Ahhh, the Fourth of July. A day where most of us get a day off to celebrate how our country violently rebelled against our mother country Britain, so that wealthy white American men could carry out genocide against the indigenous, build a country on black people’s backs, and force women to be eye candy and servants. Gotta love America!

On Monday, America celebrated its 240th blood drenched birthday. And most of us celebrated with fireworks and consuming all sorts of meat products. We celebrate a day when America proclaimed it’s freedom, as it called an entire group of people “property.” And not much has changed. Muslims are terrorist, Mexicans are “wetbacks”, illegals, blacks are criminals, women are equal yet paid less, and if you have sex with anyone that’s not conventional you don’t deserve rights.

But “Land of the Free, Home of the Brave” right? Wrong. The only people free are wealthy white men, because everyone else faces some sort of oppression. Hardly anyone in America is actually brave, because they don’t want to fight for what’s right. Everyone in America is perfectly fine with what happens, and when someone calls for change, people get afraid and call for them to be knocked off their podium.

Take Jesse Williams for instance. He stands up, calls for equality and accountability, and then someone feels the need to make a petition to call for him to be fired. A half-African-American man calls out the bigoted racist system that oppresses so many black people and he’s the racist. But as Jesse Williams said, ”If you have a critique for the resistance, for our resistance, then you better have an established record of critique of our oppression.”

Moving forward, my beef is not with the Fourth of July, as I enjoy the day off and spending time with my family, and fireworks and food. But plain and simple I have a problem with the attitude of the people who celebrate the Fourth with this patriotic, fake “I love America” attitude.

I understand that this attitude is mainly contributed by the people with white privilege, but celebrating a country that oppresses multiple sections of people is wrong. It’s like celebrating a serial rapist’s birthday. Because America did rape the Native Americans and the African continent and it’s people.

America is a great country...for some. But for people like me, it is a failing country that could use vast improvements.

Response to this article was posted 7/13.

(11) comments

affenhauer

You're right: we suck. I'll split the airfare to the other country of your choice if you promise to leave your passport with me...

kwis29360

"Rule #4: Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person."

Does that mean I can't call you "fat, whiny, minority boy"? Because that's what you are. No "ism" involved, just stating facts. I would tell you like so many others want to, "leave the country if you dislike it so much." But you won't do that.

Why?

Because America gives you the opportunity to line your pockets. If you actually found the socialist paradise you so dream of, you wouldn't stay there. (Assuming they'd allow you to leave.) Because you wouldn't be allowed to keep nearly as much of your hard earned money there as you can here in America.

That's what it's all about for you left-wing elitists. Condemning others for acquiring wealth while reaping your own financial benefits. Much like the rich tree huggers who fly around the world in private jets to warn poor people about the dangers of "climate change".

Your tactic is straight out of "Rules for Radicals": Accuse others of what you are guilty.

Celebrating America is like celebrating a serial rapist's birthday? Not quite. We're not a Muslim country. (Not yet, anyway.)

But go ahead and report me, big boy. (And I mean "big boy" literally, you overweight, bloviated, waste of oxygen.) Have my comment removed. That's what you SJWs do. Censor and silence your opposition, because your minds are to small and narrow to allow opposition.

Oops. Did I just break Rule #4?

Proud Pirate

What a wonderful piece of prose you have written Kai! I know that you are so proud to have brought attention to our University and to yourself. The world can see that your higher education has produced a citizen whose views on race and our great nation’s founding echoes the values of the Black Panthers, La Raza, and the Klu Klux Klan.

I’m sure that this notoriety will follow you into the world when you leave the campus and that you are confident that any organization will be thrilled to have you in their ranks. What harmony you will bring among your fellow employees. Imagine how much they will look forward to working with you when they find out how much weight you give to the color of their skin and the great disdain you have for their country.

