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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	I've been speaking out against racism most of my life and frankly I'm getting exhausted. The older I get the more intolerant I become on such things as racism, fundamentalists of any and all stripe and the "they meant well" crowd. Over the past half dozens years or so I've been severing or keeping at arms length friends, pals, acquaintances and relatives...relationships, some of which go back 50 years. That's how I've been coming to terms with my personal hypocrisy. After 50 years of trying to knock the racism out of them I can no longer attach the label 'friend'. And that's very very tough to do considering how generous and helpful to me, 'they' have been over the years. Can't get much more hypocritical than calling a racist, friend - when I've been battling against racism for what seems like forever. My most recent dealing with the "they meant well" crowd came when I was attending a local Council meeting. A delegation of parents presented a progress report on the refurbishing of a playground which included replacement of playground equipment that no longer met current safety standards. Part of the plan included shipping the old playground equipment to Africa where the safety standards aren't quite as stringent so kids there would have something to play on. I drew some rather blank stares when I asked... So if the equipment isn't safe enough for your kids to play on what makes it safe enough for the kids in Africa to play on? Ahhh but they meant well... their hearts were in the right place. Kaboom! I could go on and on... but hey. Almost forgot... I remember the 'still retarded' photo and my hope then and still ..is youthful ignorance. ___________________________________________________________________________ ?It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.? Voltaire Loading...
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