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Re: Pat_B -- the door opening for one doesn't close it on another...
I couldn't have said it better. It's absolutely true!

posted by Pat_B on January 20, 2009 at 4:52 AM | link to this | reply

adnohr
Thanks for reading.

posted by Talion_ on January 19, 2009 at 9:43 PM | link to this | reply

Great post, and great comments. I say hear, hear!

posted by adnohr on January 19, 2009 at 5:08 PM | link to this | reply

mousehop
There are only two roads one can take. There's the low road of Jeremiah Wright, Al Sharpton, and that ilk, the angry, bitter, fist-waving and finger-pointing, the "look what they've done to us" bluster of perpetual victimhood. Then there's the high road of self-reliance and self-improvement, of working hard, and following the rules, of self-respect and respect for others (when possible).  

posted by Talion_ on January 19, 2009 at 3:38 PM | link to this | reply

Pat_B
The dream of peace and opportunity indeed belongs to each of us, but still we must learn a door opening for one person doesn't necessarily mean a door slamming in the face of another. If we can ever reach that point, we, as a country, have made it.   

posted by Talion_ on January 19, 2009 at 3:15 PM | link to this | reply

This brief recounting of history, and your conclusion is heartening.  I commented today that I see racism on a daily basis in my job, but on reflection, I will admit that much of what I see is really anti-immigrant sentiment, and race is only one factor.  But still, progress has been made, even since I was a child.  Thanks for the reminder.

posted by mousehop on January 19, 2009 at 10:45 AM | link to this | reply

True, this!
We all grow up to learn some people are more equal than others, that we're handicapped by our genetics or by what our parents taught us. I believe the dream of peace and opportunity belongs to every one of us. For the first time I'm seeing a real possibility we can all live it together. It's enough to make me weep with joy just thinking about it.

posted by Pat_B on January 19, 2009 at 5:13 AM | link to this | reply