And what about the parents who were systemically denied access to wealth, denied equal access to education, denied the right to vote, and denied equal protectio

And what about the parents who were systemically denied access to wealth, denied equal access to education, denied the right to vote, and denied equal protection under the law for generations? Isn't freedom from persecution a privilege? Your argument only makes sense in a bubble where institutional sexism, classism, racism, and xenophobia doesn't exist. Hard work alone should be enough - but that is an ideal, not the reality.