What you say is true enough, but the Civil Rights Act came about with quite a lot struggle. America isn't particularly civilized. Racists are not uncommon, and incidents happen frequently. They just don't get reported other than locally all that much. That's why NYPD has been doing "stop and frisk", which is a gross violation of civil rights. That's why Trayvon Martin got shot. And it is not just racism. We've "isms" to spare here. During the pre Civil Rights Act Freedom Rides the non-violent demonstrators were attacked with dogs, high pressure hoses and clubs. A black church was blown up.
Many in this country were not ready for the societal change you are speaking about. We're a country where "right-to-lifers" murder abortion doctors. We're a little meshugga here. Maybe we watched too many Westerns or something.
Nobody is of the opinion that passing laws is going change how people think. But we can make what actions they do because they have their head up their ass illegal. They have to serve that cup of coffee.
Many in this country were not ready for the societal change you are speaking about. We're a country where "right-to-lifers" murder abortion doctors. We're a little meshugga here. Maybe we watched too many Westerns or something.
Nobody is of the opinion that passing laws is going change how people think. But we can make what actions they do because they have their head up their ass illegal. They have to serve that cup of coffee.
“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world?”
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin
