[benj111]

How do you know my ancestors weren't forced into slavery? How do you know they weren't crammed in 2 families to a room in a cellar with sewage flowing through it? How do you know they werent sent up chimneys when they were kids?

If you want to have a discussion based on discrimination in the here and now that's one thing, dredging up century plus old things to complain about doesn't get anyone anywhere. In fact it weakens your argument because it suggests that the only discrimination is past discrimination, and we now live in an enlightened world where there is no discrimination.

Further. You're veering very far from the question posed, and inserting a lot of assumptions you have no basis for making.

[trs8080]

"Century plus old things" - which continue to persist today.

> Further. You're veering very far from the question posed

I'm here because you decided to argue semantics. Try some self reflection.

[benj111]

>"Century plus old things" - which continue to persist today.

> (in terms of your ancestors being forced into slavery for the color of their skin or the constant barrage of laws attempted to keep you below others in society because of the color of your skin)

Where's all this slavery? What are these laws?

>I'm here because you decided to argue semantics. Try some self reflection.

I wasn't arguing semantics, I was asking a genuine question. The GPs reasons seemed to conflict with their apparent position. So rather than arguing against what I thought it said, I asked the question.