MACS wrote:Al... that's an interesting study, but I already see some holes in it. The statistics don't tell WHY the numbers are what they are. It is not due to systemic racism.
You are certain it no longer exists after nearly two centuries of systemic, state sponsored inequality, where the minorities were legally deprived of many opportunities, let alone basic rights afforded the majority, and many of the majority who benefited from those institutions, to the detriment of the minorities, are still alive? And their progeny don't resent the fact that societal norms that favored them and their forbears in the past are prohibited, that their once elevated positions in the social order has been diminished? You're certain that none of that matters today? The Civil Rights Act wiped the slate clean and gave everyone a fresh start?
The John Birch Society got huge in Orange County, CA in the 60's.
My family still couldn't buy homes in many neighborhoods into the '80's.
How do you explain the rise of nationalism and populism and the accompanying resurgence of the white supremacy movement today?
Inequality is not due to systemic racism: because it has been outlawed? That's like saying most people were satisfied and complied with Prohibition. Like everyone is happy with Social Security and Medicare and want to keep and improve them...