My friends and I were discussing this. No more excuses. This guy came from a crappy background and despite this is going to be the president of the most powerful country in the world (for now). Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and other folk who think like them are not going to say that anything can hold you back EXCEPT FOR YOURSELF. No more making fun of the smart kids in class, telling them they are “acting white” if they get good grades or use proper English. We don’t need the government to treat us like invalids. This has been the case ALL ALONG. No more excuses people. Maybe some of my folk (black folks) will wake up and smell the coffee, now.
If our society ever stopped subsidizing failure,
we’d see a lot less of it, guaranteed.
I appreciate your viewpoints and respect your opinions. It’s’ so nice to read your comments.
It’s SO upsetting. I was raised dirt poor and attended a school that was about 30% black, mostly very poor too. My best friend in jr. high was a black girl who came from money...she got teased to high hell for being “white,” i.e. being in honors classes, speaking properly, and not dating ghetto trash. She slowly pulled away from us in a effort to “fit in,” but never quite made it. I think high school was very lonely for her.
I digress...my original point was going to be that people are so blind! Who benefits from keeping poor people poor? Democrats! I get so mad listening to them talk about making college more affordable. I didn’t have ANY money from my parents, and I made it on loans, grants, and working my way through.
We have to find a way to educate the poor and the college kids to realize that WE are the ones who actually help for the long term. We don’t throw you $5 and thank you for your vote; we are interested in helping people move up and stay up. And the educating needs to start now.