The way I see it our great grandfathers, grandfathers and fathers at some point in time were all met with hardship, racism, poverty and lifelong struggles when they first came to North America. The Italians, Irish, Polish, Germans, Greeks and many other nationalities overcame the blatant biases in their adoptive country by working hard and overlooking the discrimination they faced, thereby ensuring that their children would have a better foundation to build upon. They never once claimed racism and discrimination to escape the inevitable struggle that faced any newcomer. It can be argued that they too were slaves. They too were forced to leave their families thousands of miles away in a far off continent. For the most part, they too did not come here by choice but by necessity.
On the other hand, those that dwell on the slavery that occurred hundreds of years ago are using it as a pretext for their unwillingness to make the sacrifices of a generation necessary to build the foundation for their children. It's always easier to blame your struggles on others rather than assuming responsibilities like our forefathers did.
Those that think this to be a racist comment, please explain how and why a family of Asians can come to America with nothing but the shirt on their backs, not speaking one word of English and within a few short years buy their own homes, send their kids to university while running a small successful family business. |
