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We cant move forward, let alone 'move on' if we arent willing to address the problems. If the dialogue consists of "white people bad" then that will be as effective and productive as "black people bad".(Snipped quote to save space)
I agree with that, though I don't think there is a question that we have a problem with law enforcement.
Regarding the community - I think that's a big key to fixing this country. It's a huge elephant in the room that no one talks about, because if you talk about it one way you're racist, and if you talk about it the other way you're a race baiter. It's a problem that I would leave to sociologists for the most part, because they have the ability to see the bigger picture and the historical knowledge to understand it. However, I think it has to address a few issues:
1) The continued segregation
2) Continued racial tensions
3) Unequal education opportunities
4) Residual effects of Jim Crow
It's crazy for me to realize I was born 2 decades after it was illegal for blacks and whites to share a water fountain in my town. And I think it's even crazier to think that just because that generation is aging now, we should have all moved on. Clearly people haven't moved on, and unless we have these types of conversations, racism will have just moved from out in the public to in back rooms, and problems with violence will continue to be blamed on "black thugs" or "corrupt cops".
I agree completely there are changes and I completely understand the conflict and struggles most inner city black communities face. I've said that for several years here...there are real problems and they should be addressed.