This GUEST on Race

In terms of my writing.... I would say that I was ...

2010-09-04T15:51:37.702-05:00

In terms of my writing.... I would say that I was referring to ownership of economic entities. You are right on so many levels. A tiny part of the population actually owns in our world. However, because of WHO owns what, it decides on how the rest of US is going to live. If you own the bank, you decides on who gets to loan from it. If you own the gym, you decides who plays in the gym. If you own energy, you get to decide who gets and uses the energy. Since by nature we look out for who is like us, that means the "owners" can "hook-up" white, christian, males, who are heterosexual. White people need to understand they get privilege by their skin color, just like I get privilege by being a male and heterosexual.

You are right on another point. That ownership needs to be broken up. What I disagree with is that reparations a.k.a. "asking for the piece of the pie" is going to get us there. Do you think "owners" want to give up their ownership? Look at what it took for blacks just to use the same bathroom as whites! I'm not going to hold my breath on any owner giving us useful wealth. You know what, I don't blame them. If black and white people switched spots, we wouldn't act any different. People are selfish regardless on what color they are.

They freed our bodies, but we have yet to free our minds. We first need to become owners of our minds before we can move anywhere. White people can't do this for us, only we can. This means a change in thinking from "the white man holds us down...i am a victim" model to "life is not fair, but we can still be successful" model. Like Lance Armstrong did to win the biggest bike race in the world with cancer. Thank you for being an ally! Also thank you for your comments!

Power and ownership are fundamental. Now the quest...

2010-09-04T14:48:07.024-05:00

Power and ownership are fundamental. Now the question becomes -- what do you mean by power and ownership?

If you mean ownership in the sense of owning economic entities, it's important that you understand you live in a country where, while white people have about 10 times as much capital as African-Americans on average, all that means is they own a house and a little savings.

A tiny sliver of the white population actually owns --owns banks, factories, major retail chains, transportation and energy systems, etc.

For any substantial part of the population to really own, that ownership has to be broken up.

That could mean socialism, reparations, cooperatives, trustbusting -- call it what you want. Whatever it is , it's mainly a political process. Electing an African-American president is not immediately relevant, but it's a small step in showing political power for African-Americans and their white allies (I am one of those, I think.)

One thing to remember is that African-Americans are the only group that has significantly changed the economic ownership structure of this country in the past. They did this by taking away billions of dollars of property from the slaveowners (with the help of the Union Army) -- their own bodies.

After that, organized African-Americans reshaped the whole concept of rights in this country -- not only to their benefit, but to the benefit of women, people with disabilities, other people of color, and now sexual minorities.

There were geniuses along the way -- Douglass, Randolph, Rustin, Ella Baker -- but all this was done, in the end, by the political intelligence and persistence of ordinary African-Americans, "treading [their] path through the blood of the slaughtered." Pessimism is not in order, in my opinion, though sadness at the pain of the past and the pain still to come is.

It is no use crying over spilt milk.......................................................................

時間就是靈魂的生命。................. ................................................

你的努力我們都看見了--支持你
2010-08-17T18:26:08.087-05:00
你的努力我們都看見了--支持你 ...............................................................

一棵樹除非在春天開了花，否則難望在秋天結果。
2010-08-15T06:59:45.340-05:00
一棵樹除非在春天開了花，否則難望在秋天結果。............................................................

寂寞又無聊看到你的BLOG 加油喔!!............................................................

好熱鬧喔大家踴躍的留言讓部落格更有活力
2010-08-10T22:26:21.235-05:00
好熱鬧喔大家踴躍的留言讓部落格更有活力 ..................................................

累死了…來去看看文章轉換心情~
2010-08-10T22:26:07.905-05:00
累死了…來去看看文章轉換心情~............................................................

幸福不是一切，人還有責任。............................................................

No pains, no gains.
2010-08-05T20:42:52.312-05:00
No pains, no gains..................................................................

在莫非定律中有項笨蛋定律：「一個組織中的笨蛋，恆大於等於三分之二。」. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

不要去想沒拿到的東西，多想想自己手裡所擁有的..................................................

真正仁慈的人，會忘記他們做過的善行，他們全心投入現在的工作，過去的事已被遺忘。..................................................

所有的資產，在不被諒解時，都成了負債
2010-07-27T17:58:38.050-05:00
所有的資產，在不被諒解時，都成了負債 ............................................................

相見亦無事，不來常思君..................................................................

來問個安，誰不支持這個部落格，我咬他.................................................................

留言支持，請繼續加油，謝謝您囉~~............................................................

我真心在追求我的夢想時，每一天都是繽紛的。因為我知道每一個小時都是實現理想的一部份。
2010-07-16T23:02:22.866-05:00
我真心在追求我的夢想時，每一天都是繽紛的。因為我知道每一個小時都是實現理想的一部份。..................................................

我們老得太快，卻聰明得太遲。..................................................

Readiness is all.............................................................

路過--你好嗎..很棒的BLOG...................................................................

人有兩眼一舌，是為了觀察倍於說話的緣故。
2010-07-07T22:08:21.775-05:00
人有兩眼一舌，是為了觀察倍於說話的緣故。............................................................

一個人的價值，應該看他貢獻了什麼，而不是他取得了什麼............................................................

生存乃是不斷地在內心與靈魂交戰；寫作是坐著審判自己。......................................................................