Leftists Purging History or Al Queda in America

[LadyForCamus]

CL, I think what you might not realize is that a lot of people who are racist don't consider themselves racist.  For instance, if I were to ask my dad today, 'hey, are you racist against African Americans?' his answer would be somewhere along the lines of, 'No, I'm not racist.  I just don't understand why so many black people are lazy, and would rather sell drugs and live off of welfare, than get a job."  Maybe that's all he saw through his tunnel vision growing up in a small, poverty-stricken village, with essentially zero opportunities for education beyond high school.  

Whatever the reason, his position is rooted in ignorance; in a baseless, demonstrably false stereotype.  As an adult he's thrown his lot in with a racist ideology, despite the fact that he doesn't necessarily "mean" it.  

What practical difference is there between an ignorant racist and a willfully ignorant racist?  From the standpoint of how these opinions affect our fellow humans and society at large, there is no difference.  The outcome is the same: perpetuation of racist attitudes through out the fabric of our culture.

Racism is what it is, whether or not an individual "means to be," or not.

I would agree with that. But saying black folks are lazy, etc, IS in and of itself a prejudice.

Correct.  Even though some of those people might believe that prejudice is a fact.  That's my whole point.

As far as Neo goes; trying to put MLK on the same level is Robert E. Lee, if not racist, is pretty shitty to say the least.  It's also a terrible argument for his position.