Ron Paul keeps white supremacist donation , page 13

reply to post by FlyersFan

Wrong again. All I saw and read was black pride. I did not see any mention or propaganda promoting that Blacks are superior to Whites. I did not see any mention or propaganda promoting the idea that Blacks are divinely superior, that is supreme, over Whites. The page you linked to does not espouse separation or polarization as does the Stormfront website. You could have linked to a Jewish site and I wouldn't categorize that as being racist either. You seem to have difficulty in distinguishing between folks who embrace their own differences from other groups and those who believe that their differences are divinely or biologically superior to other groups of people. Obama's church, Trinity United Church of Christ, is not a Black Supremacist organization. It is an organization that dedication to forming and maintaining an identity that exhorts the ideals that it sets forth. None of those ideals even begin to approach racism, prejudice, separation, polarization, hate, or fear. I'm pretty sure you could find a website that lists the ethos and commitment of Jewish people, or Tibetan monks, and none of them would be on par with Stormfront. As a test, you do not find advocating anything against White folks in Trinity United Church of Christ concepts. Just because much of the Western, that is White, cultural and societal ideals are excluded does not also mean that Trinity United Church of Christ is anti-White. African-American slaves were introduced to Christianity from their White masters. Though there are many other examples, it is clear from that one example that Trinity United Church of Christ does appreciate some of the contributions Europeans have made to the world. Clearly the organization is not anti-White.

What is perhaps hardest for Whites to understand is that Whites are not in question about their identity. They are not been in question about their place in the world in the same way as other groups of people -- never mind their place in the United States of America. Ask any White person their heritage and most would be able to tell you when their family immigrated to the United States. They would be able to tell you from which countries their ancestors hailed from. All ethnic and cultural backgrounds would be easily recalled and recited. This is not so for African-Americans for they represent a unique position among the people of the United States of America; they did not immigrate to America of their own free will. The knowledge of were their ancestors hailed from in Africa remains unknown to nearly 100% of African-Americans. Languages and customs were obliterated by the slave trade and the management of slaves by their owners. Organizations such as Trinity United Church of Christ serve as places for African-Americans to establish identity and sense of heritage and culture from a religious and historical perspective, as well as acknowledging that being Black is nothing to be ashamed of, not a reason for self-hatred, but is a reason to be proud of. The central idea is that identity that has been destroyed through systematic racism in government, education, and economic institutions can indeed be resurrected through a systematic approach designed to re-establish the individual, community, education, and economic identity of the African-American. The motivation behind it is simple, the African-American community as a whole is in critical condition and something needs to be done about it. Trinity United Church of Christ is one such organization that attempts to address those issues. It certainly is not a racist organization as you and some others seem to believe.