Shut Up and Melt

I've noticed that those who scream the loudest about being victims of racism are often the first to play the "race card" when it benefits them.  Let me talk a little about the past, and about how we, as Americans, should deal with what happened then and now.

My Indian ancestors were raped and murdered by my English ancestors- how am I supposed to feel about that one, huh? My German ancestors tortured and murdered Jews. Am I expected to pay homage to the Jewish because of that? Some of my "white" ancestors probably raped, tortured and murdered black slaves. Another handful of my ancestors likely fought in battle and killed Mexicans.

So if we're going to go by the standard that we all individually owe someone for some wrong done in the past, then rape me, beat me, put me in chains, gas me, starve me and finally murder me. Will that make everything all better or rewrite history? I don't think so.

America is supposed to be the "melting pot" so if you want to be a true American, quit blaming others for what happened to your ancestors. Quit spewing garbage about what you "deserve" because of what was done to your ancestors. Quit demanding that groups of people owe you restitution or ANY sort of special treatment because of happened way back when.

If you want to be a TRUE American, then quit bitching about what everyone else should be doing for YOU and start thinking about what YOU should be doing for America. Quit whining about who your ancestors were and work on becoming the American you SHOULD be.

If you want to be a TRUE American, then shut your yap and start melting.