Asclepias
Diamond Member
I dont see much that is helpful in explaining to whites that they have white privilege if thats what you are talking about. For starters most whites will deny it flat out and its a waste of time IMO. Their indirect support of racism is an issue yes but my concern are people with the ideology of white racists like Drumpf that are in a position to cause real harm to Black people. Also those cowards that walk into churches to kill people .I think education and communication fosters understanding which breaks the hate over time. People who are already on the extremes aren’t gonna change so it’s not worth wasting your time, the hope is they die out and their offspring are smarter than they were. But there are a ton of people who sit in the middle. You have blacks that don’t trust whites or feel cheated by the past... you also have whites that don’t recognize or relate with the struggles that modern day blacks feel so they go through life oblivious. Some may even do or say offensive things and not even realize it. It’s these two groups that have hope of coming together if they can reach an understanding and find productive solutions.Arent those the people that are doing the hating? I mean those are the ones that dont consider Blacks as equals right? How is talking to someone that is not a racist going to do anything to break the hate?Well you wouldn’t be talking to those people.How does one have civil discourse with someone that doesnt see you as an equal?I think we need civiled discourse and not give all the attention to the extremists. Unfortunately that not how our country currently operates. Big problem in the political world as wellA special program on msnbc on breaking hatred in America, featuring a former white supremacist who's made it his life mission to reform current white supremacists.
Powerful program.
How do you guys think racial hatred in this country can best be broken?
You can’t waste a majority of your time talking to a minority of people that probably won’t change their ways.
Or you can focus a minority of your time with the majority of people who want to work with you to find solutions. The choice is yours but there is an obvious pathway to progress