There is always a series of events that lead to a writing topic, and I'll do a little background to connect the dots here. You know, 1+1=2 type stuff.
So, one, I hear a story in a sermon the other day about a child at Austin-East High Schools Graduation two years ago. He had recently gotten into a scuffle with law enforcement and well, he fought the law and he won. Obviously he was quickly a cult hero, and when he walked across the stage the entire gym erupted in applause. Why? Why would you cheer a boy for beating the crap out of a cop? I have no idea.
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And, one, I watched The Aviator last night and I absolutely hated it - worst movie I've ever watched. I suppose if Howard Hughes is interesting to you there is some merit in watching it, but Howard Hughes absolutely drove me crazy. If Leonardo di Caprio did his job right, then I would absolutely loathe Mr. Hughes. Anyway, one thing that I noticed (and was made crystal clear in the movie) was Hughes' irrational fear of not only germs, but also of being spyed upon. This fear, is one that is well documented, as I believe Hitler also was crazy and killed off his officers on flimsy suspicion of treason. This fear that one is being watched seems to confirm itself by the natural instinct to pay closer attention to details than one would normally. If someone glanced at Hughes he believe they were spying, etc.
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My conclusion, two, is (and I am not trying to downplay the presence of racism in the world - because it does exist) that when people of a minority are super sensitized to a certain stigma, when they claim victimization from a stereotype foe, they make that foe more real. Perhaps, the aforementioned cop was cracking down on the high schooler because of immoral, racial reasons. But, perhaps he had a legit reason to indict the kid. It doesn't matter, because when a human believes that they are the victim of a social sin - they becomes crazed to the point of irrationality toward a given stimulus - say being arrested.
No doubt does racism exist and need to be slowed to a stop, no doubt. However, what we are doing now - black leaders reinforcing black people to stand up against white people is nothing more than instigating reverse racism and inciting more hatred between the two predominant races. The only way things will ever change is when white people and black people are encouraged by society, by our leaders, and by one another to stand up with one another, to create communities with one another, to create Shalom between the two groups instead of pointing out all of the inconsistencies and deficiencies.
My conclusion, two, is (and I am not trying to downplay the presence of racism in the world - because it does exist) that when people of a minority are super sensitized to a certain stigma, when they claim victimization from a stereotype foe, they make that foe more real. Perhaps, the aforementioned cop was cracking down on the high schooler because of immoral, racial reasons. But, perhaps he had a legit reason to indict the kid. It doesn't matter, because when a human believes that they are the victim of a social sin - they becomes crazed to the point of irrationality toward a given stimulus - say being arrested.
No doubt does racism exist and need to be slowed to a stop, no doubt. However, what we are doing now - black leaders reinforcing black people to stand up against white people is nothing more than instigating reverse racism and inciting more hatred between the two predominant races. The only way things will ever change is when white people and black people are encouraged by society, by our leaders, and by one another to stand up with one another, to create communities with one another, to create Shalom between the two groups instead of pointing out all of the inconsistencies and deficiencies.
