Divided America

There is a strange new phenomenon easing its way into the American scene. It is a slow movement away from the battle between the political parties and it comes as a surprise to most people. The new divide is between those who feel that American is a country of opportunity and those who see the country as racist. The first group see a country were everyone has a shot at success but the second group see oppressors and oppressed. Everyday stories appear about the people who overcame obstacles and worked their way to a comfortable life. The middle income group, which includes 60% of Americans, contains a proportional number of minorities with 59% white, 12% Black and 18% Hispanic. In 1979 those figures were 84% white, 9% Black and 5% Hispanic. Our leaders say the American people are not racist and America is not racist but the country suffers from systemic racism. This confusion comes from trying to rationalize the conflict between the oppressed and the oppressors.