Bernie Sanders: White People Don't Know What It's Like To Live 'In The Ghetto'

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15. He's right. In the broader perspective of things, white people don't. His (anecdotal) use

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of an antiquated term aside, even the poorest whites in this country are largely separated from the black experience, which is what I am sure he was trying to say. Let's face it, as a white person, I am fully aware of white privilege and what it has meant for me- how lucky I was to have been, by some randomness, born white.

Even if they are living in trailer parks in Appalachia, as I saw reference in another post moments ago, or in the government housing communities (we used to call them projects, I hope that won't get ME in trouble), whites do not carry with them the extra burdens that blacks do, as sad as that is.

I say as of this as a white person, who continues to strive to learn every day, and to have empathy, and treat others the way I want to be treated. I could insert some lame quote about having black friends, yadda, yadda, but the fact of the matter is that I literally cringe every time I see someone else attempt it. It always comes of, so, well, cringeworthy. The only reason I even mention any of this is that there appears to be an attempt by forces to divide us.

We just can't let that happen.