Joyce and Delma,
Thank you for creating this space. The work that you do is so vital and I commend you both for being individuals who are willing to go where it is uncomfortable, difficult, and painful yet necessary to go.
As this blog grows, I hope that it will be able to broaden our individual and collective perspectives. In my opinion, that's what separates dialogue from debate. Dialogue is not attended to gain consensus. It is not intended to attack or to "win". Nor it is intended to persuade or dissuade. Dialogue is intended to cultivate understanding. A dialogue where people have learned a little bit more about the "other" AND have had to truly analyze their own perspectives and motivations is a succesful dialogue, in my opinion.
I would challenge everyone who enters this space to be willing to examine how privilege makes entering and exiting certain places, conversations, and situations very easy for some and virtually impossible for others. For some folks, choosing to read or not read this blog is dependent on how much they feel like dealing with racism today. For others, the "discomfort" of this blog is nothing compared to the many subtle AND blatant injustices they have to face on a daily basis.
Please be willing to hear and see as we move forward.
Thank you all for choosing to engage.
Natasha
Hiroshima and Nagasaki...
When Racism and Foreign Policy Collide
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