re: #8 MandyManners

How anyone could not see the racism in that is beyond me.

Sadly, the reason is that many of these people don’t want to believe they’re racists. “Racism is bad. I’m not bad. Ergo if I agree with something it is neither bad nor racism.”

It’s not the only circumstance where this occurs. People do not think, “Today, I shall be evil.” They never plan to be one of the bad guys.

It is frightening to quit thinking with a broad brush and actually look at the people in history who were followers and supporters of people and processes and habits we today consider utterly evil, and realize they thought they were doing good. In fact they often WERE doing good except for this one tiny little aspect.

It’s a stereotype, I know, but I’ll reiterate it here. The strengths are the weaknesses of both liberals and conservatives. Liberals tend to not get things done as they tie themselves in knots wondering if they’re doing the wrong thing. Conservatives always know they’re doing the right thing and see no need to question themselves.