Here is a measure of just how distorted and removed from reality our modern dialog has become. We have an entire grievance industry, and people rioting in the streets, based on a totally false premise that white people are killing black people in large numbers ... a claim which is totally contrary to the facts.

Folks, we have enough problems already. Don't let the grievance merchants lie to you and create further dissension and division. I've traveled the world. America is one of the least racist nations I've been in.

Yes, there are still racists in America. But what doesn't exist in any significant way is systemic racism.

Look, think about it dispassionately for a moment. It makes no sense. If America were systemically racist, we would not have black Senators, Representatives , Governors, Mayors, CEOs, Police Chiefs, and black people in positions of power across the land. If America were systemically racist, we wouldn't have a Black History Month or a host of laws against racism in all parts of our life. If America were systemically racist, Dr. Ben Carson could never have made it from the hood to become one of the premier neurosurgeons on the planet. If America were systemically racist, we wouldn't have black colleges, or black sororities and fraternities, or Black Entertainment Television (BET), and Oprah wouldn't be a national hero who owns her own TV network.

And if America were systemically racist, we absolutely would not have a black President elected not only once, but twice.

NONE of that would have happened without the enthusiastic support of our black fellow citizens by the overwhelming majority of white people. Black people are ~ 13% of our nation. The votes of black people didn't pass the laws making racism illegal. The votes of white people did. The votes of black people didn't elect President Obama. The votes of white people did.

Yes, there is residual racism. The remaining racism is spread by race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority from claiming their opponents are "racists"—peopl e like the "Reverend" Al Sharpton, Jussie Smollet, and the people pushing "Critical Race Theory", which the insidious theory that we can only be critical of white people.

Don't buy into their hate-filled racist stories. The facts don't support their lies. In my lifetime, we've almost entirely gotten rid of systemic racism in the US. Don't fall for their lies. They are trying to divide us.

We are a better nation than that. We support and celebrate the successes of everyone, and we must continue to do so without blame, rancor, or bitterness.

My best to my many friends in all of the colors of the rainbow,

w.