Everyone is racist to some degree or another. I have found blacks followed by Mexicans to be the most racist but we all have this learned notion of race which at some point becomes an us and them thing.
We really need a stronger word to convey how racist people are when they are being conniving and using misdirection while projecting their own hate in a passive aggressive way which is exactly what this college student did.
No, most Americans are not a little racist. Unless one conflates feelings, conscious apprehensions, moral actions, and ethical principles all into the word until it loses its meaning. But of course this conflation will be one way with the left. The broad definition will be used to eatablish it applies. And a narrow one will be used to justify harsh condemnation. Dont play into the scam. The left only seeks to redefine words in order to equivocate in support of their degeneracy.
Once again we have allowed the left to control the meaning of words. The definition of “racism” is “The prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others”. Even within the framework of that definition is “wriggle-room” allowing sincere belief in “superiority” to quantify and qualify.
My belief is not so much that we are all racist as much as to say that we are all bigoted to one degree or another. It is a perfectly natural part of the human experience to evaluate some traits to be more desirable or attractive and some not so much, but those judgmental tendencies need to be held in check. Just like it is inappropriate to hold an entire group responsible for the actions of an individual, it is wrong to project value judgements of an entire people based on their skin color or where their ancestors originated.
I see what you’re saying about the need for a more accurate term. The epithet “racist” has lost it’s mojo, having been grossly overused and misused. Too bad so sad. Until we find one I’ll continue to call them bigots and bozos.