Among other things, this is why you were temporarily suspended from Medium.
This statement is a serious and harmful over-generalization. And your word choice, “contaminated,” suggests a deep bias on your part.
We are dealing with a social problem.
Many black people are angry. And their anger derives from being economically cut off from the rest of society.
As I’ve pointed out, black people as a group are involved in more homicides. But people do not set out voluntarily on path to become homicidal. It takes many years of brooding anger until they explode.
I’ve taught for a number of years in Oakland, CA. And I think the greatest problem among black Americans is the lack of good teaching. We simply have not been making the best investment with out money. Teaching is difficult, and I’d say as a nation we’ve almost given up on that task.
I’m not sure if you are aware, but the language you use would insult and alienate any group.
I understand your resentment — especially if you — like myself — have been on the front lines. But the problem is very deep.
If I was born black in east Oakland and with my personality there is a good chance i would be in prison right now.
Black writers like son of baldwin are wrong in their condemnation of white Americans as a whole. But we have to understand why they are wrong (anger, which is automatically the opposite of reason) and offer in response arguments that don’t perpetuate that anger, ones that are fair and free from unfair characterizations.
