Quote of the Day

"Nothing is more certainly written in the book of fate, than that these people are to be free; nor is it less certain that the two races, equally free, cannot live in the same government. Nature, habit, opinion have drawn indelible lines of distinction between them."

-Thomas Jefferson

Realization I Had Today

I have pretty much come to the realization that race will always be a factor in society as long as there are identifiable races. Unfortunately, this is an inevitable fact. Ironically, if this fact was widely accepted, I believe, it would actually ease racial tensions slightly. That is, if everyone would realize that we are all "racist" to some extent, then we could all start-off at the same bargaining table and be on the same "playing field". Until then, it will just be a matter of pointing fingers and calling this person or that person a "racist" until violence errupts. Total, signifacant, and satisfacory racial harmony will never exist; it is a dream. It is just that MLK; just a dream. This is unfortunate, but it is a fact I believe.

If you have a white person who was intoxicated while driving and kills three black people in a car; people will say the white person will be let off easy because they are white and the victims are black.

If you have a black person who was intoxicated while driving and kills three white people in a car; people will say the black person will be judged more harshly because they are black and the victims are white.

Word of the Day

Orwellian -

The adjective Orwellian describes the situation, idea, or societal condition that George Orwell identified as being unfavourable to the welfare of a free-society. It connotes an attitude and a policy of control by propaganda, misinformation, denial of truth, and manipulation of the past, including the "unperson" — a person whose past existence is expunged from the public record and memory, practiced by modern repressive governments.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwellian