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Racism

Racism

 

It seems that too many people have the need to find something or someone to blame for as many of their inadequacies, injustices and insecurities as possible. When we hold to ideologies that everyone who doesn’t look like me is against me, we draw a line in the sand that states that there is a good side and bad side. The truth is the larger percentage of the population don’t hold to those values as strongly as the minority. This applies to every culture around the world. The more enlightened realize there are all kinds of personalities in every walk of life.

My immediate feeling toward people with a physical appearance that doesn’t match as closely to mine as others is defensive. The feeling is purely a safety trigger. I have many friends who have a visibly different ethnic background than me and they will point out groups of people who match their own nationality and say that “they hate you because of the way you look”. This is saddening on many levels, but one that really hurts is that once I’ve established myself to anyone no matter what they look like, the first thing I try to portray is safety and support. There is nothing quite as rewarding as the recognition and reciprocation of openness.

The second natural safety trigger is distancing from as many sources of pain and responsibility as possible. When we learn of suffering in another country it is easier coping knowing we are most likely not familiar with any of those victims. It is a building tool that feeds the gap between imagined worlds.

I sympathize with individuals who have to exist in a society where they optically stand out in almost every place they need to go to live their normal lives. It’s no one’s fault, because if you imagine a page full of blue dots with a pink dot anywhere on it, your eyes will naturally pick out the pink instantly. The burden of that alone placed on a character could understandably cause it to grow restricted and jaded. The souls who rise above carrying that extra strain and find like minds not like looks deserve more accolades than any others. It is unfortunately easier to simply blend in.

I’m curious to know how common it is to spend your life distancing yourself from anyone who has too many differences to you. Where does it start and end? Most people you meet seem to show their positive side at first, but as you get to know them better often there are things that repel you from each other at differing rates per relationship. These are encounters with beings that would be considered of the same basic background. Yet many experiences I’ve had with people who own a visibly different exterior look than me have brought me great joy in the realization that we have very similar outlooks on life. A good question is, how can anyone even consider calling any human part of any more than one race. Dogs are man’s best friend, but they look nothing like us. This is sadly playground logic, but when the shoe fits.

If we want to analyze it on a higher level, then what it really comes down to is my sensibilities versus yours. The easy thing to conclude with racism is that “they” don’t think like “us”. Some of the most despicable people we’ve ever observed share the same cultural upbringing as us. When a human act defiles the moral standard, it is very safe and comforting when we can point a finger and claim that no one in our group would ever do that.

The blame game is a crutch that makes putting an effort into accomplishing anything outside of the bare necessities seem pointless. This is obviously detrimental to the growth of our species and development of our planet. With all the problems the future faces we cannot overcome them before we settle so many social issues and racism looks like it should be the simplest one. It only comes down to a way of thinking unlike other things that would cost money, time and resources. Flick a switch and see what happens.

As mentioned earlier, the majority of the population I’ve encountered have an open mind and willingness to give everyone an opportunity to show a mutual faith in mankind. My experience is likely not the norm as I live in a melting pot where there is less social friction than many other places in the world. It’s disappointing seeing the wasted, fruitless struggle made by so many when the sooner we click together the sooner we can decide the fate of our future and evolve into the caretakers of this world that doesn’t belong to us. A new way of thinking needs to unfold because the old one is clearly leading us to ruin.

To bring an end to the prevailing way of doing things and restore the original balance of existence, there must be a line drawn in the sand that separates us, but it needs to rotate ninety degrees. When the positive masses stand up to the negative with resolve, there will be no choice but compliance. Necessity will dictate a united pulling of the rope all in the same direction. The task is unfathomable with unimaginable numbers of us requiring food and shelter, but collectively we can win the real fight of our lives. Racism will be the biggest hurdle we encounter before the true healing can begin.

Stereotyping damages relationships between all groups of people and is a product laziness and the weak minded. It’s easy to think that someone else whom I do not know is probably judging me and doesn’t like what they see or what they might find if they got to know me. The ability to have confidence in yourself holds the power to bridge the gap between all people. We are all the same in that we battle the same thing; positive verses negative way of being. The positive connect and negative repel. We need to connect.

 

April 2020

 

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