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Two Hundred More Years

America. Is equality truly our highest priority? The equality of all white males, yes. We have been on the maps for over two hundred years, Promising the same things, But never delivering. A woman who works the same job as a man will still receive lower pay. Why is that? A man of African-American decent gets shot, The government doesn't even blink. Why is that? Is it because these people are less than others? No. No they are not. At the end of the day, These random people are still human, Just like you and I. The color of their skin, Their gender, Their sexuality, None of that makes them any less human. Any less than those who have more political power. These women working to death every day, Only to be mocked or cast aside because they are women, They are more important now, than ever. Equality is expected of America. Yet who here agrees that we are treating each person with the same amount of respect? No one. No one except those unwilling to change. Those unwilling to hear out people that look different from themselves. That is not equality. That is pathetic. That is cowardly and disgusting. Take a long look at your government. Are these the people you want your children to look up to? Are these the people you want your children to be? I hope not. Or equality may be something we are still fighting for in two hundred more years.

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