RE: More Ron Bashing
February 7, 2012 at 5:02 pm
(This post was last modified: February 7, 2012 at 5:03 pm by Faith No More.)
paintpooper Wrote:It is being honest, one can hope, and try to change things, if everyone just thought that shit couldn't change and being naive was stupid, nothing would change.
No is saying things can't change, but if you honestly think that all a racist needs is a good education on race, you apparently haven't met many racists in your life. I know a lot of people think that because they don't see racism anymore, it doesn't exist, but I can tell you there are parts of the country that it is very much alive. Laws like the Civil Rights Act are very necessary in these places.
The idea that you could change a racist's mind by simply educating people is both idealistic and naive.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
