How many Americans are racists? I was reading a story about something on the view when one of the panelists asked the other if she thought 42% of Americans were racists. The other responded that she didn't know.
That number might be too low.
I don't mean burning cross racism, just racism absorbed growing up in this country.
In fact the worst form might be the one embedded in many liberals who think they know what minorities need.
You see a lot of comments on social media that reveal a level of racism where the commenter's might not even be aware of how racist they are.
When I see people complain about how a neighborhood has gone downhill and isn't safe anymore, I have to wonder if it is simply because the people there are now different?
It is possible that it is related to issues such as crime or poorly maintained buildings, but much of that is related to racism.
Partially because of lower economic opportunities you see a correlation between the ethnic composition of an area and crime rates.
People are people and everyone shares basic human instincts.
Many of us feel like some people are different. If you talk about any group of people as them you might have that issue.
Once you think of people as belonging to a different group you have to assume certain attributes to that group. Group stereotypes are always bad even if they sound OK. One group excels at math, enough is good with money another has better athletic skills.
Individuals have skills and attributes, not groups. Stereotypes get reinforced when someone in that group exhibits the expected characteristic. We ignore the ones that don't fit.
Each person is unique and should be evaluated as such.
Except of course the rich. As F. Scott pointed out, they are different than you and I.
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