I tend to get along with Conservatives despite holding opposing views. I even get along with racists, who feel I am inferior and should be their slave. I really thrive on discussions with people I don’t agree with because it helps me center my own views based on ideas I can’t conceive from my own mentality. … [Read more…]
I learned a lot about myself when writing To Pimp a Nation. The thought of exposing my views to others shaped and refined many of those very views. Cultivating my beliefs for public scrutiny wrangled in a lot of incomplete notions in my mind I felt strongly about; it put them in check. I realized … [Read more…]
How Magic Words Evade Discomfort but Tear America Apart. A very effective tool for hiding truths is the “Evasion Label,” a tool that immediately ends constructive dialogue and puts the person seeking understanding on the defensive. Words like “racist,” “Anti-Semite” and “sexist” pit societal norms against curiosity and inquisitiveness. Being that society is more … [Read more…]