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There is NO "systemic racism" in most of America. Although, sometimes I feel that there is a lot of undue black hate for whites. But, even that is not "systemic."
I did not agree with Affirmative Action, but it did take away one more excuse for failure to succeed by minorities and one more guilt point for the majority.
I am color blind UNTIL someone insists on using race or gender as a crutch. I treat everyone the same, none special except the medically impaired/limited. In my opinion, to feel sorry for poor black persons is to be a racist. One person on TV recently said something like "blah, blah poor people are just as good as white people" and wants folks to endorse him for a leadership position. There are poor black and poor whites. Both have "poor" in common. How you get out of or rise beyond being poor makes a difference and today there is no excuse for anyone not having the same tools to better themselves.
Time to quit making excuses. Making excuses for someone else is saying they are not as good as you.