Can't prove this to me from what I've been seeing around here for the past several years. If anything there is more tension and consciousness of Race as the Race Baiters have been left to run amok. I think we're going backwards in very many ways.
There will always be a certain percentage of racists in society, within each race. However, things have certainly changed since the 60's. I don't know how much they have changed in the past 20 years, but in the past 40 years, there is a huge difference.
But as long as there are programs like affirmative action, which favor one group over another only on the basis of race, there will always be a certain amount of resentment on both sides because of the unfairness of the system, on the one hand, and the frustrated sense of entitlement on the other. Frustrated, because the basic premise seems to be that opportunity equals success - a formula which raises expectations but cannot fulfill its promises.
I enjoyed reading your profile page. Very interesting.
I listened to a youtube video of Dr. Manning that spoke of racism and Black history. He’s right about this: if in over 400 years Blacks have not changed their situation, it is not others’ fault.
I for one am tired of being accused of something that I had no part in, and of seeing Black “culture” get a pass on its own racism.
“The wounds of racial hatred have, over the past 20 years or so, been healing.”
It has been less than 20 years since we witnessed an ignorant, arrogant inner-city jury perform jury nullification in the oj simpson case.
Chebama’s campaign has created as much racial division as that trial did, and has succeeded in re-opening the healing scars of yesteryear.
Of course the Race Baiters keep thing going. It’s their stock and trade.If there is no racial tension Jackson, Sharpton , Obama all have nothing to work with .I wish the average joe would see that .
Can't prove this to me from what I've been seeing around here for the past several years. If anything there is more tension and consciousness of Race as the Race Baiters have been left to run amok. I think we're going backwards in very many ways.
Unfortunately I think your're right. In my opinion the welfare state and sense of entitlement and the devolution of culture (less respect shown towards others and authority, coarser speech, the glorification of violence and the thug lifestyle) among black society as well as American society in general has created a situation where there is a sense of entitlement and a lot of anger and a tinderbox effect.