re: Slavery reparations sought in first Black Lives Matter agenda

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Everyone born today has the same opportunity as everyone else, if you are willing to apply yourself. Everyone born in my generation has the same opportunity.

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But not the same means to take advantage of said opportunities. It's not a level playing field. Life isn't a level playing field. Some will have to apply themselves more than others and/or have some fortunate breaks to achieve similar levels of success.

And that's ok. If everyone had the same starting point and low/no obstacles to success, there'd be far less motivation to better oneself.