I want to tell you a story, in order to make a point...
The story is imaginary, and set at some point in the future.
There is a white family - a man, his wife, his son, and his daughter - walking out-and-about town. All of the sudden, the little girl shouts with the sound of amazement:
"Daddy, Mommy, Look! It's a black man!"
The man says:
"Yes, honey - it is. Let me tell you about black people, bacause this is something you really ought to know."
The daughter says:
"Tell me Daddy! Tell me!"
He continues:
"Black people are a very special group of people. All of them are honest, hard-working, kind, gentle, generous, giving, loving, helpful, wonderful people. They are trustworthy to the highest degree; they would never do anything to hurt you. They would rather die first. You can be sure that you will be always be safe with them. That's right. Any time you happen to cross paths with a black person, you can know that you have a friend who will always look out for you, take care of you, and help you in any way they can."
The daughter says:
"Really?"
He continues:
"Yes, honey. We don't really understand why, but they are all that way. There seems to be some kind of 'code of honor' built into their culture. They follow it religiously. For over 50 years now, there has never been a case anywhere in the country of a black person killing someone, raping someone, stealing from someone -- these things just simply do not happen. They value more than anything else - helping out their fellow man. And, it does not matter if you are white, black, green, purple, young, old, rich, or poor. They are always ready to lend a helping hand. They are never lazy. They are never selfish. It is just amazing how they can do so much for society, because they care so much about people - all people - everywhere."
The daughter says:
"Wooooowwwww."
Now -- what is the point of this story?
It is this:
If black people - as a "race" of people - want white people - as a "race" of people - to RESPECT them - as a "race" of people - then they are going to have to "produce" - a "race" of people - like the ones illustrated in the story.
Why?
Because THAT is the kind of people that white people RESPECT.
And...
That is the ONLY kind of people that white people RESPECT.
If you think about it --- if you are human -- isn't it true that that is the only kind of people you [ really ] respect?
Why do we not all try to be the kind of person that is really the only kind of person that anyone respects?
Black people must educate black people to be the kind of people illustrated in the story.
Black people must require black people to be the kind of people illustrated in the story.
Now -- it should be obvious that no person - or "race" of people", for that matter - can be expected to be "absolutely perfect"; the exaggeration in the story was, in part, to make a point about what all people should be like.
And, by no means am I saying that all white people live daily according to all of the good characteristics mentioned in the story - far from it. I will not even claim that my daily life continually exhibits every single one of those characteristics.
And, of course -- there are indeed black people in the world who are honest, kind, etc.
I have met some of them.
And, I know that there are black parents out there who are trying to teach their kids to be honest, kind, etc. -- just like there are white parents out there who are trying to teach their kids to be honest, kind, etc.
However, for whatever reason - when it comes to the 'group' as a whole -- the reality seems to be vastly different.
Why is that?
Perhaps, for any and all groups ( white people included ), the following statement stands as a 'prime directive':
"You must get your own house in order first..."
So then, for every group:
Does your 'culture' need an "upgrade" of its 'code of honor'...???
The story is imaginary, and set at some point in the future.
There is a white family - a man, his wife, his son, and his daughter - walking out-and-about town. All of the sudden, the little girl shouts with the sound of amazement:
"Daddy, Mommy, Look! It's a black man!"
The man says:
"Yes, honey - it is. Let me tell you about black people, bacause this is something you really ought to know."
The daughter says:
"Tell me Daddy! Tell me!"
He continues:
"Black people are a very special group of people. All of them are honest, hard-working, kind, gentle, generous, giving, loving, helpful, wonderful people. They are trustworthy to the highest degree; they would never do anything to hurt you. They would rather die first. You can be sure that you will be always be safe with them. That's right. Any time you happen to cross paths with a black person, you can know that you have a friend who will always look out for you, take care of you, and help you in any way they can."
The daughter says:
"Really?"
He continues:
"Yes, honey. We don't really understand why, but they are all that way. There seems to be some kind of 'code of honor' built into their culture. They follow it religiously. For over 50 years now, there has never been a case anywhere in the country of a black person killing someone, raping someone, stealing from someone -- these things just simply do not happen. They value more than anything else - helping out their fellow man. And, it does not matter if you are white, black, green, purple, young, old, rich, or poor. They are always ready to lend a helping hand. They are never lazy. They are never selfish. It is just amazing how they can do so much for society, because they care so much about people - all people - everywhere."
The daughter says:
"Wooooowwwww."
Now -- what is the point of this story?
It is this:
If black people - as a "race" of people - want white people - as a "race" of people - to RESPECT them - as a "race" of people - then they are going to have to "produce" - a "race" of people - like the ones illustrated in the story.
Why?
Because THAT is the kind of people that white people RESPECT.
And...
That is the ONLY kind of people that white people RESPECT.
If you think about it --- if you are human -- isn't it true that that is the only kind of people you [ really ] respect?
Why do we not all try to be the kind of person that is really the only kind of person that anyone respects?
Black people must educate black people to be the kind of people illustrated in the story.
Black people must require black people to be the kind of people illustrated in the story.
Now -- it should be obvious that no person - or "race" of people", for that matter - can be expected to be "absolutely perfect"; the exaggeration in the story was, in part, to make a point about what all people should be like.
And, by no means am I saying that all white people live daily according to all of the good characteristics mentioned in the story - far from it. I will not even claim that my daily life continually exhibits every single one of those characteristics.
And, of course -- there are indeed black people in the world who are honest, kind, etc.
I have met some of them.
And, I know that there are black parents out there who are trying to teach their kids to be honest, kind, etc. -- just like there are white parents out there who are trying to teach their kids to be honest, kind, etc.
However, for whatever reason - when it comes to the 'group' as a whole -- the reality seems to be vastly different.
Why is that?
Perhaps, for any and all groups ( white people included ), the following statement stands as a 'prime directive':
"You must get your own house in order first..."
So then, for every group:
Does your 'culture' need an "upgrade" of its 'code of honor'...???