Quote Originally Posted by fishman3811
Well if you were a black person growing up in America wouldnt you be bitter??Im not black or American so i wouldnt know im just asking a question......
Well it must have been hard being a black person here once. But I have seen many changes in my own lifetime and coming from the deep south Bible Belt....yes I have seen much hypocrisy towards blacks. But bitterness never solved anything. I as an older woman and a feminist....was once myself treated differently and paid different than a MAN! But I am not bitter. I just did things to change it....and America is a better place4 for women now....That is IF YOU ARE NOT A Morman GIRL AND STILL BEING EXPLOITED IN OUR COUNTRY.


But I am thankful for the progress women have made....for my daughter and my granddaughters.
Blacks have made progress. Obama is running....Condi is a fine Secretary of State! Women and minorities have made progress in this country, Is there still work to be done? YES INDEED! but we must be thankful for the progress we have made. No country is perfect, but America is a great place overall. At least in my world.

So to answer your question about bitterness...I myself find bitterness and anger detramental to myself....so I try not to be bitter and angry very long. And I have plenty of reason to be bitter and angry if I wish to wallow in it.... But critical thinking skills help me not do that and remain positive in negative times. Only "you" can make yourself happy anyway!:hippy: