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 I'm what many would call, an old white guy. I never thought much about it until recently but I am totally ashamed of my demographic, speaking on a generalizing basis. My demographic seems to be in control of the government and they definitely should NOT be.
-A little background: My great great grandmother on my father's side was a freed slave. My grandfather on my mother's side was hispanic or Native American - nobody is quite sure. Most of my heritage is from Scotland and England. But I didn't know any of this until recent years as I researched my genealogy.
+A little background: My great great grandmother on my father's side was a freed slave. My grandfather on my mother's side was hispanic or Native American - nobody is quite sure. And I'm proud of both heritages. Both of these facts were apparently family secrets I discovered recently through genealogy research. Most of my heritage is from Scotland and England.
 I had one rule my entire life of 7 decades. Never discuss [[politics]] or [[religion]]. Never. And I never did. Until now. Times require people to speak up, IMHO. Hence, this section of my blog.