Yes, but !@#$%!, the history is built into this society, culture, economy and politics. Some folks have a disproportionate share of the previous generations wealth and resources, not necessarily out of spite or personal racism, but the inherent racial divided structure. So this generational poverty is inescapable without more direct,
affirmative action. (pun intended). There is indeed a shitload of work to do, but a lot of involved disentangling the baggage from the past, but working directly in the present towards the future. However and again, just because we are upset, frustrated, or jaded by the almost cliched reality of it, reality is what it is. This is not ancient history, this is today. That map of generational poverty in 2013 America I posted from today's NY Times headlines demonstrates even casually how modernly relevant this issue remains. If you are not tripping, that is cool, but stop throwing salt on those of us who remain passionate in the struggle. It makes you at times come across as sympathetic with assholes like this dude..
Or this mercilessly weak-hearted sell-out of a woman.
