A Lynching
As a Falcons fan, it is weird to have mixed emotions about Michael Vick. I guess its the same way I felt about him for the last few years though.
But at least it gets me thinking. And I can't help thinking - every black man who f's up on some B.S. like fighting dogs, dealing drugs, using drugs or gang banging is getting lynched just the same as if Forrest and his knights rode into town.
Living right next to the ghetto of a major American city I couldn't help but notice the liquor stores, smoke stores, pay day loan stores and vacant lots. Try to find a fresh fruit store in a black ghetto. There is no doubt in my mind that the culture of the black intercity has been fostered by inaction (at best) by the white community. After all we can't lynch black people any more. But if we allow them to kill eachother, through inaction or legerdemain - that's different. No fingerprints. And we can even point the finger at our willing accomplices - see who ruined that black guy's life - that other black guy. And so it is two for the price of one.
I had a conversation with my wife today about a friend of the family, an 8 year old. 14 year old boys in his community are urging the 8 year-olds to fight. Preparing them for their future. And the 14 year-olds get a little entertainment value out of the whole thing. And I can't help thinking, these boys are helping the old guard white racists more than they can possibly imagine. I mean if they won't pick cotton, then they will die or rot in jail. Is there any understanding of who set up the system that they live in, of who is pulling the strings? I suppose the lack of quality schools cements the ignorance.
I've always thought that the ultimate expression of entrenched discrimination is when you can create infighting amongst the discriminated, and thus operate "hands-free." The discriminator can then merely say - "this is not of my doing, look how they fight themselves." Today I waffle between whether blacks or women are more discriminated against.
But at least it gets me thinking. And I can't help thinking - every black man who f's up on some B.S. like fighting dogs, dealing drugs, using drugs or gang banging is getting lynched just the same as if Forrest and his knights rode into town.
Living right next to the ghetto of a major American city I couldn't help but notice the liquor stores, smoke stores, pay day loan stores and vacant lots. Try to find a fresh fruit store in a black ghetto. There is no doubt in my mind that the culture of the black intercity has been fostered by inaction (at best) by the white community. After all we can't lynch black people any more. But if we allow them to kill eachother, through inaction or legerdemain - that's different. No fingerprints. And we can even point the finger at our willing accomplices - see who ruined that black guy's life - that other black guy. And so it is two for the price of one.
I had a conversation with my wife today about a friend of the family, an 8 year old. 14 year old boys in his community are urging the 8 year-olds to fight. Preparing them for their future. And the 14 year-olds get a little entertainment value out of the whole thing. And I can't help thinking, these boys are helping the old guard white racists more than they can possibly imagine. I mean if they won't pick cotton, then they will die or rot in jail. Is there any understanding of who set up the system that they live in, of who is pulling the strings? I suppose the lack of quality schools cements the ignorance.
I've always thought that the ultimate expression of entrenched discrimination is when you can create infighting amongst the discriminated, and thus operate "hands-free." The discriminator can then merely say - "this is not of my doing, look how they fight themselves." Today I waffle between whether blacks or women are more discriminated against.
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