A nation of cowards

[kandrathe]

I'm sorry, I'm really not seeing how this is in any regard hypocritical. Should he have not succeeded? ... Maybe you'll really have to spell it out for me, because I'm totally not getting it. Does this have anything to do with Eric Holder, other than the incidental fact that he went to Stuyvesant?

Hypocrisy is calling out one thing (e.g. that we are a nation of cowards who choose self segregation due to our inherent racism), while at the same time living the life he condemns in others. It's more than the obvious race baiting during his black history month speech, it's that his entire life has been one of privilege and pre-paved success although his rhetoric is an attempt to be another of the anointed disciples of Dr. King. I'm glad he is successful, and that our system works for people who are smart and apply themselves to learning. It is hypocrisy to point at the very practices he derides, while his career has been rife with the same, and his playing the race card whenever he needs it. There are many, many people who were not born to the silver spoon fed elite who are bright, industrious, and eventually make something of their lives. I live in one of the most vibrant immigration communities in the US. For some reason, Minneapolis has been a target destination for resettling vast immigrant populations for over 100 years. This includes my own grandparents. I've watched first generation, and 2nd generation Hmong families work hard and grow very big and successful businesses, while at the same time multi-generation welfare families continue to struggle for jobs and rent money. I live in one of the most socialist, progressive, and liberal (in the sense of handing out money) in the entire USA. And, we have the same problems in the black community here that are experienced around the nation.

Are there problems in the Black community in the USA? Most definitely. Has Eric Holder had the guts to really address the causes? Certainly not. Rather, he barks the tired old civil rights refrain that has been handed down for 3 or 4 generations, racism and now institutional racism. This is the hypocrisy. What Eric Holder should be saying is "Look at me! Look at Barak Obama!" "America is changing for the better, so you too should work hard, study hard, and invest yourself in America".

I don't have the means to investigate the slurry of dirty money that fuels the Democratic machine. Let's just say that Denise Eisenberg Rich continues to successfully use her 5th amendment rights, and her ex-husband has elected to remain in exile where the banks, and government do not ask questions. Holder has not sought elected office, but has been a rising star of political appointment going back to the Reagan era. I wouldn't be surprised to find the trail of political corruption in Washington doesn't lead through NYC and Chicago.