| I agree with Obama on this as well. Like I said, an apology is a nice gesture. And I'm not against the occasionnal reminder of our history.
But, yeah, real solutions lie in... real action. We do still live with the remnants of segregation and slavery, but not because of laws or stuff like that but because of the quasi-institutionalization of the disenfranchised minorities. I'm not saying it's across the board (obviously) but facts are facts: in terms of poverty, single-parent families, prison populations, etc., etc., minorities are way too heavily represented.
What we need are solutions to poverty, to health care, to education. And they're not sexy issues for politicans because those aren't the areas that bring in money for their backers. But it's what needs to be done for the betterment of the whole country, minorities or otherwise. __________________  Sunny
"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." avie by Jessie |