Being a member of a minority/protected class, I have a different perspective on the whole “white privilege” thing. It’s not a race thing; it’s a choice thing. And the choice is how you use existing knowledge that is free for the asking. Here is an example.
A group of people are given the task of digging holes in the ground, a task that up to this point had never been done on earth. They are not told how to dig the holes. Some folks use their hands; some folks find that using a stick allows them to dig more efficiently than with just their hands.
Some folks transition to using sticks while others, for whatever reason choose to only use their hands. Later, someone improves on the stick and creates a shovel. Again, some folks take advantage of this new method of digging, while others will not give up their sticks, and still others continue to use their hands.
The formula to dig is out there. It is not hidden, nor is it forbidden to certain groups of people. Given that, here is what I see today.
Success or failure is a choice. Personal responsibility, dedication, hard work, honor, honesty, integrity, education, are the known ingredients for success. It is not a secret, it is not forbidden to anyone, yet there are still people who make the conscious decision to not use the formula, and then cover up their shortcomings by attributing their failure, not to themselves, but to those who took advantage of the knowledge that is already out there and free to anyone who wants to use it.
The real question that no one asks is why there are so many people who pursue activities or lifestyles that are so detrimental to success, and why are these people so monolithic.
If someone doesn’t want success, cool, I have no issue with that. But don’t go blaming someone else for the consequences of your actions or in-actions.
I’ll get off my soap box now.
I refer to it as the “Ambition Gap.”
Correct, and properly addressed, too!
What many fail to realize is the role of “useful idiots” in this conflict. Those trying to bring down individual liberty are merely using the handiest army available: those who have rationalized their own failure into something inflicted upon them from outside. In our country, that just happens to be people who participate in the “black” culture.
But make no mistake, the goal has never been to “make someone ‘feel’...etc.” The goal has always been to subjugate those who possess the freedom to ignore their “betters” wishes.