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MLAA

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6. Same for my grandmother.

Sat Aug 25, 2018, 10:48 AM

Aug 2018

Kindest person I have ever known. Never a word or action to suggest racist tendencies or unkind thoughts about anyone individually or as a group. Then came dementia and at the end she did the same kind of thing at her nursing home. I’ve often wondered where it came from, I don’t think she could have hidden racists thoughts for 75 years without it coming out once (she lived in the south surrounded by overt racism). Is racism so deeply embedded in us all that even if we never consciously practice it, we are subconsciously fighting it until we no longer have the mental capacity to fight it?

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Could this racism be a result of a disintegrating mind? [View all] ellenrr Aug 2018 OP

Mini strokes can have a cumulative personality effect especially if they concentrate in one area. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #1

Given the age you mention, I suspect it is childhood practices returning... Wounded Bear Aug 2018 #2

My mother, in the throes of Alzheimer's, cyclonefence Aug 2018 #3

Same for my grandmother. MLAA Aug 2018 #6

I don't think it's racism, although I can't put my finger on it. Compare it to neurological No Vested Interest Aug 2018 #8

thank you for your thoughts... ellenrr Aug 2018 #4

I think a non-confrontational approach. WoundedBear & cyclonefence make excellent points Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #5

I've seen that symptomatology among seniors. Marcuse Aug 2018 #7

My step-mother became paranoid at the end of her 10-year battle with Alzheimer's ellenrr Aug 2018 #10

My 93yo mother Duppers Aug 2018 #9

:). I agree. I would love to live among intelligent people, I don't care about their race or backgro ellenrr Aug 2018 #11

☺ Same here. Duppers Aug 2018 #12