America has the solution~ and solved the problem```
Could you please explain that solution. Or maybe it would help if you would explain your version of the problem.
My version of the problem is that American citizens are being harassed by law enforcement officials for walking down the street because of the color of their skin. American citizens are pulled over more often because of the color of their skin. Some American citizens are being killed because of the color of their skin. It's not every cop that does this and it's not every police department that sweeps it under the rug or even encourages it, but American citizens are afraid of the police that are supposed to protect them because of the color of their skin. That fear is often based on personal experience. Mothers are worried about their kids getting home from school safely because of the color of their skin. These are not just the people that live in high crime areas. It's not people wearing gang colors getting stopped. This can happen to people dressed decently and minding their own business.
Through the decades some people, black and white, have tried to draw attention to this problem, sometimes through peaceful means, sometimes with violence. There has been tremendous progress. I was around in the 50's and 60's. I went through a high school integration. I heard some things said in church Sunday school that disgusted me then. Separate doors into buildings, separate bathrooms, could not eat together, it was dangerous for blacks and whites to even mingle in public. A lot of progress has been made.
Despite this progress, American citizens whose families have been American citizens for generations are afraid of the police that are supposed to protect them because of the color of their skin.. They've recently tried protesting when a black is shot by the police, demanding it not be swept under the rug. Sometimes these protests have been peaceful, sometimes they turn into a riot. If you pay attention you'll notice that in the cities that the people have some trust in the police department and elected officials it's usually peaceful, but in cities where they do not trust the police department or elected officials it's often a riot. Not every time either way of course, but often. These demonstrations seem to have helped. It's caused a lot of elected officials and police departments to look at their policies and make adjustments. Not all, but a lot.
It's still going on. Not so much blacks being shot by the police because of the color of their skin, that seems to have dropped some. But the harassment of American citizens because of the color of their skin goes on. They are trying a way to bring this to a lot of people's attention by kneeling. It's not a disrespect to the flag, our country, or our soldiers, it's a cry for help. So how do people respond? Those that already understood understand. Those that don't respond by Oh, you are insulting me by the peaceful legal way you are trying to get the message out. Can you go do that in the parking lot of somewhere else where you don't inconvenience me or make me have to think about it.
I know this is long, maybe you don't see much meat in it, but to me the problem is that people are too busy looking for ways to be insulted instead of trying to figure out why it's going on. They are simply not listening.
. I've read through this thread several times and I think I actually get or think I do at what Ridge is saying. I didn't get far in school due to circumstances so I'm mostly self taught but I have to say my thoughts are along the same line as Ridge's. We can't change the past, it is what it is but we can learn from it, try and do better. There will always be bad people but there's also a lot of good ones. Hopefully the good will overcome. When it comes right down to it the only one you can control is yourself, live by example and hope others will follow. No bad guys allowed 
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