> Wright is dealing with a legacy that includes slavery, that includes > the deliberate infection of Blacks with syphilis, deals with a modern > reality of 1 in 5 young black men in prision. Do you think he > shouldn't get angry? Do you think he is wrong to ask his people to > rise up and strike down the powers that oppress them? >
Yes, I think he is wrong. There is a difference between advocating pursuing justice for those who have been wronged and promoting baseless hatred. Why do I say baseless hatred? Because there were specific people and institutions who were responsible for the injustices of slavery and the infection of Blacks with syphilis. As for the cause of 1 in 5 young black men in prison, there are societal causes and ills that we should be working to fight, some of that to do with poverty, some to do with the popular culture that says that being a gangster is a better lifestyle than being a banker. But Wright is not fighting those causes. Nor is he pursuing the punishment of these people or the reforming of these institutions. He is scapegoating all non-whites and Jews as the cause of the problems his people are facing. By his definition, all whites and Jews are accountable for the ills of his society, whether they caused them or had any association with them. He is promoting racism and anti-semitism. No matter how righteous his anger over the injustices of the past, his actions are inflammatory and do not help the people he is trying to serve. He is blinded by hatred. Michael has never advocated holding all Arabs or Muslems responsible for the actions of Hamas, Hizbollah and the terrorists who are shooting rockets into Israel. You can't compare Michael and Wright at all. Judith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:276771 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
