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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: To close racial gaps, the economic status quo must change... [View all]AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)26. Exactly
And the only way out of it is by encouraging higher education and making it easier to go to college. In most cases, a persons level of bigotry is inversely proportional to their parents education level. The less educated the parent, the more bigoted the offspring. The more educated the parent, the less bigoted the child.
The only way to quash racism down to a minimum is by educating the population. Passing laws won't end racism. They will only drive it underground. Education is the only solution and it will take at least a couple generations before it takes hold.
This is why Republicans are so anti-education, because educated people don't vote for Republicans.
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"most help" /= equal playing field... that's what's needed theoretically seeing all will be lifted..
uponit7771
Aug 2015
#21
Ignorance and apathy are some of the main drivers of racial discrimination anywhere with any people
uponit7771
Aug 2015
#22
It already has...Not enough obviously but a hell of a lot better than when I was young...
Armstead
Aug 2015
#42
Laws to mitigate the effects of racism are more useful than being rich, being rich doesn't stop me
uponit7771
Aug 2015
#23
Okay - if I accept your statement that social justice must come ahead of economic justice - what
jwirr
Aug 2015
#27