04-20-2021, 03:11 PM
Any legislator of color (male or female) is targeted. The institutional racism in American law enforcement is endemic and very, very, strong.
I offer the example of Cleveland, Ohio. Where the mayor, many members of the city council, and the chief of police are all people of color. And the police have continued problems with institutional racism resulting in abuse and deaths on a regular basis.
Much like when Obama's presidency didn't instantly 'fix racism', political and organizational control won't fix racism either. Racism has to be cured from below, not from above. The cultural imperatives that come from generation to generation need to get broken down. And that is DAMN hard.
How many idiots are flying Confederate flags 156 years AFTER the end of the Confederacy ? That is almost 8 generations keeping that hatred alive. It's been 76 years, or almost 4 generates since the Nazis surrendered. And we keep seeing Nazis.
People who hate are terrible people. I dislike them intensely. I want them to learn that love is a better emotion.
I offer the example of Cleveland, Ohio. Where the mayor, many members of the city council, and the chief of police are all people of color. And the police have continued problems with institutional racism resulting in abuse and deaths on a regular basis.
Much like when Obama's presidency didn't instantly 'fix racism', political and organizational control won't fix racism either. Racism has to be cured from below, not from above. The cultural imperatives that come from generation to generation need to get broken down. And that is DAMN hard.
How many idiots are flying Confederate flags 156 years AFTER the end of the Confederacy ? That is almost 8 generations keeping that hatred alive. It's been 76 years, or almost 4 generates since the Nazis surrendered. And we keep seeing Nazis.
People who hate are terrible people. I dislike them intensely. I want them to learn that love is a better emotion.