...but by the color of our skin."
Obviously this is a famous quote from the late MLK Jr distorted for shock value. Did I get your attention? good. Now think REAL hard before you drop down to that comment box- DO NOT mistake me for a racist. I WILL delete any such accusations. The point of this post is not to be hateful to any racial group as I believe that all mankind descends from the same original parents and the only difference between me and those with darker skin- is exactly that- they have darker skin (it's a thing called MELANIN).
Now listen up.
When MLK Jr made that famous speech some 40 odd years ago, he was calling on mankind to go colorblind and recognize our God-given rights and liberties and abilities on the basis of our inherent personhood and our character.
By the way, what is character? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/character. Notice especially #s 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 15. I would say those are probably what MLK Jr was driving at. And I believe that is the best basis upon which we should evaluate people- especially those we would have in authority over us. Agreed?
So would someone please tell me WHY this principle was turned on its head and swept under the carpet this last campaign season? And when anyone dared to make such evaluations of each candidate they were flamed as racist or bigotted?
When I consider people I'm supposed to vote for I don't look at skin color- I get most of my news through the radio- about as colorblind as you can get. And it's crazy how the news you hear on the radio and the news you see on tv are so divergent. So instead of skin color, I look at background: what they believe, how they view the Constitution, how they view America and her heritage in general, how they treat those who oppose them, ya know- things that give a more accurate picture of what kind of person they'll be in office. Fair enough right?
So here's what I saw- and continue to see in our political milieu:
We elected a man into office whose political career can be summed up in one word : "present."
We elected a man into office- having ignored the fact that he's friends with terrorists, anti-white Nation of Islamists, and preachers that call on God to d*** America. These aren't just acquaintences, either. These are friends our president sought out and maintained close relationships with- though he was forced to distance himself from them during the campaign.
Why would we want a president in office who sympathizes with terrorists? Yah, that helps me sleep better at night.
We elected a man into office whose wife has openly declared America to be a "downright mean country." Nice. And of course he has to go and chime in and call good Americans "bitter Americans clinging to their guns and religion." How quaint.
We elected a president who filled his cabinet with the very people his own VP accused of being unAmerican- cause ya know it's "patriotic to pay taxes," of course unless you're on the right team. How patriotic.
We have a man in office who lacks decorum in formal meetings- embarrassing the US with ill-prepared gifts to our closest ally's prime minister. I'm sure Mr Brown just treasures that DVD set. And don't forget the Queen- I'm sure she listens to those precious speeches every day! Tacky, much??
We have a president who promised his fainting and leg-tingling followers: "no more earmarks" (except for that earmarkulus bill he ramrodded through Congress), and "total transparency"- except we have to go to the drudge report to find out what they're up to next, and other nifty little platitudes that have conveniently been tucked away.
We elected a man hailed as a great orator- except for the fact that he's so addicted to the teleprompter he's read other guests' speeches. MLK Jr ought to be rolling in his grave.
And now he wants us to embrace his Supreme Court justice pick- a bitter hispanic woman known to wrest justice in order to suit her high and mighty ideals. A woman whose track record as a judge is absolutely reprehensible.
Then when myself and millions of others came to the conclusion that this man's character is wanting people accuse us of judging him by the color of his skin. Did I even mention skin color in that list? NO. You see, for some people it's a convenient 2 way street- "judge us not by the color of our skin... except when our character is lacking..." ya know... whatever! "But if you're not a minority- sorry, bigot's the only other option we can politically correctly apply to you... if we don't like your character..."
It's not just a presidential problem- it's a problem I'm seeing all around America. If the minority person doesn't come out on top- it ain't right. And it's precisely because it's a national problem that it's reflected in our presidency- I believe we tend to elect presidents we deserve on the basis of our own moral condition. So a white man can attack a black man and it's a hate crime, but if a black man attacks a white man... well, ya know... It even happened on the 4th of July in Akron, OH- 50 black teens attacked a family of white folk for no reason. How is that NOT a hate crime??
