Shades

In a climate of absolute greed and indifference, the American dream has become an illusion for most Americans, regardless of color. As it becomes more difficult for everyone to make ends meet the bloated American political machine perpetuates greed, hate and racial biases controlled by the wealthy one percent who reign down prices on us. It is the twenty first century yet most working individuals are struggling to get to work, as it takes more and more each year for transportation to get to work Fewer and fewer Americans can maintain affordable utilities or rent as these cost have skyrocketed over the past few decades. Proof of this can be seen in the way that prices on necessities like gasoline have exploded over the past few decades unchecked by regulation as we now exceed our oil imports with oil exports and produce and serve most of this in high demand product worldwide, American made This is one effect of Reaganomics and the "so called trickledown theory" his trickle down economic theories forced on all Americans during the 1980's where he proclaimed that as the rich got richer they would "trickle down enough economic crumbs to handle public needs Of course everything trickled up, instead and tolls went from .75 cents to daily bridge tolls, in the New York Area, up to $15 dollars today. Buses average about $2.20 to $2:40 each way and the LIRR averages as close to $20.00 round trip Redistricting and gentrification has spread through the cities of the nation as whites decide that they want to return closer to where they work which automatically prices blacks and other minorities out of their families heritages Laws are passed or ignored to support and aid the "conservatives" who helps to move their point of view forward by force. Subliminally, the global networks exists to perpetuate known stereotypes and negative images of black men as their images are constantly flashed across countless numbers of plasma screens on the nightly news, nightly. "Can we all just get along?" Asked Rodney King, after his attempted murder in L.A. by L.A. P.D. officers so many years ago THE RACE BLOG.. The "see through me" website exists to get all Americans, involved in the discussion about Racial Equality for All of this nation's citizens regardless of color It is far past the time for Black citizens to be treated with equality and respect A Black man was the first to die in the Revolutionary war so that this country could live up to its own constitution "This constitution does not state that All men are created equal except for those born black" does it? THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES PREAMBLE: WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION, ESTABLISH JUSTICE, INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE, PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE, AND SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY TO OURSELVES AND OUR PROSPERITY, DO ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH THIS CONSTITUTION FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA " THE 14TH AMENDMENT: "ALL PERSONS BORN OR NATURALIZED IN THE UNITED STATES, AND SUBJECT TO ITS JURISDICTION THEREOF, ARE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE WHEREIN THEY RESIDE. NO STATE SHALL MAKE OR ENFORCE ANY LAW WHICH SHALL ABRIDGE THE PRIVILEGES OR IMMUNITIES OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES; NOR SHALL ANY STATE DEPRIVE ANY PERSON OF LIFE, LIBERTY OR PROPERTY, WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF LAW; NOR DENY TO ANY PERSON WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS " Meanwhile In REAL LIFE...WAS IT NECESSARY FOR TWO NASSAU COUNTY POLICE CARS TO RESPOND TO TACO BELL IN MERRICK N.Y. IN 2008 BECAUSE I THREW MY CHANGE ON THE COUNTER. THEN I WAS CHASTISED BY ONE OFFICER WITH HIS FOOT ON THE TABLES BENCH TELLING ME HOW BIG AND INTIMIDATING I LOOKED TO THE TACO BELL MANAGER, AT 5'11" AND 195 LBS AS I THREW MY CHANGE DOWN. More in Shades.