Why can't people learn, to let things go? Options

[murderous_though...]

Ok im not trying to be racist here, I just don't understand something and I hope somebody can help me out. Why are today's African Americans still holding us accountable for slavery? Were they slaves? Were their parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents slaves? No...Were any of the white people alive today slave owners? Or their parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents? No...Why get pissed off at white people about it? One of their ancestors was just as responsible for selling slaves to the whites in the first place...they were traded for sugar and rum. But you never see anybody complaining about the leader of that tribe that SOLD them like a friggin piece of fish....WE'RE ALL HUMAN BEINGS!! Don't get me wrong, im completely against slavery, but stop whining about something that didn't even happen to you. Now, the Jews and Palestinians...It all started way back when with Jacob and Esau...Jacob took Esaus birthright and blessing because of trickery, but after about 14 years, Jacob came back and Esau forgave him (Sparks notes version, k?) Jacob went on to make the Jewish nation, and Esau the Palestinians...why are they still fighting over land? Both had ancestors that believed in the same God, and the differences were reconciled before even Jesus was alive...can someone tell me why they're still fighting? (sorry for such a long post)

[illumineering]

I hold a fundamentally different view of gentrification than you do. Rather than continue posting, I do agree that you have specific reasons for your point-of-view that are contrary to my experience. As for the rest of the post, we are truly polar opposites in our views of race relations.

After living in California for 12 years and seeing the effects of the issues raised in this thread, I don't find myself swayed by your argument. I'm rather certain you may feel the same way about my views.

The experience of living in an environment where the poor working class, elderly and others on fixed income are marginalized by deliberate efforts to gentrify a neighborhood, the most notable being Santa Monica, is a more relevant consequence than increased tax revenues, new co-ops and any other material gain gentrification may bring.