The greatest trick ... The Devil ever played was convincing people that the memes of success were the sole province of Y. T.
In an alternate present, branching off from the late '80s, Americans, black and white alike, realized that they have more in common than they have apart, and that succeeding, producing something of value, material or cultural, was more important than any wedge-driving and more profitable than any identity competition.
I recall growing up in the 90s, and I had more in common with Carlton Banks than any man, woman, or xir on TV. We were this close to creating an American Ethos that might have been a shared cultural touchstone in the first nation on Earth that didn't depend on a common genome but instead a common memome, a shared cultural heritage that we all could draw upon.
I have more in common with you u/Smith1980, and your posts here, than every white guy I have met except my brother, in the last 30 years. More than my father, separated by nothing more than a generational gap any my maternal grandfather's hairline. That camaraderie, that brotherhood, that unity of purpose, was stolen from us in our lifetimes.
When it is late at night, and my sense of duty forestalls sleep, that truth gnaws at my soul.
We could have ALL been Americans, and instead we are barely forestalling civil war, and for no reason.
Greatly appreciated. I have a lot in common with you as well. I’m an 80s baby and feel we were making a lot of progress as well. I used to get teased and called Carlton but over time I took that as a compliment. My favorite Carlton moment was when he went off on that guy at the fraternity who said he wasn’t really black.
Now we live in a time when we have to take seriously the ramblings of young people about things they know nothing about. Like during the blm riots you had black teens rambling about slavery and Jim Crow and I remember shouting at the screen why are you giving these morons any legitimacy. Or any young person who lectures people with authority like Greta Thunberg. I work with the youth at church and I see a lot of good young people but unfortunately you only get a platform if you spout some sort of nonsense
The greatest trick
...The Devil ever played was convincing people that the memes of success were the sole province of Y. T.In an alternate present, branching off from the late '80s, Americans, black and white alike, realized that they have more in common than they have apart, and that succeeding, producing something of value, material or cultural, was more important than any wedge-driving and more profitable than any identity competition.
I recall growing up in the 90s, and I had more in common with Carlton Banks than any man, woman, or xir on TV. We were this close to creating an American Ethos that might have been a shared cultural touchstone in the first nation on Earth that didn't depend on a common genome but instead a common memome, a shared cultural heritage that we all could draw upon.
I have more in common with you u/Smith1980, and your posts here, than every white guy I have met except my brother, in the last 30 years. More than my father, separated by nothing more than a generational gap any my maternal grandfather's hairline. That camaraderie, that brotherhood, that unity of purpose, was stolen from us in our lifetimes.
When it is late at night, and my sense of duty forestalls sleep, that truth gnaws at my soul.
We could have ALL been Americans, and instead we are barely forestalling civil war, and for no reason.
Greatly appreciated. I have a lot in common with you as well. I’m an 80s baby and feel we were making a lot of progress as well. I used to get teased and called Carlton but over time I took that as a compliment. My favorite Carlton moment was when he went off on that guy at the fraternity who said he wasn’t really black.
Now we live in a time when we have to take seriously the ramblings of young people about things they know nothing about. Like during the blm riots you had black teens rambling about slavery and Jim Crow and I remember shouting at the screen why are you giving these morons any legitimacy. Or any young person who lectures people with authority like Greta Thunberg. I work with the youth at church and I see a lot of good young people but unfortunately you only get a platform if you spout some sort of nonsense