I am of the understanding that only Trump supporters and/or Republicans are supposed to be concerned about such things. BLM and the like are supposed to be granted a free pass, for all actions. There is no personal accountability. Everything is someone else's fault.
Despite people hating the "Oh, so you got a black friend that says something", I have many blacks friends and one black aunt.
I won't go into detail because I don't want to offend anyone. But the majority of my blacks friends (and my aunt) say yes racism exists. But they also say many blacks are raised with grandparents and parents who essentially teach their kids/grandkids that they cannot make it anywhere in life, cops are bad, white people hate you...etc. In other words what happens in your life is someone elses fault. In other words instead of encouragement, they get the opposite.
My aunt herself is, and these are her words "A polish jamaican hillbilly". She was raised in poverty in West Virginia. However her parents and grandparents were always positive, always encouraging. She says it makes a difference in your life when you are raised this way.
And she taught her kids the same, I grew up with her daughter mind you. They never feared police. They never felt like white people hated them. They never blamed anyone. She also notes she feels the fact that most black families have a father that is not in the picture also causes issues.
Does this mean your life will be perfect? That you won't face obstacles? Of course not. My friend I grew up with who is black said whenever he sees a story of a black man being killed by cops, he never understands why the person didn't simply comply. For example if a cop pulls you over. Put your hands on the wheel, give them the license when they ask...etc. You get your ticket (maybe a warning)...etc and drive off.
Of course like most of us he agrees that cops use of deadly force is wrong, but he still blames the victim for putting themselves in that situation. Now he's only 26 and said he's only ever been pulled over twice. He had no issues. He was also adopted by white parents when he was 7. If that makes any diffrence.
