Yes, the United States has a history of racism. Not the one you’ve been led to believe, where everyone everywhere was racist. Ignoring the real history of racism is part of what’s keeping it alive.
During my lifetime, I saw segregation decline and become illegal. Sadly, today, racism has not only survived but seems to be growing. We’re not dealing with the segregation and discrimination from the early 20th century. What we have here are those who defined themselves as being the victims of racism, doing everything they can to keep it on life support.
Just as the saying goes, “To a hammer, everything is a nail,” well, “To a racist, everything is about race.”
Racism is an ugly part of America’s history. Granted, a lot of what we’ve been taught about racism is biased and self-serving, but an examination of our true history reminds us that the mind of man seems always focused upon evil. I am old enough to have witnessed the decline of racism, especially among our governments and institutions. Sadly, I’ve also witnessed people reviving racism for their own agendas.
Like the abused child who abuses others, I’ve witnessed the children of those who suffered racism seek revenge by being racist themselves. Segregation is not only returning on the basis of race but on sex, sexual preference, simple biology, and mostly upon political ideals. It’s easy to see that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) permeates our institutions, once again segregating and punishing people because of their race and other factors. We also see it in the crass assumptions that tools to help ensure the accuracy of our elections must be racist.
There’s an old saying, “To a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”
Take a look at the media’s response to the recent police shooting in Chicago, and I think you’ll see, “To a racist, everything is about race.”
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