What is it you wanted me to reconcile myself to? I was born here almost 60 years ago, I’m not gonna live another 60 years. You always told me it takes time. It’s taken my father’s time, my mother’s time. My uncle’s time. My brother’s and my sister’s time. My nieces’ and my nephews’ time. How much time do you want? For your progress.
James Baldwin, 1989
Yeah, that approach has worked for me on a few formerly-ignorant coworkers
My concern is that the disconnect between the ruling class and the buffer class is so wide that, without reinspiring some mortal fear into the ruling class, they will remain unwilling to make any concessions.
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