I was sitting at my computer this morning and looking at the news on CNN.com like I do every day. However, today I read something that reminded me that we are physically in the future, but trapped in the past of fears and indifferences that are more of a societal division than anything.
The headline read:
"Swim club accused of racial discrimination against kids"
That kind of thing would naturally pique my interest, so I clicked on the article to read it and I found that the headline is a misnomer. It SHOULD read:
"Swim Club Guilty of Racial Discrimination Against Kids."
I'll sum up the article in a pinch: (this is from CNN.com)
"The Creative Steps Day Care children -- ages kindergarten through seventh grade -- went to the Valley Swim Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, on June 29.
The day center's director, Alethea Wright, had contracted to use the club once a week. During their first visit, some children said they heard club members asking why African-American children were there.
One of the boys told the Philadelphia Inquirer that a woman at the club said she feared the children "might do something" to her child.
Days later, the day care center's $1,950 check was returned without explanation, Wright said."
Last time I checked, it was 2009, not the 1970's, when the racism in the world and slavery were at an all-time high and widely acceptable.
I don't know why people are so afraid and so full of hate for black people.
They are wonderful and the key word is not their color, the key word is PEOPLE. People are all alike, just made differently and that is not a bad thing.
My guess would be ignorance about how that kind of treatment is inappropriate and the persecuters have no idea how discrimination hurts others.
From what I read, the swim club was not only guilty of racial discrimination, but also of breaking a contract without a clear, valid reason.
There was an agreement made and because some people expressed fear of harm being caused by the "black folk", a spontaneous decision was made and innocent people were stripped of their freedom to enjoy swimming in a pool.
If there is a question of it being racism, this statement confirms it:
"But Duesler told two Philadelphia television stations that the children had changed "the complexion" and "atmosphere" of the club."
Racism back in the past included persecuting black people because the whites felt that they were a pollution to their clean society and that's why the majority of blacks were made slaves when they came to the New World, is because people thought they were a pollution that needed to be contained.
It is amazing that even now, with a black President of the U.S., that people are still as racist as ever and some are even worse in prejudices than in the past. It feels like history is going backwards.
I know there was fear, skepticism, and even some horrific disgust when Barack Obama was elected President of the U.S....I don't know why there are such feelings towards fellow men, we are all HUMAN..all the same.
If correct decisions are made and attitudes stay positive, it could be a good thing.
People NEED to unite and show support so that President Obama will feel motivated enough to integrate some real improvements into the U.S.
I know that God had a hand in this election and maybe He decided that now was the time for the U.S., which was scarred by the decisions made by George W. Bush, to take steps in the right direction and work towards healing...
Healing begins when people, regardless of race, ethnicity, or background, realize that they cannot improve without help or positive support and they turn to others for assistance.
This choice can cause a chain reaction which could positively effect countless individuals, which could unite a nation and lead them to desire progression.
Now is the time for America to unite and heal. Now is the time to move forward.
Who better to direct the winds of change than a man who understands and empathizes with persecution, prejudice, and the common struggle for a better quality of life?
Scars of the past may still remain, but those scars can be taken and remembered as the USA moves forward in the journey of healing, united as ONE country.
This is the PERFECT time for race to be disregarded and look at one another as people, all striving on common ground in order to improve ourselves and others.
It was once thought that allowing indifference to rule society would carry a nation to success.....
That is a LIE, indifference only creates hardship, poverty, hate, and if let gone far enough, killings and war....
I mean look at what happened to people like Medgar Evers, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. when they stood up and attempted to seek equality for ALL human beings....they paid dearly for their actions, a few with little, but others paid with their lives...
Even Jesus Christ, in His time, sought to bring eternal equality and peace to all on the Earth....In the end, He willingly gave His life for that cause..
Anyway, today it should NOT have to be like that.
Show uncondtional love and care to ALL around you, we are ALL human.
The first great commandment is love the Lord thy God with all they might, heart and strength.
The second great commandment is to love thy neighbor as you love yourself.
Do we follow these, or are we even fooling ourselves on that?
How can WE improve ourselves and help the world attitude change?
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