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Darryl, excellent commentary.
As a person who has aboriginal heritage in his veins (great gandmother) I see the real problem of our society as this. It is easy being rascist it is harder not to be. Meaning that real tolerance comes from understanding and compassion rather than blind black and white thinking (yes a pun but not intended). The grey is where all the answers lie in our existence, it is just that some not all cannot understand this simple truth or are afraid to make the step out into undefined territory.
Now as to our "friend" here. While you points are clearly made, they lie under a mistaken belief that white society has done no wrong in the past. Four hundred odd years plus of oppression by white culture across the globe with all its arrogance has got to have some kind of backlash. It is the sins of the fathers that we must now pay. When I was a kid it was the Italian and Greeks that would get beaten up side by side with the aborginal lads, just because it was seen as sporting (sic). Now when the other hand is turned it does not feel so nice does it?
Whites have been dominant so long they have forgotten what it is like to feel the sting. Now is the time to reach out with an open hand and resist the fear of having it bitten off even though it would be deserving. And; so what if this happens. Would we be so gracious? I know plenty of people who are white and call other peoples much worse things than a whitey. Have you ever noticed how the really off racist names come from white culture and not any other. This is because white culture can be so revolting when it wants to be. What is wrong with the less privileged being given a helping hand up? Have you lost your humanity that much that you cannot see that it is our moral responsibility to now attone for our sins?
Time for sorry and to hell with the consequences.
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