White man's burden is to right the wrongs in which we profited and find ourselves in the luxuries we now enjoy. The time has come to share it all.
Originally Posted by: DakotaT
See this is where I differ.. you cannot change the past.. what was done was done by a different generation and there is little that can be done to "correct" those sins upon the society of today. That would be just as unfair to today's world as it was unfair to those of yesteryear.
Additionally.. it isn't so much as the elite fat cats are suppressing just select portions of American society today based on race.
It is economically class based.. they give really two shits less about the genealogy of those they suppress through greed and politics. They are hoarders of power and money.. everyone is a threat to them.. because everyone can take their prizes away.
Personally.. I don't think we can systematically strip the elite of their possessions.. however we should be holding them accountable to do their part for this society and not continue to only profit and prey upon it illegally or immorally. In a perfect world.. they wouldn't be able to utilize their money to influence politically.. but to globally convict anyone with wealth isn't correct either.
Just like the middle to lower class Joe.. you only can judge a person individually upon their own merits.. not the economic, ethnic and religious standings.
This country, based on its extensive and wide ranging mixing pot of those the form it, has little room to judge upon its citizens in collective groups.
There is a reason that we have varying levels of government, within the concept of design its purpose is to make sure there is a level of individualism in the political arena.
And it is there, in the lower levels of government, where the greed and power is stripping the middle and lower classes of its voice.
It calls for reforming the process in which "we the people" restore our voices and realign the purpose of government for the good of all people.. IMO, it does not call for paying for sins of the past.. or beating down a single entity within this society. It is restoring the roots upon which this country was founded... and avoiding the mistakes of the past.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"