Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Racism Destroyed

"All we need is a voluntary, free-spirited, open-ended program of procreative racial deconstruction. Everybody just gotta keep fuckin' everybody 'til they're all the same color." - Bulworth (1998)
I'm not sure if you've seen this movie but Warren Beatty really nails it. Racism is dead... The new monster is classism. Racism is now a by-product of classism. A mere illusion to the real problems we face today. Classism is what really separates people today. Rich vs. Poor. Haves vs. Have-nots.

Whether black, white, red, brown or green; being apart of the lower class is really the crippling factor. Does the cost of living effect those with equal or lesser financial income any less than it does your particular race? Probably not.


It's basically all smoke and mirrors. As long as we're fighting the wrong war the rich will continue to get richer while we fight over what's left. Ever thought about becoming the rich? Is there any difference between a black guy worth millions and a white guy worth millions? Nope. So why as Americans are we constantly fighting over what genetics gives us no control over?

We have the power to change our conditions yet we create self-defeating boundaries that sabotage any chances we have to overcome our adversity.
The key to change is ambition. People must release the welfare mentality (what will you do for me because my situation is....) and switch to a What-can-I-do-for-myself mentality.

Unity is needed to make these changes but in order to help me you have to be able to help yourself.
What if we had one race? (We do already - Human Race) would we still fight for invisible neighborhood borders? Would we still blame not getting that job on race or will we make sure we're really the best candidate for the position? Would "The Man" still have his foot or our neck or will we realize it was never there in the first place?

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