"I have a dream that one day my children will be judged, not by the color of their skin, buy by their character within." Dr Martin Luther King
Powerful words.
Souls don't have color (as far as I know). We will all be judged, or so I believe as a Christian.
We are all sinners. We all fall short.
But we don't have to wallow in our sinfulness like pigs joyfully wallowing in shit.
Notice how virtually NOBODY mentions MLK on any day other than his official holiday? The government can't pass laws protecting people when they are judged by the content of their character (or complete lack thereof). But they certainly can pass laws preventing discrimination based on the color of skin. So while MLK might have wanted and dreamed of judgement based on character, what he failed to realize and failed to foresee is that for most of his demographic, people always were doing that.
ReplyDeleteExactly, if we judge his descendants by the color of their character, then we get hammered for "Discrimination".
ReplyDeleteNot everyone, mind you, I know and am friends with some admirable people with more melanin than me...but they are the exception, rather than the rule. Great people, who also were raised right and had a fine family backing them.
But if we generalize, then judging the rest of that segment based upon their demonstrated character they are at a great disadvantage.
It is a well established principle of managing people that they will stretch to meet expectations. Our jobs as managers is to provide frequent, simple, measurable, appropriate and timely communication of our (the organization's) expectations.
DeleteWe communicate what we EXPECT by what we INSPECT.
People will stretch upward if our expectations are high.
They will slack-off if our expectations are low.
White Liberals treat people of color like willful, stupid children. Many people of color oblige them by acting that way.
There are chains of causality that bypass "genetics".
Yes, indeed, the "soft racism" is a factor.
DeleteSo is culture.
But so is genetics.
There is a reason the africas are shitholes and that the areas in cities where blacks congregate are crime ridden, trash ridden, and generally not nice places to live.
Use shopping carts as measure for that.
What B said. I'm passed the 'polite society' point in this discussion. Show me one, ONE functional country of the "breadbasket of the world", that isn't a violent dictator. Just one in all of recorded history? There isn't, besides what? Rhodesia and South Africa, and what did they do to those countries?
DeleteNow tell me how thats a lick different than what you see in Detroit, or Philly, or...?
Yes, I too have worked with exceptional individuals, but they were 100% the exception.
Expecting a sow's ear to become a purse is foolhardy. After 250 years its retarded! After the accommodation made over the last 50 is suicidal.
Jan 19th is Robert E. Lee's birthday. Least we don't forget a great American leader. I know, that's not politically correct...
ReplyDeleteBlack people could not have chosen a poorer "hero" to worship than MLK. A plagiarist, a serial philanderer, a fraud. Even his name is a lie. He name was MICHAEL, not Martin.
ReplyDeleteAnd the rest of the story:
DeleteSNIP Michael King born Jan 19 1929
SNIP 1934
Martin Luther King Jr. was born Michael King Jr. and changed his name to honor his father, Martin Luther King Sr., who changed his name to Martin Luther King Sr. after being inspired by the life of Martin Luther during a trip to Germany in 1934. This name change was significant as it reflected the influence of Martin Luther's legacy on his son's life and career.
So, he was about 5 Years old when HIS FATHER changed his name.
As for his "history" the FBI isn't exactly known for their honor nor honesty, are they? God knows and already judged him.
There are thousands of worse choices than Dr. MLK.
DeleteSports heroes who have been accused of multiple non-consensual sex crimes.
BLM founders.
Grifters Jackson, Sharpton and others.
Marion Berry.
Any politician from Haiti
Any rap "star"
Kofi Annan
Cyril Ramaphosa
The list is very, very long.
Point!
ReplyDeleteThe Tower of Babel fell because the people lost their common language and moral principals and general sense of community. Kinda like what is happening across the Western world.--ken
ReplyDeleteSo very true, and observant! I think history is repeating itself.
DeleteDr. King's dream & DEI look to be polar opposites. Funny how that turned out...
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