We Should All Lose the Race
07-14-2013
RE: Zimmerman trial and verdict –
There are many things that echo the abysmal state of the Union and culture of America today. The case du jour is the killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. What was Trayvon doing there? Why was Zimmerman seemingly so ready for this conflict?
My stance is probably different from most on this case. I freely admit that I was not a witness, nor was I a juror in the courtroom. My responses are purely speculation and opinion.
What did Trayvon do to deserve to die? Was he simply in a neighborhood that, “he didn’t belong”? Mr. Zimmerman was looking for this fight and his verdict will solidify his justification for doing so.
When the two got together, there was no rational thought or action, because both had something to prove; especially when the situation yelled, “I triple dog dare you!!!!”
Life can be very simple. Trayvon should not have been in that neighborhood. While he had a right to walk down the sidewalk, he knew that he was ruffling feathers. He wanted that. Regardless, he should not have been killed for being where he did not have business.
What was Trayvon’s crime? Being black in a neighborhood of elites? A neighborhood of “not black”? What was so special about this neighborhood that justified killing someone?? How many thousands walk by the front of the Whitehouse every day? I cannot imagine a more important home.
George Zimmerman has been planning this event in his imagination for quite a while. He would be the Knight in Shining Armor, driving back the hordes of “unwanted”.
Now for the twist…
This is just another fanning of the flames by everyone caught up in their own cultural identity and the burning of another inch of the fuse, on its way to the TNT of Cultural Revolution in the USA. We all have been striking matches and dowsing the fuse with gasoline for decades. Unfortunately, both (all three, all twenty) sides are so caught up in their own ethnocentristic BS that they are blinded to anything that even smell like truth. Each of the fevered fighters have so little inside that they MUST CONTROL EVERYTHING OUTSIDE in order to feel comfortable.
If all you have is your color or ethnic heritage, then you ARE LOST!!! You are also doomed.
If all you rely on are the laws and mores of society, then YOU ARE LOST and equally DOOMED!
Trayvon and Zimmerman gave us an opportunity to do better. They gave us an opportunity to reach outside of our comfortable worlds. They each gave us an opportunity to grow. America has seemingly chosen not to take advantage of any of those opportunities. Instead, we chose to increase our gate while running down the path of destruction.
You will find what you look for. You will live in your own reality. Red pill or blue pill; it doesn’t matter. God gave us a rulebook and a map for life. Justify what you wish and minimize your action to any degree you deem necessary in order to sleep. Act outside God’s path and you are striking matches and pouring gasoline. Enjoy the consequences of your actions.
— R. A. Grier