Continued from Issues stemming from Jena 6 Part 1...
mike vass: Given. These are all very true points. So where is the issue with what I said? I tried to address and suggest sparking debate over those feelings.
MH: Had the black student kept those facts in mind, he would not have asked to sit under a tree where it was CLEARLY seen to be a white’s only area, or whatever. Why did he have to choose THAT area?
mike vass: Why shouldn't he be able to is the question. Not that he should have, but should be able to. And why did they have to respond with a threat of death? Especially over a tree.
MH: No we know why he shouldn’t be able to. Because he should be able to sit where he wants.
mike vass: Because of segregation and racism.
MH: Which is the norm in the South.
mike vass: Which I address in the post.
MH: Which is why he didn’t need to sit there.
mike vass: That's why this nation will always have race issues. It's also why there will never be an apology for slavery.
MH: This nation will always have race issues because there will always be racists. I don’t want an apology for slavery. You can never apologize for that. But whether there are laws telling whites to accept me or not, will not change the fact that they will not want me around them if they don’t like me.
mike vass: I agree
MH: Then the real question is how far do I want to push the issue knowing that the more I try to integrate myself, I will certainly run into resistance. Is it worth it just to prove a point? Just to be able to sit under a tree?
mike vass: Sometimes yes. Because if you don't try to sit under a tree, eventually you can't sit in a diner, and so on. Especially as kids today pay less attention to the issues that affects them, and buy into the commoditization of being black.
MH: I don’t think so. A diner is not a tree. The tree was not specifically mapped out for whites only. It just so happens that the groups of whites have always been under that tree.
mike vass: A diner can become one with time. The point is the segregation and not where it happens. It just so happens that they may eat at a diner, or go to a classroom. Where is the difference?
Continued in Part 3...
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