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Originally posted by RACooper
I think the first step as cliche as it sounds is to stop seeing people as black or white - to look past the colour and see the person. That is the biggest and most important step that a person can take themselves... and its a hard one because so many in the US seem to have/give an inordinate amount of weight to race and "race relations". Ideally colour should really only be used as a discriptive device, not as an identifier... but then again this is all just me spitballing really.
When it comes to NO it find it incredibly frustrating that people are politicizing or racializing the rescue and relief effort - all the talk of "our people" or accusations of favouritism really only cloud and dilute the many message: People need help! Not blacks, whites, hispanics, asians, native americans, or creoles,; but PEOPLE period.
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i really wish i lived in your world. the idealist in me believes that this travesty isnt a race or class issue. the reality is, race and class play a role in this...a big one!
secondly, this country's foundation was based on race and class. europeans believed that they could come to the united states and 'overthrough' the native americans that lived here. black people were brought to this country as cattle to be cheap labor and physical and psychological guinea pigs. you can't help but consider race when dealing with the social and political issues of this country.
at some point, no matter how much you attempt to look at people for just that, people, race becomes and issue, directly or indirectly.
until our society becomes more altruistic and less focused on 'me and mine' race and class will always be at issue. until 'we' realize the usa and the government for what it is, this dialogue will simply be a meaningless discussion of shoulda, coulda, wouldas.