Demara's Perspective: The "Power" in Black and White Power Groups
So, you're casually chatting with someone and you happen to express disdain
for White Supremacy and/or the KKK. This person you're casually chatting with
may be a firm supporter of the KKK and white supremacy, ignorant of things in
life, and/or just like to play devil's advocate and say "but they have
black power groups, why can't we have the KKK?"
The main difference between white power groups and black power groups
comes from the word “power.”
White power groups are a tool for white supremacy. I’ve looked on
several different white power groups websites for the last couple days and most
of their mission statements often include something derogatory of non-whites
and whites “rising above” non-whites because they are mandated by some version
of the Bible to be in power. They usually include a desire to maintain whiteness
by sending others away from their communities and only procreating with other
whites.
Most black power groups mission statements usually include a message
that black people should rise to the power level of non-blacks because we have
internalized oppression so effectively that we aren’t living up to our full
potential. They usually include a desire to maintain blackness by keeping money
within the black community and educating blacks and non-blacks about the
entirety of black history, not just slavery.
Notice I said most. Now, I haven’t come across any white power groups
that weren’t about white supremacy (that doesn’t mean they don’t exist) but I
have come across VERY FEW black power groups that are about black supremacy.
However, MOST black power groups are emPOWERment groups. And even those black
supremacy groups were created in response to white supremacy groups… and that
doesn’t make them right, either.
Also, it’s a LOGICAL FALLACY to respond to someone’s criticism with
criticism. They're not addressing the argument that is presented to them by
criticizing something else. They're also assuming that because someone
criticized white supremacy groups, they must love black supremacy and as the
great saying goes "Assuming makes an ass out of...'
A great tool for analyzing whether an argument contains a logical
fallacy, such as the one presented above, is https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/
Peace (of mind), love (for yourself), and (be sure to spread)
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