'Racism' in America

H.P. Smith: 

Has there ever been a nation in history with more opportunities for Black people than the USA?

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 We see constant examples of real racism, largely against White people.  The evidence is indisputable.  Along with the racism comes a colossal double-standard, which should be enough to make your blood boil.  In America today, anti-White racism is not only accepted but even fashionable!

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But that's only the tip of the racist iceberg!  What about the recent story about a New York psychiatrist (POC) who told a Yale audience about her fantasies of killing White people and then doubled down on it when asked to clarify?  How does she still have her job or credibility?

How about Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot's recent announcement that she was going to resume giving interviews to the press, but not to any White reporters? What if Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida came out and said he wouldn't give interviews to Black reporters?  How long do you think it would take for him to be (rightfully) out of a job?

On a weekly basis, I see reports of attacks by young Black people against Whites and Asians, usually in Democrat-run utopias like New York City and Philadelphia.  These attacks are intentional, targeted, and often accompanied by anti-White racist slurs.  Where is the outrage?

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Moving on, let's talk a little about how terrible it is in America today (and for the last several decades) to be Black.  There are simply no opportunities for Black Americans; no jobs; no career paths; no ability to get an education.  Nothing.  I don't know how they get by!  Oh, I guess you have to exclude the preferential treatment given to black applicants over Whites and Asians at nearly every major university in the country.  How about the many government loan programs that are exclusively for Black-owned businesses?  Or scholarships that exist exclusively for Black students?  How about the fact that grading standards at many colleges have been lowered, which in and of itself is racist and does far more harm than good to those who are accepted?  Lowering the bar does not raise anyone up; it only brings us all down. 

Most decent people are all for equality of opportunity.  They just don't buy into the equity of outcome nonsense.  If a student or job applicant is qualified, most don't care what color he is.  No one wins when the standards are ignored or lowered just to check off a box that says, "Yup, we've got some of those.  We're woke!"

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Affirmative action programs are the main systemic racism in this country.  They discriminate against whites and Asians.  They also do the blacks little good if it puts them in a job that does not match their skill set.  It is like requiring the NBA to have a quota of short white guys who can't jump.  They will always be at a competitive disadvantage against people with superior size and talent.  I have successful black friends with important jobs.  I am in no way suggesting that they should not be given opportunities.  But they are succeeding because they doing jobs that match their skill set.  Putting them in a position that does not is wrong and cruel.