The ammosexuals and racists have made it difficult to use the phrase "thoughts and prayers" which many of us use when a friend or acquaintance has some kind of life challenge. Trumpism has taken racism from the bar rooms and kitchen tables out into the wide open public....Charlottesville happened with little outrage from the gQp, the same basic reaction we saw after Charleston, Pittsburgh and now Buffalo....D's must use strong and strident language to combat the likes of Stefanik et al. The time for quiet politeness has long since past!!
I absolutely love the reaction of that driver. You can tell how authentic it was to who he is. He didn't even have to think about it. We should all be like this guy.
One thing I have learned about calling out racist ignorance is how easily goofballs can cocoon themselves in their own ignorance simply by saying I just believe what I believe or some variation of that such as that’s just the way I think or that’s just the way I feel
I’ve been dealing with goofballs saying that kind of ignorant crap for so long that I can tell exactly when they are about to regurgitate the I just believe what I believe line and I say it for them
It usually leaves goofballs looking confused and saying that was not what they were going to say
I then allow them to finish their sentence which ends up with them telling me that they can’t talk to me
I think some people look around for others to do the right thing not realizing that the one in a position to initiate change is you and often you have to stand alone. I believe in the power of one just as I believe in the power of many. Speak up people!
Silence in the face of hatred is complicity. They are the demon twins of a nation’s destruction. And so, when righteousness and justice finally do meet, one must ask; where was I standing when they converged?
Don’t know. I did diversity training, mostly for public workers and some private sector who provided services to the developmentally disabled. I did some supervisory and leadership training as well, public and private. Had to be a few thousand people. You might have been one of them.
The ammosexuals and racists have made it difficult to use the phrase "thoughts and prayers" which many of us use when a friend or acquaintance has some kind of life challenge. Trumpism has taken racism from the bar rooms and kitchen tables out into the wide open public....Charlottesville happened with little outrage from the gQp, the same basic reaction we saw after Charleston, Pittsburgh and now Buffalo....D's must use strong and strident language to combat the likes of Stefanik et al. The time for quiet politeness has long since past!!
I wholeheartedly agree.
I absolutely love the reaction of that driver. You can tell how authentic it was to who he is. He didn't even have to think about it. We should all be like this guy.
Absolutely.
One thing I have learned about calling out racist ignorance is how easily goofballs can cocoon themselves in their own ignorance simply by saying I just believe what I believe or some variation of that such as that’s just the way I think or that’s just the way I feel
This is a reaction I've seen as well, the whole, "I'm just speaking my truth" stuff. There's a way around and through this, though.
I’ve been dealing with goofballs saying that kind of ignorant crap for so long that I can tell exactly when they are about to regurgitate the I just believe what I believe line and I say it for them
It usually leaves goofballs looking confused and saying that was not what they were going to say
I then allow them to finish their sentence which ends up with them telling me that they can’t talk to me
Ha. I wonder what an appropriate response to that is: Sometimes, our beliefs need examined?
I think some people look around for others to do the right thing not realizing that the one in a position to initiate change is you and often you have to stand alone. I believe in the power of one just as I believe in the power of many. Speak up people!
Right. We need to be our own leaders.
Silence in the face of hatred is complicity. They are the demon twins of a nation’s destruction. And so, when righteousness and justice finally do meet, one must ask; where was I standing when they converged?
I really believe this must be a priority for white folks. We may have more sway with our loved ones. We definitely have a responsibility.
Telling the truth when you’re the only truth teller is the ultimate measure of self.
I am going to learn to cross-stitch and start taking down all your comments on here.
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I was a diversity trainer in a former life. We referred to it as “Champion Behavior”.
Have we met… oh kindred spirit?
Don’t know. I did diversity training, mostly for public workers and some private sector who provided services to the developmentally disabled. I did some supervisory and leadership training as well, public and private. Had to be a few thousand people. You might have been one of them.
Mayhaps.