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"In its overwhelming sympathy for the oppressed, Russian society had lost its commitment to fairness and truth. " We, in America, are close to following the wrong path which the Russians have taken.

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I understand that the objective of this article is to articulate your disapproval for the direct the Rhode’s scholarship is taking; maybe largely because you believe it doesn’t honor its origin. But please explain to me about speaking about the historical hardship that influence today’s society is lumped aside as “victim culture”. Is the goal to pit us against one another or become one nation under God?

It is true that many groups were raped, pillaged, murdered , oppressed, used and categorized as “cattle”, brothers forced to mate with sisters, mothers ripped from their children. It was a crime to read etc etc .. I won’t bore you with the history of the “victims”.

It’s also true that TODAY those groups are the ones subjected to lower class & many in communities with less access to healthcare, education, fundamentally intellectually stimulating and life-enhancing extracurricular activities.

It is true that epigenetics has proven that trauma & many debilitating diseases can be passed down in genetics. Making the children of these marginalized communities more susceptible to things like anxiety disorders, high blood pressure, diabetes etc

It is also true that certain groups today are still ostracized from climbing the class later because of class, culture, skin color, hair texture, limited etc.

It is true that microaggressions or avert aggressions due to their race or culture are scientifically proven to cause health issues - most of which with the nervous system- when a human is in fight, fright or flight mode it’s impossible for the body to free up energy for the body to learn- impacting overall education. It is no mystery why in these group you’ll find bad mental health, bad overall health, poor education etc

This article and many views of the far far right whom are so very far out of touch with these communities proves the need for access to programs that aid in their advancement or help fund their education. You want them to pull themselves by boots they do not have & if they were to attempt to assimilate into groups such as yours they would not be accepted because of things that are not inherent to race but class- speech, taste, attire, background etc . If they frankly speak of their struggles & they present so ,they are dismissed a Labeled as “victims”; and dare I say “marginalized”.

1. We should talk instead of judge.- putting God at the center of these discussion.

2. We should look at this topics from a multidisciplinary approach.- inviting scientists: neuroscientists, psychologists, historians to the conversation- so thins we’ll be based in fact.

3. We should invite people who are unlike us to have an open discussion

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