BigOrangeTrain
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There are two just incredibly stupid positions.
1. There are no institutional disadvantages that black people face that white people do not.
2. An individual's chance at success in life is totally dictated by the advantages/disadvantages presented by society.
I find the two positions to be equally absurd (always have) and would consider anyone who clings to either as truth to be a complete idiot.
1. Victim mentality at its finest. Blacks cannot succeed because the system is set up against them. Yet we had a black president for 8 years. Just stop. There area very limited amount of true institutional disadvantages that black people have. White people also have them. Especially in the work world. If a business has 2 employees, one is black and one white, both break the same rules, which one is likely to get fired first? Yeah you know the answer and so do I. The white person. Why? Fear of backlash. Why though? Because if the black parson gets fired it’s ALWAYS racism. If the white person gets fired it’s no big deal. I know you won’t address this but it’s a fact. Especially in today’s work world where more and more companies are telling their employees to be “less white”. and “recognize your white privilege.” Question for you Luther, what would you say if a company put out a training module that told the black employees they had to be “less black?” Or Asian employees to be “less Asian?” Also, if this institutional racism is such a problem, why do black immigrants succeed at a higher rate than black Americans?
2. Does society dictate if a persons chance of success? Not really. Are there some challenges? Sure. But that goes for everyone of every nationality. Using society is holding you back is a lame duck excuse. For the life of me I cannot understand why liberals want to shift the blame from the individual to the system. Using the “system” as an excuse doesn’t work. It’s the call sign of the intellectually weak and lazy. My financial advisor is a millionaire 10-20 times over. He is black and so is his wife. They both came from nothing. They both have business degrees. We can go on and on with successful black people that made something of themselves despite “the system.”