tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post7886201421138384467..comments2024-03-28T09:59:51.779-05:00Comments on Family Dysfunction and Mental Health Blog: Well-Meaning Blacks and Whites Continue to Talk Past Each Other About RaceDavid M. Allen M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280912088483192599noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post-35173839686298652222018-01-15T17:09:41.016-06:002018-01-15T17:09:41.016-06:00I think we can understand the race problem in Amer...I think we can understand the race problem in America by thinking of us as a giant dysfunctional family. African-Americans are clearly the spoiler. They do a great job of distracting white people from their own problems by making them feel anxiously guilty, anxiously helpless, and hostile because... white people are inadvertently communicating to black people that that is what they want them to be! Unless we all look at our dysfunctional behavior, this will never be solved. James Baldwin said, "The question you gotta ask yourself –the question the white population has to ask itself—is why was it necessary to have a Negro in the first place. Because I’m not a nigger, I’m a man. But if you think I’m a nigger, it means you need it. And you gotta find out why. The future of the country depends on that."<br /><br />I really, really enjoy your blog. My father-in-law has BPD and he and my husband have been semi-estranged for about ten years. Your writing has given us some hope that a relationship is still possible. Thank you.Brynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955225451485526293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post-42232454854297537062016-03-05T11:29:10.090-06:002016-03-05T11:29:10.090-06:00Hi Lynn,
Thanksfor your comment, but you convenie...Hi Lynn,<br /><br />Thanksfor your comment, but you conveniently leave out the fact that Martin was being stalked and threatened by Zimmerman, who if I'm not mistaken was carrying. One could make a good case that Martin was trying to stand HIS ground.David M. Allen M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280912088483192599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post-83374365877103628402016-03-05T00:36:29.435-06:002016-03-05T00:36:29.435-06:00Martin was not murdered.
Murder is the wrongful k...Martin was not murdered. <br />Murder is the wrongful killing of a human.<br /><br />He died during the commission of a crime (at the very least, assault, and a case could be made for attempted murder, since he was beating his victim's head against the sidewalk; see police photos of Zimmerman's head, taken at the scene & immediately after, at the station). <br /><br />He died because his victim wasn't able to retreat (since Martin was sitting on him), did not get help from nearby residents though he was screaming for it, and had to preserve his own life. <br />Even one blow to the head can kill. Zimmerman took blows front & back. Lynne Rnoreply@blogger.com