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Racism: wash, rinse and repeat.

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"The anger is alive, and the fear, too.
In the land of the free, will justice prevail?"

To quote Prosperous Snow celebrating : "A sin that stains the soul of every person in America"

I responded: "I think this is one of the main barriers. Many of us have strived to get over racism but it surrounds us like air and water. We work on this as individuals but we are snared by the systemic racism found in our culture.

Some of us are going down the tracks; others are stuck at the depot; none of us have arrived." [edited]

Brief examples:

We tend to be born in a family that looks like us. We tend to have family that looks like us and/or has the same customs.

As Americans, we are raised in homes where not everyone is welcomed, live in neighborhoods where not everyone is tolerated, go to schools where diversity is not embraced.

We apply to higher learning or jobs that are not open to us, so we go elsewhere, unaware that others face the same barriers as well, just higher, wider, thicker ones.

We wash ourselves of uniqueness to try to fit in. Some of us succeed while others don't or can't.

And every generation it's wash, rinse and repeat.

Yes, there is xenophobia, racism and religious intolerance elsewhere. But I don't live elsewhere. In my travels I've marvelled at both the openness and closeness of people around the world. In this Global Village there are many dark corners. Is America the light? No. But with it's great mix of people it could be.

Recent events should illustrate how far we have yet to go.

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