I absolutely agree that most people in the States, and in fact, most people in the world, are good people. I am quite liberal myself, but I don't necessarily believe that all Republicans are racist. I believe that many do not recognize their own white privilege, and would benefit from doing some reading, for instance, "White Fragility.…
I absolutely agree that most people in the States, and in fact, most people in the world, are good people. I am quite liberal myself, but I don't necessarily believe that all Republicans are racist. I believe that many do not recognize their own white privilege, and would benefit from doing some reading, for instance, "White Fragility." I will admit, there have been times in my life that I felt "enough of the Black Lives Matter." Of course they do. But when I heard a black man say "All lives matter WHEN Black Lives Matter," I understood more. I have a friend who has been posting pro-Trump stuff. I posted back that I like her, respect her, and hope we can continue to work together on our volunteer efforts, even though we will likely never agree politically. I have not heard back. It makes me sad that politics can separate good people.
I urge you to be precise with your language. You say that "I don't necessarily believe that all Republicans are racist". I don't think that is a strong enough statement. The VAST majority are not. It's not an issue. Thanks for reaching out and seeing that most people are good. As far as white privilege and the book White Fragility, the solution is the same; stop looking at race and see people as individuals and not groups of people. Judge people on the content of their character and not the color of their skin. The media constantly tries to divide us, and race is one of the issues they use.
Read carefully and you will soon see who the racists really are. A thief supposes another as a thief, a cheating spouse accuses the other innocent spouse--all to cover their own sins.
I absolutely agree that most people in the States, and in fact, most people in the world, are good people. I am quite liberal myself, but I don't necessarily believe that all Republicans are racist. I believe that many do not recognize their own white privilege, and would benefit from doing some reading, for instance, "White Fragility." I will admit, there have been times in my life that I felt "enough of the Black Lives Matter." Of course they do. But when I heard a black man say "All lives matter WHEN Black Lives Matter," I understood more. I have a friend who has been posting pro-Trump stuff. I posted back that I like her, respect her, and hope we can continue to work together on our volunteer efforts, even though we will likely never agree politically. I have not heard back. It makes me sad that politics can separate good people.
I urge you to be precise with your language. You say that "I don't necessarily believe that all Republicans are racist". I don't think that is a strong enough statement. The VAST majority are not. It's not an issue. Thanks for reaching out and seeing that most people are good. As far as white privilege and the book White Fragility, the solution is the same; stop looking at race and see people as individuals and not groups of people. Judge people on the content of their character and not the color of their skin. The media constantly tries to divide us, and race is one of the issues they use.
Read carefully and you will soon see who the racists really are. A thief supposes another as a thief, a cheating spouse accuses the other innocent spouse--all to cover their own sins.