Looking back, it was sort of an interesting dichotomy. My parents were very open-minded on the surface, but I can also recall my father making remarks "behind the veil" that might be considered inappropriate today.
That being said, his actions were those of someone who treated fellow humans with respect regardless of color or race. I never saw him do anything that would indicate he was prejudiced towards anyone. It has been my experience that one's socio-economic status and upbringing have a great deal to do with their perception of race and prejudice. I can recall witnessing cross burnings several times as a kid and teenager. I never understood what was going on... Dan --- On Mon, 1/17/11, Mountain Man <maontin....@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Mountain Man <maontin....@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Monday, January 17, 2011, 5:04 PM > Dan wrote: > > Other than that, racial prejudice was pretty rampant > when I was growing up. > > Being there in the midst - did you foster any similar > prejudice? > Well... I know you are younger than me, and I already > confess I was > well trained, so I bet you were likewise well trained... > Somehow, the reality of bad treatment seems far away for me > to > understand or adopt. I guess I would like to > entertain this dialog > with my mom, but that doesn't happen. Was there a > real worth in > carrying the prejudice? Was it justified in any > manner? Was there a > change? and How / what made the change happen? > Somehow, even though I > am an old dude, I cannot fathom thinking that another > creature that > has the same build type as me has different worth among > humanity than > me. Sorry, at this time, I cannot fathom that an > attitude like that > could exist. However, I can accept that some people > have or had that > attitude. Just plain - let me in on the concept... > mao > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
