Tim Wise on White Privilege

And this, my friends, is what white privilege is all about. The ability to threaten others, to engage in violent and incendiary rhetoric without consequence, to be viewed as patriotic and normal no matter what you do, and never to be feared and despised as people of color would be, if they tried to get away with half the shit we do, on a daily basis. — Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black

Ain’t no road too long…

… when we meet in the middle.

Meet in the Middle

Diamond Rio

It was 700 fence posts from your place to ours
Neither one of us was old enough to drive a car
Sometimes it was rainin’; sometimes it would shine
We wore out that gravel road between your house and mine

I’d start walkin’ your way; you’d start walkin’ mine
We’d meet in the middle, ‘neath that old Georgia pine
We’d gain a lot of ground, ’cause we’d both give a little
Ain’t no road to long, when we meet in the middle

It’s been 7 years tomorrow since we said our vows
Under that old pine tree; you ought to see it now
Standin’ in the backyard remindin’ me and you
That if we don’t see eye to eye, there’s something we can do:

I’ll start walkin’ your way; you’ll start walkin’ mine
We’ll meet in the middle, ‘neath that old Georgia pine
We’ll gain a lot of ground, ’cause we’ll both give a little
Ain’t no road to long, when we meet in the middle

Babe I love the way we work it out
That’s what love is all about