CMac2
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We may use terms like, "never forget" when it comes to 911, but it's not..."Don't forget what happened, and stay stuck", it's "Don't forget those who lost their lives, and let's move on and be stronger and better for the experience."
I'm not saying, "let's all pretend slavery never happened". It happened. It was bad. Let's NEVER do it again. But there comes a point in your life when you need to move on from your past (if it was painful), and rise above it. I am a domestic abuse survivor. I won't bore you with the details, you would have a hard time believing them, anyway. Now, I was directly impacted by this, in my life. It didn't happen to my great grandparents. I had two choices. I could stay mired in the "poor me, I was abused" mentality, and use that for an excuse for every bad thing that ever happened to me, or every opportunity I feel I missed, or I could rise above it, and not let it define who I am. Obviously, I chose the latter. But I have never forgotten. I will never forget. But for my own sake, I moved on. That's all I'm saying.
This guy is not helping them (imo) with his theatrics. Think about it. Really.
As I said- I'm no fan of his. Additionally, I agreed with the premise of "move on". We can't just get over it- not possible, not yet- but there is no excuse to stop progress. I personally believe it's our responsibility as people of color to do what we can in the name of progress. Yes, it's important to call out injustice wherever we see it, but a lot people died before us so that I could do many of the things I've been managed to accomplish in my life. So on that point, we agree.