Part I here.

Let’s move on from definitions to a more in-depth discussion of what “systematic racism” actually means.

Systemic — “relating to a system, especially as opposed to a particular part.”

Racism — “prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.”

As I noted in Part I, a lot of people struggle with the concept of “systemic racism” because they (incorrectly) believe that racism requires an overt, conscious, act. The first problem is people can and…

“How do you define systemic racism? Please be as specific as possible.”

Systemic — “relating to a system, especially as opposed to a particular part.”

Racism — “prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.”

Where I think you and many others stumble in grasping the concept of “systematic racism” is your perceived need for there to be an conscious overt act of discrimination (which it often is) and the discrimination of disparate (negative) impact resulting from…

Going forward, mainstream (aka real) media interviews with Republican officials need to start with a simple screening question: Is Joe Biden the legitimate President, yes or no?

No → interview…

Love and hate…
can they peacefully co-exist?
Hate is cancer
that eats away at your everything.
Stealing from you.
Love is growth
finding connections for you:
you and others;
you and the world;
you and the universe.
Regenerating you.
How do…

A Facebook friend posted a remarkably whiny, bad-faith, clueless opinion piece from the Tennessee Star:

“…the rest of the cultural Left can’t begin to fathom, that there will be consequences to persecuting Donald Trump and attempting to make pariahs out of 75 million Americans, and it won’t be long until those consequences manifest themselves violently.”

It shouldn’t take reminding that Donald Trump INCITED and then CHEERED ON as a crowd of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol on the day the Electoral College certification was taking place. …

Finally got around the binging The Mandalorian. It was enjoyable, did an excellent job of creating a stylish version of the Star Wars universe, is better than almost all the movies. but in all honesty the YouTube fan-reaction videos to episodes were ultimately more interesting.

I think part of the problem is the mythology of the universe so captured imaginations that consistent problems with things such as clunky dialogue and wooden acting were too often overlooked. That remains true even after George Lucas’ efforts got so bad he had to go. There was certainly some of that in the Mandalorian…