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Sunday, November 19, 2017
Alright, haven't we already discussed this?
So, it seems that you mortals have not learned sufficiently from The Great and Mighty Presto's last lesson on racism, the only difference this time is what group it is. So, the novel 'Song of Solomon' has recently brought a topic to The Great and Mighty Presto's attention, there is a group called "The seven days" within the novel, who for each crime committed against an African American, proceed to reciprocate this crime upon a random white person. Do these mortals not realize how much hypocrisy lies within this idea? It harkens back to the era in civil rights in which militancy took hold in the movement, specifically after a mortal known as Medgar Evers was assassinated by the KKK, his brother and mississippi NAACP Field Director, Charles evers spoke on the matter, saying "that if a white man shoots at a Negro in Mississippi, we will shoot back" this eye for an eye approach, very much is mirrored by the days. Though, the issue with the days specifically, is that they do not care for seeking justice, they could care less about punishing the actual culprits, no, what they seek is simply vengeance. They "select a similar victim at random, and they execute him or her in a similar manner if they can", this is not justice, this is petty, and hypocritical in the most direct sense, especially when Guitar states "What I'm doing ain't about hating white people. It's about loving us.". Guitar, though is clearly either lying or in denial here though, as he states that any white mortal would "join a lynching party just for the hell of it", whereas in his opinion, not a single black man would. He obviously feels horrendous spite against the white race in general, a white man being responsible for his father's death in his youth likely having sparked this. Though what people such as Guitar, who begin hating all whites due to the actions of a few bigots who are for the most part ostracized by even the rest of their own race, they become bigots in their own right. Speaking against the point even that this could help create balance, and betterment for blacks quality of life somehow, this way of thinking is also misguided, even the mortal who is probably the most well known and respected advocate of black rights, Martin Luther King Jr., would have been appalled by this style of thinking. He realized that violence towards whites as consolation for violence and lack of justice dealt to blacks, only spread the cycle of this violence further, and thusly why he partook in strictly peaceful protest. Militancy and violence can only go so far, and even if they were used in a manner which somehow could gain ground for blacks, it still wouldn't justify the fact that in the process, they transform themselves into exactly the bigots they were fighting against. Now, The Great and Mighty Presto, would like for this to be the last time he has to speak to you Mortals on this topic, again though remember, submitting to the will of the greater being known as The Great and Mighty Presto, would solve these issues...
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Very interesting insight and historical context into the dark, violent period of the civil rights movement. As for Guitar, his tragic past (the sawmill incident) certainly was a major factor in sparking his anger and spite against whites. Well said!
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