I'm A Racist

A day or two ago I got involved in a huge argument with the black guys I work with.

I was just walking past them and I overheard something about a class action lawsuit. So I asked them who they were going to sue.
"The government, man, who else?" they said.
"Oh. For what?" I inquired.
"Reparations for slavery."
"Oh, right. Well, um, I... think that's a good idea. I think you should do it," I said to them, "but just tell me one thing first. Exactly how long were each of you slaves?"
"What?!"
"I said, 'Exactly how long were each of you slaves?' Exactly where and how long were you personally a slave?" I asked them.
"Well, I was never a slave myself, but my great-great-grandfather was."
"Okay. ...Is your great-great-grandfather still alive?" I asked.
"Of course not."
"Well if he was, HE would have a case," I said, "but frankly, YOU deserve nothing."

As I'm sure you can guess, a huge, very heated argument ensued directly following this little volley. And I totally see their point. I understand their frustration and anger over the whole slavery thing, but I'm sorry, they need to GET THE FUCK OVER IT.

"What about the Japanese?" they argued at me.
"What about them?" I replied.
"The Japanese people who got thrown in camps during World War II," they said, "The government gave THEM reparations, why can't we get them? That's all we want."
"Well, first of all, the Japanese people who got reparations are the ones who ACTUALLY GOT THROWN IN THE CAMPS. Their grandchildren DO NOT have any cause or justification to sue the government for reparations NOW, and neither do you." I told them, "And second of all, all I see you guys wanting is money for nothing."

Needless to say, that REALLY pissed them off, but deep down I know they know I'm right.

The history of this country, at least the last hundred years or so, has cultured a society of fucking crybabies who all want free money because their lives suck. We have developed a national mindset that everyone is special, that everyone has a right to this or that, and I am just fucking sick of it. People everywhere are doing stupid things to themselves and each other and then finding somebody rich to sue for it. Personal responsibility is being thrown out the fucking window and it is neither healthy nor economically sound. Fat people are sueing McDonald's for selling them food. Smokers are sueing tobacco companies for killing them with a product that only an idiot doesn't know is unhealthy. Idiots are sueing gun companies for making products that do what they're supposed to do. C'mon!

Look, I have nothing whatsoever against people sueing corporations for shit. Fuck corporate America! Nor do I have anything against black people, white people, red, green, blue, whatever the fuck you are, I am equally indifferent to you all. But there are actually people in the world, and even in this country who are genuinely willing to EARN WHAT THEY'VE GOT. We live in a fast-food, scratch-off ticket world where if it's not done NOW, it's not being done fast enough and it's turned our entire lives into one big lottery. Every time you fuck up, you look around for someone else to blame, and then sue.

THE COURT SYSTEM IN AMERICA DOES NOT EXIST TO MAKE YOUR LIVES BETTER. Sorry, it's just not. So what is it for? That's right, the entire judicial system exists for the sole purpose of keeping black people down. There, I said it. Now it's out there, and everybody knows. You're still not getting any fucking reparations, though.