Who's holding who down?

To all the minorities out there whimpering about being oppressed by 'The Man' ... stow it. Stop buying into the BS you've been fed and take a close look at things. There are high ranking minority members in most every walk of life ... and not just sports stars and celebs either. Doctors, Lawyers, Corporate Execs ... you name it. They made it through hard work and dedication ... what or who is stopping you?

Well lets take a look at things. The first place you need to look is yourself ... why are you sitting back and expecting the government (or anyone for that matter) to 'give' you things? Why didn't you, or why aren't you studying harder, why aren't you working harder (or in many cases smarter) than you are now. If your current level of effort is yeilding your current standard of living and you want more ... why do you think that you shouldn't have to WORK more to get it?

Next ... your minority rights activists ... they will always find some 'oppression' that needs to be fought ... whether it exsists or not ... why? Because if the people that they 'advocate' for ever achieve equality (or realize that it's been achieved for years) THEY ARE OUT OF A JOB. These guys make a pretty good living fighting for the rights of the downtrodden masses .... if the masses cease to be downtrodden there goes the meal ticket.

Now ... look at the rest of the mob around you ... if you work harder and succeed you make them look bad ... and they don't want that. Much better to make you feel bad for working harder and trying to make something of yourself ...

Don't tell me it doesn't happen. I've heard it first hand ... particularly among young black men ... “Why you trying to be white?” ... A black student ... working hard in school, getting good grades, and up for a scholastic scholarship ... was 'trying to be white' because he wanted to learn and achieve ... because he wanted something better out of life. So ... if hard work, intelligence, and achievement are 'white' traits ... and they are time proven keys to success ... then let me give you a clue ... LEARN THOSE TRAITS.

I'm not saying racism doesn't exsist ... I'm not saying that there are no prejudiced people out there who hold others back based on skin color, or religion ... to say that would be ignorance ... as much as I wish that everyone would realize that we are all individuals and judge us based on our individual traits rather than our skin color or religious beliefs I know that's a fools dream. I know that racism, prejudice and bigotry are still around ... what I'm saying ... is that sometimes it doesn't wear the face that you think it does.

So before you go blaming 'The Man' for your troubles ... make sure you know who 'The Man' is.....