I am tired of people holding up an example of horrible things that happened in the past as an excuse. The KKK as awful as it was but it is a mere shadow these days. That kind of hate is not tolerated by the majority of people in this country.
I think about the holocaust and think how many of my Jewish friends whose families were tortured and killed by white people yet continued on to work hard and be independent and successful and they continued to do good for minorities everywhere..and just plain do good. Their parents made huge sacrifices for them so that they could get the education or money they needed to establish an independent life.
I am just tired of all the excuses why people of any color can't make a decent life for themselves in this country TODAY, IF they are not handicapped, sick or mentally ill. Poor is not an excuse, it is a starting point.
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