I wonder if any African Americans have tried to launch a class action suit against a bevy of defendants: the feds, state governments, companies, individuals, etc., for reparations for slavery, then segregation, hate crimes, unequal educational and employment opportunities, etc., etc. The barrier of statutes of limitation might crumble before the vastness and ubiquity of the crime(s) and the effect of the crimes themselves, which prevented blacks from suing at the time of the crime. In Canada the Indians have used the courts to gain massive concessions and land “grants” (more correctly, “land returns”). Both nations have similar legal structures… I’m probably fantasizing, but you never know… There’s another factor: homogeneity. Biologically, between men and women, skin colour makes no difference. The only thing preventing more widespread mixed-race marriage is the lingering social disapproval. This disapproval is obviously eroding, perhaps eroding fast. At some point, America may be tan all over, as all the blacks, whites, reds and yellows intermingle and create one great genetically diverse people. (I say America, but I think the whole world will slowly do the same.) This is a step along our path to angelhood: when there are no more races, then bigotry has only has a few sanctuaries left: economic prejudice (“white trash,”) social hierarchy and intellectual prejudices; there might be others. Psychologists know bigotry is based in fear and envy. Only education (not security) can dissolve this fear.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 16:45:03 +0000
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