Reply #35: Yes, we have moved forward.

[Socal31]

But there will always be racism. Anyone who thinks otherwise sounds like a beauty pageant winner who says she wishes for world peace and a puppy for every child.


This is not exclusive to the US, either. Racism is everywhere. Anytime you get two or more populations together in one place, there will be problems. It is human nature to want to "team up" with people who are like you. This is not always based on race; it can be social class, hobbies, sports teams, or anything else that people feel that brings them together with others. The next logical step is to disparage anyone who isn't like you, mainly out of ignorance or fear of the unknown.

Here in the US, we still have:

- Your stereotypical poor white southern "South will rise again" folk

- Inner city Blacks and Latin Americans who kill each other constantly due to race alone

Worldwide, you have:

- The Xenophobic French who are fighting back against their Islamic immigrants

- Massive amounts of Anti-semitism in the ME

- Israelis who automatically despise any Palestinians


The list can go on, obviously, but I always find it interesting when people act as if the US is the only one with racist idiots.

We are the "melting pot" with every imaginable race and social class living side by side. You could put that anywhere, and there will always be uneducated people who look at skin color and make instant judgments.


To answer the OP directly, I think we have made substantial leaps forward. It wasnt that long ago that humans were being auctioned on the East coast. We have a LOT more room to advance as well. But "post-racial"? No such thing, until we are all some sort of blended skin color somewhere down the line. And even after that happens, we'll find something else to argue with each other about.