tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post1098002531525915617..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Mentioning racism = dwelling on past?Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-69741106003448873962010-06-14T17:51:48.036-07:002010-06-14T17:51:48.036-07:00"But the majority of the people in San Juan C..."But the majority of the people in San Juan County (Anglo, Native American, Black or Hispanic) live, work and play without even distinguishing that there is a racial difference."<br /><br />BULL. FUCKING. SHIT.<br /><br />Sorry, but that's all I can manage. I don't know whether to laugh at the idiocy or cry because this idiot is one of many idiots who has turned a blind eye while a Navajo woman is harassed or Navajo man is jumped right in front of their face. Of course non-Natives in Farmington aren't going to "distinguish that there is any racial difference" when they "live, work and play"...only when they attack, otherwise there isn't much difference to notice when they're looking out for or cavorting with their own!m.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-74180152624223739972010-06-14T12:36:16.326-07:002010-06-14T12:36:16.326-07:00It was less than a few months ago when a racial in...It was less than a few months ago when a racial incident was committed. How is this "living in the past?"<br /><br />This is the "present" state of things in Farmington and it is across the nation, not just in the four corners area.<br /><br />America has revived the old "boys will be boys" atittude when it comes to incidents involving racism and it appears to remain an accepted form of American behavior from all sides involved.<br /><br />Even within Indian country, natives can be discriminatory against one another and that seems accepted as well.<br /><br />It is easy to point fingers at non-natives for being racist. If you were raised with having Walt Disney and John Wayne crammed into your DNA all your life backed up with a healthy dose of Indian mascots, you'de be freckled ignorant too, but to discriminate against another tribe that is not from your area or tribe makes you just as prejudiced and ignorant as those you consider racists.Chief Off Tribenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-83757546996068444542010-06-13T19:24:14.288-07:002010-06-13T19:24:14.288-07:00I wish it were as easy as fear. There's fear,...I wish it were as easy as fear. There's fear, but this is about maintenance combined with a new marketing strategy. Instead of doing the "work" of making the "other" into a boogeyman, it's easier to say minorities are ridiculous for holding onto the past. People will have sympathy for the Devil since he's the underdog, but not for someone who is the "same" as them. Because it's absurd that an "equal" is suffering from discrimination, they can deny it exists. And the worst part about is they will shut you up if you even dare speak about it.<br /><br />This isn't fear. This is willful blindness and selfish arrogance. And it's working.Silver Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-697920997503725872010-06-13T09:01:52.950-07:002010-06-13T09:01:52.950-07:00This whole debate can be summed up in one word...
...This whole debate can be summed up in one word...<br /><br />FEARStephen Bridenstinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709883498078367644noreply@blogger.com