manning5 Loc: Richmond, VA

For some time, I have felt the need to make a definitive statement about my personal attitude regarding the racial conflict seething around us. To make such a statement, I felt it necessary to give the wording considerable thought to put forth as precise a summary as I could.

The difficulty I have had rests on the idea of discrimination in everyday life, where many on the Left believe in what they call "indiscrimination in everything". This is, to me, nonsense, and easily proven to be so. But the idea persists! It is a corollary to the concept of moral ambiguity that appears to be central to Leftist thought. To me, this means, while one is always polite and correct, one must take time to assess any person you come in contact with; they cannot be taken at face value.

Hence this statement of my beliefs:
I discriminate between people's positive attributes such as: good; decent; likeable; lovable; sane; God-fearing belief; factual; truthful; trustworthy; show kindness in actions and thoughts; and of people themselves of all kinds with these attributes, or a well-selected majority of the attributes. These people I heartily accept.

This is opposed to:
discovering and confirming that some of the very opposite to these attributes actually exist deeply in one or more wicked persons around me (It is unquestionably a degree- to-which issue).
The opposites are: bad; fallacious or BS; lying; untrustworthy; unkindness in actions and thoughts; and I abhor the people with these opposite attributes.

I am then motivated to be strongly against them, although, if I can help them in some way to better themselves, I will try.

Otherwise, I try to avoid them, shun them, or I simply reject them outright face to face, be they black, white, red, yellow or whatever color, in accord with the Bible (Psalm 1:1).

Then there is the mob aspect. While many majority or minority people gather together to demonstrate legally and peacefully for causes they feel strongly about, quite a few carry things much too far, proceeding to riot, pillage, destroy, burn buildings, and assault people, if not causing the death or serious injury of others.

No matter the basic reason for this behavior, it is abominable, unacceptable and contrary to our laws. The participants should be put in jail for no less than 15 years without parole. Any demonstrator that brandishes a weapon, be it a gun, knife, stick, baseball bat, brick, stones or other instruments of harm should be put in jail fo no less than 5 years. Users of weapons at a demonstration should be jailed for 20 years minimum.

LogicallyRight Loc: Chicago

Well stated Manning. Can't disagree with much of that.

But I would add that there is an opposite to that. Diversity. I accept diversity, but abhor forced diversity for the sake of diversity. People have a right to cling to their own kind be it religion, culture, color, sex, sexual practices, or the local high school. There is no legitimate goal in forcing diversity, but all should try to accept diversity when it doesn't destroy the dynamic of the existing fellowship. It should be accepted in minimal and gradual changes as comfort develops in the newer members. But never forced for the sake of breaking apart the current dynamics that can be good as they are. Personally, be as open as you can within yourself, to others and changes, and stand for what you believe in, as strongly as you feel about it.

Briefly off the cuff comment, but it gets to most of it.

Logically Right

BigJim

Diversity of race should never be a consideration in any action. Its consideration should be outlawed in any government funded program. Diversity of thought is valuable.

manning5 Loc: Richmond, VA

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Your statement is a very logical extension to what I was driving at. Thank you for that! We are on the same page.

PLT Sarge Loc: Alabama

As always well thought and written. Exactly how I feel concerning all your points.

Bassman65

Well said!

Bassman65

Well said!

manning5 Loc: Richmond, VA

I agree