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Natural Mystic
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Tue Mar-08-05 10:29 AM

21. "RE: I'm not Privy to Thinking..."
In response to In response to 18


          

>That our ancestors were naive enough to think that voting
>alone is the salvation of black people. I'll give them more
>credit than that.

i dont think they thought that. i think that they thought as HUMAN BEINGS that contribute to the society around them, that THEY then should have the right to vote. I dont know about voting being the salvation of us; it will take more than voting to save us, really. i think what voting can give us is the power within our own communities so that we need not rely on anyone else.


>However, if they fought and died for us to vote, they were
>being "mighty naive" as Malcolm said. They fought, bled and
>struggled for equal rights under the law; in essence they
>struggled for us to have the RIGHT to vote. They wanted us
>to be able to walk into a polling station and CHOOSE from
>the SELECTIONS. This is very different from fighting for us
>TO vote. We twist their noble efforts up when we assume that
>they fought and died so that we could vote.

so if they struggled for us to have the right to vote and have a voice AND choice, regardless of however we 'twist their noble efforts,' why dont we respect that effort and go out to vote?

  

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Blacks: You disrepect your ancestors when you don't vote. [View all] , Natural Mystic, Thu Mar-03-05 11:35 AM
 
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They fought for our rights, period
Mar 03rd 2005
1
i guess my disapointment lies
Mar 07th 2005
11
so what did u actually vote for Brotha??
Mar 03rd 2005
2
well....
Mar 07th 2005
12
Give us us free
Mar 03rd 2005
3
lol
Mar 03rd 2005
4
RE: Give us us free
Mar 07th 2005
13
DEPENDS...do you see the glass half full...or
Mar 03rd 2005
5
wow.
Mar 07th 2005
14
      I'll pray for you, cool?
Mar 08th 2005
19
           *sigh* another hostile one.
Mar 08th 2005
24
                sorry pal...can't fabricate hostility via your incapability to:
Mar 08th 2005
27
I will smoke crack before i vote in a rigged election
Mar 03rd 2005
6
so instead of doing this
Mar 07th 2005
15
      what has voting done to improve the black community?
Mar 07th 2005
16
           i think
Mar 08th 2005
22
Local Voting should matter for Black Folk
Mar 03rd 2005
7
and there you have it.
Mar 07th 2005
9
i disagree
Mar 07th 2005
8
im feelin this:
Mar 07th 2005
10
      You were just digusted, now you feelin not votin?
Mar 07th 2005
17
      arent you hostile.
Mar 08th 2005
20
           You call that sarcasm?
Mar 09th 2005
30
                you're nit picking
Mar 10th 2005
35
                     Call it what you want Punk!
Mar 10th 2005
36
                          eh.
Mar 10th 2005
37
      I'm not Privy to Thinking...
Mar 07th 2005
18
          
Dumb ass argument.
Mar 08th 2005
23
Dumb ass Response.
Mar 08th 2005
25
      RE: Dumb ass Response.
Mar 10th 2005
33
      RE: Dumb ass Response.
Mar 10th 2005
34
Ask yourself a few questions....
Mar 08th 2005
26
RE: Ask yourself a few questions....
Mar 27th 2005
46
SHITTING ON YOUR ANCESTORS is great (the Gravitational magnitude) [LINK]
Mar 27th 2005
48
Sad to say but many died in vain to vote
Mar 09th 2005
28
bullshit. guilt trips don't work.. your vote doesnt count
Mar 09th 2005
29
YOU KICK ASS!!!
Mar 10th 2005
38
      Aint he on point with that?
Mar 10th 2005
39
      your welcome, but just know i don't support you saying x
Mar 27th 2005
49
RE: Blacks: You disrepect your ancestors when you don't vote.
Mar 10th 2005
31
raspberry
Mar 10th 2005
32
      what does raspberry mean?
Mar 26th 2005
40
           no, Defendorf means "Raspberry"
Mar 26th 2005
42
you could say the same thing to those who don't value education**
Mar 26th 2005
41
and you'd be stupid, too.
Mar 26th 2005
43
didn't more african americans vote in this past presidential election
Mar 27th 2005
44
I appreciate your spirit.....
Mar 27th 2005
45
      are we talking about the same thing?
Mar 27th 2005
52
Voting is slightly more effective than prayer..
Mar 27th 2005
47
Pray/vote: smash the mirror!!!! If I hit a blockage,
Mar 27th 2005
50
Voting is a tool, a mechanism and it can't fix everything...
Mar 27th 2005
51

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