America’s Olympic of the Oppressed
I was listening last week to columnist Frank Bruni. He is a well-known and respected columnist for the New
York Times. He mentioned that the United States has become the Olympics of the Oppressed. I never looked at it this way but I have begun to think that there is merit in this comment. I began to think of the groups that feel oppressed in the United States. Where do I begin? Should we give out gold, silver and bronze medals for the Olympic prizes?
I thought I would list some here. They are not in any specific order or ranking but I found it amazing that all these groups feel they are oppressed. I do believe the last two years have brought them out into the light of day where we can work with their grievances. Certainly our Circus Ringmaster President has made them a sideshow and …


