this country has been hypocritical with its so-called ideals since they were written. this country has never been about fairness and equality. White supremacy was the culture that this country was built on and it continues today. Government policies, enacted since the constitution was written, were the instruments to support and empow…
this country has been hypocritical with its so-called ideals since they were written. this country has never been about fairness and equality. White supremacy was the culture that this country was built on and it continues today. Government policies, enacted since the constitution was written, were the instruments to support and empower that culture, despite what the constitution said. The racial inequities, perpetuated by the racist structures that built them, persist and are on vivid and clear display throughout this country. We should not be surprised at all with the verdict today.
I'm not surprised by today's verdict, either, unfortunately. I think we've been locked in a battle since the founding of this country between the ideals and the identities that have dominated our politics. Our job, I believe, is to drive the ideals forward--so that they apply to all of us, independent of race, religion, gender, sexual identity, wealth, income, or circumstance. I think we've won that battle more often than we've lost--but we've not won often enough. Today, we lost.
this country has been hypocritical with its so-called ideals since they were written. this country has never been about fairness and equality. White supremacy was the culture that this country was built on and it continues today. Government policies, enacted since the constitution was written, were the instruments to support and empower that culture, despite what the constitution said. The racial inequities, perpetuated by the racist structures that built them, persist and are on vivid and clear display throughout this country. We should not be surprised at all with the verdict today.
I'm not surprised by today's verdict, either, unfortunately. I think we've been locked in a battle since the founding of this country between the ideals and the identities that have dominated our politics. Our job, I believe, is to drive the ideals forward--so that they apply to all of us, independent of race, religion, gender, sexual identity, wealth, income, or circumstance. I think we've won that battle more often than we've lost--but we've not won often enough. Today, we lost.