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Originally Posted by DARISC
So, if I understand correctly, you angry white men believe that black men born at the same time you were, into the same starting circumstances as yourselves, who worked every bit as hard and made as intelligent choices in their lives as you have, were on the same level playing field as you were, stood the same chance, without any help from any gov't. programs, of achieving the same degree of success in this country as you have?
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DAR, to answer your direct question, NO. But that was in the 60's and 70's, at least in my time. NOW, yes, I believe that the playing field is level. On a more personal note, as I mentioned earlier, I have personally been denied opportunities because I was White when working in the pubic sector. Besides as others have said, I personally didn't do the discrimination, so I should be expected as a member of a race to atone for the sins of my forefathers? Meaning I should suffer financially because of some bad thing that some white guy may have done to some black guy 200/100/50/20 years ago. Heck, my parents came from Canada, I'm one of those first generation furigners you rail about. I had nothing to do with slavery and that stuff, why should I have any ownership of this issue?