Re: Are all black men brainwashed?
This came from this quote in another thread:
I've seen this argument repeated by many posters in many other threads for the year I've been here and I want to know if this is a common assessment of black men - that they are brainwashed and consequently, do not have or are incapable of having their own thoughts. So, do you agree? Moreover, if you answer "yes", do you believe that black men are more "brainwashed" than any other race? And if so, why do you think that black men think less for themselves than other races?
Pointing the poll at MaggieD seems should have been down in the basement. For what its worth, never, not once, has she posted any message that hints of racism, rather she isn't doing contortions to always sound politically correct. Her's is a valid topic she raises. Do most African-Americans belief they are discriminated against? I think the answer is no, but most will try to use that if it to their advantage sometimes. And sometimes white folks fall for it too.
Many people of all races are conditioned towards prejudices. There are African-American communities where it would be literally dangerous for a white teen or white adult man particularly to walk thru or move into. There are white communities where the sam are would apply towards African-Americans. Since I've lived in both environments/cultures I've seen it from both sides. Most people probably only see one side of it, so see African-Americans as "brainwashed" against whites or whites as racists against African-Americans. But really both are the same.
"Brainwashing" is the wrong word. It is conditioning (from birth) and particularly if tied to poverty and low education is highly convincing. Then others - white-guilters, "liberals," and others who try to benefit themselves re-enforce this for their own purposes concerning African-Americans. For those folks, the "rage" is artificial and only manipulative. Sadly, they then re-enforce or even create the racial divisions as is happening in Zimmerman-Martin. They WANT race conflict and riots - but for their own benefit. Totally artificial - and seemingly so transparent that most African-Americans aren't falling for it.
It also is more localized and the specific community based, not generally nation, though the national media wants it to be because they want us all neatly and uniformly put into specific pidgeon holes of group-collective perspectives - all African-Americans are one way, all Republicans another, all Democrats all the same, all white people the same, all Christians the same - and nationwide. Why people allow the rage editorializing commentators to define reality is beyond me, though it seems they increasing make realities that otherwise did not and would not exist.
Being conditioned from birth is very powerful and unless something causes the person to question it, those will be the truisms of their life.