[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Cybersprings

You asked in another post if I had any other comments. I do.
1. So, I agree that racism is a much bigger problem than Al Sharpton is, although the comments about him are directly related to the true definition of that problem. In the whole discussion (not your stated points but implied points relating to points being made by many others), there is way too lazy (not meant to be pejorative in this sentence) use of language. We need to be clear and precise on statements we make in order to gain some ground. I know this paragraph is cryptic and needs lots of expansion, but my main comment is:

2. You made the point that the posters are focusing on Al Sharpton when racism is a much bigger problem. I think we are allowed to comment on other specific points without being racist or bigoted. If we are limited to only commenting on the biggest issue before we can comment on the related issues, then that would make you a racist/bigot because abortion is the number one killer of black lives in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, abortion kills more black people than HIV, homicide, diabetes, accident, cancer, and heart disease … combined. Also, between 1980 and 2008, blacks were disproportionately represented as both homicide victims and offenders (Cooper and Smith, 2011). The vast majority of homicides are intraracial...with 93 percent of black victims killed by blacks. So, unless you address those 2 issues which threaten black lives exponentially more than racism before talking about police killings of blacks, then don't call others who make comments about other points racist/bigoted, because they are not talking about what is important to you at that moment in time, or is not as big of an issue as the one you are talking about, in your mind (and mine).

Please stop right now with the abortion talk, unless your intent is to get this (and all of the other threads on social injustice)... shut down.

Abortion is certainly a big enough issue, to warrant its own thread...so you should address it that way.

Thank you.




As to black on black (or any other violence statistics) and ignoring poverty and drugs, that are a symptom and not the cause of systemic/institutional racism (given its 400 year history in this country)...is simply a diversion.

Until the majority of whites are ready to acknowledge and understand that 400 year history and decide that it hasn't changed enough...I find the path murky on how to eventually fix the problem.

Unfortunately, all too many whites (who are the majority as of now) have no real desire...to address or change the status quo.

And why should they, as all in all and in spite of its inhumanity (might I add, also in spite of most religious teachings)...it works pretty well in the favor of us that are white.

Unless & until science (fiction) suddenly finds a way, to eliminate the hate/anger/prejudice/vitriol that resides in so many people's hearts...that is.