The "Non-White" Juror Speaks
The lone, "non-white" female juror in the Trayvon Martin Trial has come forward, saying her "heart" voted "guilty"; but "the law" caused her to vote to acquit. She then said "Zimmerman got away with murder; but he can't get away from God". How do we wrap our minds around this?
Perhaps in the same way we all wrapped our minds around "Jonestown" in 1978? Does the mind "break down" in situations where God, and Race, and the worship of "whiteness" and/or the "power" of "whiteness" intersect? The non-white juror has been described as a "dark Latina". The "Pope-Too" is busy, as I write, trying to shore up the mind-sets of Brazilians and other Latin-Americans, in his effort to halt the erosion of his "faithful".
Where do we get a handle on this poisonous "Kool-Aid"? When do we begin to adhere to the teachings against worshipping "false Gods"? Is the God that condones and supports the likes of Jim Jones, and Mark O'Mara, and Zimmerman, a God worthy of our support? Or, is the God of Trayvon's mother a different God from that of the white women of the Jury? If so, which God should command our allegiance?
We know from our history that Slave Owners would not permit blacks to assemble in numbers greater than three -- except in Church! Otherwise, they meted out death to blacks on the spot. Our dead Presidents routinely used black preachers in the same way as Slave Masters; to "police" and maintain control over black congregations and communities.
These are tough issues that persons of all colors must resolve as they proceed through this new century. The psychological "split" between our "beliefs" and our behaviors must be healed, somehow, or we all risk death and/or madness.
Stay Vigilant! Seek Sanity!
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