"WHITE-EYES" O' If Only TWO could be US!

Native Roots

For those of us born west of the Mississippi River (especially); and for many born to the East of that

Divide; our lineage (blood-lines) are European/Native/______; (fill in the blank)!.  Because of the bed-rock racist nature of our country, Whites do not recognize their "kin" if there is "one drop" of African, or Native blood mixed in.  For most "Blacks" the percentage of European blood may be much greater than the 50% President Obama has.  My percentage is European/Native/African, with the largest percentages belonging to Native and European blood lines.  Nevertheless, my total "branded" I.D. has been "Colored", "Black", "African-American"; or, whatever suits the fancy of those Whites who delight in "dictating our status".

My Native ancestors, I am told, referred to Europeans as "White-Eyes".  I'm sure they knew that their eyes weren't completely white, but they were, through nuance, stating that Europeans saw the world, and the non-white peoples of the world in a way that was unique to them.  

I thought I "KNEW" Whites, when I left Missouri in '59, but my twenty years in the Military blew that notion to HELL!  Not only the Whites, but All of the Non-whites, varied in distinct ways by where they were born and raised, and what proportion and variety of non-whites they were exposed to.  I met many Whites who never saw a Non-white person until they left home for the Military!

I met many Non-Whites who complied exactly with the views and attitudes of the Whites they were exposed to, in all ways; including the Identity (name) and view of themselves; enforced upon them by their Whites!  My experiences in meeting and talking with these people; and devising ways to escape the harm their views and attitudes produced, was worth many PhD's!

I was always fascinated by those Blacks who were deeply wedded to their State Identities, and to the prevailing prejudices of their State and Region.  Even when it was clear they were the BUTT of those views.  I found this to be, without exception, the curse of  Blacks from what I later came to describe as the Sewer States (below the Mason-Dixon Line).  When I left Missouri, I left behind their views of me, and their attitudes toward Blacks.  I was determined to avoid Military Assignments that would land me in an environment as bad or worse than Missouri.  I had no more respect for a Missouri White than they would demonstrate toward me.  President Obama should use this measuring stick in dealing with the CRUD in Congress that find themselves incapable of respecting him as a Human Being!  I have found that most of the people on this earth DEMAND basic respect as a Human Being!  I was surpprised at the number of non-whites in the United States that do not.  It is especially disheartening to see Black Millenials (many on T.V.) who bear that curse!

Stay Vigilant!  O' If Only Two Could Be Us; To See Ourselves as Others See Us!  -- and to Respond Appropriately.  Even Jesus demanded that much RESPECT!  TRY IT!! You might be amazed at how much your Life will IMPROVE!