I can KINDA see where the Trump supporter is coming from.
He's from a Black family that has seen levels of success in their lives.
A vast majority of mother's family have Master's degrees, we have two lawyers in the family
My grandmother holds a Bachelors.
Being from a family that doesn't "make excuses", it's a little more difficult to digest the fact that things like racism and oppression are real and do exist.
Just work hard! Apply yourself! Why complain?! Do better!
As ignorant as he sounds he can't be blamed for it IMO.
He just needs to really dig into mess, I can see why one of the Trump haters were begging to show him a documentary on his phone. They just want him to wake up a bit. The world isn't exactly the way he thinks it is. But kudos is in order for striving and being successful in his own right. However, don't think your family is the norm, they're more of the exception. And in doing so you will find a better sense of empathy for your own people. We are products of our surroundings. Not everyone is born into a Black family that is accomplished and pushes for education.
Many people are the first in their family to graduate college, or even high school. Those, to me, are strong and exceptional people. Because it's one thing to follow suit and do what is expected of you, it's another thing to find something in yourself that says "hey, there may be more to life than what my parents or grandparents said. I want to do more, I want to be more."
