RetiredGySgt
Diamond Member
The problem is that an entire Political machine exists to convince blacks that they need a hand that they are being held down by evil whitey and that unless they need big brother to take care of them they won't get anywhere.i consider myself just an average white guy, raised in a relatively poor family and yet was fortunte enough to get a good education via scholarship, pell grant, and co-op job.
so i guess i feel like i'm living the poverbial american dream (i.e. relatively successful with a nice house, two cars in the garage, and enough free time and money to enjoy the good things in life).
i have never, i suppose due to my upbringing, felt "superior" to anyone regardless of race/creed/color/etc - i've been to focused on trying to become the best that i can be and taking full advantage of the blessings and aptitude i've been given.
i do feel empathy for those less fortunate because in many ways, i've been there (i.e. i was the youngest of 4 kids whose father was a wwii pow with ptsd and never made much money - we lived in poverty, but we did get good orderly direction from our parents).
ultimately, i don't understand all the dynamics at play in race relations, but i would like to understand and learn to be part of the solution because in my view, we are all ultimately in this thing together as americans, and its important for us all to learn to live and thrive together.
it is my wish for every child to have and take full advantage of the opportunities i have had to migrate from living in poverty to living the american dream.
peace!