Obama: There's no longer time for excuses for black men

[mick063]

58. No more excuses?

Perhaps I should disqualify myself because I am an old white man that was a child during the 1960's.

Then again, perhaps I won't.

People are a product of their environment.


Let me just say that I have encountered much racist talk until I have let such people know where I stand. As long as such folks use the race excuse for their agenda, the black "excuse" will endure. In other words, when you corner a cat, it will inherently go in to fight or flight mode. It isn't an excuse. It is built in survival instinct.

Without differentiating by race, I have met my share of despicable people from all walks of life and from a variety of backgrounds. Similarly, I have met fine, compassionate people from diverse backgrounds as well. To cease differentiating such people by race is the real threshold for losing the "excuse".

Racism is alive and well. The "excuse" is a product of that.