I promise the alumni of ECU will remember you. “Yes we can” take affirmative action when you come seeking employment.

pirateRN

Mr. Jones, maybe you should move to another country! It is people like you, who still live in the past, that cannot move forward. People living in America today are not responsible for what their forefathers did. As long as people, such as yourself, who cannot move forward, learn to stop hating and blaming everyone else for what is wrong and start making a positive mark in this world, things will always look bleak in your eyes. This country gives everyone an opportunity to make of their life what they will. There are many rich people of all races in this country. Look at Oprah Winfrey for God's sake! She came from poor and humble beginnings. Look at her now. She didn't let people keep her oppressed and she uses her wealth and gives back. I don't care the color of your skin. If you treat me with respect and integrity, I will do the same to you. Get your arse out of the past and move forward and help contribute to a brighter, more positive future instead of staying oppressed. It does not benefit you or today's society that want to make this world a better place to live!

BaBa Booey

I hear that Syria is really nice. Maybe you should give that country a whirl.

PirateAlumni

ECU alumni that's disappointed the above column was approved to be published. I could say that I'm disappointed due to the "off base from reality" approach that was taken, but it's an opinion article, so maybe I wouldn't have as much ground to stand on with that stance. I could say I'm disappointed because this "journalist" or "reporter" writes for a paper tied to my alma mater using words like "My beef" and "Gotta" in his sentences. Are you texting your friends or writing for your University, Kai?

Does bashing your country behind your keyboard, the country who allows you to have the freedom of speech that's absent in many other countries, make you feel like a true social activist, Kai? Do you see the irony in this?

Private school educated before you came to ECU, living in a college town and writing for the paper, while having all the amenities you could ever dream of- you've had it really tough, Kai. The injustices you speak of would resonate much louder from someone who has experienced such misfortune. You've got it pretty good big boy- much better than most in this world, yet so ungrateful.

I'm disappointed ECU doesn't have a better "journalist" to take your place. I'm disappointed the editor approves your "quality" work. But one day, when you make it to the real word, you will be the one disappointed when your boss refuses to put up with your disgruntled discourse and gives you an hour to clear out your office. When that happens, Kai- think back to this article, and this guy being the one that told you it was going to happen.

Pirate4lLife

Dear Mr. Jones,

A friend of mine forwarded me your op-ed piece, presumably because I’m an ECU alum. After reading it, my first thought was, “Here we go again….” My second reaction was to heave a weary sigh.

By way of brief introduction, I am “one of those guys”. I graduated from ECU in 1980, and my age, race, ancestral background and, lately, net worth, make me one of those “southern, white, middle age, rich guys” that modern society loves to blame for everything. We’ve had all of the breaks along the way, and we still enjoy white male privilege – at least that’s what I’m told.

My only problem with this common perception is that along the way in life, someone forgot to invite me to these conspiratorial meetings that supposedly perpetuate the plan to keep the power to ourselves and to keep everyone else down. Come to think of it, my other white male friends weren’t invited, either. It wouldn’t have mattered much, because we were working too long & hard to have attended these “meetings”, even if such gatherings would have been in our darkest inclinations.

My guess is that you’re a decent guy who enjoys life and who hangs out with people from all races and backgrounds. Sixty seconds of internet sleuthing revealed that you attended Wayne Country Day School before coming to ECU. This suggests several things. It tells me that your parents cared enough about you to make sure you attended a college preparatory school. Private school tuition means that parents either spend hard earned money on tuition instead of other material things, or that a student has demonstrated enough academic aptitude to earn a scholarship, either partial or full. Either way, you and your family are just like mine in that regard. Furthermore, kudos for choosing a college with a diverse student body rather than fall into the comfort zone of a HBCU. These schools are fine, but your choice to attend ECU suggests that you are comfortable and open to being surrounded with people of different races, backgrounds and ideas.

Op-ed pieces, particularly in college newspapers, are often provocative for the readers’ thoughts and reactions. You succeeded in that regard. Your article was from the heart, and it’s a fine use of our first amendment rights which are guaranteed by the US Constitution – the one that came after our declaration of independence from British rule.

