General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: WillyT has been banned. [View all]senz
(11,945 posts)He is hopeful, kind, cheerful and rather innocent. He is so pro-AA that for months I thought he was an AA. I've never seen him be racist and never seen him be sexist, either.
I never understood the local AA offense at Willy's theory that some AA's might have experienced Stockholm Syndrome, because having that syndrome is no criticism of the one who has it. The criticism is of those who abused them. The criticism would be of whites.
I am positive I had Stockholm Syndrome as a child. It took me many, many years to learn to judge and hate my abuser. I don't think having it made me a bad person at all. My abuser was the bad person.
However, based on observation, I don't think very many people who have been abused by whites actually have Stockholm Syndrome. I can't see it, so I don't know what Willy based his theory on. But it is not a bad thing to say to a person. The implication is that some whites have behaved horribly toward nonwhites.
I do not understand the anger by Hillary supporters against him, unless it's simply because he was a Bernie supporter who wrote a lot of OPs. I do not think that is a valid reason to ban him.
He was a sweet person and I shall miss him.