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In Reply to: RE: Obviously, these things are meaningful to the protesters posted by Dave_K on June 29, 2020 at 11:36:26
I shared this story before but I think it is instructive.
We had a fair number of technicians on the high tech manufacturing lines, one in particular that helped me with a computer issue, shared his story with me. I've never forgotten it because I was so surprised by it.
He got really good with computers and computer machine control and we hired him. He was a great asset to our manufacturing lines. I asked him how he got so good at it. Basically he wanted to be able to earn money and buy nice things. Novel concept. When he took the job and started earning good money, his friends and some of his family disowned him. He told me they called him an Uncle Tom and he was working for "da Man". The pressure was for him to quit and become dependent on government handouts, like they were. There was a lot of crime in this neighborhood and at one time it was known as the crack capital of our area. Tony refused and ended up leaving his home neighborhood, buying a home in a nice part of town.
The point is, there is pressure on these potentially upwardly mobile black youths to not participate in meaningful work. Thankfully, Tony made the right choice and is doing very well because of it.
Why is there this cultural push to not work for the white man and stay dependent on government handouts? It doesn't make any sense.
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'He told me' .... really Dave? this guy just opened up to you and said everything you expected him to say? almost like he was scripted? and in such rich detail ... amazing.
perhaps he was manipulating you with the calculation that word would get back to management on what a 'magical negro' they had on their hands looking to cash in on your wide eyed naiveté. surely with the distance of years and experience you can look back and see this might be the likeliest explanation for what would otherwise be very strange behavior from a nearly total stranger.
Why is there this cultural push by the white man to delegitimize the efforts of black youth to become upwardly mobile?
with regards,
We were a close knit group, working a lot of hours together.
Tony assured me it was real and he had to break out of it because it was toxic.
Why is this happening in black America culture? Why do they shun their own when they work a good job and become successful?
replace 'they' in your last sentence with 'Tony' & you won't be so confused
I don't care how much you knit together
you were still being played like a fiddle
I was going to say 'violin' but I know you're just not that into classical
regards,
Nah! You're full of crap.
It's cultural and real. I trust Tony.
need more rosin Dave?
you're sounding a little squeaky
regards,
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