Time To Chill Out

Black people constantly tell us that white folks cannot possibly understand what it is like to be black.  They are right.  We can't.  Since we aren't black we never will.  Similarly, black people cannot understand what it is like to be white.  They cannot understand what we really think, feel, and believe.  Most of them seem to believe white people are the evil monsters politically correct left wing politicians and news organizations incessantly say we are.  We aren't, and we are getting sick and tired of liberal politicians and their media lapdogs spreading that bullshit.

Black people claim white people are privileged.  A few are.  Most aren't.  The vast majority of white people have never been privileged regarding anything.  I have cousins who grew up in such extreme poverty that I would challenge anyone to match their experience - black, white, brown, or whatever.  One went to Viet Nam and came back physically, but not mentally.  He ended up in the same VA hospital as his dad, who suffered debilitating wounds in World War II.  Funny thing is, nobody in the family ever bitched about anything.  Most white people have to earn our way just as everybody else does.  Some of us have been victims of police and legal system injustice, just like people of all races have.  There are good people and bad people on this planet.  Bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people.  It has nothing to do with race.  It is life.  It cannot be legislated or protested away.

Privilege doesn't depend on race or ethnicity.  It applies to circumstances of birth, such as family wealth, family connections, and being endowed with superior mental or physical attributes.  Most Americans have none of those privileges, no matter what their skin color is.  All of us have suffered disappointments.  Most of us have been turned down for jobs multiple times.  Many of us have not made the sports teams, attended the colleges, or been able to pursue the careers we wanted.  Nothing is handed to us just because we are white.

Most professional athletes are born with superior physical skills.  Most of them have to work hard to get to the very top of their profession, but they do have a head start.  That is not a racist comment.  It is a fact.  Being born with superior skills of any kind is a privilege.  Some folks are just born to the right parents.  Malia and Sasha Obama were born into a wealthy upper class family.  That is privilege.  It ain't just a few white folks who have a head start in life.

Unfortunately, black people do have one obstacle to overcome that white people don't.  One political party continues to use black people to buy votes while perpetually passing legislation intended to keep black people dependent on them.  Democrats are the reason black children attend substandard schools.  Democrats are the reason many black people remain dependent on public assistance.  Democrats are the reason black children grow up without fathers.  Democrats are the reason a whole lot of black people live in violent inner cities.

Black people really need to reflect on the last 50 years and ask themselves what Democrats have ever done for them to improve their lives.  Black people need to ask themselves why they continue to vote for the party that keeps them down.  They need to ask themselves why white people would want to oppress them?  How does that benefit anyone?  Most of us are too busy trying to make a living to worry about anyone else.  We are all in this together.  We all want the same things, and we all want the opportunity to achieve them.

It is time to cut out the bullshit and quit bitching and moaning about America being a racist country.  Racism exists in every country on the planet.  Any ethnic group that hates another is practicing racism.  But in America it is an extremely small, irrelevant group of ignorant people.  It is time for black people to stop believing the crap Democrats constantly tell them about evil white people.  It is time for black people to realize that all of their problems result from mostly white Democratic Party politicians using and abusing them for political purposes.

No, I cannot know what it is like to be black.  But I do think if I was black I would stop voting for Democrats.