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re: None of you would act any different.
Posted on 6/6/20 at 9:57 am to Breesus
Posted on 6/6/20 at 9:57 am to Breesus
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It’s because I grew up with two parents who loved me and worked their asses off every day to provide for me and my siblings. It’s because my dad worked 12 hours a day and went to night school and still made time to help me with my homework.
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It’s because both my wife and I work 60 hours a week to provide for our family and we only are allowed to keep about half of what we make
Sounds like you had a stable upbringing, had both parents in the house. Where’d they send you, Jesuit? Isn’t that right? The best private school in New Orleans ?
And it Sounds like as a father you have been able to take a lot away from how your own parents raised you? Built on your upbringing and your education you’ve been able to do that.
There’s a guy who I pay to help me around the house sometimes. His name is Ben & he is 41 or 42. He is black & grew up in the projects in the West Bank. He didn’t know his dad at all. His mom is an alcoholic with a high school education. He’s used & sold drugs, because well, that’s he knew from growing up where he did. He’s been to jail. Drugs, domestic disputes. He can’t get a job at any place other than fast food type things. He of course has a young daughter with a woman he isn’t “with”. But hey, like your dad working 60hrs, that’s what he knows.
I’m not asking you to feel sorry for him. But imagine going back 40yrs and you & him switched parents. Who the frick are you right now? Who is teaching you to be the man that you are right now? He didn’t ask to be born into that. His grandparents didn’t ask to be segregated. And generations before, slaves. What do you think these people had? Certainly wasn’t property or goods. They certainly weren’t educated.
And This wasn’t born overnight, man. You don’t all of a sudden break that chain because you develop a scholarship for black kids or some shite like that. It’s a system that has been well oiled to set black people back.
Ranting & raving about how no one can change your opinion. The only thing worse than not acknowledging you’ve been privileged, is flaunting it. And you’re so far up your own arse you don’t even realize it.
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Posted on 6/6/20 at 11:08 am to Lester Earl
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Sounds like you had a stable upbringing, had both parents in the house. Where’d they send you, Jesuit? Isn’t that right? The best private school in New Orleans ?
And it Sounds like as a father you have been able to take a lot away from how your own parents raised you? Built on your upbringing and your education you’ve been able to do that.
Literally none of this has to do with race. That’s my point.
I’m not privileged because I’m white. If anything I’m privileged because I have two loving parents. Plenty of Black people have similar upbringing and plenty of white people do not.
All of this racism nonsense is divisive window dressing to keep us fighting amongst each other instead of against an ever increasing powerful government. It’s nonsense.
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There’s a guy who I pay to help me around the house sometimes. His name is Ben & he is 41 or 42. He is black & grew up in the projects in the West Bank. He didn’t know his dad at all. His mom is an alcoholic with a high school education. He’s used & sold drugs, because well, that’s he knew from growing up where he did. He’s been to jail. Drugs, domestic disputes. He can’t get a job at any place other than fast food type things. He of course has a young daughter with a woman he isn’t “with”. But hey, like your dad working 60hrs, that’s what he knows. I’m not asking you to feel sorry for him. But imagine going back 40yrs and you & him switched parents. Who the frick are you right now? Who is teaching you to be the man that you are right now? He didn’t ask to be born into that. His grandparents didn’t ask to be segregated. And generations before, slaves. What do you think these people had? Certainly wasn’t property or goods. They certainly weren’t educated.
Cool anecdote. I went to elementary school, high school, college, and law school with black People who came from loving two parent house holds and are going great in life. I also went to school with white kids who’s grandparents were illiterate poverty stricken people and they were raise in a single parent household and are not doing well.
Stop focusing on race. The problems in this country are due to factors that have nothing to do with race. Focusing only on race does nothing to acknowledge or help.
You want to have a “tough conversation in society we never have” let’s discuss single motherhood rates and the failing public education systems in our innercities. Which fail white and black and brown kids alike. Let’s discuss the welfare system.
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The best private school in New Orleans ?
With the lowest tuition and plenty of scholarships and diversity and a massive community outreach program we participate in every year and continue as alumni.
Posted on 6/8/20 at 10:24 am to Lester Earl
quote:We live in the world of "TODAY". The sun comes up every morning the same way for all of us. The opportunity to enjoy life and thrive is there every day for ALL of us. We are all EQUAL under the same laws. This pity party that many blacks seem unable to escape is THEIR ball and chain. You are not "black" or "white", but the INDIVIDUAL that you are and that individual is living in today's world. Focus on that and everyone would be better off.
Who is teaching you to be the man that you are right now? He didn’t ask to be born into that. His grandparents didn’t ask to be segregated. And generations before, slaves. What do you think these people had? Certainly wasn’t property or goods. They certainly weren’t educated.
No one could drive safely to their destination by constantly focusing on the rear view mirror. They'd be in a lot of wrecks. Life is the same. Look forward, not backwards. Picking at a scab never lets a wound heal and can result in an infection. Stop picking on the scab of slavery. It has been encouraged constantly as a way to control the black population by leftist. Why be a useful idiot?
Posted on 6/9/20 at 8:07 pm to Lester Earl
So “privilege” now becomes you made good decisions and should be ashamed of yourself while the person who made every bad decision in life has zero personal responsibility. You people are ridiculous. And you wonder why you can’t convince people to your point of view.
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