Inheritance is one facet of institutionalized racism; it's not about the overt slurs and segregated dining, it's about the segregation of opportunity, and the enforced sense of otherness.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 6:36 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > Martin Luther King is in our thoughts at this time of year. I've never > been able to hack racism, yet feel there is little honest discussion of the > matter. It is still in place all over the world, though in the UK it is > not as obvious as in my youth and there have been improvements. I have two > problems in mind: > > 1. The situation is rarely viewed from the perspective of poor indigenous > people suffering housing problems, work and wage pressures - now including > many ethnic minorities > 2. The meritocracy system we have is based on a flawed concept and is > easily cheated by educational advantages, inheritance and class-based > networking. > > Few here are now openly race prejudiced, yet it remains easy to see many > problems remain. I won't be watching either of the next two soccer world > cups because they are in profoundly racist countries, but most don't care > enough to boycott such. Any views out there? > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
