Chandler wrote:Nixluva on this and a number of other topics, you're a forceful voice and should be commended.I wish there were a weapon (taser?) or technique to mitigate this, and I wish people didn't run too (though that's not to excuse anything)
I also wish that inner city schools, and schools in poor communities, weren't so relatively neglected (this actually troubles me the most for some reason)
I totally understand the "why" they kneel; it's the when and where which I wish there was a different choice. Sit-ins for example were in the right context -- at the scene of the crime if you will. Taking a knee during the anthem is dicey. It can be interpreted as an attempt to steal the spotlight when people are trying to pay respect to fallen heroes, etc. I wish I had a better answer than that.
This exactly why it's done during the Anthem. In this country NOTHING ever changed for the better until activists pushed the issues in the face of the general public. Civil Rights Activitists in the 40's thru the 60's were never popular in their time. Public opinion was very similar when Sit Ins were being done or Marches. They persisted and in time CHANGE was achieved.
The problem is that this country never truly dealt with its history on Race! There was a very brief period of hope during Reconstruction but that came to an end in 1877 and all hell broke loose on the AA Community and that's led to the poor state of relations we see now.
After the Civil Rights victories of the 60's came another backlash similar to 1877. Republicans used the Southern Strategy and AA's became the pawn in politics. Republicans could use fear of AA's as a wedge to win votes. They're STILL using it cuz it works and always has.