Internalized Racial Oppression

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Here's my confession.
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All of my American ancestors immigrated without any real wealth.  They were Europeans of varied heritage who were among the settlers of the early frontier.  They were freemen but not slave holders.  They took hardship in stride and made a virtue of it.  They both fought and married with Native Americans.  One of them fought in the Battle of Fallen Timbers with "Mad" Anthony Wayne; another served honorably with the troops of a northern state during the Civil War. 
DEPLORABLE

A great-grandfather was self-educated and a master carpenter who had more than a passing knowledge of science at the time.  A grandfather whose hopes were derailed by the Depression; took up farming.  He blamed no one for his fate, lived honestly on a small income, and ran a small farm to his last day.  After he no longer actively plowed the fields, he allowed his faithful mare to "retire" as well and quietly finish her days grazing behind the farmhouse. 
DEPLORABLE

My father was born into a poor family and drafted into the Army as a private.  Within three and one-half years, he achieved a commission in the Regular Army, a profession he left after over 30 years of service, three wars, being wounded in action, and being decorated for valor on the battlefield.
DEPLORABLE

My parents raised several children.  None of us have ever had even a brush with the law.  We were raised with respect for integrity and a good work ethic.  Over some thirty years as a supervisor, I worked with Americans from both genders and many ethnic backgrounds.  I treated all fairly and equally, and was rewarded with high performance from them.

Over the course of my life, my politics have wandered a bit.  But no one need wonder that I find the dismissive comment of an over-privileged, out-of-touch elitist like Hillary Clinton deeply offensive.  Whatever faults President Trump may have, one thing I do not expect from him is to insult myself or my family for having worked honestly, for having served our country, or for having shown a general regard for civil behavior and respect for the law of the land.  I suppose that attitude means they're damned right that I am a Deplorable.