Racists, Getting Rid of Racism

IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, there is no more racism in America, because there are no longer any racists in America. If you don't believe this, and want to find out for yourself, just go out and ask people: "are you a racist"? The more people you ask, the better, the more reliable the results. Five'll get you ten that no matter how many Americans you interview, the answer will always be an emphatic and resounding "No!" Most people will not even have to think about it, and most people will answer emphatically. Many will be insulted at being asked, as if their complete lack of racism should be taken for granted, assumed a priori, by all. How dare you ask me that, as if you even remotely think I might be a racist! How dare anyone ever imply that any American is racist. We are all better than that. Just ask us. So, fair enough. NO American citizen is a racist. Yet, strangely, somehow, repeated and incontrovertible studies have demonstrated, over and over again, that racism not only exists in America, it is, alas, deeply rooted widespread, pervasive, institutionalized. Nobody in the country is a racist, but somehow, mysteriously, like an invisible cloud hanging over the country, the ideal of racism exists, but is not attached to any of us personally. There are two fundamental sectors of American society in which racism rears its ugly head, and which prove the fact of its existence; the criminal justice and legal system, and and employment working world of American free enterprise. Probably every sociology department of every reputable university in the country has done a study on this, and they ave all proven the same point. Two equal job applicants, the white person gets hired far and away more often. Two equal criminal cases, from arrest stage through indictment, trial, verdict, and penalty, white person gets far more lenient treatment, again, and again...and again. There's no arguing or denying the facts. Anybody can do the same study using public records. And yet, magically, nobody in America is a racist, which is comforting only if we wish to keep our heads in the sand. It may be that racism is as deeply embedded in the human mind as greed, fear, or dishonestly, and that we simply prefer not to see or acknowledge it, and that humanity will no more eliminate racism from its arsenal of weapons that it will eliminate all dishonesty, greed, or violence. But, let's face it, human beings have great imaginations, are are amazingly accomplished at inventing fiction, and convincing themselves that their inventions are real. Our imagination is our greatest gift. So, maybe if we all keep telling each other that we are most definitely and assuredly not racists, there will come a time when we truly are not, for real........PLEASE LOG ON AGAIN, THANKS!