excellent reads on our real America

[llashram]

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and today the subject matter of this piece has made for a dangerously divided America. I do remember watching that woman in Arizona wagging her finger in President Obama's face. Like he was a child! Oh, but by the fates, she is lucky I was not an advisor to the President. I would have been the "angry black man". She would have been put in her place right then and there. And yes because of decorum, I probably would have lost my job.

I am, after some decades on this planet, so goddamn sick of white people in America feeling they are superior to any other person of colour, African-American specifically, on this planet. The father of her then BFF, "who had always been kind" to the author of this piece, spoke a universal truth believed always by millions of white Americans. That genetically and culturally they are "superior" to any race whose pigment is their target.

I also believe without equivocation, that the Filipino wife was humiliated or not still believed she and her mate were superior to the African-American also. Racism is poisonous and causes cultural rot. Rita Moreno found that out when she uttered an "inconvenient truth" about cross-cultural racism among people of colour.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/rita-morenos-comments-about-afro-latinx-in-the-heights-criticism-come-as-a-disappointment/ar-AAL7ex2

It's as primitive a racial matter as the survival of the tribe. To me, it's a key in understanding racist and ideological thoughts, actions concerning race among millions of white Americans. In Africans or the Caucasian, Spanish speaking, Native to the land Peoples'-Nations, racism or the rot currently or historically have not been conquered and methinks, never will.

https://longreads.com/2021/08/05/table-racism-bernice-l-mcfadden/

I sure hope I'm wrong and we work our way through this conundrum of superiority and inferiority. Based on the pigment of one's skin or lack thereof.

73 years of this shit personally. The history of the American racial divide keeps filling volumes. I hope we get it together if we want our democracy to continue to thrive. Because hate is a rot also.

[abqtommy]

1. At age 72 I've decided that the best way to fight "racism"/ethnic bigotry is to not practice it in

my personal life. If enough of us do that the problem is solved. But I won't hold my breath until that
happens.

[llashram]

3. I agree

[TFRD]

2. I'm only 55

and believe that very little will change in my lifetime. I could go on an eloborate rant, but it would be a waste of time; most people won't face the truth. Its simple to me; the form of democracy we are clinging to is destined to fail. Our Constitution (as well as many other constitutions) is written by rich white people to benefit rich white people, while the rest of us are left with the results of these Constitutions and laws; this will not change until the face of our government representatives change.

Honestly, I think it's time for women to be in charge for a loooong while; we men SUCK at being in charge. Okay maybe not all men, but look around. So, if women do end up in charge (women globally outnumber men, thus, they should represent a majority) I humbly ask for the following:

1. Write a Constitution (and laws) that are truly based on equality, safety and laws that protect our environment as well as our future generations.

2. Abolish all forms of currency; yes it can be done. A persons' contibutions to their family, community and larger communities (world) are the currencies that are needed, now more than ever; monetary profits are way outdated.

3. Abolish land ownership; a person's home should be their castle, but land ownership should be of the people, for the people and managed by the people. No person(s) should own large swaths of land for their own personal use and profit and NO CORPORATE ownership of the peoples' land period!

This should make for an interesting society; you know, one where we all contribute to the best of our abilities. Yep, in my world we all work for a common cause...each other; and that's why my world will not exist in this one.

tfrd

[llashram]

4. would be interesting

hopefully, one near generation of mature adults will take your suggestions and build on them. We are able to willfully change.