I'm tired of this politically correct ideology about ethnic superiority. I'm tired of gender superiorty. And I'm tired of sexual superiority. Are we a nation that truly truly believes we are created with equal worth or no? Are we a nation that believes in judging by the content of their character or no? I want to see Americans come together as one people again. They can do it- it's called the armed forces. There you don't have time to play the minority game- either you've got each other's back or you don't. And it's precisely because I grew up around army brats that I've come to the conclusion that yankees are more racist than southerners in some respects- because I was an army brat in VA- and my best friends were black. Here in the 'nati? I have to dodge eye contact or risk getting beat up. There's something wrong with that picture... But I digress. I know the real solution and I guess I'll have to dedicate a series of posts toward that end. No amount of social engineering will change hearts and biases. Nope. We're not just fleshy computers. There's a soul problem deeper down. And the only way to change its tune is for the Spirit of God to fall afresh on this nation. I say "afresh" because it's happened before. In fact our nation has been this corrupt before- just without all the materialistic shindigs. The first and second Great Awakenings literally transformed America's heritage and destiny. And I believe, if God might still be gracious, He can and will do it again. And you wouldn't believe how each Awakening began. It's quite simple, really. Prayer. I, you, everyone, needs to seek the Lord while He may be found, need to repent, need to seek His refreshing. Then, maybe then, we can truly realize MLK Jr's dream and join hands singing "Free at last, Free at last, Thank GOD ALMIGHTY, we are free at last."
That settles it. I'll be reporting on past revivals for your educational and entertainment consumption. As far as it looks right now, I'll be heading to VA for 3 weeks. I should be accessible for 2 of them, going to Dewey Beach, DE for the other one.
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Manipulate people take advantage of weak people and play on those weaknesses.
If they bottom line it, they just want you to shut up and quit holding them to account. It's about power and control...they could careless about what you think-don't.
Great job, young lady!!!
This subject is why I included in my "Declaration of Dependence" the line "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are simply NOT created equal". It was to express how FAR we have come from that sentiment. Actually most Americans in this country really do believe we are created equal. It's those 10% of shitbirds that have gained a deathgrip on our constitution at the federal level that no longer believe it for one reason (power) or another (reverse bias).
Did it last more than 5 minutes in the black community? I remember those words when I was very young and they made perfect sense. I never have viewed anyone as being inferior. I have become perplexed however with the behavior of society since then. Children bobbing and killing each other over the shoes they wear. More often than not, shoes that were paid for by the tax payer. I could understand this much more easily if the kid or parent worked their ass off to but the shoes. But such has not been my experience from working with troubled adolescents. Worse of all is the clothing industry. Market for youngsters. Representing gang colors numbers and cymbals. One popular line of clothing has money cymbals all over it. Many of the clothing manufactures are created and run by blacks. i.e. Sean Combs, or For us By Us (FUBU). These clothes are manufactured in overseas sweatshops and are sold for a pretty penny due to the name recognition. Are you aware of the low slung of the hips jeans the kids wear. The origin of this "fashion" came from Slave owners wanting Butt Fuc_ a slave at a moments notice. They just yanked on the drawers and did the deed. Also thei"fashion" was popular in prisons were no belts were allowed.
absolutely wonderful post! i wish i could double rec!
"...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and
pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear
from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14
As an African American, I'm so proud of you for saying this. So many people don't take into account the fact that years later, we are judging people by the color of their skin, yet not in ways that one would think. Often we hear of certain people "acting" a certain race (either "black" if they're loud, obnoxious, and wear the latest urban fads or "asian" if they're a curve-bustingly smart person). Apart from that, we treat people differently based on their race (mainly patronizing blacks to death). Some people (mainly libs) just can't get past the race "issue", which wouldn't even be an issue if they didn't make it one.
@Real_Patriot_37 - thank you for your support. i was concerned that someone might take this the wrong way and think I was making some sort of racial remarks. your comments remind me of another post I wrote last week called "Political Pets." If you have time check it out and see if you think these issues are related. also, how should white people go about communicating this sort of stuff among our black friends? i want to open the lines of real communication and tear down racial barriers. God bless:)
you're right. it's almost like being white is now a bad thing ... speaking as someone who recently applied to colleges. pretty sure i got waitlisted at Cornell because i'm white, while someone ranked much lower than me with less extra-curriculars got in. -.-
i read a few paragraphs of your post, but couldn't finish ... nothing personal, it was really well-written, but politics disgust me. i agree with Obama when it comes to abortion & such, but his background is sort of shady. basically, politicians suck. it's rather unfortunate.
Awwww, don't get me started on this...I'm trying to stay focused, ya know...I gotta book to write!!
....however....bring on the revival!