Originally Posted by
joeyc77
The difference between racists in the 1960s and before and now is that society, as a whole, supported racists and racism. Now racists are on the fringe of society. Do you know how stupid it sounds for a racist to claim black people aren't smart enough to be doctors, lawyers, etc? There's a movie called Glory Road about Texas Western University playing 5 black players in an NCAA championship game. There was a time in this country in which black people were thought too stupid to excel in the game of basketball. This thought process was supported wide spread throughout sports and society. It's ridiculous to think along those lines now. The world and our country has evolved. Of course, it's not perfect. There's still racism. It's just mot the rampant force you believe it to be.
You need racism to be rampant so you can protect black people from racists. Whether it's to garner votes or for your own virtuous well being, the difference between you and i is, i don't believe black people need the help of white people or any people. While there's racists, they aren't the threat to black people they once were. Not on any mass level.