Ebony Magazine, Condoleeza Rice Interview
as a soon to be expat(hopefully) this part of Condoleeza's interview in Ebony Magazine caught my eye. What do you guys thinks of the question and the statement?
EBONY: There's an undeiable animosity and hatred that some people have across the globe towards Americans. But it is generally felt in the African-American community that the hatred is directed more towards White America than African Americans, who, by and large, have had little to do with past and current US Policy. Is that a true assumption?
SECRETERY RICE:
I think when you go around the world, you realize we're all Americans. And, actually, African-Americans who travel out of this country might sometimes be surprised at some of the attitudes that are held about African-Americans. America is an awfully good place to be a minority. If you're going to be a minority, I'd rather be a minority in the United States... I would not cover myself in the notion that somehow, when people look at America, they separate it innto Black Americans and White Americans. It's also the case that we're all Americans. If you were in the Twin Towers, it didnt happen to matter what color your skin was.
EBONY: There's an undeiable animosity and hatred that some people have across the globe towards Americans. But it is generally felt in the African-American community that the hatred is directed more towards White America than African Americans, who, by and large, have had little to do with past and current US Policy. Is that a true assumption?
SECRETERY RICE:
I think when you go around the world, you realize we're all Americans. And, actually, African-Americans who travel out of this country might sometimes be surprised at some of the attitudes that are held about African-Americans. America is an awfully good place to be a minority. If you're going to be a minority, I'd rather be a minority in the United States... I would not cover myself in the notion that somehow, when people look at America, they separate it innto Black Americans and White Americans. It's also the case that we're all Americans. If you were in the Twin Towers, it didnt happen to matter what color your skin was.