I saw a list “Great Physicists”. There were a few dozen white ones — names you’ve heard — Newton, Einstein, and so on. There was one black one — he was on the list because he was the first black to get a doctorate in physics.
They really think that way. There is no hope.
Walter Williams has been trying to wake up White Conservatives--those White Conservatives, whose approach to social issues is that of a dog with his tale between his legs--for a generation. He understands human reality. He understands race relations. He understands freedom & responsibility. As a kindly intentioned realist, his is indeed a voice in a veritable wilderness.
Having said that, let me commend you; not for your pessimism, but for the fact that you are able to make a cogent point. You are not one cowed by ideological crack-pots.
The clue to better relations between different definable groups, races, communities, nations, tribes & classes, is not the hideously absurd pretense that we are all interchangeable--we are not;--or the ridiculous notion that those who succeed exploit or cause others to fail; no, rather its a lesson we should have learned from what actually improved relations between peoples, throughout human history; treating others with respect for who they are; encouraging people to develop the diverse talents they actually have; sharing know how, rather than forced uniformity, etc., etc.
William Flax