Quote Originally Posted by Devils Horse View Post
Black people need to somehow get past the past, they are not oppressed by whites anymore. There's ample opportunity for minorities in today's society and workplace despite what the race card dealers or guilty condescending whites say.
DH, I agree things are better than they used to be, and I agree "oppressed" is probably not an accurate word today to describe the condition of blacks in the US.

In our calls for personal responsibility, though, let's don't forget blacks are still discriminated against. Everyday. While I agree that the culture of victimization has hurt the cause of equality, so has continuing prejudice. You and I will never know what it feels like to be pulled over for "driving while black" or to have someone move to the other side of the street when they pass you at midnight on the sidewalk.

Farrakhan and Sharpton don't help, but well-meaning politicians and the US government are more to blame. When teenage girls (black AND white) figured out they could have a couple kids and get a welfare check that was more than what they could make in a minimum-wage job, the situation became hopeless at that point.

I think we're moving in the right direction. My parents grew up in the deep South where it was (and is still, to a lesser degree) not uncommon to be a closet racist. I grew up believing in equality but with vestiges of that deep-rooted thought. My kids and their friends, they couldn't care less what color skin someone has.

I think that's a big part of why Obama is where he is. Many folks are disaffected with the way things have been going in our country, and they want to feel good about something the US does.