Gay marriage ruling about to come down

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(06-27-2015, 12:47 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I am not going to dispute that Thomas is intelligent and worked very hard throughout his life.  But that fact is that when his family was trapped in abject poverty he was saved by the fact that he had a well to do family member to take him in.  

So it rings kind of hollow when a person says "Anyone can overcome hardship.  All you have to do is move in with your well-to-do family member."

If by "well to do" your mean a black man who worked from sun up to sun down to earn a living by running his own business in the racist South with limited education; then yes. I am sure it was easy for Thomas to maintain his dignity being the only black kid at is High School in the 60's in the heart of the South. 

What does this have to do with him being a "white apologist" or an  "Uncle Tom"?