Blaine Coleman
2 min readSep 9, 2020

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Hi Marley,

I guarantee you wouldn't like to be included when someone says 'the Blacks are lazy welfare cheats, drug dealers, rapists don't trust them...'

You're Black so you are all of those things, too. You ARE a Black lazy welfare cheat, drug dealer. Like being lumped in with all Black people? I think not. Because you are Black. Don't you get it? You are Black so YOU are guilty of all those things. I know damn well I know damn well that I am racist, I don't need you to tell me that. I know damn well that you are too. So is every single human being in mankind's existence. It's called 'tribalism' and it's innate in everyone. And always has been. You tend to trust others in your tribe and distrust those not in your tribe. But most people overcome that even though it's still a part of them rather than let it control their thoughts and actions or choose to openly display it in an attempt to create division. Some people like me.

Not like you.

You're still stuck in a tribal mindset. It's us or them, the Other. Blatantly tribalistic. The old word for racist. Some White people , but not me, might say you're getting 'uppity, and don't know your place'. And when you capitalize 'White' you're referring to every 'white' person, not just the bad ones.

Let me revert to that Tribal way that you're doing.

You are one of those Blacks, the 'Other' so I distrust you. And I shouldn't have to say 'not all Black people because when I attack the 'Black' Tribe you should automatically know I didn't mean 'you' even though you're a Black person, a part of the tribe I'm attacking.

This is YOUR test: stop putting labels on people. Us Whiter Tribe members are waiting and I doubt you can do that. Now prove it because I say you HAVE to and I have the right to put your Tribe to the test because I am White and you're Black.

Good day

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Blaine Coleman
Blaine Coleman

Written by Blaine Coleman

Rel. Studies, Creative Writing… Social liberal/fiscal conservative, occasional writer- profile pic- 6-yr-old coal minor 1910-flow with the Tao, all will be well

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