Don Imus versus The Rev Al

nbachris2788
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:50:03 +0000

I don’t think it’s to be admired or not admired. It’s something that just is. And it will continue exist as long as humans continue to be humans.



Unfortunately, in many social instances, you are right.

But I contend that much of it is socially influenced. People don’t “naturally” stick to races/ethnicities as much as they like to find groups they associate themselves with and make cliques out of those. For example, there was once a time when Catholics and Protestants and Jews in America couldn’t get along at all. However, in the face of an external threat like radical Islam, they band together under the banner of Judeo-Christianism and suddenly, all the historical and religious differences are vented outwards. So it’s not as if Whites, Blacks, and Asians cannot inherently blend together seamless. It’s just that recent history has pitted these races against each other, and until something forces them to rally under a common banner (like “humanity”), there will be friction and disagreement. I think all humanitarian and political philosophies should have a common goal to making people identify themselves mainly as humans, not Christians or Blacks or poor or anything.