Donald Trump is the leader of the white supremacy movement, and proved that fact on Tuesday. And he is a perfect example of who these white young men are. Like Trump, they have failed in life. But they refuse to blame themselves; they must find fault in others. These individuals are losers by choice. They believe that they should receive special treatment because they are descended from white Europeans. They have never made a serious effort to improve their own lives or the lives of their families.

America has a large African American community. Their origination was not voluntary, they were brought to our nation in chains and forced to serve those who purchased them. This is fact, and those who would deny that fact support white nationalism as an excuse to blame black men and women for their success. Their hard work. which has achieved what may be called the ‘American opportunity,’ should be admired as a story of success which overcame adversity.

Both Native Americans and African Americans have reason to find the actions of many white Americans suspicious and even eggregious. They have been abused for hundreds of years, and there remain groups who would continue to place them in a level of subservience to whites.

The truth is that throughout our 241 year history, black men and women have contributed equally to the success and the reputation of the United States of America. Those who believe that people of color are inferior to whites have offered nothing to the betterment of our nation; to the improvement of the quality of life for the majority, but continues to blame men and women of color for their failures.

The tragic events which occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday will become another civil rights platform for all true Americans. And when our illegitimate president supported the domestic terrorists who killed Heather Heyer and injured 20 other supporters of the Constitution, all patriotic Americans denounced his vile and anti-American rhetoric. This is who we are. We love our nation based upon the principles and ideals of our founding fathers. They, themselves, were not perfect, but the Constitution which they penned in 1789 remains the greatest document in history. I stand by the greatest rule of law ever written. The Bill of Rights is perfect, and guarantees all Americans the rights and freedoms which could make America a great nation.

Those who deny these rights; Donald Trump and his cronies; oppose the very basic principles of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin and the other men who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Great presidents who followed their ideals; Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Bill Clinton, and Barrack Obama, will be remembered by history as men who ‘preserved, protected and defended the Constitution.’ Donald Trump will be remembered as the illegitimate president who attempted to repeal the law of the land. Do not be misled by the right wing propaganda machine; FOX Noise or other extremists such as Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, or Alex Jones.

America is not easy; it requires all of our nation’s people to practice tolerance and understanding, and offer compassion and support to those we may not understand but accept as true Americans who love their fellow man and their country. There is no place for those who believe that they are superior to others.

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Op-ed by James Turnage

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