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Demand for fairness in any context raises awareness of an alleged unequal reality. Irrespective of the authenticity of the allegation, one party in the situation feels unjust treatment. In such a situation, it raises a question: should feeling define reality? The consequences of answering that question are quite significant. However, while one deals with that dilemma, one should consider another angle. Someone feeling unjust treatment feels defensive and most of the time, the immediate response will be foolish and wrong. Such a response to “unjust” situations comes from a place to “get back” at the other party. Of course, though, rational people agree that “getting back” in the heat of a moment is foolish. The “getting back” mindset IN the heat of a moment is obviously wrong; it definitely is wrong and foolish when done AFTER the heat of the moment.
The Supreme Court last week ruled that the decades-old practice of affirmative action is unconstitutional. Affirmative action was a practice, specifically in universities, where institutions would factor a person’s race into qualifications for acceptance into university. The rationale behind the policy was as a result of slavery, the educational level of blacks was inferior. Therefore, considering the unjust treatment that they were dealt with, their victimized race should receive equal results in return. Morally from a standpoint of emotions, the policy was understandable. Practically though, the practice did not make sense. Setting exterior racial quotas for any institution that requires actual qualifications, defeats the purpose of the qualifications!
A university that instills education, knowledge, and a way to process and apply logic requires students who not only desire education but also are qualified for the institution. If a person does not fit in a place because of his unnurtured and low-quality academic levels, irrespective of the reason, does not belong in that institution. Putting people in environments that go beyond the respectable desire of “challenging” is wrong and self-defeating. Did putting black Americans in top colleges like Harvard and Yale, lead to better results for them? A 67% rate of single-parent homes, a 52% murder-crime rate, and a 42% college graduation rate would all beg to differ. Would not putting low-tiered academic students in a college that is on their level, or is even somewhat “challenging” produce better results? Instead, black Americans have been taught to feel entitled.
The once lofty goal of treating people equally has now turned into an expectation of receiving equal outcomes. Blacks receiving favored results in college, jobs, income, housing, etc., are all examples of racism. Racism against white Americans is as much racist as it is against blacks or any other race. Appointing people in positions of power because of race or any other external factor is simply going to the other extreme. The past of widespread racism against blacks should never lead to the current racist society against whites. Making the assumption that every person with light melanin has something called “privilege” or labeling people white supremacists, while supporting black supremacists is hateful and racist.
Racism is bad no matter to whom. The automatic assumption of unequal results in different areas as proof of “systematic racism” is false and hateful. Giving extra money to black farmers, as Joe Biden’s administration did, is systematic racism against whites. Idolizing a criminal like George Floyd because of his dark melanin, while ignoring non-criminals, unarmed and unidolized white Americans being shot is racist. Though we aren’t living in the Jim Crow era, we are living in the George Floyd era of racism against whites. A color-blind society is the only way forward toward a more equal future because society’s existence depends on it.
