All Whites Guaranteed Work

Tonight I read Are whites racially oppressed? by John Blake. I feel that the article does not clearly communicate a message, and that it is simply a collage of quotations in order for CNN to appear unbiased. Among the cluster of quotes I identified a two key points that I would like to respond to and voice my opinion about.

First and foremost, during this economic recession, many whites have joined the unemployment lines. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but how is unemployment a race related issue? I have never seem a sign or clause stating something to the effect of "In America, all whites are guaranteed work." I feel entitled to the freedom of making a racial comment, especially because of the amount of spin encompassed in the article, so here it is: Generally, the problem I see with unemployed white individuals is not the fact that they cannot find work, but more so the fact that they are unwilling to do the work available to them. Of course there are innumerable variables, but it seems whites generally feel entitled to "better jobs" than those that may currently be available to them, and I see many people willing to throw up their hands and sit on unemployment rather than to actively seek employment with a job that may seem degrading to them. This issue reminds me of my High School days. I have never had a teacher that did not advocate the importance of post-secondary/higher education. I feel that everyone, at some point, was told of the higher job security available to them through higher education. However, it seems to me that white America is simply getting scared and blaming their problems on "racism" instead of working hard to achieve the ends they desire.

In response to the fact that there are minority only scholarships: think for a moment how many more scholarships are available from private sources. I have seen employers ignore applications submitted by African Americans simply because of their race. In the white American hysteria currently taking place, how many times do you think white owned companies award scholarships to individuals of an actual minority group? I feel as if white Americans are simply becoming scared that they may lose the majority control of America and are trying to secure their dominant position in the stratification system.