It's about damn time!!

Finally, a lawmaker not afraid to say what a lot of people have been thinking. It was only a matter of time. Details - Top News- Lawmaker Under Fire for Slavery Comment - AOL News
The PC grip over this nation has got to be relaxed. Honestly, the demands of "wronged" minorities are just getting bolder and more ridiculous by the day. It's time that decent, upstanding individuals say that enough is enough. The comments from the legislator were prompted by the proposal that the state of Virginia formerly apologize for slavery. Excuse me??? The state of Virginia caused slavery? OK, I get it, quit yelling. The point is that The state of Virginia today has nothing to do with the state of Virginia from yesterday. This is an absolutely pointless piece of legislation (and waste of valuable time) that will simply have the blacks crying for MORE. While black members of the state body claimed that this would 'help with the healing process,' we all know that it would simply re-ignite the fires of gimme, gimme gimme that inevitably crop up from time to time where blacks demand slave reparations in the form of cash from white people. Too many things wrong with that picture, but that will be covered some other day. For now, let's just stick with the comment that blacks should "get over slavery."
Perhaps, to start, a definition. I do not think slavery should be forgotten, forgiven, tucked away, hidden or ignored. Getting over it simply means to stop with the crutch of history long gone to prop up the egos of blacks who feel the world owes them everything. The fact that there are black legislators in the same body as the offender tells me that we've come quite a long way in the 140 years since the Civil war. I personally find it offensive that blacks should be demanding anything at all. They've been given the benefit of the doubt, a break at every turn and more opportunity than they know what to do with. So 40 years after the civil rights movement what do we get? A black community that can't advise itself, police itself or even get along with itself. We're talking about people who idolize gangsta rappers and called Bill Cosby an Uncle Tom when he tried to tell them how it is. Get over it!
Next, why don't we discuss who this apology would come from. Now, you can say it is not personal all you like. (The STATE is apologizing, not the people!) But if blacks who emigrated to the country AFTER slavery was abolished take this kind of thing "personally," then so will I. So, let's cover some facts. Blacks did not end slavery without the help of an awful lot of white people. With the exception of a few units, the civil war was pretty much fought, and won, by white folks. Whites pretty much ran the government when the civil rights laws were passed. Whites helped educate blacks. Whites ran the underground rail road, set up quota systems, voted in a holiday for a plagiarizing woman beater...you get the idea. Blacks are demanding an apology from the very people who helped them get to where they are today. It's biting the hand that feeds you in the purest form. Blacks today act as if the entire white world is the enemy when just the opposite is generally true. Demanding an apology of ANY kind is simply a slap in the face to whites everywhere. Let's face it...if ALL whites were against all blacks, we would still have slavery, right? Get over it!
The longer blacks decide they can't get along in the world without the help of white people because of the 'horror' of slavery, the further backwards they will go. It should be a slap in the face to every one of the millions of successful blacks in this country to hear this kind of crap, but it is not the party line. They would rather support their 'brothers' than appear to be against anything that is "for" blacks. Now, for all those folks out there SCREAMING at me that blacks can get along fine on their own, let's cover a few more complaints;
"There are not enough blacks in TV shows!" Actually, I think the problem is a lack of talented black writers, producers, etc. No one is stopping them from going to school, learning their trade or starting their own company. Like tons of whites who came before them, and earned their way. Period.
"There are not enough minorities in NASCAR!" According to who? Tell you what, if you want more minorities in racing, do what most of the white kids did...start young and form your own team. Get a talented driver, some competent crew members and corporate sponsors! See? Easy! Seriously, there's nothing stopping FUBU, BET or P. Diddy from starting their own race team. Why are you waiting for a white folk funded "driver diversity" program?
"There are not enough black Generals, Admirals, pilots, news anchors, sea captains, CEOs, managers, leaders, etc." (This could go on all night but you get the idea.) Sorry, but there is no cure for this problem that white folks can supply. It's a matter of making good use of all the resources offered. The 'mental blockage' brought on by the 'slavery mentality' and the onslaught of 'white privilege' is a problem you invented, not me. I am sick and tired of excuses and demands that minorities put forward as serious agenda so they can 'move on' in this world. Millions make it on their own every day. All you have are lame excuses and laziness. GET OVER IT!!