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Originally Posted by Sigaba
In what ways were the circumstances of the Detroit riot of 1967 at all similar to the events unfolding now in Florida?
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My $.02 the only similarity is the dream from MLK's speech is still a work in progress. In 2012 America should be well past this race crap. Our enemies abroad are happy to kill Americans of any color.
It starts with divisive leadership from the top, Obama is a mixed child, if the POTUS absolutely has to chirp on this issue, while his son could look like Trayvon Martin, he also has uncles whose skin tone is closer to Mr. Zimmerman's. A real leader would tell all Americans to calm down, and wait for the facts.
Ironically we see the same feelings of discrimination on both sides, whites particularly males sick of the PC double standard, and blacks who see this incident as reinforcement of that same old ugly discrimination back in the day.
I for one wish more American leaders of every race would blast the Al Sharpton's, NBPP, and Jesse Jackson's for preying upon the premature hype of this incident for political and material profit. IMHO these hate mongering types are a greater threat to Americans of color than the KKK could ever be.
We are still waiting on the facts here, Mr. Zimmerman is innocent until proven guilty, if he is found guilty, plenty of Americans across racial lines, myself included, will want justice, just as mourning for Dr. King was not confined to the Black community.
Regardless of the outcome the Martin Family has lost their son, and Mr. Zimmerman has to live his days knowing he killed a 17 year old boy, even if it is ruled self defense.
This is an American Tragedy, American elites across political, racial, and religious lines need to step up and squash this fear and hate mongering, before it gets any uglier.