"So yes, force has it's problems, but where would we be if the civil rights movement had never happened? Proximity does bring understanding"
Yep, this is it in a nutshell for me. I'm the last person to argue that affirmative action was perfect or that de-segregation was smooth. I grew up listening to stories about that time.
"So yes, force has it's problems, but where would we be if the civil rights movement had never happened? Proximity does bring understanding"
Yep, this is it in a nutshell for me. I'm the last person to argue that affirmative action was perfect or that de-segregation was smooth. I grew up listening to stories about that time.
The point is, it was far and away the least worst option available. There's no magic wand that will change attitudes, but proximity is the next best thing. And it helps that that proximity also gave black people access to opportunities they'd previously been denied.
Today there are black people who are just as distrustful of white people as they were in the sixties. There are white people who are just as racist as they were in the sixties. But *most* people have gotten better. We have to take the wins where we can.
"So yes, force has it's problems, but where would we be if the civil rights movement had never happened? Proximity does bring understanding"
Yep, this is it in a nutshell for me. I'm the last person to argue that affirmative action was perfect or that de-segregation was smooth. I grew up listening to stories about that time.
The point is, it was far and away the least worst option available. There's no magic wand that will change attitudes, but proximity is the next best thing. And it helps that that proximity also gave black people access to opportunities they'd previously been denied.
Today there are black people who are just as distrustful of white people as they were in the sixties. There are white people who are just as racist as they were in the sixties. But *most* people have gotten better. We have to take the wins where we can.