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African American

JustAnotherGen

(33,346 posts)

10. Nothing

Reply to aikoaiko (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 12, 2017, 07:29 AM

Feb 2017

There is nothing in it for you.

I would caution you that - you will encounter people like me that believe if someone is in my way - I can go around them then disregard them after I get what I want.

There is nothing in it for me to care about who got stepped on. I've seen the dominant culture do it for years . . .so it must be right. What's In it for me to think differently?

Not being combative - just answering your question while standing in my truth.

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White People: I Dont Want You To Understand Me Better, I Want You To Understand Yourselves [View all] MrScorpio Feb 2017 OP

Thank you MrScorpio. Mostly white people WhiteTara Feb 2017 #1

Elsewhere I am being confronted by white male democrats who Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #3

I haven't found the defenders of #45, but I know a lot of WhiteTara Feb 2017 #4

Referring to Latino's as scary? Wow, I know. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #5

The all too frequent denial brer cat Feb 2017 #2

whoa, great OP heaven05 Feb 2017 #6

Thanks -- good article! pnwmom Feb 2017 #7

I think question for me and white folks is how is this reflection on equality in our interest. aikoaiko Feb 2017 #8

Nothing JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #10

I think that is a fair response and I appreciate your candor. aikoaiko Feb 2017 #11

I absolutely disagree that there is "nothing in it" for white people to fight racism forjusticethunders Feb 2017 #12

Shhhhhh don't tell JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #13

+1 lovemydog Feb 2017 #9