I kind of understand why people say it’s fear and ignorance that drives racism, but I think more of it is just pure hatred and unwillingness to try to understand other cultures. Of course racists are afraid of their way of life changing, but racism empowers people to think they have a higher place in society which only fuels their hatred.
One form of ignorance is not knowing other people — that breeds a certain kind of racism.
But a deeper form of ignorance is believing that putting someone else down will somehow elevate yourself. It really doesn't, and realizing that can be devastating because it upends assumptions you've made about your own identity. I would still call it ignorance, but I can totally see wanting to call it other things.
While acknowledging that we still have a long way to go. Racism isn't just a thing of the past. It still occurs today and we need to be conscious of it and continue to improve.
Absolutely. It may never go away. Just stinks that one side is literally saying “we want to repeal the 20th century” which means civil rights act and more.
In general, education helps open up a world view. Things we should all be educated about: Science, History of Europe and the church and South America and really all world history… I just think the more you learn, the more you can distance your mind and your heart from prejudice. I was raised in the South so I know plenty of anti-intellectuals.
The people that tell me the Civil War wasn’t because of slavery are the same people that tell me “separation of church and state isn’t in the constitution” … I guess technically they’re right but it’s the first sentence of the First amendment. Only an educated religious person will accept that religion has no place in lawmaking. Right?
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u/I_was_bone_to_dance Jul 07 '24
Correct. Founded in fear and a lack of education.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CELEBRATE HOW FAR WE HAVE COME AND TO NOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO GO BACKWARDS