"In a society where predatory abuse was unacceptable to a extreme degree, very few people who felt that Blacks are inferior would take to harming Blacks."
I guess you're right, but wouldn't creating a society that was free of predatory instincts be even harder than creating one that was free of racism? Predation, in its various forms, see…
"In a society where predatory abuse was unacceptable to a extreme degree, very few people who felt that Blacks are inferior would take to harming Blacks."
I guess you're right, but wouldn't creating a society that was free of predatory instincts be even harder than creating one that was free of racism? Predation, in its various forms, seems to be an even more fundamental human drive.
I suspect people will always find reasons to fight. But Think we can find better things to fight about. Maybe even things that eventually lead to a better world.
In a way it would be harder, but it would gain more support as it would benefit everyone. As long as people think that some are claiming special treatment, there will be strong opposition to change. Also it is not as hard as you imagine. We can structure schools to focus on cooperative problem solving. Some LA Probation camps in the 1960's ran cooperative programs, but the problem arose when the kids had to return to the home culture which was based on brutal violence. We had success with reducing gang violence and when we met with the assistant superintendent of LA schools in 1970 about our program and he is response was "Mexicans like to kill each other and there's nothing you can do about it."
"In a society where predatory abuse was unacceptable to a extreme degree, very few people who felt that Blacks are inferior would take to harming Blacks."
I guess you're right, but wouldn't creating a society that was free of predatory instincts be even harder than creating one that was free of racism? Predation, in its various forms, seems to be an even more fundamental human drive.
I suspect people will always find reasons to fight. But Think we can find better things to fight about. Maybe even things that eventually lead to a better world.
In a way it would be harder, but it would gain more support as it would benefit everyone. As long as people think that some are claiming special treatment, there will be strong opposition to change. Also it is not as hard as you imagine. We can structure schools to focus on cooperative problem solving. Some LA Probation camps in the 1960's ran cooperative programs, but the problem arose when the kids had to return to the home culture which was based on brutal violence. We had success with reducing gang violence and when we met with the assistant superintendent of LA schools in 1970 about our program and he is response was "Mexicans like to kill each other and there's nothing you can do about it."