I read postings on this site and wondered why so many people act like they know a subject. Example: People talk about Malcolm X being a racist, etc, and are totally ignorant of his full life. Malcolm started out with a strong dislike of white people after he viewed his community, the world, and felt that most of the problems were created by white people. Later, after visitng Meca, and after more introspection (including being betrayed by Black Muslims) he realized that PEOPLE are PEOPLE and started to focus on uniting us all, and helping poor people in general. However, he remained a supporter of physical violence, as a way to protect oneself when attacked by another person or entity. Now my question is: Why is it that when a Black, African or South American/Native or Hispanic man condones using force to defend his family, village or nation, most of the world vilify him when he is no different than George Washington, etc???
2007-11-01
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