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Thread: Appreciate history!
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06-26-2020, 09:44 AM #25Veteran Poster
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06-26-2020, 10:00 AM #26Veteran Poster
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06-26-2020, 10:01 AM #27
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06-26-2020, 10:27 AM #29Veteran Poster
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Re: Appreciate history!
1. My parents passed along to me a strong foundation of faith and belief in God. That helped to give me structure concerning my behaviors and allowed me to make good decisions about who I let into my life, but more so about how I treat others around me.
2. Education and reading was pushed in my family. Especially from my dad. He also helped me make the great decision of choosing a worthwhile major in college as opposed to one that might not yield a permanent job. I'm glad I let my dad think for my 18-year-old self.
3. Sports. I was able to run track as a Scholarship athlete through college, and the amount of dedication it took has had enduring effects concerning working together, eating properly, staying in shape, and just knowing how to uplift others around you when they are going through a tough time.
These are pretty cliche, but this is a common recipe for a lot of people who you would deem to be "successful." Are there plenty of things that I would love to change concerning my habits. For sure. But I'm glad I do have an understanding of the tools to get there.
Also, everything I listed I deem to be a privilege. Growing up in a strong faith with parents who live what they preach I deem to be a privilege that not many have. It makes staying out of trouble easier in my opinion. Same goes for parents who understand the value of education, and also the athletic ability to play sports at a relatively high enough level to get a scholarship. They are all privileges that I have that try not to take for granted.
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06-26-2020, 10:29 AM #30Veteran Poster
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06-26-2020, 10:31 AM #31Veteran Poster
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Re: Appreciate history!
I don't see them as cliche at all. In fact, these things really ARE the recipe for success.
And I congratulate you for it.
But it really flies in the face of the idea that there is some kind of systematic racist barrier to success in this country that keeps people from achieving their dreams if they share your skin color... does it not?
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06-26-2020, 10:34 AM #32Veteran Poster
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Re: Appreciate history!
Was it racism that caused the black slave traders to capture the black slaves and sell them to Europeans?
Or was it racism that caused Romans to enslave their white battle captives?
Or racism that caused Muslims to enslave other Arabs?
Maybe they were just shitty people.
But you are evading (intentionally) the point.
WHY DID YOU NOT SUFFER FROM THIS RACISM YOU CLAIM IS BEING PRACTICED TODAY?
How have you succeeded?
Didn't you just tell me it was because of your behavior?
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06-26-2020, 10:37 AM #34Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: Appreciate history!
You almost sound like a conservative here, lol. Lot's of similarities with my family. Like you I recognize that my primary privilege was having the two amazing parents I did. My Dad was a track guy like you. He ran track at the Naval Academy and turned down a track scholarship at Notre Dame to become a Midshipman. I think he had the MD state record in the 400 at one point. Very involved in our College admissions and education. He's a big time FDR loving Democrat btw. I'm still pissed I didn't get his wheels.
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06-26-2020, 10:43 AM #35Veteran Poster
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No, that just allows me to be a leader and gives me the ability to give back in ways that others may not.
For example, if you look at some of the best and brightest among black leaders throughout history like Thurgood Marshall, Robert Abbot Muhammad Ali, Ella Baker, James Baldwin, MLK, etc....they could've used their gifts to make millions, go sit in the 'burbs somewhere, not say a peep about injustice, and most importantly, vote against things that would help their fellow man. But thank God they didn't see it that way. They saw the privilege and gifts they had and made sure to keep their hearts in the right place and work to pull everyone else up as well.
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