I went to racially diverse public schools until 8th grade. I’ve never met a single black kid who couldn’t achieve everything I have if he had the same true “privilege” that I enjoyed: not being born into $$, but having a stable family with two parents who emphasized education. That’s the answer to black empowerment in America, not affirmative action. If we care about actually solving problems, we need to say the quiet part out loud.
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@VivekGRamaswamy Some of us grew up as poor white kids and made something of ourselves too due to this being such a wonderful country
@VivekGRamaswamy So what are you going to do for those kids who are growing up with single parents?
@VivekGRamaswamy Then let’s stop the war on drugs which is a war on families, particularly those who are black or brown. You can’t have a two-parent household when one of the parents is incarcerated!
@VivekGRamaswamy @AliceCaterpill1 Super encouraging message. Although.... I am white🤔..... So it's probably just my inner bigotry and white supremacists tendencies influencing me. 🙄
@VivekGRamaswamy I find your stereotypes of blacks to be offensive. The problem is not affirmative action, but systemic discrimination in hiring and school acceptance, which created unfair barriers for merit worthy blacks to achieve their full potential. The issue is discrimination, not merit.
@VivekGRamaswamy Might help to fund education, then
@VivekGRamaswamy Ummm…was the privilege going to private school AFTER 8th grade?
@VivekGRamaswamy Michelle Obama and I are the same age. Grew up 5 miles apart. She went to Harvard. I … didn’t. We both went to Chgo Public Schools. The difference? She had two involved parents. I didn’t. I’m not poor - but I ain’t got Obama money. 🤣