Comments on: First People, Last People http://www.very.fm/first-people-last-people John Pasmore's Occassional Blog Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:57:48 -0700 hourly 1 By: PurpleZoe http://www.very.fm/first-people-last-people/comment-page-1#comment-6 PurpleZoe Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:40:35 +0000 http://www.very.fm/2007/06/23/first-people-last-people/#comment-6 Unfortunately, little has changed. The attacking self image for people of color has been severe and brutal. While still seeking to heal from a depression and despair that is a direct result of having land and resources stolen to say the least, it is difficult to rise up quickly. Healing does take place however, and the land will have to be redistributed at some point. I don't see any way around it. There will be a re-awakening and a healing, and once restored to optimum health the original people of any area, will have their belongs and belongingness restored. I feel its inevitable. With the leveling of the playing field that current technologies, like the internet are bringing, and raised mass consciousness is inspiring it's only a matter of time before everything changes in favor of the oppressed. We'll have to be very careful however, to avoid patterning our actions in the fashion of another oppressive mentality and that will require a degree of self-reflection and a reliable form of therapy to purge the toxic emotions that have been conditioned over a considerable period of time by a systemically racist system. ~PurpleZoe Unfortunately, little has changed.
The attacking self image for people of color has been severe and brutal.
While still seeking to heal from a depression and despair that is a direct result of having land and resources stolen to say the least, it is difficult to rise up quickly.
Healing does take place however, and the land will have to be redistributed at some point. I don’t see any way around it. There will be a re-awakening and a healing, and once restored to optimum health the original people of any area, will have their belongs and belongingness restored.
I feel its inevitable.
With the leveling of the playing field that current technologies, like the internet are bringing, and raised mass consciousness is inspiring it’s only a matter of time before everything changes in favor of the oppressed.

We’ll have to be very careful however, to avoid patterning our actions in the fashion of another oppressive mentality and that will require a degree of self-reflection and a reliable form of therapy to purge the toxic emotions that have been conditioned over a considerable period of time by a systemically racist system.

~PurpleZoe

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