epj3 said:
I agree with wadula.
All these movements for equality are always full of hypocrites. I would give examples but people would get pissed (even though they are all true)
All these movements for equality are always full of hypocrites. I would give examples but people would get pissed (even though they are all true)
In response to the above, I would say that the problem many civil rights groups have is the tendency for their cause to become less about equality and more about superiority or centrism. I still support the cause, but I try to do so without losing touch with the basic goal.
One thing we have to understand is that it is the natural reaction of an oppressed people to attack their oppressors. A bit dramatic, perhaps, but the reason some groups lash or demonstrate is because they feel, rightly or wrongly, that they are being attacked. On the more extreme scale, one need only consult history for numerous examples of formerly oppressed populations becoming as evil or more evil than their oppressors when they finally rise to power. It happened in South Africa, and countless other places. Part of the problem is the misconception of democracy, or more accurately the idea of democracy without protection for minority or individual rights. The current victims may have only themselves to blame, but that doesn't make it right.