go read the article, otherwise you cannot say there is not an open and honest discussion if you are going to ignore reality by dismissing it out of hand as partisan rhetoric. these things are continuing to happen, it is not just 1950s history that we are talking about here. it is the ongoing subjugation of black people at the hands of whites who should know better.
as to your family history: i won't say that you had it better than your counterparts in the black community. but i can guarantee that if you went into a store like Niemann Marcus, the staff is less likely to call the cops on you than those same counterparts you claim to have had the same opportunity as yourself. this is the reason you have had the opportunity to succeed, whether you notice it or not -- because you are not automatically assumed to be a criminal or sociopath simply for the color of your skin.
If the store would rather have you removed than have your money, that is their business, and would eventually hurt it more in the long run. Anecdotal evidence is highly suspect in any case. In cases such as the store calling the cops, we generally only have the alleged victim's word about why he was evicted, or why the cops were called. Your assumption that this only ever happened to black people on a large scale is almost amusing in the degree of ignorance on display.
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
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