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17323, does it help
Posted by LexM, Thu Mar-15-01 07:54 AM
that a white person wrote this?


>That's a generalization. I'm a teenage
>black male and NOT EVEN
>I agree with that, fully.
>I do agree that chunks
>of America is very much
>blind, but you shouldn't be
>that quick to assume every
>white person is like that..
>which is clearly what you
>said.

maybe not "every" white person, but the white people where these shootings keep happening. And in this context, they're the population of white folks the author is addressing.

However (if you really wanna take color out of it) I'm willing to bet that ANY person residing in the "suburbs" who has "made it" has that kind of attitude. Money and a little peace & quiet on your street can make you awfully complacent. Living in an urban area often forces you to wake up and face reality on the daily.

What Americans need to stop assuming is that money always buys you safety and a healthy environment for your children. Ultimately, that's your job.

peace

L.
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