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Originally Posted by Krimson X
1) Personally, I am not a fan of Al Sharpton. I think he has made some mistakes in judgment, and he should make amends for those. However, as I have stated in earlier posts months ago, Al Sharpton is not the voice for all African-Americans, but he is the voice for those who are unable to speak for themselves. Secondly, Al Sharpton does not interject himself into these situations, he is called upon by those involved. But I believe all so called black leaders have been villified in the public eye. Even MLK was villified by the FBI and J. Edgard Hoover who tagged him as a communists and was called a "hypocrite preacher" and "the most notorious liar in the country" by LBJ. I cannot think of one who has escaped the scorn and strict scrutiny of the public... Not one. So it doesn't matter who the messenger is or which "black leader" raises the issue, IMO.
2) Lady Justice is blind, right.
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Well there are also a couple who get slammed by blacks: Bill Cosby, Marvin Arrington Sr.
WARNING Tangent/Rant:
I tend to focus on the leaders alive in my time, not ones dead before I hit the planet. (JFK was called a Traitor) . While I understand and accept "learn from history or you are doomed to repeat it" I do not understand why a society would continue to look to the past to find its future. This seems to me like a never ending revolution of constant dredges from the past to vilify or justify actions or words now. I don't follow this thought process. Wright referred to Slaves and Slave owners religions in the present tense "is", am I missing something? Maybe I need to listen with 'rose-tinted ear buds' because I'm not seeing the justification for such words, none at all. This overwhelming acceptance that the majority of whites somehow don't 'understand' the blacks, that is a complete misconception, at least in my life experiences. (which I don't think are too far off the base). Now if there is overwhelming racism out there, as portrayed, then I'm glad I don't see it.
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