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Originally Posted by sycamore
Not necessarily. Sometimes, they just happen to fall in your lap. On the flip side, you could search the ends of the world, but you just might not find/get an opportunity.
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You're right, but most times, if someone gets an opportunity to better themselves, they did a bit of legwork themselves. Pure luck isn't all that common - just go to Vegas sometime.
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Originally Posted by sycamore
Sharpton and his ilk keep issues that are important to many blacks in the forefront...just when you think they've gone away, here they come again! I don't think they're looking for a handout...they just want to sit at the table of brotherhood. And from their perspective, they're still at the kiddie table...or in small chairs that leave them looking up at the table.
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They're perpetuating emnity between races by constantly pointing out perceived slights, insults, etc. But they're not offering feasible solutions. One of the biggest jokes of modern society is this business of "raising awareness" as a solution to a problem. Pinning ribbons on lapels, booking a celebrity for a $1,000/plate dinner, bitching on cable news shows, and marching with signs raises awareness, but it's never ever ever been shown to do a damn bit of good FIXING anything. Ditto for governmental programs - they're poorly administrated, corrupt, and serve only to "show people that we're doing something". Instead, people need to be good to one another on an individual level. That can't happen when supposed "leaders" are constantly throwing lit matches into a brushpile.