the white folk of SNCC and Mississippi Burning, etc)

And husband too!

This one hit my mon hard. That was her husband, her son . . .

let alone actually addressing this problem.

And what I'm seeing now is a growing number of whites that are saying "it's not white people. It's the ONE PERCENT stoking all of this and laughing all the way to the bank." So not only is white privilege an issue but this race to act as though only RICH whites have contributed to/benefitted from this evil adds another layer to this.

I've got no time or patience for this argument, in all honesty. I think it's lazy, ignorant and dishonest and it gives every day white people who AREN'T rich all the cover they need to act as though they don't have a dog in this fight and don't have any responsibility along with the rest of us to get rid of this 400 year old blight on our country.

At every income level - apples to apples - it is plain as day how things work.

is so ignorant I can't stand it. Like I said, I've got no patience -- NONE -- for that line of argument. Even dirt poor whites had privileges that other people never had.

Albert Einstein

I think that's the first time I've paid trumad any real attention to be honest.

But that OP had me almost in tears. Not only the quote but seeing Einstein teaching those students at Lincoln University just did something to me.

I wonder if I responded to it. Trumad is actually one of my favorites around here that I used to read when I just read at DU. Might not always agree - but that poster always gives me food for thought.

Thanks.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025426352

with no resolution at hand.