If I Was An African American.................

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Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Please don't get me started on Rev. Jackson. He's the biggest POS on the planet. As far as I'm concerned, he's one of the reasons racism is still around.

Surely you didn't think before you typed that!!?? Blaming a black man for racism is beyond ridiculous! I haven't been around Jesse since the 60's but he was a good man then, I suspect he still is! It's easy to be critical of any human being...we all make plenty of mistakes but the Jesse I knew, the member of Dr King's inner circle, was passionate and dedicated to the cause of equality and fairness. Maybe I give him too much credit but I think his heart remains in the right place despite his mistakes.
And regarding this topic...no, not racism but rather egotistical I'm afraid..."If I was an African American"...well, you aren't! If I was a bird I could fly! I spent some of the best years of my life in the movement and I learned a lot...but I'm not a black man so I can't speak as one, neither can you!