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In reply to the discussion: America [View all]JustAnotherGen
(31,823 posts)Some of the handed down wealth came from my black paternal Grandfather - an almost lifelong Republican. He saw opportunities and just took them I suppose. Granted he was born at turn of the last century and he had to work Around America and J.C. To get ahead - but I'm proud of every single law he broke.
My derision comes from people who want me to kiss Snowden and Greenwald's asses and scream about the TPP and tell me my nephews have to "wait" until all the white men are ALL happy to ensure the get equal protection and due process before the law.
Fuck that.
They can be mad - see if I care.
It pisses me off when 1Strong gets profiled as he did in September. Those public servants need to get in their place and show some respect.
No one likes that I wrote that? They can be mad.
It is 2015. I'm not waiting anymore.
I played by white America's rules - beat some at the game and now folks want to be mad about that? And the same people who will get mad will call me a nigger when I turn my back? They can go fuck themselves.
From before the Boston Tea Party white men have been angry in what is now America. There is always going to be greed, envy, and anger there. I not have any time for that. Go be angry elsewhere, stop denying that racial prejudice exists, stop denying that sexism exists, and stop pretending like gay people are hurting anything.
Now they can either get with the program and acknowledge that Slavery By Any other Name has been a concerted effort to keep black folks disenfranchised and in poverty or get out of my way while I bypass them to help another black person get up.
It's their choice - but they can't have that snotty attitude "well we did this for you."
No they didn't. My parents did. And the single biggest contributor to my wealth today has to do with a black man who couldn't get a job on Wall street with his 4 year degree, went back home to 'Bama and said fuck you USA! Liquor, wine, booze, organized crime and he always paid his taxes because his father handed den to him several farms he could launder the money through.
They lynched his brother - got away with it - so America had it coming.