[TheRealThing]

I never said what they were doing was correct. I condemned it and said it was shameful. Just think it's a sad situation all around. But just because of what they're doing is shameful, doesn't mean it represents an entire group of people.

It's difficult to respond to, but I'm nearly positive white America has had its shameful moments in protests/celebrations as I've attached. But when it's celebration it's all in good fun to destroy property.

The announcement should not have been made at 8:00 PM local time. That was a huge mistake they made in first place. Riots regarding race and other factors will happen. It has happened under every President. Nothing they can say or do will stop that from happening.

You can say that African Americans are equal and not looked at any different but posts in this thread say otherwise.

Well, burning a down a town is somewhat more significant that throwing a barricade through the window of a bus. We'll just have to disagree about the equality deal. And after all, that was what Martin Luther King was all about, was it not? He didn't expect privilege based on color, nor would he tolerate bias based on color. He just wanted black folks to be regarded the same as white folks. Not special and not inferior, regular every day people. Just exactly the way the Creator made them, equal. And for the record, I'm white and I get disappointed all the time, I hardly ever get my way.

My travels have taken me all over this earth. I have not known one black man that ever expressed to me that he felt oppressed. Neither have I ever known one white man who engaged in acts of oppression against blacks. I honestly feel that Martin Luther's vision had been largely accomplished in the America of the 70's, 80's and 90's. The insurrection of our day is manufactured if you ask me. And, does it strike anybody else as strange that racial unrest has reared it's head during the last 6 years? We have enough discrimination law on the books to fill a library. To discriminate is illegal and I seriously doubt that it goes on.

It cannot be acceptable for one class of people to burn down a town for any reason. I don't care what that reason might be.