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Originally Posted by Pinot Grij
I take Coates' book as a perspective that I am thankful to have gained insight on. I think to simply compare it to your own personal experience as a means to dismiss it is really missing the point. Coates is simply reaching his own conclusions based on a life lived in what is considered the most powerful and "free" nation on earth. And if his is among the perspectives that arise from this so-called great nation, then that is very, very scary.
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this is important. I feel like the validity in his position is solidified simply by the fact that he truly believes in what he is writing. especially in the sense that racism is an idea that people attribute to opinion almost seemingly these days. this man has shaped victimization as his diety just based on his experiences here.
a lot of me wants to feel like stfu its slavery its over move on or stay miserable. and some of me does. but the other part of me as stated above is just in witness of him and the voice he has for who he is representing. its hard to step outside of yourself to give credit to another persons perspective especially one that deems foundational building blocks of your upbringing as evil.
I mean agree tho with uh oh that poor is colorless and the "dream" is for the wealthy not necessarily white America. coates I think also was narrow in his view of "white" as an Italian American I consider myself white, he alluded multiple times in similar comparisons to the black plight that was shared with early foreign transports to America such as the irish & Italian immigrants and for me that sort of lead away from his white is the man and black is the sewer perspective. but again that's me internalizing a small excerpt from the book based on hardships and culture lost for my own family when the schools told my fathers family they were to stop speaking Italian in the household or he could no longer attend etc.....resulting in me being stripped of that language....sure I can learn it now but u get the idea.
trying to kindve summarize my thoughts and touch on others thoughts so far as well so this is a bit of a jumble but to speak on pinot other point about him writing it as a letter to his son so avoid having a political critique put on the work .....I think it would impossible for him to accomplish that after having included insights as insanely bold as to say that 9/11 victims got what was coming to them for participating in slavery ....and I don't think he had any delusions in thinking he would create a shield in veiling this as a letter to his son.