Ben1445 said:
[/QUOTE]
I believe the legacy of our past fuels our racial divide of today. Ever hear a democrat say "they want to put you back in chains" or "they want to impose Jim Crow 2.0? Ever see protesters destroy police cars or buildings because they think of the police as the arm of suppressors, not protectors? On the other hand, familiarity produces unity, as I have worked with people over time, and soon they become just "Joe" or Ed" and their differing appearance does not even register in my mind.
When you see rioters burning police cars, do you rule out that they, at least some of them, do believe the claim that American culture is systemically racist. Certainly dozens of Democrats, many of them Black, have made the claim. Could not some who heard believe?
The false claim of systemic racism and the delusional acceptance of the falsehood actually fuels our division and strife.