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@bijouxbroussard So true. There are hundreds of thousands of records of police stopping and harassing drivers and citizens in public places with no provocation. The US government's own records show the darker the skin pigment, the greater the likelihood of harassment, and the greater the danger of being shot even when there is no weapon and no sign oh hostile or disrespectful behaviour.
Anyone can access these online.
So people who don't acknowledge it are choosing to remain willfully ignorant and in denial - or worse, they are actively racist and unwilling to face the truth of the harm that causes to the whole of society.
Anyone can access these online.
So people who don't acknowledge it are choosing to remain willfully ignorant and in denial - or worse, they are actively racist and unwilling to face the truth of the harm that causes to the whole of society.
@bijouxbroussard You're right. They're comfortable in their zones of "rightness" and familiarity, and prefer to twist whatever they see into a justification for their existing world view. Some people cannot handle the cognitive dissonance when confronted with reality, the result, denial.
This frustrates me, seeing how it slows down the progress of society.
But when we take the long view, and see how things have changed since 1700s, things have improved. Activism does work, the laws do change, and eventually the worst behaviours occur less often.
One of the things that does interest me is healing from intergenerational trauma.
I do believe that education from early childhood can help to eliminate racism. It would be possible to integrate this into every aspect of the curriculum.
Based on the US constitution, it could be argued that this should be a mandatory aspect of ensuring equal rights, opportunities (for happiness) and freedom for all. It cannot be all if minorities are not included.
This frustrates me, seeing how it slows down the progress of society.
But when we take the long view, and see how things have changed since 1700s, things have improved. Activism does work, the laws do change, and eventually the worst behaviours occur less often.
One of the things that does interest me is healing from intergenerational trauma.
I do believe that education from early childhood can help to eliminate racism. It would be possible to integrate this into every aspect of the curriculum.
Based on the US constitution, it could be argued that this should be a mandatory aspect of ensuring equal rights, opportunities (for happiness) and freedom for all. It cannot be all if minorities are not included.