Originally posted by Twisterdog
It is a poor excuse by ANYone of ANY ethnic/racial group in America to say, "I can't be more than I am here in the 21st century, because of something that happened to my ancestors in the 19th and early 20th centuries." Get over it. This IS the land of opportunity - the only thing holding one back is one's self.
Bravo. Well said Twisterdog!

There are too many people in today's society that are standing there with their hand out waiting for the government to just hand them the money. Well, if they took that hand and USED it to work, then they'd be supporting themselves and their families. They'd develop a sense of pride of self and what they do. The oppression is self imposed because they think someone is holding them back. In a sense, we as a country are because our government makes it too easy to be lazy, to easy to make excuses, and too easy to wallow in self pity... but I don't want to hijack this thread by going on about America and the state of its welfare system! LOL