I say again: rationalization of victimhood.
We Americans are all born equal, with equal opportunity before us. Easier for some? Yes. Impossible for any? No.
No American is predestined to crime, or poverty, or addiction. We are free to choose our path, choose our values, choose our behavior.
Show me one "disenfranchised/disadvantaged" youth, and I'll show you the opportunity before him.
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