I have noticed that low class Americans can not effectively distinguish or establish a valuable priority order. I'm black, and I am predominately talking about ghettos (projects, subsidy, etc.) I consider myself a civil rights activist and am encouraged to speak to the masses about creating new, more positive outlets and reconstructing society. I am looking for an approach to uplift and alter the focus of thousands of people, either to help each other or help ourselves establish a stable direction. I want to be influential like Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X who clearly changed people! What is it that I don't understand about a revolutionary movement. Its not about the clothes and cars...its about ghetto mentality and that ritual needs to be broken ASAP for the sake of our future. We need to reconstruct
2006-08-21 04:58:51 · 6 answers · asked by Benny 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Interesting theory by Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary...
Read the article.
2006-08-21 05:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by knightofsappho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't you have your hands full with one person? This altruistic selfless approach makes me want to barf up wads of cardboard and ship it off to Cuba. What about concentrating on personal development and lead by example? You can't change others, only yourself. Remember Opra Winfrey is about he most self endulging person I know and she manages to tap into this attitude of spirit as a process of conducting a business and it has nothing what so ever to do with compassion. If it were compassion she would not have accumulated so many billions of dollars for herself.
So, defining yourself as a race healer is honorable, but it is totally racist. That is equivalent to a mission to convert Hells Angels into Alter Boys. The future can be built up and it can be broken down again. What is the denominating factors supporting justice within the civilized world. Mankind needs to bypass his own nature before this idealistic world will ever maintain equal rights.
Malcom and Martin simply spoke the truth and they were opposites. One was willing to take up physical defense and the other was non-violent. Find out what others are doing before you jump on the re-invented wagon.
Our attitudes are controlled through the media. There is a conspiracy to wash our minds, moraly and politically. Who is doing the washing and what is their purpose? How will we unwash our minds from the propoganda hurled at us on a daily basis? Is the thought uniquely generated or are we spun away from the true reality with the bombardment of infobits? What is the ecomomic mobility of the disadvantaged?
2006-08-21 12:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are upper class people who also cannot prioritize so generalizations do not help your cause. There are many reasons why people do not put the proper things at the top of their priority list but if you were not taught that paying bills is more important than shopping for new shoes then guess what, the cycle will continue. If you want to encourage others to build themselves up then help them to realize what kind of legacy they will pass on to their children.
2006-08-21 12:09:06 · answer #3 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from my distance it seems such an role is widespread between people...a kind of resignation attitude...you can change yourself ,not the world.
i also wonder how none from people who are representing me does not care...even if certain material benefit could appear...and my ideas were to break ghetto's atmosphere with cultural goods -music, movies... which already are wanted in the ghetto's surround
2006-08-21 12:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by Srbo Sutaric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree somewhat.
2006-08-21 12:05:34 · answer #5 · answered by thesweetestthings24 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Luck....hope you can help all those who need ....needy....
2006-08-21 12:06:49 · answer #6 · answered by babo1dm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