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Bill Cosby on Rev. Wright
Rev. Wright epitomizes the
thoughts and actions that have
prevented and continue to
prevent black America from
moving ahead and achieving their
potential as a people. He
suggests that this United States
of America made up of sons and
daughters of immigrants (I'm
talking of the millions of 1st,
2nd, 3rd generation immigrants
in this country) of every race,
creed, color and religion each
and every one of them who had
nothing to do with slavery,
somehow owe something to a group
of people who have never been
slaves? It's amazing. It seems
everyone is to blame for the
shambles black society is in
with its violence, drugs, high
school dropout rates, misogyny,
and a host of other real and
virulent problems, except for
the very people who engage in
such behavior. Enough. As a
society, culture or people, they
should look within themselves
and fix their problems. When did
this man become the spokesman
for the 'black church'? And of
course his church is different,
but that doesn't mean his
message and philosophy is
acceptable, or productive or
non-offensive or not-racist or
indicative of our greater
cultural behaviors, values and
norms of Americans. And yes, the
link between this man and Obama
really does matter. At a very
minimum, it provides insight
into the political and
philosophical strain that Obama
adheres to.
Comment by Bill Cosby - April
28, 2008
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