How does the movie "Green Book" shed light on the impact discrimination can make on creating friendship?

2020-10-04T05:04:26-04:00

In the current environment of the rioting associated with Black Lives Matter (BLM), I see the exclusion of facts that will show all lives matter in that PEOPLES from many cultures are impacted by negative injustices across the Earth. The Caucasian American and Negro American relationship has been much highlighted throughout History. But if reasonably thinking human beings apply this existence of evil and cruelty to wherever it exists, even in the absence of religion, good can prevail when mankind chooses to be kind, fair, and just.

Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made Oct 4 at 2020 6:29 AM

2020-10-04T06:29:07-04:00

Definitely need to watch this.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2020 12:06 PM

2020-10-04T12:06:38-04:00

It's unfortunate that some are taught to hate our country which gives them so much opportunity. And sometimes it takes foreign born citizens to show people that opportunities exist when you put forth effort. The pursuit of happiness is a personal journey. Happiness can't be given to someone as it's never truly appreciated.

Nations always progress through the following sequence:
1. from bondage to spiritual faith;
2. from spiritual faith to great courage;
3. from courage to liberty;
4. from liberty to abundance;
5. from abundance to complacency;
6. from complacency to apathy;
7. from apathy to dependence;
8. from dependence back into bondage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Aj9YnKXIs

I Love America Too Much to Stay Silent

Nestride Yumga experienced real corruption and civil rights abuses in Africa. Then she came to America, the land of opportunity, education, and freedom. So w...

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Oct 4 at 2020 8:08 PM

2020-10-04T20:08:42-04:00

Thank you my friend and sister-in-Christ PO3 Phyllis Maynard. I concur with you that each and every human life is important. Faith in God through the atonement of the Christ is the only answer to all of mankind's problems [for an individual]

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Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Oct 4 at 2020 8:20 PM

2020-10-04T20:20:29-04:00

Green book was an excellent movie and I've already watched it twice. There is good and evil in all cultures but Yes doing what is right makes strong bonds for exactly the right reasons. I'm NOT and never have been in favor of any group getting special privileges others don't get, there has been far too much of that in History. Yes, ALL lives matter and need have the same equal rights in our society and obey the same laws designed to protect ALL of us. To be as You pointed out, kind, fair and just there can be no losers.

Response by SGT Robert Pryor made Oct 4 at 2020 8:26 PM

2020-10-04T20:26:20-04:00

Great post, PO3 Phyllis Maynard. You're so right about others being ignored. The most glaring example is how 140,000 US citizens were interred during WWII, all because of the ethnic heritage. The justification was that there may have been some spies among them. Yeah, well we've seen spies of many ethnicities, so why don't we just lock everybody up? They sure didn't lock up folks of German or Italian descent during WWII just because of their heritage.