[chandra19169]

why do black people still have to bring up slavery every chance they get? white people were slaves too & we dont dwell on it all the time nor use it in every situation like black people. i understand it was a very wrong thing that happened but we white people shouldnt be made to ‘pay’ for it in every way today.

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[ShirleyAvery]

I agree that a lot of AMerican blacks use slavery as an excuse for not succeeding in American society. If you look at blacks who have succeeded – OBama, Condie Rice, Collin Powell, Thurgood Marshall – you will find they became well educated and spoke proper English. There are no short cuts to success unless you inherit wealth and few of us are in that category. I feel that the black victim mentality is holding back a lot of African Americans. Bill Cosby said something along those lines and was crucified by black leaders for speaking his mind. Hey, I’m Jewish and don’t use the Holocaust as an excuse for failure. Jews have been persecuted, killed & tortured for their beliefs over millenia, yet we’ve succeeded well beyond our small numbers because we put a lot of emphasis on educa

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[Dot]

Only a very uninformed person would point to slavery as the sole cause of problems in the black community. Informed African-Americans realize that it’s the legacy of Jim Crow, inequities in lending practices and the underfunding of inner city schools that have created such mass poverty (and done do intentionally). Perhaps you need some smarter black friends.

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