Bounty on Zimmerman Damages Freedom

Hello Friends! The following is what prompted today's very controversial post:

http://www.mrconservative.com/2013/07/21540-black-panthers-offer-10000-reward-for-killing-george-zimmerman/

If you watched the video from that link, you'll see a member of the New Black Panther Party offering a reward for George Zimmerman. If I heard him correctly, I got the impression he meant "dead or alive". Hopefully, you'll understand my response and some other related opinions on the matter of the Zimmerman/Martin issue, certain attitudes and some dangerous misconceptions. Here we go :

I'm all for Civil Rights - for everyone, not only for Negroes. Yes. I said Negroes. The correct term for black people in many languages is Negroes when used as a noun,  the plural for "Negro".

Before I get into the red-hot and unreasonable hatred of that word "Negro" and its derivatives, allow me to say this on behalf of the tragedy of George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. It's a shame that a young man, a 17 year old just beginning to learn about adulthood, had to lose his life, especially when it was so avoidable. First of all, George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch Captain, should have identified himself immediately upon the very first moment of suspicion. Why was Zimmerman suspicious? Probably for a few reasons: (1) The tall youngster Martin was walking slowly and aimlessly in the night rain without rain gear through a neighborhood which had experienced a recent overabundance of crime. (2) Martin was "looking about" and apparently looking into windows of homes in the area as he seemingly strolled aimlessly across private property, apparently in no hurry to actually reach a particular destination. (3) Martin was walking on the lawns, closer to homes than walking on the sidewalks would allow, enabling him to look inside homes as he passed. (4) Martin was wearing a "hoodie", very popular among the criminal crowd due to its effect of hiding the face and features of the person wearing it. So although it's true that Martin would likely appear suspicious to any reasonable person, George Zimmerman really should have identified himself as soon as possible. Partly due to this huge mistake, one young man is dead and another's life is ruined.

Now for the other major "should have" points: Upon initial possibility of a verbal exchange, Martin should have asked more than "You got a problem"? He might have said "I live near here. Just strolling to the house.". Instead, as soon as he initiated contact by asking Zimmerman "You got a problem?" he proceeded to jump Zimmerman, breaking Zimmerman's nose with one punch. He then proceeded to "beat down" on Zimmerman while Zimmerman was on his back in a very vulnerable position. Martin then proceeded to bash Zimmerman's head into the concrete sidewalk. There was a real possibility of Zimmerman suffering a fractured skull, and possibly death as a result of this pounding. Of course Zimmerman was afraid of losing his life. Tragically, Martin then reached for Zimmerman's gun when it momentarily became visible. Zimmerman reacted in order to protect his life. He shot and killed Trayvon Martin. The preceding is common knowledge which was all admitted as evidence in the recent Sanford, Florida trial. None of this had to go down the way it did. One young life is lost; another is ruined.

One reason things went so horribly wrong is the negative mindset of most Negroes. It's a mindset of victimization; the mindset of being hated by whites stemming from events such as slavery, which ended 150 years ago. The misconception is "We were mistreated from the days of slavery up until the days of Martin Luther King, Jr.!" That part is true. Since it happened in the past, too many Negroes expect the same in the present as well as in the future. It's a mindset which causes many Negroes to walk around anyone perceived to be Caucasian with a virtual chip on the shoulder and a menacing look. It's a defense mechanism. If you're a Caucasian, you've seen that look. Much too often, with such attitudes and menacing glares at others, the Negro often invites hostility by displaying hostility. The cycle continues.

Let's discuss a large part of this irrational attitude by dissecting one of the myths associated with the word Negro and its descendent, Nigger, which over time has erroneously come to be associated with the worst of insults. Although the word has become what it was incorrectly perceived to be, an insult, that didn't have to be that way, either. The error lies in the initial misunderstanding of the word and its meaning. It's simply a misconception, the sad result of pure ignorance of language and its history.

The word is originally from Greek and then Latin (nigr- or niger), used then as an adjective to describe the color of an object or person,  and has been adopted in many languages as a noun to describe a person or object which is, or is close to, black in color;  it wasn't considered a nasty or bad word until its mispronunciation in the American South, according to, of all things, The African American Registry. I want you to know I don't make this stuff up, so here's a link for you. NOTE: If you can't get to the site by clicking the link, just copy and paste the address in your browser's address bar:

 http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/nigger-word-brief-history -

 In the second paragraph, that site expounds on the term "nigger" thusly:

" It is probable that nigger is a phonetic spelling of the White Southern mispronunciation of Negro."

So according to this well respected site used widely and primarily as a research tool for things especially pertinent and  relevant to the Negro people, the word was not originally used as a slur. The negative perception of Negroes caused today's somewhat universal (especially in America) perception of the negativity issue. That's just one example where everyone not black deferred to the perception of the few - the Negroes.

Now let's discuss the term most Negroes prefer to be called: "African-American". The Negro population of The United States of America, for the most part, were born in America and have never set foot on the continent of Africa, making them Americans, not "African-Americans". It's a divisive term, going against everything Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood for and preached - equality, inclusion, assimilation, unity and a color-blind America.

If one wants the African identity in preference to the American identity, I'd suggest that person should go to an African country and apply for citizenship and renounce their American citizenship.

Otherwise, drop the false pretense. Let's get that out of the way first. That term, "African-American", is divisive, offensive and ridiculous to many, if not most true Africans, meaning people from a country on the Sub-Saharan continent of Africa. I learned that fact first hand from more than one African while traveling overseas.

This Negro of the "New Black Panther Party" in the video referenced above - calling for a bounty on the head of George Zimmerman - is a racist, violence-promoting criminal. There are laws against promoting violence, kidnapping and killing as well as violating one's Civil Rights, which is exactly what this man is doing in the video by offering a reward for Zimmerman's head.  He should be put back in the place from which he likely came - prison.

I, for one, am disgusted by such criminal behavior and its acceptance by the majority of lilly-livered Americans. I know many men and women of the black or negro color who are great people. This person is making these good people look bad. I'm also disgusted with "white guilt" and the practice by too many Caucasians of allowing such drivel to be shouted from the rooftops in the name of "political correctness"!

Man up, people! When you see or hear an injustice, expose it for what it is. This type of issue is just one more nail in the coffin of freedom in what was once a truly free country.

More to come...