What-aboutism is not a valid argument. And there are programs in place for some of the issues in your list (none of which really stack up much to America's hist

What-aboutism is not a valid argument. And there are programs in place for some of the issues in your list (none of which really stack up much to America's history of slavery and jim crow). Who said anything about cash reparations or Democrats? Yes, programs should be better funded to make up for the past evils of our society. But what about the people here and now that are disadvantaged due to past evils and the lack of these programs in the past? It's the pairing of past injustices with the inability to just "blend in" with the rest of the crowd that creates a special case. If you are born poor as a black person, you are still twice as likely to remain poor. As for your comment that being born white is some kind of disadvantage is just laughable. Look at the data, what does it tell you? The fact is, almost every statistic out there indicates the opposite. Median net worth for black families is 1/10th that of median white family net worth in America. You may think that your success in life is entirely dependent on your personal grit and whatever. But the reality is that wealth and success is heavily dependent upon generational wealth and social capital. Which means that those whose ancestors were enslaved and otherwise abused are by definition starting way, way back from the starting line. You don't get to have a head-start and then halfway through the race declare that from this point forward, all rules will apply to everyone equally. You especially don't get to pretend that those that had to start way back from the start line don't have some little weights attached to their ankles (i.e. modern racial bias).