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  1. On 5/29/2020 at 11:37 AM, Pancho said:

    I'm tired. 

    I'm tired of the killings of unarmed Black people.  

    I'm tired of Black people getting the cops called on them for doing normal shit like bird watching.

    I'm tired of wondering if I, a Black man who owns a home, need to call the police will they automatically shoot me on site because of my skin and not realize I own the damn house?

    I'm tired of certain people getting mad at football players kneeling for police injustice yet those same people are mad at Black people rebelling because they've had enough. 

    I'm just...tired.  There are many awesome parts about America and being and American, and I'm proud of that.  But if you aren't Black, I can't tell you how difficult it is to be a Black American.  I know what my grandmothers (may they rest in peach) went through during the 50s and 60s.  I wonder if what is happening now is similar or if that's too harsh of a comparison.  I remember asking a White poster on Hornfans if he would ever wish that he could change and let me be White and him Black for a week, and of course his response was "no way."  And pretty much all White people will say that because it's hard yall.  It's difficult. It's frustrating.  It's tiring. 

    I've stayed out of the recent threads with the recent killings of Black people by police, the Bird lady, and others because there's just nothing really I can say.  This recent killing feels different, especially because I'm seeing all of the tweets by White athletes (just saw one by Joe Burrow and Carson Wentz) along with White celebs that I feel would haven't been posted during a killing like this a few years ago.  At least I don't remember it.  

    I'm just rambling now, and I'm fully aware that posters like Brother Horn probably do not feel the same way.  After all, everyone has a different Frame  of Reference.  But for a large, large, large, large, large majority of Black Americans, I think I can speak for us/them when I said--we're tired. 

     

     

    This time is different. I was in LA during '92 riots so I have that perspective. 

    There are no simple answers or solutions to breaking the chain of racism that's bound us for thousands of years, but we must, or it will break us. There is hope, though. When you observe how we react to disasters (like earthquakes, hurricanes or floods), or to moments of great trauma, like rescuing someone from a car wreck or fire, you see people focus on one thing, survival of those around them. We have some clarity in that crucible that we are all one species and all that matters is survival. The bullshit disappears, the hate evaporates and we just help each other, at least for a little while. 

    I'm not going to muddy this conversation with other issues, but they are out there and they are even more dangerous than racism. However, until we get past racism and hate, it's unlikely we'll solve those. I hope this moment is transformative because I think the clock is running out. The time for change is now or never.  Survive together, or perish separately. 

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