IReporters on CNN Pan and Praise “Black in America”

Veronica Delacruz reported on CNN that comments from blacks included that they are tired of the whole race focus and do not think the much promoted CNN feature “Black in America” portrayed the average black man.

Who invited those racially insensitives to the CNN pity party?

Some of course praised it and demanded someone do something about it.

“Black in America” adds some more well known examples of a poorly performing group in America but mostly it adds fuel to the fire as does the aging and irrelevant Jesse Jackson in the style of “steal my soul away,” the victim and related anachronistic approaches to improving lives by placing blame on the victimizer. You.

That is unlike “MLK: Words That Changed A Nation“, also by CNN’s Soledad. Inspiring, with useful information, many of us, regardless of race, probably still do not know.

Houston, we do have a problem but it cuts most importantly not along the lines of race but of poverty and under achievement, which visits all races to varying degrees and each with it’s different histories. Kind of like people as individuals, we all have, to a person, a unique history along with our commonalities.

Society will always lean heavier on some individuals, races, nations, neighborhoods, clubs, religions etc and so on. Get over it. MoveOn. Get a life, do all that you can do, become all that you can become. Persevere.

My white ancestors were discriminated against and taken advantage of by other whites, rich and poor, by blacks and probably more. Some of them overcame and prospered and some did not do as well. As Frankie sang, “That’s Life”.

I feel bad for anyone, regardless of the reason, for any distress. Humans have feelings for other humans and even Bill Clinton could mostly only feel your pain (don’t go there) but was not really able to help except for when the economy was strong.

No law could have been written that would have protected my ancestors or most down and outs today, against the sometimes dark heart of mankind, which shows up all too often….not entirely in our power, other than what we as individuals do.

We can add to the problem by harming others or not taking care of ourselves, or looking to others to make everything OK, or we can do something that at least has a chance for a more positive outcome, focus on our own self reliance while being good citizens.