The US is not where it needs to be on race. We have a black mark in our history that lasted a long time & not easily overcome.
With that said, we are now also one of the most racially tolerant and diverse countries in world history and have made enormous progress.
With that said, we are now also one of the most racially tolerant and diverse countries in world history and have made enormous progress.
Both of those things are true. There are a lot of people stuck on part 1 and insistent on ignoring part 2. What's even worse is that many of those people, in powerful positions, have promoted the belief that only way to deal with 1 is to reverse the progress that led to 2.
The way we achieved 2 was by recognizing that racial differences are not central to a person's identity or what we should judge others on. But a certain religious-like cult which believes that is wrong has now been normalized in the parts of the press, politics, & culture.
Those who strongly believe in that idea and the progress America has made bc of it have a responsibility to speak out. A responsibility to hold those that promote racial divisions and animosity accountable bc the type of country we pass on to the next generation depends on it.
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