Saturday, October 31, 2009
When?
Is it wrong to blame the disenfranchised for their alienation in regards to this American system? Their unwillingness to conform to the contradictory themes that hold this broken republic together. Their resistance to ideas and lifestyles pre-determined by social institutions. There fight simply illuminates the ways in which we have been silent? When have we had enough? These are the questions we must ask ourselves at what point do the contradictions become to much? When do we challenge the system and seek to struggle to create a new path? One that allows for humanity to be restored and justice to be claimed by all?
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To answer that really deep question, I would say yes and no to whether its right to blame such disenfranchised. No in the sense that, to Hubert Harrison's point, the presence of thew African in this land they call "the New World" is in fact a white man's burden. This is a problem that the ancestors of Europeans have made. To Jesse Jackson's point however, we might have come here in different boats but we're all in the same boat now. This is why I say Yes, it is right to blame the disenfranchised in the sense that those who know better do better. Therefore, we should study the legacy of Randolph and King and why they were willing to be jailed for what they believe in and be prepared to the same. Part of it is getting EDUCATED, whether in school or out. Knowledge is power. There are a lot of people who not only don't know, but don't want to know. This justifies also their sharing the blame for this problem.
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