01-19-2004, 09:27 AM | #1 |
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Happy Martin Luther King Day
Today is Martin Luther King Day - so I thought people could post their thoughts here.
Although we may not be perfect. I think the US has come a long way since Martin Luther King. Is there any possible way of overcoming racism completely though - from BOTH sides? We really don't need people like Sharpton and Farakahn who are repeatedly racist and we don't need the the KKK and White Supremicists and others to try and cause problems. But if we ignore the extremes - are most people color-blind in todays society? I think we are mostly a color-blind society. I do not think it is as bad as it once was. Is there more to do? Of course there is. But nothing will get better if people continue with the divisive and and us versus them attitude. [EDIT]I find it ironic that there seems to be this attitude that we should be interpective and all this on Marin Luther King Day - when Washington's Birthday is only represented by store sales and discounts. Same with 4th of July which all anyone thinks about is fireworks and picnics. It would be nice if people thought about the meaning behind those holidays too. Without the 4th of July and Washington - there would be no United States of America. We also don't even celebrate Washington's Birthday anymore - it's just lumped into stupid President's Day - which I will never call it. The holiday will always be Washington's Birthday for the reason I stated above and should never have been changed.
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