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Greetings Michael,
Well if the first law to follow is “do not harm” than it should not be hard for you to see how we white people have broken that law.
Thus this is why it has been asked:
“HOW DO YOU WHITE 'RASTAS' STOP OTHER WHITE PEOPLE PRACTICING WHITE SUPREMACY ?
How do you make sure other white people are not practicing White Supremacy (racism)? “
Bantu Kelani is not harming anyone by asking these legitimate questions.
There are many “different walks of life that are white” and we are united in unearned benefits and privilege.
Everything radiates out from white in this society. Our arrogance and ignorance keeps us from seeing this. Self perpetuating cycle…as our white skin privilege gives us the relative time and space and ability to be and remain arrogant and ignorant.
Truthfully look ... no matter what other affiliations you can list…Have you ever benefited from being white?
You are right that the first step is to be different inside one’s self.
It is not about what sacrifices you feel you have made to eliminate racism….blacks get their ass kicked just for being black…..see that is simply the privilege right there... we whites have a choice to make a stand or not. Same with your friend who’s family is rich...he had a choice over being rich or not... a majority of blacks don’t have that choice….their generational wealth was robbed coming over here.
This is exactly what I am talking about:
If we were really down for this movement, consider this...
what if your friend had cut his locks, to get his inheritance. His father can’t control his mind. His father could never stop what the son knows or has faith in. I would hope your friend's livication to the Rastafari Movement was more than just representative of his dreadlocks.
Now, think of if he would of received those millions...as a white person, he could of used it to make a reparations payment, to do justice by the movement he claims to love and be one with! I guess that brings me back to what Ras Marcus said....it takes "Internal Reparations" first. If we were sighting what the founders of the movement chanted we would see our place, reparations is a part of that foundational call ...If we love truth and right so much...we would be true and right in addressing the world we live in.
It is sick that you say all the horrific shit on tv is white supremacy crushing itself….what channel are you on bro?
Please tell me the ways it is crushing itself?
It is interesting that you say this:
“InI just preserve the right an wait for the towers 2 fall.”
The right to just sit back and wait in relative comfort…that’s right we white people can do that….as it is not white people who are under attack. Yes, by waiting you certainly “preserve the right” your rights..white people’s rights of white privilege that keeps us on top and this white supremist system thriving...so much for tearing down the walls of Jericho.
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