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honorman
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| Posted 2/10/2003 4:44 PM (GMT -6) |   | I am curious: what possesses whites to make statements such as "I have a history of being in a priviledged position." What kind of statement is that? On the "white males," before me? What kind of foolishness is that?
ANY person could say ANYTHING such as that in some way, if they choose to. Not only that it is a totally unproved position, something that can neither be refuted or proved. And so what if you did. Big deal! Why would anyone feel they owe anyone anything but God (except perhaps their parents, or family)?
Can you prove you owe blacks anymore than hispanics or asians or indians or the Irish or Italians...
When a person says that they owe a specific concession to a certain race, they are talking about that "white guilt" thing...
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fyodor
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| Posted 2/10/2003 6:49 PM (GMT -6) | | The whole time I was writing that I was thinking,
"I can't wait for honorman's response...."
I got what I thought.
Honorman: I am curious: what possesses whites to make statements such as "I have a history of being in a priviledged position."....What kind of foolishness is that?
Fyodor: This seems too obvious and I feel confused why you might consider it foolishness. It doesn't take a historian to understand how business and government in this country was developed and established on the pretense that non-white races were inferior and therefore were exploited physically and systematically to the advantage of the exploiters. Unearned privelage exists for white males whether you want to acknowledge it or not. If it goes unacknowledged it will most likely go unhealed as well.
Honorman: Why would anyone feel they owe anyone anything but God (except perhaps their parents, or family)? Can you prove you owe blacks anymore than hispanics or asians or indians or the Irish or Italians...
Fyodor: I didn't and won't say that I OWE anybody anything. What I said was, " I do think that there needs to be some very specific concession made by white folks to lift up black folks." and what I was referring to was the Servanthood which was the topic of my response. Does seeking out others to serve contradict what you think is true of the gospel?
Honorman: When a person says that they owe a specific concession to a certain race, they are talking about that "white guilt" thing...
Fyodor: You don't have to feel guilty in order to seek justice and equality. Achieving that might take more giving than taking.
†††"To have a self, to be a self, is the greatest concession, an infinite concession, given to man, but it is also eternity's claim upon him." – S. Kierkegaard | | Back to Top | | |
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