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re: Slavery reparations sought in first Black Lives Matter agenda
Posted on 8/2/16 at 11:42 am to kywildcatfanone
Posted on 8/2/16 at 11:42 am to kywildcatfanone
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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.
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.
This post was edited on 8/2/16 at 11:43 am
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Posted on 8/2/16 at 12:47 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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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.
Agree, but...
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Some will have to apply themselves more than others and/or have some fortunate breaks to achieve similar levels of success.
This makes up for that IMO. I would agree that Donald Trump's kids had a leg up on most everyone else, but you see stories of kids coming from very poor situations getting college scholarships, playing at Carnegie Hall, etc.
Do some of us have to work harder than others, yes. But that is all it takes is the desire and will to make yourself better. In that sense, it's pretty level to me.
Posted on 8/2/16 at 1:29 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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Life isn't a level playing field.
This.
And cutting black people checks for a few hundred bucks isn't going to change anything
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