Reply #4: This is an American issue because these are black Americans... [View All]

[bliss_eternal]

until those that need to put the problems of our society into boxes and categories based on race, none of those problems will be addressed.

I'm glad Columbine was brought up, because we could similarly say that alienated teens, shooting other teens is a white problem and not an American problem. But these white teens live in America. Many of the issues that created their alienation are rooted in the issues inherent to being an American in today's society.

We can say the same about the situation that the bigoted author speaks of in his article. I'm an American. I choose not to consider myself a part of HIS America--because I see us all as interdependent and not seperate and unequal. Piss on him and his article. ;)

But thank you, Argyle for posting it. I'm really enjoying DU so much more now that I am spending most of my time in the smaller group areas. It's cool to be able to discuss these kinds of issues without the distraction of people needing us to validate claims of bigotry. :eyes: That got so tiresome.