The article briefly touches on how wealthy white American men violently rebelled against Britain. That much is true – the rebellion was a “top down” effort with the chief beneficiaries being the landed gentry of the south and the merchant class of the north. However, there were probably not enough of them to field more than a battalion, so it fell to the common farmers and laborers to pick up the sword and the gun for the battles. There was some ambivalence among many white American soldiers as to whether the new government would make any real difference in their lives and there was mistrust between the haves and the have- nots, just as there has always been throughout history. If you’re into race-based themes, you might take heart in that this war saw almost nothing but white fatalities
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Fast forward to the Civil War. I’ve read debates on whether this war was mainly about the abolition of slavery or whether it was about states’ rights. Most of the center-left writers take a strong stand saying it was about slavery, and I’m not going to argue the point either way for purposes of this discussion. What I will say is that 360,000 Union Army soldiers died in that effort, the overwhelming majority of whom were white men. If someone is going to take the position that American society is defined by white male privilege; then please take a moment to give a footnote to the idea that millions of current day families lost a white male ancestor to the cause of the abolition of slavery, and even more white families had their ancestors arrived in America well after the 1860’s and they never had anything to do with slavery. As for the whites in the south, the vast majority never owned slaves and many letters that Union soldiers wrote home contain references to the squalid conditions in which many rural southern whites lived.

Moving forward to the past century, no sane person will argue that racism doesn’t exist in America, but it’s not the same racism that existed prior to the 1960’s or even the decades that immediately followed it. Without question in my mind, if you and my adult children have exactly the same grades and extracurricular activities in high school and it comes down to the last slot left for admission into any university in this country, then guess who’s getting admitted and guess who’s getting shut out? If you, as an African American male, have the exactly the same grades, work experiences and resume in college as my white offspring, then guess who’s got the advantage in getting employed – especially by large companies and local, state and federal governments. Take note that I am not complaining, but I am simply pointing out the fact that racism is a mere shadow of what it used to be and that there are now advantages and disadvantages to being in the racial majority or the racial minority.

It’s further incongruous to me that one of your career aspirations is to be a hip-hop journalist, while you decry that “wealthy white men……..force women to be eye candy and servants.” Really? So if a Martian were to land on Earth and compare the misogyny of mainstream white America vs mainstream hip-hop, then this alien creature would conclude that the mainstream white American standards were far more repressive and condescending toward women than were the standards & lyrics of mainstream hip-hop?? Okay, got it.

Finally, more about my “ascent” to becoming a “rich” white guy. My Dad had a small business which he ran for several years. Some years were “okay”, some years weren’t. My mom was a school teacher who went back & earned a Master’s degree at mid-career. I was accepted at some colleges, declined at others. I narrowed it down to Wake Forest & ECU. Although my final choice would likely have been ECU anyway, the fact that I couldn’t burden my parents with private university tuition definitely played into my college decision. Upon graduation, I interviewed for a few months, with most of the interviewers being white males. My white male privilege failed to kick in, so I chose a career that was straight commission sales because I didn’t land a job with a salary. Interestingly enough, one white male interviewer told me behind closed doors that I didn’t stand a chance for a successful career in government because I was a white male. In retrospect, I think he made a gross overstatement, but I’m providing that as food for thought for the next time you write about white male privilege.

I mentioned that I’m “rich”. Statistically, I suppose I am now, but I’ve never felt like it. I’ve yet to inherit any wealth and whatever I’ve accumulated has been by decades of 50-60 hour work weeks, frugality, saving, investing and financial risk taking. The last major recession hit me hard and things have been touch and go since then. I’ll work into my 70’s, but that’s okay. I feel lucky to be healthy and living in this country. Apparently, so do a lot of other people around the world because there’s a line in front of every American embassy filled with people who want to become American citizens. Within 50 years, Hispanics and Asians will combine make up the majority of Americans and, as a blessed byproduct of this demographic change, it won’t be necessary to have this black/white debate anymore because the new majority won’t give a darn about it.

You’re a young man with your entire life ahead of you. I’m going to share some insight on life. Aside from our families and a few other people in our lives, the world doesn’t care whether we succeed or fail because the world doesn’t have time to conspire against us. For the most part, each person’s success or failure can be accounted for by looking in the mirror. Everyone’s circumstances are different, but all we can do is make the most of what we’ve got to work with and then we’ve got to try, try and try again.

