it's not called cancel culture, that is nothing more than another dog whistle. thanx for using it, now i know what you really are and it is not a troll for sure. i found out how racist i was about 15 or 20 years ago when it was pointed out to me in an embarrassing way. i had a couple of years of introspection and figured out ways to change. i can no longer be silent when racists spew hate, or when they interject snide comments, or use dog whistles. staying silent is tacit approval, and that leads to a new societal norm. we are still trying to get over all of the covert racism which was inserted into the great compromise, aka the constitution, which so many of you worship.
it took me over two years to accept that my dad, whom i admired greatly and died when i was 17, was one of these passive racists. that hurts, more so since i can't just ask him how a man as smart as he was was fooled, or was he really a racist. i'm not gonna bother to ask you, but i will be damned if i sit here silently and not call you out on your racist view, words, and tactics. if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...i wrote an opinion piece that i plan on submitting to an online magazine to see if they like it and it explains all of this more thoroughly than this and am attaching it to this post for anyone who wants to read it. just fyi brent, i think, no evidence other than what you provided, that you are passive according to the article. you should give it a look.
i have seen another comment above saying that staying silent is what got us into this mess, and that is correct. 1st amendment does not apply to private life, just government. passive racists need to be called out loudly every time they show themselves. no excuse for tolerating hate speech, hate thoughts, or active or passive racism. ever.
if this qualifies as a personal attack, ban me for as long as is needed, weather is decent this weekend anyway, hope i can catch a half a plane ride in a stearman. just don't make it permanent please, i like this website and will have another article to send in when i can gather my thoughts properly.
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