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aikoaiko

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11. I think that is a fair response and I appreciate your candor.

Sun Feb 12, 2017, 09:34 AM

Feb 2017

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I try to remember my commitment to equality, but in the dog eat dog world of life where I am more consumed with bettering the life of my family it's easy to back burner equality.

Yes there are many, like you, who will be able to run over, run around, push out of the way people like me , but I suspect that systematic change will only happen with the support/acquiescence/compliance of the average white guy.

When talking to BLM, HRC said something along the lines of making and enforcing laws that promote equality and then it doesn't matter if hearts and minds change.

I think there is some truth in that. When doing the right thing means avoiding fines, it's in my interest do the right thing.

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White People: I Dont Want You To Understand Me Better, I Want You To Understand Yourselves [View all] MrScorpio Feb 2017 OP

Thank you MrScorpio. Mostly white people WhiteTara Feb 2017 #1

Elsewhere I am being confronted by white male democrats who Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #3

I haven't found the defenders of #45, but I know a lot of WhiteTara Feb 2017 #4

Referring to Latino's as scary? Wow, I know. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #5

The all too frequent denial brer cat Feb 2017 #2

whoa, great OP heaven05 Feb 2017 #6

Thanks -- good article! pnwmom Feb 2017 #7

I think question for me and white folks is how is this reflection on equality in our interest. aikoaiko Feb 2017 #8

Nothing JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #10

I think that is a fair response and I appreciate your candor. aikoaiko Feb 2017 #11

I absolutely disagree that there is "nothing in it" for white people to fight racism forjusticethunders Feb 2017 #12

Shhhhhh don't tell JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #13

+1 lovemydog Feb 2017 #9