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• Collin Williams said:
  

  It’s funny that on a base level of humanity most people (especially children) get it. When we are constantly exposed to the main stream media depicting crime as a “black thing” it’s easy to become entangled in the politics of it all. Movies also draw the line between the two cultures almost every time they make one of those “Black guy meets white guy” comedies. Like, they are trying to say “We’re different and it’s cool” but why is that a necessary message?

  You know what is kind of interesting, genetically black skin is the dominate gene, and white skin is recessive. That’s why children of black and white parents are typically very dark skin looking, and often simply considered “black.” So maybe that is where that political agenda against black people lies… white leadership fears genetic co-mingling? It’s hard to consider yourself a “master race” when the one defining gene you have that sets you apart is genetically inferior.

  Another thing: crime rate is largest per-capita in the illegal-Mexican group, but the politicians are so quick try to offer them “get out of jail free” cards and amnesty. What is the deal with that? I am sick of media, I am sick of politicians. But, I also don’t like how a “United white college fund” would be considered racist when a “United Negro college fund” is perfectly acceptable. Society is general is just stupid…

  I grew up in a 99% white community, where if you saw a black guy as a child you may think, “Is that Michael Jackson?” (Honest to God, I knew a girl in 1st grade who thought that the first time she saw a black guy in person)… and in this community there were a few racist people I knew… but it always seemed pretty stupid to me. As you said, it surprising some just how similar we are. If anything, almost all of the black people I have known in my life have been more respectful, genuine and warm than the average white guy.

  That includes you my friend, thank you for the kind words about my site… I do appreciate it.

  -May 8th, 2008 at 7:38 am
• Kathy said:
  

  Coming here always makes me think harder about things. Thank you for the insightful post once again, Dave!

  -May 8th, 2008 at 11:52 am
• Dave said:
  

  Thank you both for visiting. As you can see from my little photo display it’s a little hard to tell our media friends from our media enemies. But I HAD to say something in a week where the cops walk after shooting a human 50 times, and then some OTHER cops just beat these guys, who they’ve already captured, into the ground.

  -May 8th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
• Anthony said:
  

  Dave,

  Nice site. I got hip to you vis a vis your reply over at Shoemoney. I’m a brother who grew up in Chitown…Near North Side…Chicago & Ashland.

  Between the ages of 12 and 18 I was the assistant on a delivery route to a white man, of Irish descent, at a Polish bakery at 83rd & Saginaw. A formerly Polish neighborhood, now all black, as you know.

  One day, while stacking Polish rye at a deli counter, at the Jewel Foods in the old Brickyard Mall, a bellicose fifty-something year old white man remarked and I quote, ” I didn’t go all the way to Vietnam to have to fight and come back here and have a nigger run the store.” I gripped the empty bread tray in my hands and prepared to tee off on his cranium when my boss grabbed my arms and gently shook his head, explaining that he too was a Vietnam vet and that his fellow soldier was an asshole. I was fifteen.

  You see, the “nigger” he referred to managed one of the biggest and most profitable stores in the Jewel Foods chain — that is what grated that scum-sucking vermin. That brother successfully running that operation made a mockery of every commonly held, pea-brained belief about the capacity and capability of every negro in this country going back to that most vaunted of racists — Jefferson.

  The thing about racism that most black people fail to grasp, that white people do, is that the similarities between the disparate groups is well-known. Has been since Jamestown, 1619. Therein lies the problem. When someone is similar to you it is hard to quibble about perceived shortcomings, lest you hold up a mirror to yourself. But when you can designate someone as “other” and “inferior” you have now laid the groundwork on which centuries of self-perpetuated myths, half-truths and various other quasi-baked delusions are constructed. Couple that with vigorous advertising that says you’re the top of the heap and everyone else, particularly the darkies, are nothing and you’ve just created the perfect conditions for de-humanizing anyone who doesn’t share your pigmentation.

  Black folks have tried to integrate and ingratiate themselves into the the social fabric of the US since our ancestors were brought here in chains. At every turn, with rare exception, our efforts have been brutally rebuffed. Inferior schools. Not being allowed to join trade unions, thereby rendering you impotent in terms of feeding your family. So-called “black codes” restricting your economic mobility, which prevent you from building wealth. When we’ve extricated ourselves from inhumane situations and circumstances, wholesale terror campaigns were created in an attempt to bring us to heel. Look at Greenwood, the black section of Tulsa, OK that was literally fire bombed out of existence, in 1921, because that most cherished of accusation — white woman’s virtue snatched by nigger in an elevator — was bandied about and used to stir up a mob that hated the sight of a bunch of nigras who had the temerity to not be treated like fourth class citizens and sought to build their own community where their humanity was not seen as wishful thinking.

  As`far as black athletes and entertainers are concerned there is a reason we’ve done well in those areas of endeavor — they were the only fields open to us. A commonly held belief about black folks is that we’re “naturally” gifted to excel in those respective professions. We don’t put forth effort and sweat. We’re born slamming basketballs and singing. Hard work and thinking are the sole provinces of the dominant group in this country. God forbid black people engage in the same, that would make us similar. Wouldn’t it?

  Black people want the same things as everyone else. To be allowed to succeed on the strength and merits of what you bring to the table. Sadly, there are still those in this country who make it their job to see that such notions are never realized.

  Be Well and God Bless,
  Anthony

  -May 18th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
• Dave said:
  

  Hahahaha Hey Anthony!
  Since you came here from shoemoney you’ll understand this; I was in the dashboard when I saw your comments and I was like “ah man this dude is going to screw my adsense keywords!” Then I came over here to response and saw what I wrote and I was like Jesus! I was really fired up that day-we’re both talking about the same thing. Hahahaha.

  But a) I think I’m going to take the adsense out of this post, because it’s too serious an issue and b) that shoemoney boost is serious. I would say I’ve had about a hundred visits from my one short comment in the last day or so.

  But I’m going to put the link in the article but I’ll also put it here for you. It’s to my Rev Wright Obama piece
  http://welcomebackrosenthal.com/black-on-black-crime-obama-vs-rev-wright/

  And I think it’s impossible for you to be from the same place I’m from and not be able to see this strange divide we have in this country. BUT, I’m not too happy about our overall behavior either-we could be SO much further if we REALLY understood how lucky we are to have been born here and at this point in time. Foreigners get it. They realize this is THE place to be on the planet if you want to have a better life.

  So like this piece does, it’s good to look back and reflect on the current problems, but we’ve also got to come up with a solution for the future because we’re not doing the right things right now.

  Thanks a lot for coming by and participating at this level.

  -May 18th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
• Anthony said:
  

  Dave,

  Didn’t mean to jack your Adsense!;-)

  We are lucky to have been born here. This is a great country but we still have a lot of problems that no one wants to address. And that goes for black and white folks.

  I’m glad to see you doing your thing and congrats on your traffic from shoemoney. His site is tight, as well. I’ll check the Wright link manana.

  Peace Brother,
  Anthony

  -May 21st, 2008 at 11:14 pm
• Dave said:
  

  Hey Anthony
  Thanks for swinging back through. And it all worked out-this page was too busy with the ads anyway!

  And all things considered-better here than most places (except maybe Brazil).

  -May 22nd, 2008 at 12:01 am

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