Quote Originally Posted by redGT
has a lot of truth to it though. back when i was in high school and we would have stupid black history month stuff and my senior year we had to sit through this 2 hour long assembly which I didn't mind. But after 2 hours of listening to how they fought for equality and unity they wanted everyone to stand up and sing the black national anthem. I was so perplexed, shocked, and pissed off about it my ass did not come out of the seat. on the way out a bunch of random black people came up and had the balls to call me a racist.
I cannot force you to feel any particular way...But seriously... I had no respect for the Civil Rights movement until I went to college and took several civil rights classes. The same freedoms that they were fighting for were very similar to the freedoms that the colonies were fighting for when we wanted to get away from Great Britian. I just dont understand how people manage to make it seem like what was happening to Blacks in the US is or was ok... IT wasnt ok here and it wasnt ok in South Africa. I am sorry if it sounds like I am ranting but seriously...I just dont understand how so many people can be cold hearted. I get told all teh time that I am naive and silly for living in my own imaginary world where everyone cares about everyone else. I know that is not the case but for crying out loud we are so damn consumed in us us us that we never think about others... I am done... I am sorry for jumping in here...There is no use sometimes, people are so set in their ways I am surprised that I even still care.