This Is white supremacy Folks, Plain & Simple

[Akicita]

79. There has been a huge sea change in attitudes towards race.

I remember back in the early 1970's when a lot of people, maybe most, thought that a black QB could not succeed in the NFL because they just didn't have the intellectual capacity. And now we have a black President. Even the rethugs have had two black Secretaries of State. That's huge progress.

Look at the huge increase in inter-racial dating and marriages and the lack of stigma attached to it compared to any other time in our history. That's huge progress.

To address your points specifically:

Are too many people dying only because of the color of their skin? I assume you mean at the hands of someone of a different skin color. Yes, but less so than there used to be. And unjust killings of POC by police get much more attention these days thanks to activists. Even Chicago is finding out that murders by police can no longer just be swept under the rug without repercussions. The judicial system is more fair to POC. Although far from perfect and still rife with problems, it is much better than it used to be. Progress has been made. Our last two Attorney Generals are black.

Blacks still have some problems voting, but it is much easier for blacks to vote than it used to be. Much progress on voting rights has been made.

Are people still marginalized in housing, jobs, education and opportunity based on skin color. Yes, but most of that is now illegal and we now have government agencies tasked with preventing discrimination in those areas. In fact, we now have discrimination in favor of POC through affirmative action programs. All of that is real progress and it is helping.

We are still a long, long way from the ultimate goal of a color blind society and we are not changing fast enough. But we are changing for the better. There are still many racists in this country. But there are a lot fewer than there used to be. Most people now realize that people are just people. Those who are so ideologically driven on race issues that they believe that things have either not changed or gotten worse are blinding themselves. I don't think that is good because it can breed further hopelessness, resentment and hate. Instead, I think it would be better to recognize that much progress has been made but that much more work needs to be done to reach the goal of a colorblind society. We are still a long way from accomplishing that goal but lets all work together to get the job done.