Please broaden your perspective beyond the trite sayings in your op-ed piece. In the 1950’s it would have been bold and maybe even dangerous to write your article. Now, instead of seeming edgy, it sounds like nothing more than the bleating of thousands of other politically correct sheep. You’ve got a lot of potential, so please use it wisely.

A middle-aged white guy

MachManRandySavage25

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If you hate the US as much as you appear to, why dont you go to another country to live in. I mean why pay taxes to a place you hate so much? you are an adult, you will have as much debt here as you would anywhere else? Im ashamed to say i have attended the same school with you. I hope no one looks at what you say and think all Pirates think like you do.

OldPirate

In the fall of 1968 or perhaps it was the early spring of 1969 I wrote an article that was published in the East Carolinian that also was controversial at the time. It was entitled, "No Men Are Created Equal", and it went on to say that neither the color of ones skin, the measurement of their IQ, or physical abilities were the equaling or un-equaling factor. For in each case we are different.

American has come a long ways since then, but you haven't been here to see it. On the other hand America has not come so far either in some ways. People who wanted equality back then want preferential treatment today. I'm not talking about people of race either. I'm talking about a couple of generations who got trophies for participation and thought they won something and now they expect to have what achievers normally get simply because they once played in a game.

I understand your frustration, but do you understand mine. I'm a 68 year old white male who grew up poor in rural eastern NC. My family had a bit of land but little money, over 70% of the population of my county were minorities and we worked together and we played together during the day and then like every species of animals we separated and spent the night in segregation. It still happens not unlike the cardinals, blue jays, and robins. All birds, but roosting together.

So we are only left with the same thing we had in 1968 when I tried to point out that our differences will always be real for no two people are created equal. The only place where we must find and keep equality is within the application of the law and that is where my frustration is in today's world.

But we can't spin things and be honest and expect the law to be honest at the same time. I noticed you didn't write that the English slave trade that America participated in was a by product of black on black slavery in Africa and we whites needing labor became a secondary market or that when America decided to raise her own slaves that a black man outside of Atlanta became the largest slave owner in America just prior to the civil war. I'm not one of the largest McDonald's franchise holders in eastern NC...a man of color is. Should that fact make me mad with that family? Of course not!

I'm not much of a flag waver and I read the Bible and the Quran many years ago from cover to cover more than once. I know that God and Allah are the same and it says so right in Genesis, but a lot of people who put Christ before God somehow missed that part. They also miss the first commandment when they do that, but that is another story for another day.

In 1968 I was a bitter young man who thought the Watts riots and the killing of politicians was going to be the ruin of this country. I couldn't see that in less than 50 years a man who is as much part of your community as he is mine could be elected President of the United States not once, but twice.

America is not perfect, but neither am I, nor you. I hold you to the same standard of law as I would hope you would hold me. Whatever America is, both you and I had our chance to write our opinion into a public venue, you recently, and me 48 years ago and both of us have the knowledge that the law of America let us do that without fear of reprisal from government or being shouted down by those who do not wish us heard even though both of us had critics of what we said.

You are black, I am white. You are young, I am old. I'll not deny that in my lifetime being white had its advantages, but I thought that was what 1968 was all about. Bringing equality of the law to all! Some will always be born rich, some good looking. I missed both of those. But the law gives us equality, failure to implement the law fairly gives us chaos.

I'm not being critical of anyone, but just pointing out that last week over 200 people were shot in Chicago alone. Who shot whom is not important to America. The fact that Americans have so little respect for the law and life itself puts tears upon her stars.

We have to work together to clean this stuff up. We aren't equal, so we have to use our individual strengths whatever that may be....but most of all we have to begin with a desire to be better people whatever our shortcomings are.

Neither you nor I have to wave the flag, but she doesn't deserve to be treaded on either. As long as she stands for you and I being treated equally under the law then there are few places in the world where that happens....ok...maybe a bit of celebration is in order. Take care of yourself and enjoy your life!

OldPirate

My apologies for an error. In 1968 I think the school paper was known as "the Masthead" back then, but old memories do fail with time. [smile]

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