Quote:But how do you actually make that happen and should you even attempt to socially engineer a free society? In a free society, it's really nobody's business to suggest or enforce who I spend my time with and that's not to suggest I don't spend a great deal of time with people of other races. Your idea is still very short on details, much like the BLM website, and it might not even be ethical depending on what extent you're taking it to. I would contend that if the entire world population intermingled and interbred into a single new race in 10's of thousands of years that we would still find ways to group ourselves and find confrontation between those groups. Racial differences just happen to be the easiest and laziest way for people to group themselves.


The problem with BLM and Kaepernick's statement, as I mentioned earlier, is that they've requested no specific solution for their grievance. It begs the question, do they even want the grievance solved or are they content to just being adversarial to American society as a whole? I don't believe they're winning over any hearts and minds with their comments/actions so I have to believe they're more interested in just being adversarial just for the sake of it.

Where's this generation's great black rights orator? There's certainly no Dr. King equivalent anywhere to be found.

I'm not talking about social engineering. I'm suggesting ppl spend more time with each other so you can truly know them, see how much alike we are. And I'm not sure where you're going with the ethical part. You asked me what I would do, then turned around and said it's nobody's business to suggest or enforce who you spend your time with. This makes it seem as if you didn't want an answer to your question. When poor blacks and whites are housed in the same areas, there teens to be less racial animus because everyone has to rely on each other.


I'm not trying to enforce anything as I said I'm strictly against any legislation dictating it. I'm short on details because we're on a message board and you couldn't think I was going to lay out an elaborate plan for combating racism. You mentioned BLM and Colin being possibly interested in only being adversarial but have yourself have rejected an idea that has no adversarial tenets. Lastly, we are not in need of some great leader, other groups seemed to be doing fine without one. Careful asking after Dr. King, the last of his speeches didn't sound like the ones they teach you in school. The world is what we make it.


If you don't want racial harmony, just say that and be proud. What BLM and Colin are talking about isn't grouping or a categorization of races. They are talking about oppression. If you would like to turn a blind eye, be my guest. If you want to know what's really happening you'll have to visit the ppl it's happening to. You asked me for answer, I gave you one but if you read your response, you're as guilty of not wanting a solution at the frequency of those you accuse.


Btw, I started a thread titled "food for thought on our perceived racial divide." It contains an article detailing the birth of racism in this country. Not that I should have to say this but it's not written from the perspective of a minority. I guess I fear you'll ignore it if it's written by someone who black.

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