The Family of God (part two)

  Regarding history: Keep in mind that the United States is but a babe among nations. Some existing countries and past civilizations go back thousands of years. Us? We are approximately 250 years old. Sure we have had serious problems and we have made mistakes. But considering our youth, we have worked out those problems in short order. Americans are good people as a whole, benevolent I guess is the word? Slavery has existed for thousands of years and it still exists today. We brought it with us when we settled the land. A civil war was fought to right that wrong. Eight hundred thousand men died fighting it, the equivalent of 8 million today! Take the time to do a little research, and you'll find that throughout our history, the government addressed the racism and hatred that followed after the Civil war was won. The KKK was labeled a terrorist group and were hunted down by the army. Even the non violent forms of racism which existed throughout different areas of the country were also addressed and the necessary changes were made. The Jim Crowe laws that were enacted in the South were also defeated and justice for all restored. If you are unsure of what the Jim Crowe laws were all about, it was a way to legalize discrimination, in that they called out the phrase "separate but equal", which was anything but. To give you an example, there were black only and white only hotels. Separate drinking fountains and bathrooms. These laws were meant to make sure of a two class system. Once again, these terribly unfair and insulting laws were eventually abolished. But still, even after these obvious affronts to civil liberties were made illegal and abolished, the struggle continued throughout the twentieth century. I don't want to get into the politics of the ongoing civil rights struggles over the years, except to say what will probably surprise you. From the time of the Civil War, the KKK, through the Jim Crowe years, and such things as desegregating our schools via bussing. Governors standing in and blocking the doorways to keep black students from entering were all spearheaded by Democrats, not Republicans. Even as recently as today, generally you'll find that it is Democrats who are against school choice and the voucher systems that would make school choice a right for all. 

  For me, and many other Americans, Dr. Martin Luther King was and remains the most influential of all black leaders. His "I have a dream" speech made this man of God, one of the most important statesman in our history. You can think me naive, but as I look at 21st century America, most if not all that he dreamed for our country has come to be. Barack Obama was elected to two terms as president, blacks head many of the big companies. Black sitcoms and television shows are all over TV. No matter the walk of life, black men and women are present in the highest places and through all manner of business sports and politics. One of the biggest fears of both whites and black parents was that their child would marry outside of his or her race. Not only are mixed race couples accepted today, but these unions have made some of the best looking children in society. Is there still some problems? Of course, but nothing near what we Americans have been through in our brief history. In short, America is not a racist nation, we are a loving people and a fair people. Are there still some deviants who are racist and still hate? Sure, but now though true racism barely exists, there are those who for political reasons and selfish gain are working very hard to have you forget the tremendous gains we have made and tell you that racism is still a huge problem? These hate filled fools are even suggesting separate but equal, (Jin Crowe) again. Don't give into these lies, because whether you are white or black, we are all Americans, and this young nation is still the gold standard and America is admired by all. Those who hate us look to divide us because they wish to see us defeated. Something that can never happen if we stay united toward the goals that will improve all of our lives. United we stand, One nation under God, divided we fall, and the cost of that fall? Our freedom.