The Alleged Post-Racial America

October 6, 2017

I watched the news in comfort
And wondered what happens next in America.
But, one day, when I thought no white or black,
Virtually everybody called the President black.
I said, "No, there is no black President."
I knew he was a combination of various colors.
He was a huge bowl of tossed salad.
Does race really matter for the nation of bald eagles?
No, but only lunatics run the asylum.
There is no harmony without a post-racial America.
People call people things without rhyme or reason,
For it is time to stop calling people various colors.
Can we all just get along?

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Doctor Bristle

J.J. Wikipowski, born in the United States in Dallas, Texas, January 14, 1992, is a prominent, politically active young man diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 2012. He has been passionate about politics even in November 2008, when he ran for his high school's office of the presidency on a wide variety of issues. He graduated from a community college in 2014 with an Associate's of Arts in General Education and later graduated from a public university in 2017 with a Bachelor's of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. If he had been elected President, he would have been the second president who has autism after Thomas Jefferson.

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Doctor BristleJul 16, 2019

<p>That is true. Forms of sin such as racism will be destroyed when Jesus Christ comes back. In the meantime, it helps for followers of God to not show favoritism toward anybody and practice love to all people, just as God showed love to them. It is important to recognize differences, including skin color, and it is also important to understand what makes us similar. Unity is something I was trying to stress in my poem as too much emphasis on differences will cause more conflicts than it can prevent. Getting out of a comfort zone is what will help people understand others, even if the former do not share the same experiences and insights as those who have been persecuted or marginalized in society. We are all created in God's image, and in terms of natural science, we are all human beings (homo sapiens), regardless of our race. Redemption from racists requires punishment to help them see the error of their ways. Forgiveness is also needed by victims of racism, prejudice, and discrimination so that their grudges will not last forever or, in some cases, appear in the first place. It is better to live life than to dwell in the past and not move on. Time may not heal all wounds from thousands of years of racial injustice, but God does have the power to heal them. Racists may not deserve forgiveness from their victims, but all of God's Children deserved forgiveness far less. <span itemprop="articleBody">"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galations 3:28 KJV).</span></p>

Fitzy MarloteJul 15, 2019

As long as Satan runs the world we will never get along with each other. Heads up... Race does matter when it comes to socializing. We are more comfortable with those of our own color.