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2331, i see what you're saying
Posted by HueyShakur, Mon Mar-22-04 07:50 AM
>I believe that there are three ways to deal with the
>politics of any relationship. Two of these ways are very
>sinful, or at least implicate as such:
>
>The first is to ignore them. I believe this is the most
>common approach in interracial relationships, and it
>certainly implicates sinful motives. If the politics of any
>relationship are ignored completely, people are just being
>dishonest.
>
>The second is to adhere to them... obviously, this is
>retarded.
>
>The third is to thoroughly acknowledge that politics are
>there with an understanding that anything defined as
>political is done so by other people, and to resist their
>notions. From what I've read, you seem to be saying the
>third one is impossible to achieve, but I could be
>mistaken...
>
>The first two are sinful, the last one (if it is possible,
>which I believe it is)

i see you're logic but i think it's possible (and IMO preferable) to adhere to your political beliefs AND acknowledge and struggle with politics in a relationship. i'm not talking about fucked up politics, like adhering to the protestant work ethic and all that other BS. but radical philosophies that subvert and seek to destroy the system.

>I can see that, but if being pro-_____ means you want an
>improvement for whatever group of people, that doesn't
>necessarily mean that pro-Black and pro-White can't
>co-exist, even in the same person, IMO... I hear you though.

iont know about this.

peace.