I can see that racism is a major blight on US society. It sort of shocks me. We have issues in the UK but nothing like I see on these forums.
Racists in the UK can kiss goodbye to a career in the public eye but in the US they get sent to Washington.
How do you cope with it on a personal level ? What do you tell your kids ? How do you rationalise this and keep your temper ?
I wont respond to redneck racist trash on this thread.
Race is a social construct.
The last president we had, was not really, "black," he was half white.
One quarter of black men in the 20teens are having children in multiracial couples. In the 2020's this percentage will only grow. We are an integrated society, I do not see racism as a major blight. The US has a tradition of integration and being a melting pot. The UK and Europe is the place where bigotry and discrimination is much more rampant. We are much more used to dealing with these issues than you folks will ever be.
I live in a town that has both African Immigrants and Black Americans. These two communities are as different as the white community is different from the African Community. In fact, the African immigrant community gets along better with other immigrant communities in my county.
To me, an American is an American. I suspect this is true for most people.
The problem with you Tommy, is the problem with most obtuse people; they believe that what they see on their TEE VEE, or read on their social media is reality, when, it is far from the facts on the ground.
A black American is more American, than an immigrant that is black, and just got their naturalization and looks black. Neither do the two have anything in common.
Don't fall for the divide and conquer bullshit. Racism IS NOT a major blight, the corporate press only makes it out to be. Most of us get along just fine.
This is the reality. Unfortunately, we do have some black posters on this site that think that the history of Africa or the African people or accomplishments of Africa have something to do with them, today.
It doesn't. They are Americans now. They should be proud of all the black community here in America has overcome, accomplished, and contributed to the United States.