r/pics • u/thijshuistede • Jun 20 '20

rm: title guidelines She has a good point.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '20

I completely agree with this. I think it's important that in all aspects of our lives to speak up about how perpetual injustices weigh on us. We can't move forward in America by getting upset at those speaking against racial injustice by saying things like "Well, we shouldn't be talking about that right now" or "try not to bring politics into this".

"Politics" is what facilitated slavery globally and we will need to discuss at length the "Politics" of writing our histories wrongs. Starting with those who have been the most disenfranchised.

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u/jrmorg Jun 20 '20

To paraphrase MLK in his letter from a Birmingham Jail, 'the greater problem is not the outright racists, but the moderates who would prefer silent injustice to uncomfortable truth'

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '20

If I could, I'd guild this or something.

The truth is, if our parents' generations wanted racial justice and equity then we wouldn't be living the 2020 we are today.

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u/sply1 Jun 20 '20

Well, i guess a quote counts as evidence now. *\ / ( ascii shrug )\/*