a reply to:
Boadicea
"Okay. I am more sorry than you'll ever know that's how you took my words. If I knew how to express myself better, I would gladly do so. I won't shut
up, but I will definitely try to refine my thoughts and words going forward. Practice makes perfect... "
This is what made me answer this, and I thank you for being so polite, I really do appreciate the fact that you said that, and I believe you. I also
say that I am sorry about things that may have made this what it was. Sometimes slowing down can help a lot.
Thank you!
So... Maybe I can explain it better.
I never stated that I cared more than anyone else either, especially her family, or those that are close. I don't understand how anyone would think
that I thought that.
Here is what I thought.
I said, "Nobody Cares" because what I was referring to was the fact that EVERYBODY came out in defense of the two men that were killed by police,
right?
My title was me being facetious really, there is no emoticon for that, that I know of. I actually meant it the complete opposite, but, I can see how
you thought that I meant it in some other way.
One of my main points of my entire thread was about caring, so that is why I couldn't understand why you thought I was being so callous and UNcaring.
I am a guy that gets along with everyone that I meet in person, I am a respectful person, to all. I hold doors open for people, I talk to older people
that look like they need it, because I am a caring person, so when you say that I seemingly care too much, that is weird to me.
I used to LOVE people, but as I get older, I can't, not like I used to, people wear you down, I have been taken advantage of for helping many people,
after many, many years of that, I stopped helping people, I have to, but deep inside, I still want to help.
Helping out others is something that I don't have a lot of control over, it comes from within, but for me, it's not a positive thing anymore.
I really say all of that to let you know that although we may have crossed wires at some point, I am not a jerk, I will go to bat for those that need
it, I try, so although you may have taken what I wrote as me being a real jerk, I can only say to you that I am not. (Now it sounds like I am building
myself up, but I am just trying to explain)
I was getting to the fact that nothing will change because of her, and that right there is a real shame in itself.
Anyone that has a heart would love to know that this little girl's death would change the world, but NOBODY CARES enough to make that change, that is
all I was alluding to. I may not have worded it to where you got that reference, but I meant ALL GOOD with what I wrote. I do not do threads because
of stars or any of that, it became apparent long ago to me that if you are not a popular person here, you won't get stars, not that it really makes a
difference in anything, I only say that to explain that I don't care about that stuff. Nobody even responds to what I write, except a very few.
So, when I say that nobody cares, I only mean that the ones that need to care, the ones that would really benefit from life, if they cared, don't
really care.
Surely, you wouldn't really think that I would place myself on a pedestal so high up that I am trying to steal that little girl's thunder, so to
speak. I surely wouldn't try and make myself a big man and try and make people think that her parents don't care. I watched them, I know they care, I
care that they care. We all need to care, a LOT!
This stuff has to stop, rioting, killing, left versus the right, a crazy virus, all of the negatives in our lives, it's so insane, somewhere, somehow,
something needs to happen in a positive way.
So, essentially, when I said that Nobody Cares, I actually meant that we ALL need to care more. It looks a lot more click-baity now after all of that,
my title, I mean. I never said I was good at making up titles.
All I can say is, what you thought I said, and was saying, was not what I was trying to convey, maybe I don't make myself clear when I type, but I
only meant good things, not anything that would make anyone upset, not at all.
You caught me at a bad time really, there are too many trolls and stuff here, I have just had my fill of people saying crude things to people for no
apparent reason, so when you say what you said, I wasn't going to cut you any slack because if you attack me, I am not going to lay down any
longer.
Right versus left, black versus white, all day long, it's wear us all down eventually.
Hopefully the little girl's tragedy makes a difference now that 'some' people are taking notice. maybe this is the one that really does make a
difference.
For instance, I just had one of my threads shut down because of something, I don't know if it was me, or...(?)
I placed it here because I thought it might make people happy to know that a crazy person that hit a 12 year old was now known. (I didn't realize it
had already been posted)
A guy, someone I am not familiar with, accuses me of making my THIRD posts about BLACKS. That is in my OP that I said, YouTube is suggesting these
videos for me, I am not seeking them out.
I posted a video by Anthony Brian Logan, my FAVORITE YouTube channel, he is a black man, I think highly of him and his brain, so, knowing that he can
tell a story better than me, I placed his video on here, like we all do.
This guy is mad at me because YouTube suggests to me more of other black video makers on YouTube, their content right now, is, you guessed it, about
black people.
So, essentially, this guy on ATS must think that I am a racist because I am AGAIN posting videos about black people. Just because I watched some black
people's videos about other black people.
I hope that I don't have to go into how many white people's video that I have seen that they were being a bad citizen.
Timing, I guess, but things can be taken out of context because we want to see what we think we see, I guess. I know that I don't have an answer.
Sorry for being so long, and really, you don't have to respond, its fine, I am long-winded, that is a problem I do have, for sure.