It makes no difference what color someones skin is. There are great African Americans and not so great. Likewise there are great Caucasians and not so great. I'm not suggesting everyone be colorblind, that idea is just absurd. But we all should know that skin color doesn't reflect the person inside.
I'm trying to wrap my head around the prejudice which, is still so prevalent in the US. The main thing that I don't get is the fact that nobody alive today bears scars of slavery. Most of the people in my generation are separated from that by several generations. So why do people still hold these grudges? Why is it that in America, these issues speak so much louder?
My theory is that America is a strange social experiment. It is one of the first countries where race has no ties with national pride.
Historically, people of different races were separated by borders. This made it easy to keep your friends and enemies straight. This also made it easy for us to hate a certain group. I believe that the tension in America is the remnants of this ideology which is ingrained in everyone.
As time goes on and provided that this experiment won't collapse, I believe we, as a society, can cleanse ourselves of this demon.
www.endracism.org
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