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On The Soapbox
from
the editor
Segregation Part 2
This was asked of me after
last month's article:
"Do you really believe
that you have it worse because you are not a minority?"
You missed my point. First
of all I was writing on segregation AND equality. My point was that the
fight for equality should not encourage segregation. That's like trying
to cure cancer by drinking Drano.
But to answer your question
I'm not sure whether or not I am better off than those of a minority. What
I am sure of is that someone in a minority can find assistance and be heard
more than me. There are organizations which exclude me because of race
or sex. If you think that I am wrong, then I will apply to the NAACP for
a college scholarship and we'll see what happens.
The only reason for a special rights group is to segregate the American people
Another thing I am sure
of is that I am in the position that I am in now because of MY choices
and MY decisions and MY hard work. Ideals that were instilled in me by
my father have kept me working, and when I found myself without a job I
went out and found another one (or two). Sometimes I have had to tighten
my belt. Sometimes I have made the wrong choices and got into debt. But
I am able to work and I have an income. I feed myself and my family.
I have a roof over my head.
I have worked among Hispanics,
African Americans, American Indians, Asians, Jews, Gay Men, Gay Women,
Single Mothers, Single Fathers, Senior Citizens, 16 year old young people,
Environmentalists, Rednecks, Yankees, and even a few people who claim to
be Witches, Werewolves, and Vampires.
They were American citizens
who worked, ate, slept, and defecated in the same city as I. We have all been paid on the same pay scale, had the same Governor, local police enforcement,
fast food restaurants, and utility companies.
So what makes any one of
them individually different from me?
Individuality! That's
it. We have the same problems with day to day life. It is their individual
lives that differ from mine. So again my question is "What makes a minority
groups' issues more important than mine? Why do they deserve Special Treatment?
The only reason for a special rights group is to segregate the American
people.
"Don't they deserve to be heard?"
Sure. But so do I! And so do
you!
GETTING OFF THE SOAPBOX
ROBIN HOOD

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