[Sam]

“Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.” I don’t know where that saying came from, but I agree with it. I don’t think reparations are feasible. Nor is a massive acceptance of white guilt. More importantly, though, I believe those two things are well beside the point. We live in a society that is very class-based, and one in which minorities, most notably blacks, have been consigned to representing a disproportionate segment of the underclass. Higher rates of violent crime, police brutality, economic and social inequity, etc. all plague the black community. Yes, they have their roots in racial slavery, and in the racist ideology that was contrived to justify slavery. This ideology is alive and kicking today, largely because this country has never owned up to its savagely unequal origins. Hatred cannot be rationalized or swept under the carpet, as it is a force that cannot be contained by social constructs. I would consider the recent shootings (racially motivated or not) in Chicago, Colorado, Atlanta and Alabama to be evidence that we are beginning to pay a much higher price for ignoring our past. The chickens (of hatred) are indeed coming home to roost.

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Name : Sam, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Age : 31, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Firefighter, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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