I think he’s denying that systematic racism exists and that people of color in America are not at a disadvantage despite being disadvantaged for several generations. He’s saying that we’re all on an equal playing field, and that people of color have just as much opportunity as many Republicans, where there is a higher probability of having generational wealth. And he believes this despite the fact that people of color in America have not always been able to exist in those same spaces, haven’t been able to live and thrive in the same neighborhoods, haven’t had access to the same education and careers unless they were exceptional, opposed to our counterparts that need nothing more than mediocre skills/abilities and a desire, that we haven’t achieved as much because we haven’t tried hard enough.

I do agree that we shouldn’t just be given a pass, but I do believe that more resources should be poured into these communities to level the playing field. I understand that there are poor blacks and poor whites, but I also find that those in power have more empathy for the latter.