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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Where do you live, Arkansas? I can't claim to know how things are in Arkansas. I can tell you that in California, there is no significant racism. You can go into any store or business here. There will be customers and employees of every race. Everyone gets along fine. There are no issues.

I tend to think it is the same way in most of the country. In case you didn't notice, we have a black President. I think anyone who is intellectually honest knows that if you work hard and have talent at what you do in this country, you can be successful, regardless of your race. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar. I don't know a single person who is talented and is a hard worker, but just can't make it in this country because of their race. Do you know such a person?

Back in the 1960s there was real prejudice. The only thing that people like Martin Luther King wanted for black people was a fair chance. That was his dream. Today his dream has been accomplished. If he were alive today, he would be thrilled. As I type this in the year 2016, for people who live in the US, a person's race will not be an impediment to their success. In some cases, people of color actually have an advantage because of affirmative action type hiring practices in the private sector.

Am I claiming there is zero prejudice in this country? No. I'm not claiming there is zero. What I am claiming is that the amount of prejudice out there is so small that it is insignificant. As I said before, if you are talented at what you do and you work hard, your race is not going to stop you from succeeding.

this is all utter bullshit

I wish you were right, tho.