First of all, I am not your friend so don't make any blanket assumptions. Affirmative action was, and is, a sorry program to right the wrongs of history. It doesn't work and as a minority I would be ashamed to be part of it. I have never owned, nor have I ever known anyone who has owned slaves. Our generation has had this ill devised program shoved down our throats for the deeds of stupid plantation owners that lived long before most of us were even born. I don't need to motivate any minorities. If you want to hang with the homies and sit on your $ss, you will be rewarded with what that brings. If, on the other hand, you want to get your $ss out of bed and learn a trade or go to school, you then will reep the rewards of doing so. Please don't get confused by thinking it is my obligation to come knock on someone's door and teach them the way of truth and light. The kid doesn't "need affirmative action to give him a chance", he needs parents who will teach him about life and people in his life who give a $hit. A white controlled country? This white controlled country is the same one who lets people like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and the Rev. Louis Ferrakhan on national television on a regular basis to spew their messages of division and hatred. Your writings in this post are the height of hypocrisy when it comes to racism. Let me write your very words only substituting my race for yours and please sir, tell me how long it would be before you and your select member organizations label me as a racist:

"I want to see white pilots fly airplanes I buy tickets on"

"I want to see white managers in companies I buy products"

"I want my children to see role models in good positions that have their same skin color so they can believe they can get there.

"That is why I a member of organization of White Pilots"......

This is just your words, how about other obvious examples:

* Miss White America
* White Congressional Caucus
* United White College Fund
* National Association for the Advancement of White People (NAAWP)

I could go on and on and on. You somehow believe that your view of color differences are perfectly acceptable while anyone on the other side is labeled a racist and other hateful things. Racism hurts both ways and until you begin to see the world as people, rather than your people, it will be difficult to make progress. If I were a minority I would be ashamed and embarrased to read what you wrote here. I applaud you for working hard to become a pilot, but your attitude of entitlement, and having others carry the load and responsibility for those who don't have the will or ambition to get their $ss out of bed is discraceful. Your mis-guided thoughts here are the very reason many racial integration problems still exist. Until you see yourself as equal, and not entitled, it will be difficult for others to do the same. And let me point out that the American way belongs to us all, not just you and the NAACP.