I both agree, and disagree with what the author is saying in this article. He starts by saying that our chances of succeeding are influenced by the generation of our family that came before us, and by our network of friends and acquaintances. He applies the term "social capital," to this. He then goes on to say that the government needs to take responsibility for ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity get a job, be accepted into a university, or move up in their company. The next five paragraphs are spent arguing against "color-blind absolutism," that is, the idea that we should ignore race altogether. To this point in the article, I could not agree more.
I believe most rational thinking people learn from their parents, old
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