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Originally posted by billege
Black America has NOT proven itself. Black individuals have.
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Billege (damn good response, by the way), this sentence should be bolded, italiced, highlighted in red, placed in all caps, underlined, etc. This is the heart of everything.
I am a big fan of W.E.B. DuBois, and most of your thoughts were written by him (and ignored by most blacks) long ago.
Has anyone ever seen a group of Vietnamese or Koreans demonstrate for equality and civil rights? When a community or society becomes its own economic force, it doesn't have to beg for anything. Asians immigrated to the United States, assimilated themselves without losing a shred of heritage, and learned the rules of the game in America. And the first rule is BECOME AN ECONOMIC FORCE AND THE REST WILL FALL INTO PLACE.
For whatever unknown reason, black society refuses to grasp this simple, yet powerful truth.
Have any of you ever gone into a black-owned business and observed what you see? Typically, I see family members and friends of the business owners staking out turf in the back of the store and giving the store a "closed off" feeling. People don't receive warmth when they walk in; they get intimidation. Customers are stared at and talked about, and they don't like it. The store becomes a hang-out for the owner's friends and family, and that ultimately leads to the demise of the business. Yet, the business owner is under way too much pressure from friends and family to do the right thing, which would be to kick their sorry asses out the door and pay attention to the customers.
Compare that atmosphere with a Korean grocery, or Indian convenience store, or Mexican restaurant.