Reply #79: don't give up

[dollydew]

Don't give up. Did MLK give up? Did Ghandi give up? Did Malcolm X give up? Did the Native Americans give up? No. We may not win(this time). The battle may rage beyond our lifetimes. But please don't give up. Think of all the black people in America that were enslaved and then lynched (as was one of my uncles) and don't give up. Think of Wounded Knee (my great great grandmother was full-blooded Blackfoot) and don't give up. Think of the Irish immigrants that faced signs "No Irish Need Apply" and don't give up. Think of the Jewish people who were beaten and murdered just because of who they were (in this country not in Nazi Germany) and don't give up. Think of the Chinese immigrants that helped build this country (the railroads) but were still spit upon and don't give up. Think of all the the people who died so that we (including me) have the comforts and advances we enjoy today. If we give up we're spitting on their graves. MLK knew he wouldn't live to see the freedoms black people have now. He never stopped fighting. Malcolm X had people try to kill him numerous times before his murder but he never stopped fighting. Any non-white person in this country can tell you that there are worse things than a stolen election. Try living with the fact that there are laws protecting you but you're still being slaughtered at will. This administration is a serious setback, I agree. But I'm sure you all know that far worse acts have been condoned in this country even though we have a constitution. Sorry for the long post. I mostly lurk and learn. But to be realistic, people in this country have had far worse happen to them than what Bush has done and survived. We'll survive this too.