“I feel like conservatives don’t like to act like racism is a problem, but then again, white liberals like to act like false accusations are not a problem,” Banks said. “I’ve felt like even here at Stanford I’ve had trouble finding places where I can find support to help me overcome it.”
I see it as an entry point to a real conversation instead of the usual hysterical accusations, finger pointing, virtue signaling, claims of victim hood status, etc.
I won’t deny for a second there is an ugly history in America and everywhere else in the world wrt racism. It happened. It’s true. The official kind is long in the past and it’s debatable how common it is today in society. The big question: what’s the best way to get past it?
Should we self segregate, claim victimhood status, claim anybody who doesn’t agree with our politics must be racist, act like government is always the only solution to our problems, have quotas, nurse historical grievances from before most Americans today were born
OR
Treat each person like an individual to be judged solely on his/her own merits?
Which approach is more fair to each person and more likely to lead to the outcome everybody claims they want?