So, for me, the white man’s burden is to listen to how the system with which I am comfortable hurts and does violence to others who are not like me. I have been blessed with opportunities to listen to the stories of others. My burden is to repent of how I participated in this, knowingly or unknowingly. I am writing this as a white male, born and raised in the U.S. I would be designated a “baby boomer.” I am 61 years old. I am a Roman Catholic. Politically, I am an independent. There are times when the cries of movements such as “Black Lives Matter,” and “#Me Too” can feel overwhelming. And many people, I think, would attribute part of the divisions in my country to a “white backlash” against movements like these. What I offer here is a personal reflection on what is going on, and what the response of people like myself could be.
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