slu, whether you, i, or anyone likes it, or not, the rich do control us, always have and always will. my parents were both immigrants, but, they were white immigrants and never once in their life do i remember them voicing a single concern or uttering a single word or lifting a single finger, or doing anything, on behalf of any minority.  they acted like racism didn't exist in the good old u.s. of a.  rule of law? what you mean is white mens rule of law. they, like you and apparently your relatives, never thought about it at all.  kids should value education and hard work? i agree, but, what it meant was white kids.  where were our fathers, uncles, brothers and cousins  when unions shut black men out, towns ran black men out, or jailed or lynched them? your and my, fathers, brothers, grandfathers and uncles were silent, just as they are today.  its about time to talk about this in public.