tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815287532094385757.post8124838394831642863..comments2024-01-22T03:19:03.841-07:00Comments on Eddie G. Griffin (BASG): HAT TIP to Bud KennedyEddie G. Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283895629656619113noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815287532094385757.post-89589318292661890502007-07-05T11:41:00.000-07:002007-07-05T11:41:00.000-07:00Anonymous said... So if a hispanic agrees with Tim...Anonymous said... <BR/>So if a hispanic agrees with Tim O'Hare and the recently passed ordinance against illegal aliens in Farmers Branch, does that make the hispanic a racist? <BR/><BR/>Rest assured that only ANONYMOUS would ask this question. Back in the day, we would call a black turncoat an "oreo". Is there a cookie that is brown on the outside and white on the inside?<BR/><BR/>Call them what you will, ANONYMOUS. There were always people like Tim O'Hare during the Underground Railroad trying to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law, under the pompous exaltation of the "rule of law". What good is the rule of law when enforcement means prejudice against the defenseless, on the one hand, and presidential commutations for cronies like Scooter Libby, et al., on the other.<BR/><BR/>You tell me, ANONYMOUS. Which way is North?Eddie G. Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283895629656619113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815287532094385757.post-42973873669962169502007-07-05T08:53:00.000-07:002007-07-05T08:53:00.000-07:00So if a hispanic agrees with Tim O'Hare and the re...So if a hispanic agrees with Tim O'Hare and the recently passed ordinance against illegal aliens in Farmers Branch, does that make the hispanic a racist?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815287532094385757.post-47925290503301637152007-04-30T16:15:00.000-07:002007-04-30T16:15:00.000-07:00Thanks for stopping by my place. I respect your op...Thanks for stopping by my place. I respect your opinion. Of course you know what you need to do better than I do.<BR/><BR/>If it's all the same to you, I'll continue my fight in a different way, but with the same goal in mind. It's the best way I know how for me, under the circumstances (being that I'm white and all). I refuse to think of myself as part of the whiteosphere, though. Some whites (the type you and I don't particularly care for) would be happy to have an exclusive whiteosphere. I don't want any part of that sort of whiteosphere. Maybe I would be happier in a grayosphere or rainbowsphere.<BR/><BR/>I've always wondered about white privilege. I'm well aware that black people get treated badly, but I have never knowingly gotten a better job or apartment or anything like that because of my lighter skin. I always told myself that if I found a way to purposely use my color to my advantage, I would use it for good instead of evil. Blogging seems to be the answer for me. White people seem to naturally gravitate to my blog more than black people do. I didn't plan it that way. It just happens. If I can use that fact to slip in some educational and anti-racism information, and make white people think a little, then I will. It's the right thing to do.<BR/><BR/>Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815287532094385757.post-14075227754390126832007-04-30T09:48:00.000-07:002007-04-30T09:48:00.000-07:00Thank you for saying that, Eddie. I understand you...Thank you for saying that, Eddie. I understand you personally are not a separatist, and because of your background and accomplishments, I think your opinion must count for a lot. I completely support the AfroSpear for the reasons you state. I'm just concerned about some young hot-headed bloggers who have drawn an invisible line and called the rest of the blogosphere, the "whiteosphere." I think past a certain point that stops being constructive and some black people (not you) may be in danger of sinking to the level of white separatists. I'm glad you're here as a role model for strength and reason.<BR/><BR/>Is it o.k. if I give you a link and make you my "cool website of the day"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815287532094385757.post-29117304920761124432007-04-30T09:05:00.000-07:002007-04-30T09:05:00.000-07:00Thank you anne. I do not believe in separatism. I ...Thank you anne. I do not believe in separatism. I live in a city with a decent balance of power among the races. And, I go to a church of Christ congregation, comprised of one-third black, white, and brown. But sometimes it is necessary to speak among ourselves as "family", out of the mainstream. We are "family", by culture and heritage. Even in a melting pot, we are all still individual ingredients.Eddie G. Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283895629656619113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815287532094385757.post-17004328586837802742007-04-29T14:53:00.000-07:002007-04-29T14:53:00.000-07:00Great post. I love this Afrospear idea that some p...Great post. I love this Afrospear idea that some people have been working on, but honestly I'm a little concerned that if separatism is taken too far, it could eventually hurt everyone - black, white and others. Reading what you wrote here gives me a lot of hope for great teamwork and improvements in America in the future.<BR/><BR/>I have much respect for anyone who fought for rights in the 60's. Proud to have you helping lead the second wave. I hope people will remember this: Abolitionists and Suffragettes have always supported eachother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com