>>>>>>>>I haven't said much about this at all, but I understand that "Black Lives Matter" carries an implied "too" at the end.
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>>>>>>>Then why did O'Malley, and Sanders, have to apologize for saying "All lives matter"?
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>>>>>>Because it showed that they hadn't understood the implied "too" and thus, hadn't understood the underlying issue that for 300 years in this country, black people's lives have been valued lower than the lives of white people (however "white" was defined at that time).
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>>>>>>Tamar
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>>>>>Asians don't have such thing as "Asian Lives Matter". Nor do they have nearly the number in government officials who claim to be fighting for their cause. Yet, as a group, they succeed and thrive. Why is that?
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>>>>Because they haven't been repressed to the degree black people have in this country for the past 200+ years.
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>>>Okay. So, how long does it take to get over the pain, and hardship, suffered by your ancestors?
>>>How do you explain people like Ben Carson, Thomas Sewell and Condi Rice?
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>>The hardships suffered by the ancestors is not the problem - it's the system racism that currently exists.
>>Please take the time to watch this to get a better understanding: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5895028/
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>>The fact that a black person can be successful despite having the odds stacked against them is meaningless in this regard - it doesn't change the fact that the systemic racism exists. With your logic here you could ask why every single white person is not like Steve Jobs.
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>Well, by your logic, ever single black person is doomed to failure.....goes both ways.....right?
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>I've been in IT for over 30 years. I've met many professionals. Programmers, accountants, finance, lawyers, doctors...etc....
>How come blacks are way under represented in these fields? Is it because of racism?
>I've never meet a black software engineer. I don't think I've ever met a black accountant either.
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> IMO, the biggest systemic racism is perpetrated by some people telling the minorities, especially black Americans, that they can't do anything.

Do you have a netflix account? Please watch the documentary "13th" - link is above - and tell me if you still think this after seeing it. I could go on for hours and hours, but in 90 minutes it will explain things better than I could. I've been in I.T. more than 30 years and I've met pleny of back software engineers and accountants - so not sure why you have not unless you've only worked for one small place. But aside from that, you can't really take one persons personal experiences and expect it to cover the whole scope of everyone else can you? I think I'm a little confused here as to what it is you're trying to say - is it that you don't think there is systemic racism against black people in this country? Or that you don't see black professionals because white people tell them they can't do it? I just want to understand your position.