Inconvenient Truth

It seems at times that we gravitate towards convenience and ignore unpopular positions because we desire the warmth of conformity and mass acceptance. This is one of those times. Truthfully, America will never fulfill its immense potential as long as the issue of racism is conveniently categorized as a figment of black people's imagination. Racism is real and it still seeks to wraps its destructive limbs around the collective minds and bodies of black people. This is truth and Americas consistent inability to recognize this truth makes progress impossible. We cannot ignore those truths which make us uncomfortable and attempt to sweep them under the collective rug of our consciousness. No we must deal with the reality that progress is not achieved simply because we allow ourselves to be blind to the persistence of truth. Americas warm embrace of a lie keeps us trapped in a reality were many Americans are forced to wear the corrupt blinders of American dogma and cannot truly envision freedom. The day when America can truly look itself in the mirror and recognizes its flaws, is a day when we began to embrace truth over convenience. Until then we will remain a country that hides its imperfections and is continuously enamored with a false image. Let's Get Free!