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[quote=Anonymous]TBH, this is has been an eye-opening discussion for me.

There are SOME White people in this country who believe what they believe and they stick to 40 year old narratives as the basis for that belief.  Couple examples:

People have been saying for 2 days that there is a grassroots energy out there that is fueled by young, educated minorities and White Liberals.  At least one White person here said there was no movement - that the Ferguson protest was just opportunistic thugs. Lo and behold, that very night there were mostly peaceful protests throughout the country made up of DIVERSE protestors, including thousands of people here in DC.  That's one.

Then poeople have been saying that the old head "leaders," namely Jesse and Sharpton are not leading this grassroots energy.  Yet we get "we see them on TV and at press conferences, they must be the leaders."  That is the very point.  The White media is keeping these guys prominent because they ARE willing to preen before the cameras.  I remember the old saying "the revolution will not be televised."  Means that the movement is not being driven by the "pundits" you see on TV.  It is the people out in the streets and on the ground - something Jesse and Al have not done for years.  They do not hold much sway with the youngsters.  Which is what someone else tried to say 2 days ago.

Then of course, folks trot out MLK ignoring that he was murdered by a White man, he was VERY pointed in his criticisms about how the poor were being treated and that, late in his life, he was beginning to wonder whether a movement of passive resistance had run its course.  MLK might not approve of the "rioting" but he would certainly approve of the peaceful protests and he would certainly disapprove of the SES disparities in this country.

Honestly, some of you need to get off your high horses and, if you can manage it, have an open mind about what more plugged in folks are trying to tell you. [/quote]

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