Of COURSE racism exists. So what? Some people disparage others as a form of misplaced animosity or cathartic release. To paraphrase recent anti-Israel chants, what do you think human behavior looks like? That’s why data matters - “lived experiences “ is a lazy way of saying “I don’t care what the facts are...”. I have seen tribal and ethnic groups disparage each other in Africa, in the Middle East and in South America. It’s lazy and boring. I’m over it. In the United States, with the exception of substandard Union-controlled inner city public schools, black Americans have opportunities to succeed unparalleled in history, as many un indoctrinated immigrants from the Caribbean and Africa prove year in and year out. The African American community is being played as fools by the Democratic Party and race hucksters. The vast majority of AA’s are for school choice and keeping their communities safe from crime, but they are just patted on the head and told about systemic racism, decolonization and similar nonsense, mostly by white liberals. It’s a con, and I think most of Glenn and John’s readers know it.
I would add all Americans have opportunities to succeed unparalleled in history, and the tendency to overreact comes from all sides. A (white) man I knew talked about how his life was almost destroyed by an accusation of racism by a flight student when he was a flight instructor. Another flight instructor (black) took the student up and also found the student wasn't cut out for flying airplanes. This all happened and was resolved in a matter of about 2 hours. He was still hysterical almost 70 years later.
Of COURSE racism exists. So what? Some people disparage others as a form of misplaced animosity or cathartic release. To paraphrase recent anti-Israel chants, what do you think human behavior looks like? That’s why data matters - “lived experiences “ is a lazy way of saying “I don’t care what the facts are...”. I have seen tribal and ethnic groups disparage each other in Africa, in the Middle East and in South America. It’s lazy and boring. I’m over it. In the United States, with the exception of substandard Union-controlled inner city public schools, black Americans have opportunities to succeed unparalleled in history, as many un indoctrinated immigrants from the Caribbean and Africa prove year in and year out. The African American community is being played as fools by the Democratic Party and race hucksters. The vast majority of AA’s are for school choice and keeping their communities safe from crime, but they are just patted on the head and told about systemic racism, decolonization and similar nonsense, mostly by white liberals. It’s a con, and I think most of Glenn and John’s readers know it.
I would add all Americans have opportunities to succeed unparalleled in history, and the tendency to overreact comes from all sides. A (white) man I knew talked about how his life was almost destroyed by an accusation of racism by a flight student when he was a flight instructor. Another flight instructor (black) took the student up and also found the student wasn't cut out for flying airplanes. This all happened and was resolved in a matter of about 2 hours. He was still hysterical almost 70 years later.