I think black people already have this perspective. It's taught in their homes. It's the perspective that led to multiple attempts to end the system and the Civil Rights Act. It's why we are proactive about those things already.
I definitely don't think most blacks have been taught this as evidence by the reaction to Kanye's comments. Black America reacted like Dr. King just got shot. From my experience most black Americans are taught that we were, and still are, helpless victims who were, and still are, trapped in an oppressive system ran by white people. And the only way out of it is through the benevolence of and communion with white people. But at the same time were taught that they are evil and won't ever not be racist.
I would argue that perspective is one of submission and tokanism...not freedom, not liberty, and not dignity. We were taught that people who endured their life, sang songs to cope, and watched their wives and children raped and murdered while living their whole lives in physical bondage...we consider them to be noble and dignified. In other cultures and from other perspectives those kinds of people would be considered shameful cowards. And likewise, people today who simply "endure" a life of hardship, sing songs to cope, and watch our baby mothers and children live in poverty and depression while living their whole lives in mental bondage are considered shameful cowards from some perspectives.
What if that was our perspective? What if we passed that perspective to our children? I would argue if we did that then it wouldn't take many generations before African Americans and African American cultures are prospering as well as or beyond all other groups.
You're suggesting the years and years of fighting for equal rights demonstrates a lack of resolve? Or that the constant push for equal treatment demonstrates a lack of resolve? Considering that the black populace in this country started with nothing, yet has pushed their way into equal rights and continues to fight for those things, I guess I'm not sure what you're think represents "resolve". Lawyers, doctors, scientists, athletes, astronauts, etc. These are not positive things to you?
Fighting for equal rights? No.
Fighting for equal treatment as in letting us into white restaurants, white schools, demanding quotas, censored speech, ect...basically forcing others to accept us, include us, share with us, and make us feel not so bad? Well that does show resolve but its not the resolve to be free, independent, dignified, and respected...its a resolve to never be free, never be independent, and never to be seen as legit equals.
