Do We Really Think Like This????

[Fletch]

I'm currently watching "A Woman Called Moses" (The Harriet Tubman Story). Watching the movie reminds a conversation I had with a coworker about many of this generation's lack of history.

The coworker recalled a conversation she had with a friend of hers (a Black man), who, according to her, proclaimed, "The struggles of my ancestors is not my problem".

Do people really feel this way? Has anyone ever heard a statement like that?

Now, I've heard many white folk say "Why am I paying for the sins of my father?". That's one thing. But when Black folk blatently disregard the struggles of the past, now we got some real issues. Any thoughts? Peace.

[MsTiye78]

Now I have heard people say that they acknowledge the fact they wouldn't be where they are at if it wasn't for their ancestors. However, they think everything is o.k, now and continuous struggle is not needed but I have never heard the statement above. I think that is totally disrespectful to our ancestors who have fought, struggled and died for change and progress so that we may have a better life. It seems that the person is really out of touch with his history, the people and himself to say something detrimental like "The struggles of my ancestors is not my problem".

[ June 21, 2003, 10:54 AM: Message edited by: tiye ]