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Dear Larry: You are the sanest man in America! I look forward to your columns because I ALWAYS agree with your answers. Great work! Thanks for speaking the simple truth about all issues — racial, political, parental, common sense, etc.
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Hate Groups
Dear Larry: I want to forget for a moment that it is their constitutional right, because I detest the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and all other groups that preach hate. A long time ago, they came into cities across America without any protest. Now …Read more.
Troubles With Raising Teenage Son
Dear Larry: I am African-American and a single mother with three children, ages 15, 10 and 8. All of them are boys. I am having a lot of problems with them, especially the eldest.
He argues with me about almost everything. He thinks he is the man/…Read more.
How To Get Race Relations Back on Track
Dear Larry: So many of my friends are upset with the way things are going, especially race relations. They are not saying anything openly, but among themselves there is constant complaining and fear. There is something simmering and brewing that …Read more.
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Ethnically Speaking, July 11Dear Larry: I would like your opinion of all the accolades that have gone to Michael Jackson. I think the guy was weird and should not be made to look like some kind of hero. I am white, and people have called me a racist for thoughts I have had. I know in my heart I am not a racist. My sister is married to a black man, and their children are near and dear to my heart. It seems as if anyone who does not support a black person regardless of what he does is a racist. I remember when O.J. Simpson was in the news and I thought he was guilty. My so-called friends called me a racist for thinking he could be guilty. I am opposed to many of the policies of President Barack Obama. People call me a racist. Larry, I need your help in dealing with and stopping those who call people like me racists because we happen to have our own opinions. Any help? — Auntie Dear Auntie: I am sorry I do not have an answer. My thoughts are often different from so-called mainstream black thoughts, and I have been called vile names for not siding with their way of thinking. If it helps you, I have been called an Uncle Tom, an Oreo, a coconut, the N-word, a black flunky and a racist. I believe the time has come for all people to speak out and challenge these people. As long as people run from the racist label, the race baiters will continue to hurl their verbal bomb blasts. I agree that Michael Jackson was weird.
I do not understand how people hold him up as a black icon when he carved his face to remove his black features, bleached his skin to be white, married white women, and had white sperm impregnate one of his wives. What is particularly bothersome is how black leaders react. They defend any black person, regardless of his standing, as long as he adheres to traditional black thought. Clarence Thomas, Condoleezza Rice, Bill Cosby and other blacks who have different opinions are condemned and destroyed. The reason black leaders must seek out and destroy them is different thinkers are serious threats to their survival. Black leaders could not stay in power if black people started to rely on their own hard work and ability. Black leaders will survive as long as they can keep their constituents dependent and needy. Black leaders want black people to think they cannot have fair treatment unless the leaders are there to ensure equal rights. When black leaders support Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson and other "correct-thinking" blacks, it only enhances black leaders' standing because they are supporting black people. To find out more about Larry G. Meeks and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2009 CREATORS.COM
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