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Lamusa · 11-05-2009, 03:21 PM

In thinking further about Rush Limbaugh and maybe even people like Glenn Beck and even Tupac Shakur, I think of Malcolm X. I am in no way saying these guys are like him but when I think of the journeys life can take us on I can see some connections.

Malcolm X in his life time became a symbol of hatred and violence towards white people. He loved his community deeply but he was angry and this anger manifested into hatred for white people. Growing up he was also a bit of a hustler and a thug beofe he joined the Nation of Islam. When he went to Mecca and saw white men embracing black men and how much love he felt for others and himself, his views began to shift. Unfortunately, his life was taken before he could explore these views much further. I say all this to say that as long as you are alive your heart can open your anger can release and you can think in a different way. It doesn't always happen, I know, but it is possible. Most of the anger we feel is mis-directed. We react to things that happened to us in our early childhoods and also our ancestries.

Tupac was very conflicted. His Mother had been a Black Panther, he was really conscious and loved his people. Yet he was born in jail and raised in poverty by his mother who became addicted to crack. He had a lot of pain and resentment in him but also love. He held a lot of aner toward his mother but loved her deeply. Listen to Dear Mama or watch the video on You tube. He certainly got caught up in material things and violence but he was human. He had a heart. I'd like to start thinking about white men who are coming from a place of anger in the same way. That's the only way we can forgive and move on is if we find the humanity in the situation and realize that most of us are operating out of fear. We must not only love "our people" but love all people and want the best for all. Let's tap into the love.

Read, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X"

11-05-2009, 03:21 PM	#38 (permalink)
Lamusa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 261	Rush Limbaugh In thinking further about Rush Limbaugh and maybe even people like Glenn Beck and even Tupac Shakur, I think of Malcolm X. I am in no way saying these guys are like him but when I think of the journeys life can take us on I can see some connections. Malcolm X in his life time became a symbol of hatred and violence towards white people. He loved his community deeply but he was angry and this anger manifested into hatred for white people. Growing up he was also a bit of a hustler and a thug beofe he joined the Nation of Islam. When he went to Mecca and saw white men embracing black men and how much love he felt for others and himself, his views began to shift. Unfortunately, his life was taken before he could explore these views much further. I say all this to say that as long as you are alive your heart can open your anger can release and you can think in a different way. It doesn't always happen, I know, but it is possible. Most of the anger we feel is mis-directed. We react to things that happened to us in our early childhoods and also our ancestries. Tupac was very conflicted. His Mother had been a Black Panther, he was really conscious and loved his people. Yet he was born in jail and raised in poverty by his mother who became addicted to crack. He had a lot of pain and resentment in him but also love. He held a lot of aner toward his mother but loved her deeply. Listen to Dear Mama or watch the video on You tube. He certainly got caught up in material things and violence but he was human. He had a heart. I'd like to start thinking about white men who are coming from a place of anger in the same way. That's the only way we can forgive and move on is if we find the humanity in the situation and realize that most of us are operating out of fear. We must not only love "our people" but love all people and want the best for all. Let's tap into the love. Read, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X"