Should we blame the vikings? They terrorized Europe and took many slaves. How about the Mongols? They killed millions of people. There are now more opportun

Should we blame the vikings? They terrorized Europe and took many slaves. How about the Mongols? They killed millions of people. There are now more opportunities and less racism than there ever has been in the history of the US and things don't seem to be getting better. The point is that this abhorrent behavior is no longer accepted and we have progressed into a civilized society. At some point, we need to stop blaming our ancestors. Many immigrants from decades ago were treated just as poorly (and some..even worse) as the African American community and they are now flourishing. Mostly because many of these immigrants instilled a culture of education onto their kids, which translates to generations of successful people. If this happened more in the African american community, we would see more success and less poverty. The problem is that not only is this accepted, the real root of the problem is denied and anyone that even attempts to talk about it is deemed a 'racist'. I have a feeling we will be having this same conversation in a decade. I know I had this same conversation a decade ago..and a decade before that when having a black president wasn't even a thought in anyone's head.