You're a fool if you believe for a moment that you've never been guilty of 'rushing to judgment.' However you're even a bigger dope to show pre-judgment attitudes and beliefs afterward.
Likely you are aware of an incident which occurred this past weekend at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial when students from an all-boys' Catholic school (Covington, Kentucky), an American Indian (Nathan Phillips) celebrating the Indigenous People's March in D.C. and about four members of the Black Hebrew Israelites got into a verbal shouting match with gestures and stare downs.
The Black Hebrew Israelites group shouted vulgarities while one student stared at close range into Phillips' face as he engaged in a drum beating ritual and other students did tomahawk chopping actions with arms while singing choruses of stereotype Indian chants. The majority of students were wearing Make America Great Again ball caps.
Okay, here we have video, which lends itself to various interpretations. I get it and you should also.
Of course, we have the classic standoff, which has always been part of the American fabric, which is 'pre-judgment' of others if not down-right 'hatred' of other groups. White people and Brown people confronting one another. In this instance, it is flavored with the first American 'family' landowners', the Native American Indian. Perhaps the Indian peoples should have 'built a wall' in anticipation of those English Pilgrims' invasion.
Stop and think. We certainly have enough racial tension in America these days as seen in 'White Nationalists ' activities, Black Lives Matter rhetoric, police shootings of blacks and immigration debates. What a wonderful moment, at the site of the iconic Lincoln Memorial, which speaks to 'race' and on the weekend celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s efforts for racial equality for a true leader to step forward attempting to heal ethnic/racial divides.
Okay, I have a question for you readers. Let's pretend that you are the President of the United States. Should you make any comment or offer anything in addressing this incident?
Would you select one of the following or opt for some other?
1. Ignore the incident and say nothing.
2. Condemn intolerance for free expression.
3. Make a decision regarding which group is of greater fault and condemn that group.
4. Offer an invitation to the groups to attend a gathering at the White House to discuss racial and
ethnic tolerance. (Perhaps have such a meeting televised).
5. Pick 'one group' and invite them to the White House.
We understand that our President made his decision...I'm asking you to offer your thinking and decision.
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